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Ken Hirai discography

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Ken Hirai discography
Studio albums10
Compilation albums2
Tribute albums3
Singles40
Video albums13
Remix album1

The discography of Japanese R&B and pop singer Ken Hirai consists of ten studio albums, two compilation albums, one remix album, three cover albums, thirteen video albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. Hirai debuted as a musician under Sony Music Records in 1995 with the single "Precious Junk", but found success five years later with the single "Lakuen" and his third album, The Changing Same.

Hirai's success continued through the 2000s, with the single "Ōki na Furudokei" (2002), a Japanese-language version of "My Grandfather's Clock", an 1876 song by American composer Henry Clay Work, "Hitomi o Tojite" (2004), the theme song for the film Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World and "Pop Star" (2005), the theme song of the Misaki Ito-starring drama Kiken na Aneki.

In addition to his studio albums, Hirai has released a series of acoustic cover albums entitled Ken's Bar, named after a series of concept live concerts he performs.

Studio albums

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All release dates pertain to their release in Japan, unless stated.

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1][A] Certifications
JPN
[2]
KOR
Overseas

[3][B][C]
TWN
[7][D]
TWN East Asian
[8][E][F]
Un-balanced 57 18,000
Stare At
  • Released: December 1, 1996
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
The Changing Same
  • Released: June 21, 2000
  • Label: Sony, DefStar Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
1 1,265,000
Gaining Through Losing
  • Released: July 4, 2001
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
1 1,081,000
Life Is...
  • Released: January 22, 2003
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
1 806,000
Sentimentalovers
  • Released: November 24, 2004
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: CD, cassette, digital download
1 1 1,661,000
Fakin' Pop
  • Released: March 12, 2008
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 6 2 332,000
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum[14]
Japanese Singer
  • Released: June 8, 2011
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
3 10 12 141,000
The Still Life
  • Released: July 6, 2016
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
4 72,000
Anata ni Naritakatta (あなたになりたかった, I Wish I Were You)
  • Released: May 12, 2021
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, CD/Blu-ray, digital download
2 25,521 (physical)
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Gaon Charts, or items that did not chart.

Compilation albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
KOR
Overseas

[3][C]
TWN
[7]
TWN East Asian
[8][H]
Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95-'05 Utabaka (歌バカ, "Song Fool")
  • Released: November 23, 2005
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: 2CD, Blu-spec CD, digital download
1 3 1 2,107,000
  • RIAJ: 2× Million[16]
Ken Hirai 15th Anniversary c/w Collection '95-'10 "Ura Utabaka" (裏 歌バカ, "Reverse Song Fool")
  • Released: November 10, 2010
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: 2CD, 3CD, digital download
5 51 15 44,000
Ken Hirai Singles Best Collection Utabaka 2" (歌バカ 2, "Song Fool 2")
  • Released: November 10, 2010
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: 3CD, 4CD, 3CD+DVD, digital download
2 77,000
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Gaon Charts, or items that did not chart.

Remix album

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List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
KH Re-mixed Up 1
  • Released: November 28, 2001
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: 2CD, cassette
6 186,000

Cover albums

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List of cover albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications
JPN
[2]
KOR
[18]
KOR
Overseas

[3][C]
TWN East Asian
[8][I]
Ken's Bar
  • Released: December 10, 2003
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: CD, Blu-spec CD, digital download
2 492,000
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum[19]
Ken's Bar II
  • Released: May 27, 2009
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
2 6 122,000
Ken's Bar III
  • Released: May 28, 2014
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, 2CD, CD/DVD, digital download
4 22 68 6 58,000
"—" denotes items which were released before the creation of the G-Music or Gaon Charts.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[1] Certifications Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[2]
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[21][J][K]
TWN
[7]
TWN East Asian
[8][L]
"Precious Junk" 1995 50 44,000 Un-balanced
"Katahō Zutsu no Earphone" (片方ずつのイヤフォン, "One Side of an Earphone Each")
"Yokogao" (横顔, "Face in Profile") Stare At
"Doshaburi" (ドシャブリ, "Downpour") 1996
"Stay with Me"
"Heat Up" 1997 Non-album single
"Love Love Love" 1998 The Changing Same
"Lakuen" 2000 7 549,000
"Why" 8 211,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[37]
"Love or Lust" 6 264,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[39]
Gaining Through Losing
"Even If" 3 333,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[40]
  • RIAJ (download): Gold
"Miracles" 2001 4 240,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[41]
"Kiss of Life" 2 555,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[42]
"Missin' You (It Will Break My Heart)" 2002 4 115,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[43]
Life Is...
"Strawberry Sex" 13 49,000
"Ōki na Furudokei" (大きな古時計, "The Large Old Clock") 1 772,000
  • RIAJ (physical): 2× Platinum[44]
"Ring" 1 322,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[44]
"Life Is..." 2003 3 191,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[45]
"Style" 12 44,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[45]
Sentimentalovers
"Hitomi o Tojite" (瞳をとじて, "Close Your Eyes") 2004 2 893,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): Million[46]
  • RIAJ (physical): 3× Platinum[47]
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum[48]
  • RIAJ (PC): 2×Platinum[49]
"Kimi wa Tomodachi" (キミはともだち, "You're My Friend") 5 161,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[50]
"Omoi ga Kasanaru Sono Mae ni..." (思いがかさなるその前に…, "Before the Thoughts Pile Up...") 1 272,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): 2× Platinum[46]
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[51]
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[52]
"Pop Star" 2005 1 91[M] 244,000
  • RIAJ (ringtone): Million[46]
  • RIAJ (cellphone): 2× Platinum[54]
  • RIAJ (physical): Platinum[55]
  • RIAJ (streaming): Gold[56]
Utabaka / Fakin' Pop
"Bye My Melody" (バイマイメロディー, Baimaimerodī) 2006 2 81,000
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[57]
Fakin' Pop
"Elegy" (哀歌(エレジー), Erejī) 2007 5 119,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum[58]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[59]
"Kimi no Suki na Toko" (君の好きなとこ, "Your Favorite Places") 5 103,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Platinum[60]
  • RIAJ (physical): Gold[61]
"Fake Star" 6 32,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[52]
"Canvas" (キャンバス, Kyanbasu) 2008 6 5 40,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[62]
"Kimi wa Suteki" (君はス・テ・キ♥, "You're Lovely") 80
"Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo" 19 17 19,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[62]
"Candy" 2009 7 2 14,000 Japanese Singer
"Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru" 3 1 16 70,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): 2× Platinum[63]
"Sing Forever" 2010 7 5 16,000
"Aishiteru" 9 12 34,000
  • RIAJ (cellphone): Gold[63]
"Itoshiki Hibi yo" 2011 7 6 31,000
  • RIAJ (download): Platinum[52]
"Kokuhaku" (告白, "Love Confession") 2012 5 6 44,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold[52]
The Still Life
"Kikyō ga Oka" (桔梗が丘, "Bellflower Hill") 2013 16
"Grotesque" (グロテスク, Gurotesuku)
(featuring Namie Amuro)
2014 4 4 17 3 51,000
  • RIAJ (download): Platinum
"Onnaji Samishisa" (おんなじさみしさ, "The Same Sadness") 13 [N] 12 13,000
"Soredemo Shitai" (ソレデモシタイ, "Still Want to") 10
"Kimi no Kodō wa Kimi ni Shika Narasenai" (君の鼓動は君にしか鳴らせない, "Your Heartbeat Can Only Beat for You") 2015 18 18 11,000
"Plus One" 2016 15 20 10,000
"Time" 54
"Mahotte Itte Ii Kana?" (魔法って言っていいかな?, "Speaking of Magic, Isn't it Nice?") 15 4 12,000
  • RIAJ (download): Platinum
"Boku no Kokoro wo Tsukutteyo" (僕の心をつくってよ, "Make My Mind") 2017 7 7 17,000 Ken Hirai Singles Best Collection Utabaka 2
"Nonfiction" 10 5 18,000
  • RIAJ (download): Platinum
"Todokanaikara" (トドカナイカラ) 2018 18 13 7,000 Anata ni Naritakatta
"Shiranaindesho?" (知らないんでしょ?, "You Don't Know, Right?") 16 35 7,000
"Half of Me" 15 17 13,000
  • RIAJ (download): Gold
"Itemotattemo" (いてもたっても, "Can't Stand Still") 2019 39
"#302" 11 18 9,000
"Kaibutsusan" (怪物さん, "Mr. Monster")
(featuring Aimyon)
2020 15
  • RIAJ (streaming): Silver

Promotional singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[21][O]
"K.O.L." 2000 The Changing Same
"Gaining Through Losing" 2001 Gaining Through Losing
"One Love Wonderful World" KH Re-mixed Up 1
"Come Back" 2003 Life Is...
"Sekai de Ichiban Kimi ga Suki?" (世界で一番君が好き?, "Do I Like You Most in the World?")
"The Rose" Ken's Bar
"Lovin' You"
"Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o"
"You've Got a Friend"
"Faith"
"When You Wish upon a Star"
"ABC"
"Sentimental" (センチメンタル, Senchimentaru) 2004 Sentimentalovers
"Utsukushii Hito" (美しい人, "Beautiful Person") 2007 Fakin' Pop
"Shashin" (写真, "Photograph") 2008 49
"Stardust" (with Hibari Misora) 2009 54 Ken's Bar II
"Because of You" 69
"Love (Destiny)" 77
"Heart of Mine" 68
"Wakareuta"
(with Masamune Kusano)
91
"Yume no Mukō de" (夢のむこうで, "On the Other Side of a Dream") 2011 Japanese Singer
"Girls 3x"
"Virtual Insanity" 2014 [P] Ken's Bar III
"1995" 2021 Anata ni Naritakatta

Video albums

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Music video collections

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List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[2]
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 1
  • Released: December 1, 1996
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 2
  • Released: June 21, 2000
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: DVD, VHS
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 3
  • Released: July 4, 2001
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: DVD
17
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 5
  • Released: January 22, 2003
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: DVD
14
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 7
  • Released: November 24, 2004
  • Label: DefStar Records
  • Formats: DVD
5
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 9
  • Released: April 23, 2008
  • Label: DefStar Records
  • Formats: DVD
49
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 12
  • Released: May 30, 2012
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: DVD
4
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 12 TBA

Live concerts

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List of media, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[2]
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 4: Live Tour 2001 Gaining Through Losing at the Budokan
  • Released: January 30, 2002
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: DVD
3
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 6: MTV Unplugged Ken Hirai
  • Released: December 20, 2003
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: DVD
8
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 8: Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Tour Final at Saitama Super Arena
  • Released: December 7, 2005
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: Blu-ray, DVD
9
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 10: Ken Hirai Live Tour 2008 Fakin' Pop
  • Released: December 17, 2008
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: Blu-ray, DVD
18
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 11: Ken's Bar 10th Anniversary
  • Released: June 10, 2009
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: DVD
6
Ken's Bar 10th Anniversary Christmas Eve Special!
  • Released: June 10, 2009
  • Label: DefStar
  • Formats: Blu-ray
6
Ken Hirai Films Vol. 13: Ken Hirai 20th Anniversary Opening Special at Zepp Tokyo
  • Released: March 23, 2016
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
19
Ken Hirai Films Vol.14 Ken’s Bar 20th Anniversary Special
  • Released: December 5, 2018
  • Label: Ariora Japan
  • Formats: DVD, Blu-ray
17

Other appearances

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List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Ken Hirai
Title Year Album
"Moonstruck" (Chaka with Ken Hirai) 1996 With Friends
"Holding On to Promises" (Gerry DeVeaux featuring Ken Hirai) Back to You
"Kimi ga Warattara" (君が笑ったら, "If You Laugh") 1998 Setsunai: Tokyo Heart Break Original Soundtrack
"Scent of Woman (Yume no Kaori)" (夢の香り, "Scent of Dreams") (K Dub Shine featuring Ken Hirai) 2000 Ikiru
"Eyes on You" (Akina Nakamori) 2002 Resonancia
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" 2003 Conception: Stevie Wonder Tribute
"Got Me a Feeling" (Bonnie Pink featuring Ken Hirai) 2005 Reminiscence
"Tokyo Pierrot" (東京ピエロ, "Tokyo Clown") (Ohashi Trio featuring Ken Hirai) 2012 White
"Sayonara Restaurant" (さよならレストラン, "Goodbye Restaurant") (Toko Furuuchi featuring Ken Hirai) 2013 And Then...: 20th Anniversary Best

Notes

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  1. ^ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. ^ The Gaon Albums Chart was established in 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Week references for Gaon: Japanese Singer,[4] Ura Utabaka,[5] Ken's Bar III.[6]
  4. ^ The G-Music chart was established in July 2005 and only archives the top 20 releases.
  5. ^ The G-Music East Asian chart is a sub-chart, so releases listed may not have charted on the main top 20.
  6. ^ Position was taken from 2005 week 30 for Sentimentalovers, 2008 week 11 for Fakin' Pop, 2011 week 24 for Japanese Singer.
  7. ^ Gaining Through Losing received a 3× Platinum certification for 1,200,000 copies, however the 3× Platinum threshold was redefined as 750,000 copies in 2003.
  8. ^ Position was taken from 2005 week 46 for Utabaka, 2010 week 46 for Ura Utabaka.
  9. ^ Position was taken from 2009 week 25 for Ken's Bar II, 2014 week 45 for Ken's Bar III.
  10. ^ The Japan Hot 100 was established in February 2008.
  11. ^ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Canvas",[22] "Kimi wa Suteki",[23] "Itsuka Hanareru Hi ga Kite mo",[24] "Candy",[25] "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru",[26] "Sing Forever",[27] "Aishiteiru",[28] "Itoshiki Hibi yo",[29] "Kokuhaku",[30] "Kikyō ga Oka",[31] "Grotesque",[32] "Soredemo Shitai",[33] "Kimi no Kodō wa Kimi ni Shika Narasenai",[34] "Plus One",[35] "Time".[35]
  12. ^ Position was taken from 2009 week 43 for "Boku wa Kimi ni Koi o Suru", 2014 week 15 for "Grotesque", "Soredemo Shitai/Onnaji Samishisa".[36]
  13. ^ Charted in 2008.[53]
  14. ^ Charted at number 65 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart.[64]
  15. ^ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Shashin",[65] "Stardust",[66] "Because of You",[66] "Love (Destiny)",[66] "Heart of Mine",[67] "Wakareuta".[66]
  16. ^ Charted at number 17 on the Adult Alternative Airplay subchart, and at number 51 on the Hot Top Airplay chart.[68][69]

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