Tatsuya Kitani

Tatsuya Kitani
Also known asKonnichiwa Tanita-san
Born (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28)
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • lyricist
  • composer
  • arranger
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • bass guitar
  • guitar[1][2]
  • saxophone
  • programming
Years active2011–present
LabelsMastersix Foundation
Member ofGEMN
Formerly ofsajou no hana
Websitetatsuyakitani.com
Alma materUniversity of Tokyo[3][4]

Tatsuya Kitani (キタニタツヤ, Kitani Tatsuya, born 28 February 1996) is a Japanese musician, singer, lyricist, composer, and arranger. He is the bassist of the three-member band "sajou no hana".[5] He was also active as a Vocaloid producer under the name of "Konnichiwa Tanita-san" (Hello Tanita-san).[1] The affiliated office is Smile Company, and the affiliated label is Mastersix Foundation in Sony Music Records.[6] His official fan club is "Club Unreality".

Biography

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Band era

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When he was in elementary school, he learned about rock from Asian Kung-Fu Generation, and then fell in love with Vola and the Oriental Machine and 8otto.[7] After graduating from junior high school, he bought a bass and formed a cover band for Asian Kung-Fu Generation with his friends. After that, while producing original music with his band, he realized that he was good at composing and went independent. During that time, he became interested in Vocaloid as well.[7]

In October 2011, he formed the band Hitsuji no Mure wa Warawanai (羊の群れは笑わない).[8]

Later he joined the Honeybee Light Music Club.[9] He later formed a three-piece band "humanic", being in charge of bass and vocals;[10] They were active until February 2013.[11]

As Vocaloid producer, bassist, and composer

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In May 2014, Kitani starting releasing Vocaloid music under the name "Hello Tanita-san", posting his first song "Kujira to Mercury" using Hatsune Miku on Nico Nico Douga.[12] In July 2016, he released his first full-length album, "He's watching from the ceiling", on The Voc@loi M@ster.[13]

In 2016, he began participating in the live performances of Vocaloid producer n-buna and Takeaki Wada as a support bassist, and as a composer he belongs to Smile Company and other artists.[14][15][1] After that, as a support bassist in the band "Yorushika" formed by n-buna in 2017, he had fully participated in recording and live performances from the beginning to the present.[16]

Turned into a singer and formation of sajou no hana

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On 30 March 2017, in commemoration of his Vocaloid song "The Trash Room Sinks into a Rust Color" becoming his first music video to achieve 100,000 views on Nico Nico Douga and being inducted into the site's Hall of Fame, he posted a self-cover under the name Tatsuya Kitani.[17][18] This was the first time the name Tatsuya Kitani was used in his works, and since then his activities have become prominent as a singer-songwriter.

In the spring of 2018, he graduated from Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo and formed the band "sajou no hana".[19][5] The band released their debut single "Hoshie" from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in August, making a major debut.[20] In the same year, on September 26, he released his first album as a singer-songwriter, "I Do (Not) Love You."[21]

On February 16, 2019, he held his first one-man live, "I Do Love You" at Shimokitazawa Mosaic. 11–19[22] In the same year, on September 25, the album "Seven Girls' H(e)avens" was released.[23]

After major debut

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On August 26, 2020, he made his major debut.[24] By December he announced that he would release a single for four consecutive months. The singles were "Shiromuku",[25] "Cinnamon", "Tousougeki" and "Ghost".[26]

In 2021, the opening theme for the Fuji Television Idaten-tatsu's OP was released on the first day of the airing and Tite Kubo's manga Bleach original art exhibition "Bleach Ex." Theme song "Rapport",[27] Image song "Thanatophobia"[28] In the same year June 12, under the name of Hello Tanita-san, he released an album "In the margin" containing past works as Vocaloid P.[29]

After entering 2022, the tie-up continued, and the Fuji TV serial drama Gossip theme song "Tsumetai Uzu", "Planets". At the same time Asahi Super Dry x The First Take collaboration project tie-up song "chiharu feat. n-buna" from Yorushika was released.[30][31][32] On May 25, he released his second major album "BIPOLAR".[33] After that he made a collaboration with Harumaki Gohan in a song called "Moonlight". On November 23 he released a new EP "Scar" featuring Bleach tie-up songs as "Scar", "Thanatophobia" and "Rapport".[34][35] On July 7, 2023, he released the lead track "Ao No Sumika" of his EP "Where Our Blue Is", which served as the opening theme song for the first 4 episodes in the second season of the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.[36][37][38]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
[39]
I Do (Not) Love You.
  • Released: 26 September 2018
  • Label: Emo,Alternative&Cool.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Seven Girls’ H(e)avens
  • Released: 25 September 2019
  • Label: Emo,Alternative&Cool.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Demagog 46
Bipolar
  • Released: 25 May 2022
  • Label: Sony Music Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 23
Roundabout
  • Released: 10 January 2024
  • Label: Sony Music Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 9

Extended plays

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Title EP details Peak chart positions
JPN
[39]
Scar (スカー)
  • Released: 23 November 2022
  • Label: Sony Music Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 21
Love: Amplified
  • Released: 14 June 2023
  • Label: Sony Music Records
  • Formats: Digital download
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Where Our Blue Is
  • Released: 19 July 2023
  • Label: Sony Music Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 6[b]

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN
[41] 		JPN
Cmb.
[42] 		JPN
Hot
[43] 		TWN
[44] 		US
World
[45] 		WW
[46]
"Sad Girl" 2019 — — — — — — Seven Girls’ H(e)avens
"Club Unreality" (クラブ・アンリアリティ) — — — — — —
"Hide and Seek" (ハイドアンドシーク) 2020 — — — — — — Demagog
"Bad Dream" (悪夢) — — — — — —
"Slush" (白無垢) — — — — — — Non-album single
"Cinnamon" 2021 — — — — — —
"Accomplices" (逃走劇) — — — — — —
"Ghost!?" — — — — — —
"When the Weak Go Marching In" (聖者の行進) 45 — — — — — Bipolar
"Rapport" — — — — — —
"Thanatophobia" (タナトフォビア) — — — — — —
"Inner Whirlpool" (冷たい渦) — — — — — —
"Two Drifters" (プラネテス) — — — — — —
"Chiharu" (ちはる)
(featuring N-buna from Yorushika) 		2022 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Moonlight" (月光)
(featuring Harumaki Gohan) 		— — — — — — Roundabout
"Scar" (スカー) — — 93 — — —
"Bakeneko" (化け猫) — — — — — —
"Where Our Blue Is" (青のすみか) 2023 6 3 2 15 13 85
  • RIAJ:
"As I Longed for" (憧れのままに)
(with Yama) 		— — — — — — Awake&Build
"Moonthief" — — — — — — Roundabout
"Night Routine" (ナイトルーティーン) — — — — — —
"Preview of Me" (次回予告) 2024 37 — — — — — Non-album single
"Always Be with You XD" (ずうっといっしょ) — — — — — —
"Fatal" (ファタール)
(with Kento Nakajima as Gemn) 		5 2 3 — — —
  • RIAJ: Gold (st.)[49]
"Chained"
(with Natori) 		— — 95 — — —

"Leaks From His Laptop" demo singles

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Title Year Album
"Heaven's Turnstiles" (天国の改札) 2021 Non-album single
"Even As An Adult" (大人になっても)
"Cute Aggression" (キュートアグレッション)
"Ode to Joy" (よろこびのうた)

Notes

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  1. ^ Love: Amplified did not enter the Oricon Albums Chart, but it peaked at number 12 on the Oricon Digital Albums Sales Chart.[40]
  2. ^ Where Our Blue Is charted on the Oricon Singles Chart.[41]

References

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  30. ^ "One of the theme songs for the drama "Gossip #She wants to know the real 〇〇" starring Tatsuya Kitani and Hana Kuroki will be released on 2/10. Artwork also available". Skream!. Geki Rock Entertainment. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  31. ^ "Tatsuya Kitani, Hana Kuroki starring drama "Gossip #The real thing she wants to know" Second theme song "Planetes" 2/24 delivery release. Artwork Released". Skream!. Geki Rock Entertainment. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  32. ^ ""The First Take" and "Asahi Super Dry" collaboration second. Tatsuya Kitani wrote "Chiharu feat. n-buna from Yorushika" and AI wrote "Welcome Rain". WEB CM release". Skream!. Geki Rock Entertainment. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  33. ^ "Tatsuya Kitani announces all contents of new album "Bipolar". Released "Human Mitane" from the first edition BD recording live "Sendo"". Skream!. Geki Rock Entertainment. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  34. ^ "Sega and Colorful Palette add "Moonlight", a newly written song by Tatsuya Kitani and Gohan Harumaki in "Project Sekai"!". gamebiz. gamebiz. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  35. ^ "Animation Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War will be broadcast from October 10th! The second PV, broadcast information, additional casts, etc. have been lifted. Tatsuya Kitani will be in charge of the theme song OP, and SennaRin will be in charge of the ED!". Famitsu.com. Kadokawa Game Linkage. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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