Hideki Saijo

Hideki Saijō
西城秀樹
Hideki Saijō 西城秀樹
Background information
Birth name	Tatsuo Kimoto (木本龍雄, Kimoto Tatsuo)
Born	April 13, 1955; Hiroshima, Japan
Died	May 16, 2018 (aged 63); Yokohama, Japan
Genres	City pop; contemporary R&B; funk; new jack swing; J-pop Rock: Glam: Metal: Lounge;
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, musician, composer, actor
Years active	1972-2018

Hideki Saijō (西城秀樹, Saijō Hideki, originally Tatsuo Kimoto (木本龍雄, Kimoto Tatsuo); April 13, 1955 – May 16, 2018) was a Japanese pioneering rock, city pop, Kayoukyoku, J-Pop, R&B, Funk, Lounge vocalist, composer, and musician, as well as an actor.

He debuted at Japanese major pop music scene in March 1972 aged 16 years old, with a song called "Loving Season" (恋する季節) from BGM Victor Japan RCA Records, which ranked in Japanese national pop music chart as the 48th at the highest.

With his fourth single, "Let's Bet on Youth" (青春に賭けよう) and fifth single, "Storm of Passion" (情熱の嵐), both released in 1972–1973, he became one of the most popular singers in Japanese pop music and a Best Ten Chart ranking artist.

In 1973, his 6th single, "Broken Love" (ちぎれた愛) became a rapid and massive mega hit, ranking in number 1 of Japanese national chart, selling half a million records within a few weeks – a record highest sales number. He quickly became one of the most popular singers in Japan from a very early stage of his career, and then a superstar vocalist as well as a popular aidoru (idol).

After his initial success, he continued to rank in the national Top Ten Charts, with singles such as "Chain of Roses" (薔薇の鎖), and "Intense Love" (激しい恋), "Lola, Covered with Scars" (傷だらけのローラ) in 1974.

Saijō was also known for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song "Y.M.C.A.,"^[1] called "Young Man." In the 1970s, he was called shin gosanke (新御三家, "New Big Three") with Goro Noguchi and Hiromi Go. Although the original version was camp, Saijō's version was intended to seriously inspire "young men."

Early Life

Hideki Saijō was born as Tatsuo Kimoto on 13 April 1955 in Atago-machi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City (now Higashi-ku), Hiroshima Prefecture, as the youngest of three siblings to parents Saburō and Toshiko Kimoto. In April 1959, he enrolled in Rissho Kindergarten. As a child, he often sang "Black Petals," a popular song at the time, much to the distaste of his teacher who advised that he sing more childish songs. In April 1962, he entered Onaga Elementary School in Hiroshima City. Influenced by his father, who had played jazz guitar as a hobby, he became familiar with Western music from an early age and began attending Hiroshima Central Jazz School. He initially studied electric guitar, followed by bass guitar, but eventually settled on drums.

In 1965, while in fourth class, he formed a rock and roll band called "Beggars" with his older brother. Through Beggars, he began performing as a drummer while still in primary school. In April 1968, he entered Futaba Junior High School in Hiroshima City. He performed on stage at the school's annual festival when his brother was in third year and he was in first year. He was greatly influenced by western musicians such as The Ventures, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Chicago. This deep knowledge and appreciation of Western music later became a distinctive feature that set him apart from other idol singers.

In 1969, while in second year of secondary school, Beggars underwent a member change and the band was re-named "Gypsy". In April 1971, he entered the commerce department of Sanyō Secondary School. It was then that Kimoto became the lead vocalist of Gypsy. Until then, he had aimed to succeed in the world of rock as a drummer, but after hearing Kiyohiko Ozaki's song "Until We Meet Again", his perception of pop music shifted and he decided to become a singer. With Gypsy, he participated in the first and second Yamaha Light Music Contests and won in the China category of the competition. Around this time, he regularly performed at an R&B cafe called "Punch", and while singing there, he was scouted by a manager who had travelled down from Tokyo.

On 3 October 1971, despite facing opposition from his strict and stubborn father against entering the entertainment industry, he ran away from home via an overnight train from Hiroshima and arrived at Tokyo Station the following morning. From there, he joined the talent agency "Geiei" and transferred to a night secondary school in Tokyo. He began living with his manager in a small triangular room only 5.4m x 2.7m in size and practiced intensely each day. In December, he was recognised by RCA director Robbie Wada, at last making his professional debut definite.

Career

Please Note: This section is still in progress.

1972

Kimoto, hereinafter referred to by his stage name Hideki Saijō, made his professional debut on 25 March 1972 with the single "Loving Season", released by Victor Japan's RCA label (currently JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation). While it was not a major hit, peaking at only number 42 on the Oricon chart, national interest in Saijō's career gradually increased from this work onwards. The release of his second single, "Promise of Love", on 25 July fared better, reaching number 18 and selling an estimated 140,000 copies.

On 8 August, Saijō held his first concert "The Wild 17 Year-Old" at Tokyo Postal Savings Hall. His debut album of the same name was released on 5 November. On 26 November, he was selected as one of the five nominees for the Best New Artist Award at the 14th Japan Record Awards. He received 19 votes, but with that being just one vote short of the 20 votes necessary to win, he narrowly missed out on the award. On 4 December, he appeared on popular music programme "Night Hit Studio" for the first time, singing his third single "Chance Comes Only Once". The intense and dramatic television performances typically associated with Saijō originated from this broadcast.

1973

Saijō started 1973 with the release of his fourth single "Let's Bet On Youth" on 25 February, reaching number 16 on the Oricon chart. His second album, bearing the same name, was released on 25 March. The following day, Saijō held a concert titled "Hideki on Stage" at Osaka Mainichi Hall to commemorate the first anniversary of his debut. The release of his fifth single, "Storm of Passion", on 25 May sent his career to new heights as it propelled him to the top ten of the Oricon chart for the first time, peaking at number six and selling an estimated 246,000 copies. His early career's most significant milestone wouldn't be until 24 September, however, when his sixth single, "Broken Love", topped the Oricon chart, with Saijō becoming the first male idol who debuted in the 1970s to achieve this feat. Broken Love stayed at number 1 for four consecutive weeks and sold an estimated 475,000 copies. It was also the first instance of a Hideki Saijō single incorparating dialogue into a song, a trait that went on to appear in several of his future hits.

Saijō's advertisements for "House Vermont Curry" began airing in November, leading his catchphrase in the advertisements, "Hideki, kangeki!" (meaning, "Hideki, impressive!"), to become a familiar phrase to the general public. Although it was presumed that he would perform at NHK's annual music special Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time that year, he had not been selected to appear. Nonetheless, Saijō ended the year on a high note, winning the Vocal Award at the 15th Japan Record Awards for Broken Love on 31 December.

1974

From 16 January, he appeared as a main cast member on popular television series, "The Kantarō Terauchi Family" (寺内貫太郎一家). His eighth single, "Chain of Roses", was released on 25 February and featured microphone stand-themed choreography.

On 25 May, his ninth single, "Intense Love", was released to great success, selling 584,000 copies, the highest sales of his career so far and the second-highest of his career overall. Although it only peaked at #2 on the Oricon chart, it maintained that ranking for four consective weeks and is still considered one of Saij's signature songs today.

"The Legend of Love & Sincerity", starring Saijō as teenage delinquent Makoto Taiga, was released in cinemas on 8 June. As it was met with great popularity, plans were made for it to be the start of a lengthy film franchise featuring Saijō as Makoto, in a similar vein to the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. In the end, this did not come to fruition due to Saijō's busy schedule, with the rest of the trilogy featuring different actors as Makoto instead.

On 3 August, Saijō held his first solo stadium concert at Osaka Stadium. This was notable for the fact that he was the first Japanese soloist to achieve this feat and the second Japanese act to do so overall, following The Tigers' landmark Korakuen Stadium concert in 1968. From 1974, Saijō continued to perform live at Osaka Stadium for ten consecutive years.

On 6 October, Saijō made a triumphant return to his home province with his "Back Home Again Hiroshima" concert at Hiroshima Postal Savings Hall. On 9 October, The first series of The Kantarō Terauchi Family came to an end after 39 episodes. Saijō released his eleventh single, "Tears and Friendship", on 25 November to less commercial success than his other 1974 singles, but nonetheless maintained the streak of top 10 entries started by "Storm of Passion".

On 31 December, Saijō won the Vocal Award once again at the 16th Japan Record Awards for "Lola, Covered with Scars", being the first non-enka singer to achieve this. Saijō finally made his debut appearance at NHK's 25th Kohaku Uta Gassen that night with the very same song, facing Momoe Yamaguchi as his opponent.

Illness and Death

In June 2003, while promoting his new released song in South Korea, Saijō suffered a stroke which resulted in his speech being partially impaired. After several years of rehabilitation, Saijō was on his way toward full recovery until his cerebral infarction relapsed in 2011, resulting in his right side being paralysed. In spite of his failing health, Saijō courageously continued to perform to please his fans.^[2]

Saijō died from acute heart failure in a hospital in Yokohama city on May 16, 2018.^[3]

Family

Saijō married Miki Makihara in 2001, and they had one daughter and two sons.

Discography

Please Note: This section is still in progress.

Singles


#	Date	Title	Lyrics	Composition	Arrangement	Label	Oricon ranking	Weeks on chart	Estimated sales
1	25 Mar 1972	Loving Season	Takashi Taka	Kyōhei Tsutsumi	Hiroshi Takada	RCA / Victor Japan	42	16	58,000
2	25 Jul 1972	Promise of Love		Kunihiko Suzuki	Masahiko Aoi		18	20	140,000
3	25 Nov 1972	Chance Comes Only Once			Kōji Makaino		20	16	99,000
4	25 Feb 1973	Let's Bet on Youth					16	15	121,000
5	9 May 1973	Storm of Passion					6	19	246,000
6	5 Sep 1973	Broken Love	Kazumi Yasui	Kōji Makaino			1 (4 weeks)	22	475,000
7	5 Dec 1973	Cross of Love	Takashi Taka	Kunihiko Suzuki	Kōji Makaino		1	14	352,000
8	25 Feb 1974	Chain of Roses	Takashi Taka	Kunihiko Suzuki	Kōji Makaino		3	18	334,000
9	25 May 1974	Intense Love	Kazumi Yasui	Kōji Makaino			2 (4 weeks)	19	584,000
10	25 Aug 1974	Lola, Covered with Scars	Daizō Saitō	Kōji Makaino			2	24	340,000
11	25 Nov 1974	Tears and Friendship	Takashi Taka	Kunihiko Suzuki	Tachio Akano		4	16	274,000
12	25 Feb 1975	This Love’s Thrill	Kazumi Yasui	Tachio Akano			3	15	277,000
13	25 May 1975	Reckless Runaway of Love		Kōji Makaino			3	17	341,000
14	25 Aug 1975	Supreme Love		Kōji Makaino			6	12	185,000
15	25 Oct 1975	White Chapel	Takashi Taka	Kunihiko Suzuki	Tachio Akano	RCA/RVC	4	18	226,000
16	25 Feb 1976	Embrace Me, Let’s Become Passionate	Yū Aku	Takashi Miki			3	15	336,000
17	5 Jun 1976	Jaguar					3	14	237,000
18	5 Sep 1976	The Young Lions					4	21	230,000
19	20 Dec 1976	Last Scene					8	14	226,000
20	15 Mar 1977	Boomerang Street		Takashi Miki	Mitsuo Hagita		6	14	212,000
21	5 Jun 1977	Sexy Rock 'n' Roller		Takashi Miki	Mitsuo Hagita		7	12	138,000
22	5 Sep 1977	Unbutton It		Takashi Miki			12	19	140,000
23	1 Jan 1978	Take off Your Boots and Have Breakfast		Katsuo Ohno	Mitsuo Hagita		7	15	217,000
24	5 Mar 1978	For You and Love	Ryō Shōji	Katsuo Ohno	Kimio Mizutani		6	14	214,000
25	25 May 1978	Flame	Yū Aku	Kōji Makaino			5	15	257,000
26	25 Aug 1978	Blue Sky Blue	Yū Aku				3	21	293,000
27	25 Nov 1978	To A Distant Lover	Machiko Ryū				8	14	193,000
28	21 Feb 1979	YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A.)	Victor Willis Henri Belolo Ryūji Amagai	Jacques Morali	Kazuo Ōtani		1 (5 weeks)	21	1,808,000
29	21 May 1979	Hop Step Jump	Hikaru Yamazaki	Kimio Mizutani	Kimio Mizutani Jun Satō		2	19	369,000
30	5 Sep 1979	If You Have Courage	Keisuke Yamakawa	Kyōhei Tsutsumi	Mitsuo Hagita		3	19	308,000
31	5 Jan 1980	Tragic Friendship	Keisuke Yamakawa	Kyōhei Tsutsumi	Kimio Mizutani		6	15	274,000
32	21 Mar 1980	Garden of Love (AI NO SONO)	Stevie Wonder Keisuke Yamakawa	Stevie Wonder	Ryuichi Sakamoto		7	14	238,000
33	5 Jun 1980	Our Era	Takashi Taka	Kimio Mizutani	Jun Satō		6	10	152,000
34	21 Jul 1980	Endless Summer	Fumiko Okada	Kimio Mizutani	Motoki Funayama		12	11	121,000
35	5 Oct 1980	Santa Maria's Prayer	Rei Nakanishi	Makoto Kawaguchi	Katsuhisa Hattori		13	12	111,000
36	16 Dec 1980	Sleepless Night	Kazumasa Oda		Motoki Funayama		10	15	271,000
37	21 Mar 1981	Little Girl		Kimio Mizutani			9	14	195,000
38	21 Jun 1981	Sexy Girl					10	13	142,000
39	5 Sep 1981	Sentimental Girl					17	14	98,000
40	20 Dec 1981	Gypsy			Motoki Funayama		15	14	136,000
41	25 Mar 1982	Southern Cross		Kimio Mizutani	Jun Satō		6	14	229,000
42	21 Jun 1982	Saint/Girl			Ichizō Seo		9	14	174,000
43	20 Sep 1982	Castaways			Ichizō Seo		15	10	82,000
44	1 Feb 1983	Gyarandu			Kazuo Ōtani		14	14	137,000
45	30 Jun 1983	Night Games					19	12	85,000
46	15 Sep 1983	The "Still" of Sadness		Tsugutoshi Gotō			29	7	45,000
47	25 Jan 1984	Do You Know			Kazuo Ōtani		30	8	43,000
48	5 Jul 1984	From the Back, I Love You		Tsugutoshi Gotō			30	7	33,000
49	15 Oct 1984	The Jitterbug's Embrace -Careless Whisper-					18	17	154,000
50	5 Feb 1985	Ten Thousand Light Years of Love					12	10	100,000
51	9 May 1985	Misty Blue					27	6	38,000
52	5 Sep 1985	BEAT STREET	Minako Yoshida				51	-	10,000
53	21 Nov 1985	Into Your Arms -In Search of Love-	Barry Manilow Minako Yoshida		Motoki Funayama		10	11	112,000
53	21 Feb 1986	Into Your Arms -In Search of Love- (12 inch single version)	Barry Manilow Minako Yoshida				-	-	-
54	10 Apr 1986	Eyes of Reminiscence 〜LOLA〜					26		23,000
55	5 Sep 1986	Rain of Dream (Sins of Dreams)					44		8,000
56	5 Dec 1986	The Promised Journey 〜Returning to Port〜		Tsugutoshi Gotō			41		18,000
57	21 May 1987	New York Girl					50	3	10,000
58	21 Nov 1987	A Ballad Heard by the Heart			Kazuo Ōtani	RCA / BMG Victor	73		7,000
59	1 Apr 1988	Blue Sky	Rei Nakanishi				60	4	10,000
60	6 Jul 1988	Summer Temptation	Rei Nakanishi		Motoki Funayama		94	1	2,000
61	31 Aug 1988	One 〜For Those You Love〜					XX	XX	XX
62	1 Nov 1988	33 Years Old	Rei Nakanishi				49	4	12,000
63	21 Jul 1989	Let's Meet by the Riverside			Motoki Funayama		[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
64	21 Jul 1990	SHAKE MY DAY			Shirō Sagisu		[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
65	25 Mar 1991	Rock Your Fire		Tetsurō Oda			91	2	5,000
66	21 Apr 1991	Run, Honest Person		Tetsurō Oda			17	12	114,000
67	21 Nov 1991	Once Again					[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
68	21 Nov 1992	Boomerang Straight	Yū Aku Kaori Nakahara	Takashi Miki Yoshio Tatano			[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
69	21 Nov 1993	So Many Stars Are Falling					[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
70	23 Feb 1994	SAYYEA',JAN-GO					[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
71	21 Jan 1995	Twilight, Stay by My Side	Toyohisa Araki				69	17	74,000
72	7 Jun 1995	There’s No Stopping Love 〜Turn It into Love〜	Neko Oikawa	Mike Stock Matt Aitken Pete Waterman	Fujimaru Yoshino		83	2	7,000
73	22 Nov 1995	Door of the Heart	Toyohisa Araki		Fujimaru Yoshino		[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
74	5 Jun 1996	round'n'round	Satori Shiraishi				70	3	14,000
75	18 Dec 1996	Parasite Love					77	1	5,000
76	6 Aug 1997	moment	Gorō Matsui	Yoshiki Hayashi		RCA / BMG Japan	29	10	84,000
77	21 May 1998	Let’s Start with Two Rounds	Yumi Matsutoya			RCA / BMG Funhouse	[didn't chart]	[didn't chart]	-
78	13 Apr 1999	Last Lave				RCA / BMG Funhouse	80	1	2,000
79	26 May 1999	Turn A Turn				Starchild Records (King Record Co.)	27	3	24,000
80	17 Nov 1999	Bailamos 〜Tonight we dance〜				Universal Polydor	30	6	31,000
81	26 Apr 2000	Love Torture	m.c.A.T				79	1	3,000
82	17 Oct 2000	The Edge of Time	Ryūichi Kawamura				46	3	10,000
83	23 May 2001	Jasmine	Minako Yoshida	Ryūichi Kawamura			77	1	3,000
84	26 Jun 2002	Everybody Dance	Satomi Arimori			Universal	72	1	3,000
85	23 Jul 2003	It Isn’t a Large Pile of Rubbish	Tsunku				33	3	9,000
86	27 Sep 2006	A Chance Encounter	Satomi Arimori				36	4	5,000
87	19 Aug 2009	Vegetable, Wonderful	Satomi Arimori			Nayutawave Records / Universal Music	-	-	[limited distribution, only available as a ringtone on mobile phones and iTunes]

Original Albums

Note: Some albums were released with English titles, but others were titled with English in katakana or Japanese. These have been translated into English with a romanised version of the original title in italics below. All original release dates are in bold to distinguish them from re-issues.

#	Date	Title	Format
1970s
1	5 Nov 1972	The Wild 17 Year-Old (Wairudona Jūnana-sai)	LP Cassette Tape
	25 Sep 1976		LP Cassette Tape
	23 Jul 1999		CD
	18 Jun 2021		Blu-spec CD2
2	25 Mar 1973	Let's Bet on Youth (Seishun ni Kakeyō)	LP Cassette Tape
	25 Sep 1976		LP Cassette Tape
	18 Jun 2021		Blu-spec CD2
3	5 Oct 1973	Exciting Hideki - Broken Love / Storm of Passion (Ekisaitingu Hideki - Chigireta Ai / Jōnetsu no Arashi)	LP Cassette Tape
	25 Sep 1976		LP Cassette Tape
	23 Jul 1999		CD
	18 Jun 2021		Blu-spec CD2
4	15 Sep 1974	Lola, Covered with Scars (Kizudarake no Rōra)	LP Cassette Tape
	25 Sep 1976		LP Cassette Tape
	23 Jul 1999		CD
	18 Jun 2021		Blu-spec CD2
5	25 Jun 1975	Exciting Hideki Volume 5 - Reckless Runaway of Love / This Love’s Thrill (Ekisaitingu Hideki Vol. 5 - Koi no Bōsō / Kono Ai no Tokimeki)	LP Cassette Tape
	25 Sep 1976 (Re-issued as"Hideki SaijoVolume 7")		LP Cassette Tape
	23 Jul 1999		CD
	18 Jun 2021		Blu-spec CD2
6	25 Jun 1976	The Love and Passion of Youth (Ai to Jōnetsu no Seishun)	LP Cassette Tape
6	17 Sep 2021	The Love and Passion of Youth (Ai to Jōnetsu no Seishun)	Blu-spec CD2
7	25 Nov 1976	The Young Lions (Wakaki Shishitachi)	LP Cassette Tape
7	17 Sep 2021	The Young Lions (Wakaki Shishitachi)	Blu-spec CD2
8	25 Jul 1977	The North Wall of My Youth / Hideki Saijo (Waga Seishun no Hokuheki / Saijo Hideki)	LP Cassette Tape
9	25 Feb 1979	Take off Your Boots and Have Breakfast (Būtsu wo Nuide Chōshoku wo)	LP Cassette Tape
9	17 Sep 2021		Blu-spec CD2
10	20 Dec 1978	First Flight (Fāsuto Furaito)	LP Cassette Tape
10	17 Sep 2021	First Flight (Fāsuto Furaito)	Blu-spec CD2
11	21 Jul 1979	Feeling Free	LP Cassette Tape
11	17 Sep 2021	Feeling Free	Blu-spec CD2
1980s
12	16 Feb 1980	SONGS / Hideki Saijo	LP Cassette Tape
12	23 Dec 2022	SONGS / Hideki Saijo	Blu-spec CD2
13	21 Aug 1980	BIG SUNSHINE / Hideki Saijo	LP Cassette Tape
13	23 Dec 2022	BIG SUNSHINE / Hideki Saijo	Blu-spec CD2
14	5 Jul 1981	Pop 'n' Girl - Hideki (Poppungāru・Hideki)	LP Cassette Tape
14	23 Dec 2022	Pop 'n' Girl - Hideki (Poppungāru・Hideki)	Blu-spec CD2
15	21 Jul 1982	CRYSTAL LOVE / Hideki Saijo	LP Cassette Tape
15	23 Dec 2022	CRYSTAL LOVE / Hideki Saijo	Blu-spec CD2
16	21 Jul 1983	It's You	LP Cassette Tape
	30 Oct 2013		CD
	23 Dec 2022		Blu-spec CD2
17	5 March 1984	GENTLE - A MAN	LP Cassette Tape
	30 Oct 2013		CD
	23 Dec 2022		Blu-spec CD2
18	21 Jul 1985	TWILIGHT MADE …HIDEKI	LP Cassette TapeCD
18	30 Oct 2013	TWILIGHT MADE …HIDEKI	CD
19	5 Jun 1986	FROM TOKYO	LP Cassette TapeCD
19	30 Oct 2013	FROM TOKYO	CD
20	21 Feb 1987	PRIVATE LOVERS	LP Cassette TapeCD
21	21 Apr 1988	33 Years-Old (Sanjūsan-sai)	LP Cassette TapeCD
21	30 Oct 2013	33 Years-Old (Sanjūsan-sai)	CD
22	21 Jul 1989	Golden Earrings	CD Cassette Tape
1990s
23	21 Apr 1991	MAD DOG	CD Cassette Tape

Cover Albums

#	Date	Title	Note
1970s
1	25 Apr 1974	Hideki! Exciting Pops (Hideki! Ekisaitingu poppusu)	Re-issued as "Hideki - Rock & Rock" on 25 Sep 1976
2	10 Oct 1974	Hideki Saijo's World of Rock (Saijō Hideki Rokku no Sekai)
3	25 Aug 1976	Hideki Rock On Stage (Hideki Rokku On Sutēji)
4	25 Nov 1977	Rock 'n' Roll Music / Hideki (Rokkunrōru Myūjikku / Hideki)
1980s
5	5 Mar 1981	HIDEKI SONG BOOK
6	21 Nov 1986	STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT
1990s
7	24 Jul 1996	LIFE WORK	Saijo's first self-cover album
2000s
8	29 Mar 2000	Bailamos 2000	An EP of remixes of past hits
8	6 Mar 2013	Bailamos 2000	CD re-issue
9	27 Jun 2001	PLANETS - 30th Anniversary 12 Songs -	Saijo's second self-cover album
9	6 Mar 2013	PLANETS - 30th Anniversary 12 Songs -	CD re-issue
2010s
10	13 Apr 2015	Heartbeat (Kodou)	Saijo's third self-cover album

Compilation Albums

#	Date	Title	Note
1970s
1	25 Oct 1973	Hideki Saijo Original Golden Hit Song Collection (Saijō Hideki Orijinaru Gōruden Hitto Kyoku Shū)
2	25 Nov 1973	Hideki Saijō Best 24 Deluxe (Saijō Hideki Besuto Nijūyon Derakkusu)
3	25 Jun 1974	Hideki Saijō Gold 30 (Saijō Hideki Gōrudo Sanjū)
4	25 Nov 1974	Hideki Saijō Golden Hit Deluxe (Saijō Hideki Gōruden Hitto Derakkusu)
5	25 May 1975	Hideki Saijō Golden Hit Deluxe (Saijō Hideki Gōruden Hitto Derakkusu)	Includes different songs compared to the previous compilation of the same name
6	25 Oct 1975	Hideki Saijo Big Hit 20 (Saijō Hideki Biggu Hitto Nijū)
7	25 Nov 1975	Hideki Saijo Golden Hit Deluxe 16 (Saijō Hideki Gōruden Hitto Derakkusu Jūroku)
8	5 Nov 1976	Hideki Saijo Golden Hit Deluxe 16 (Saijō Hideki Gōruden Hitto Derakkusu Jūroku)	Includes different songs compared to the previous compilation of the same name
9	25 Apr 1977	5 Years of Progress / Hideki Saijo (5-Nen no Ayumi / Saijō Hideki)
10	5 Nov 1977	Hideki Saijō Special (Saijō Hideki Supesharu)
11	25 Apr 1978	Very Best Series / Hideki Saijō (Berī Besuto Shirīzu / Saijō Hideki)
12	5 Dec 1978	Star My Selection Series / Hideki Saijō (Sutā Mai Serekushon Shirīzu / Saijō Hideki)
13	5 Apr 1979	YOUNG MAN / HIDEKI FLYING UP
	21 Jul 1995		CD
	17 Sep 2021		Blu-spec CD2
1980s
14	1 Dec 1980	Best Hit / Hideki Saijo (Besuto Hitto / Saijō Hideki)
15	6 Dec 1980	Super Tune / Hideki Saijō (Sūpā Tsuin / Saijō Hideki)
16	13 Apr 1981	HIDEKI PRESENTS 30 SONGS from Best Hit Chart
17	1 Nov 1981	Hideki Saijō Best 28 (Saijō Hideki Besuto Nijūhachi)
18	1 Dec 1981	Hideki Saijo Best Hit Collection (Saijō Hideki Besuto Hitto Shū)
19	21 Nov 1982	Youth 3650 / Hideki Saijō (Seishun 3650 / Saijō Hideki)	Released to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of Saijo's professional debut
20	16 Dec 1982	THE BEST Hideki Saijo (THE BEST Saijo Hideki)
21	1 Dec 1983	BEST 16 Hideki Saijo (BEST 16 Saijo Hideki)
22	5 Aug 1984	From the Back, I Love You / Hideki Saijo (Senaka Kara I Love You / Hideki Saijo)
23	24 Dec 1984	Myself/西城秀樹
24	26 Dec 1985	HIDEKI SAIJO/IN SEARCH OF LOVE
25	15 Nov 1986	BEST PACK/西城秀樹
26	25 Dec 1987	BEST PACK/西城秀樹
1990s
27	16 Dec 1991	ヒデキハウス
28	16 Dec 1991	HIDEKI DANCE3
29	22 Sep 1993	History of Hideki Saijo vol.1,vol.2
30	23 Jun 1999	西城秀樹シングル・コレクション-77の軌跡
31	16 Dec 1999	HIDEKI 70's
32		HIDEKI 80's
33		HIDEKI 90's
34		HIDEKI B-side story	Collection of single B-Sides
2000s
35	20 Jun 2001	Essential HIDEKI 30th Anniversary Best Collection (1972-1999)
36	10 Sep 2002	西城秀樹ベスト第1集
37	22 Dec 2004	GOLDEN☆BEST 西城秀樹
38	11 Dec 2005	西城秀樹スーパーベスト
39	1 Sep 2006	Hideki Saijo Best★BEST (Saijō Hideki Besuto Obu Besuto)
40	20 Jun 2007	Future Songbook 1999-2007	Includes previously unreleased songs
40	6 Mar 2013	Future Songbook 1999-2007	CD re-issue
41	15 Sep 2009	西城秀樹スーパーベスト
2010s
42	28 Apr 2010	GOLDEN☆BEST deluxe 西城秀樹
43	18 Jul 2012	GOLDEN☆BEST 西城秀樹シングルコレクション
44	26 Jun 2013	秀樹カンゲキ!!MIX!!西城秀樹ノンストップヒッツ!!

Live Albums

Box Sets

Other Album Appearances

Other Song Appearances

Live Videos

Promotional Songs

Promotional Songs (Not For Sale)

Tribute Albums

Media Appearances and Performances

Please Note: This section is still in progress.

Film


Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1973	Toshigoro (としごろ, "Age of Maturity")	"Singer" (歌手)	Hirokazu Ichimura (市村泰一)	Saijō's film debut, albeit being a minor role. In the film, he performs "Let's Bet on Youth" (青春に賭けよう), his fourth single
1973	Love Is After School (恋は放課後)	"Singer" (歌手)	Jō Hirose (広瀬襄)
1973	A Single Teardrop (ひとつぶの涙)	"Singer" (歌手)	Hirokazu Ichimura (市村泰一)
1974	The First Star of Happiness (しあわせの一番星)	Hideo Tōjō (東条英雄) Hideki Saijō (西城秀樹)	Shigeyuki Yamane (山根成之)	In this film, Saijō alternates between two roles: cleaning shop clerk Hideo and vocalist Hideki
1974	The Legend of Love & Sincerity (愛と誠, "Love & Sincerity")	Makoto Taiga (大賀誠)	Shigeyuki Yamane (山根成之)	An adaptation of a manga series of the same name and Saijō's first starring role. In 2012, another film based on the franchise, titled "For Love's Sake", was directed by Takashi Miike and features references to Saijō.
1975	Let's Go, Grandma! (おれの行く道, "The Path I Walk")	Tsuchiya Kōzō (土屋耕三)	Shigeyuki Yamane (山根成之)

Film (Animated)

Sworn in the Black Rain (Theatrical release (National Distribution Committee), 1984) - Main character Junji Takimura
The King Who Became a Llama (Buena Vista Pictures, 2001) - Theme Song Guy

Television

Television (Animated)

Botchan (Nissei Family Special, Fuji Television, 1980) - Main character Botchan role
Sanshiro Sugata (Nissei Family Special, Fuji Television, 1981) - Main character Sanshiro Sugata
Baby Grandma ( NHK Educational TV " Genius TV-kun Wide " 2002) - as HIDEKI Episode 33: "A big fuss over class observation!", Episode 36: "Passed the first audition!?", Episode 46: "It's the second audition!" !”

Television (Variety)

Jump out! Mari-chan (TBS, January 24, 1974, 17th "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp")
Habatake! Mari-chan (TBS, October 3-17, 1974, 1st "Anne of Green Gables (Part 1)", 2nd "Anne of Green Gables (2nd part)", 3rd "Anne of Green Gables (2nd part)" Part 2)
Rock in Hideki (Fuji Television, 1978)
UFO Seven Great Adventure (TBS, June 1, 1978), 9th "Rumiko Hideki's Arctic Exploration"
Yanmar Family Hour Fly! Son Goku (TBS series, June 27, 1978 "Crisis in the Partheno Kingdom ~ Sanzo's family full of scars ~", July 4 of the same year "Crisis in the Partheno Kingdom ~ Partheno Prince Dies in Love! ~"
Magical 7 Great Adventures (TBS, 1978-1979), 10th episode ``Ultraman vs. Gasura?'', 20th episode ``Hakone's love is the greatest danger in the world''
Miracle TV launch (TBS, 1979-1980), 1st episode "(Title unknown)", 10th episode "Sumo broadcast Dohyo ga Mapbutatsu"
Star Dash No.1! (TBS, 1980), 9th episode "Hitomi is scouted as a model", 20th episode "Is the baby you picked up a present?"
House Children's Theater (TV Asahi, September 2, 1980 - March 24, 1981, during this period the title was changed to ``House Children's Story Theater'').
Morning Salad ( Nippon Television , May 1981 - March 30, 1985)
The Star Hideki Saijō ~Four Seasons of Life~ (Fuji Television, June 1983 (all 4 episodes))
Hideki Saijō Diving the Great Barrier Reef (TV Tokyo, March 14, 1987)
Hideki Saijō Undersea Exploration of the Secret Island of the Maldives (TV Tokyo, January 1, 1989))
Hideki Saijō 4973km Philippine Adventure (TV Tokyo, April 23, 1990)
TV Cruise Papaya Next Door (Fuji Television, 1994)
Youth Pops (NHK, 1998-2002)
Same song ( China Central Television , 2000)
Akiro Hidaka's storytelling and Edo human affairs story "Konya Takao" ( Sapporo Television , December 28, 2004)
Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan Episode 19 (Fuji TV, September 27, 2007, appeared in the drama part of a 2-hour special of a children's variety show, role name: Fish Dragon)
Hobby Gardening Vegetable Time ( NHK Educational Television , 2009)
- Sings the theme song "Vegetable Wonderful" (lyrics: Satomi Arimori/composer: Masanori Takumi ). The song has been released as a digital single on the iTunes Store .
Food journey around the kitchen (NHK BS Premium, 2013-2014)
Hideki's excitement! NEXT House (BS Japan, April - September 2014) - MC

Television (Music Show Appearances)

NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances

#	Year	Iteration	Track list	Opponent	Entry order	Notes
1	1974	25th	Lola, Covered with Scars	Momoe Yamaguchi	1/25	Saijō's Kōhaku debut First time as top batter
2	1975	26th	White Chapel	Junko Sakurada	7/24
3	1976	27th	The Young Lions	Akiko Wada	7/24
4	1977	28th	Unbutton It	Candies	7/24
5	1978	29th	Blue Sky Blue	Junko Sakurada	6/24
6	1979	30th	YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A.)	Judy Ongg	10/23
7	1980	31st	Santa Maria's Prayer	Yoshimi Iwasaki	5/23
8	1981	32nd	Gypsy	Miyuki Kawanaka	7/22
9	1982	33rd	Saint/Girl	Mizue Takada	4/22
10	1983	34th	Gyarandu	Hiromi Iwasaki	1/21	Second time as top batter
11	1984	35th	The Jitterbug's Embrace -Careless Whisper-	Naoko Kawai	4/20
12	1994	45th	YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A.) [2nd time]	Chisato Moritaka	14/25	Comeback appearance after 10 years
13	1995	46th	YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A.) [3rd time]	Mitsuko Nakamura [ja]	15/25
14	1997	48th	moment	DREAMS COME TRUE	14/25	Comeback appearance after 2 years
15	1998	49th	Lola, Covered with Scars [2nd time]	Every Little Thing	7/25
16	1999	50th	Bailamos 〜Tonight we dance〜	Mitsuko Nakamura	8/27
17	2000	51st	Blue Sky Blue [2nd time]	Every Little Thing	10/28
18	2001	52nd	Jasmine	Yoko Nagayama	11/27	Saijō's last Kōhaku appearance

Theatre

Hanakosode Seiji (1989, Osaka Shin Kabukiza) *Starring role
Tailor Ginji (1990, Osaka Shin Kabukiza) *Starring role
Genroku/Abarenbo (1991, Osaka Shin Kabukiza) *Starring
Kantaro Terauchi family (1999, Shinbashi Enbujo)

Musical Theatre

The North Wall of My Youth ( Shiki Theater Company , 1977, Nissay Theater) *Starring
- Sakae Takita , Ayakiko Kuno , Retsuko Sugamoto, Kazuyo Mita
Duet (Toho, 1984/1986, Nissay Theater) *Starring
- Ran Otori , Takashi Ishimaru, Keiko Ono , Naoya Uchida, Takeo Seki, Takashi Nagi, Hitoshi Honma, Shigeo Matsuzawa, Reo Okawa, Mika Chiba, Eriko Suga, Mumiko Fujiwara
Ryoma Sakamoto (1989, 1991, Shin-Kobe Oriental Theater , Nippon Seinenkan ) *Starring role
- Izumi Yukimura , Kenji Haga , Junichi Inoue
Love (comedy, 1993/1996, Tokyo , Osaka , Nagoya , Sapporo ) *Starring
- Masachika Ichimura , Ran Otori
Rock To The Future (Panasonic D・LIVE, 1996/1997, Akasaka BLITS) *Starring
- Satoshi Hashimoto , Mika , Miyoko Yoshimoto , Yuki Kuroda , Onapets, DIAMOND YUKAI, Kyoko, Kanako Nakayama, SHIMA-CHANG, MITSUKO, Miki Nakayama, Sasumi Shiraishi
New Enka no Hanamichi (2002, Shinjuku Koma Theater / Umeda Koma Theater )
- Dan Nishikino , Naomi Kawashima , Tomomitsu Yamaguchi , Keishi Hirahata , Shiro Suzuki , Noriko Fujita , Sayaka Tsuruta , music producer Tsunku♂
Legendary Stage FOREVER'70s-Seishun- (2003, Chunichi Theater, Shinjuku Koma Theater, Umeda Koma Theater)
- Dan Nishikino, Masahiro Kuwana , Hanako Miyagawa , Kayo Asano , Yuta Yamazaki , Michi Taira , Jun Asaka
Marguerite (March 17-28, 2011, Akasaka ACT Theater , April 6-10, Umeda Arts Theater Main Hall)
- Norika Fujiwara, Mari Tashiro , Tsuyoshi Matsubara , Megumi Iino , Yuta Yamazaki, Tadashi Yokouchi

Radio

Music Saturday ~ Youth Return Match ~ ( TBS Radio , 1986)
Every day is new, this is Hideki Saijō (TBS Radio, 1991)
Hideki and Kozue's fun date ( Nippon Cultural Broadcasting , October 1975 - March 1980) Kozue Saito
Hideki and Kenbo's Oni-san (Click here for Cultural Broadcasting, April 1980 - March 1981)
Hideki and Hiromi's Sunday Waiwai Hiroba (Natural Broadcasting Corporation, April 1981 - March 1982) Hiromi Ota
Hideki Saijō's Raspberry Club (Nippon Cultural Broadcasting, 1984-1986)
This is in front of Jogakuin Ijuin Yosaku's Maroha Gokigen! ( Nippon Broadcasting System )

Advertising

House Foods (from 1973 to 2002)
- "Vermont Curry" Naoko Kawai
- "Potato Chips" Kozue Saito , Junji Takada
- "Granola Bar"
- "Java curry"
- " Delicious water of Rokko "
- "Umaissho" (no appearances, only songs)
- “Kakuya Curry Ramen/Curry Udon” Masahiro Kuwana
- "Natural effects" (supplement food)
Zojirushi Mahobin More Pot (1977)
Hokuren Agricultural Cooperative Federation Milk (1986)
Mondo Shoji (1988)
National IH jar rice cooker (1993)
sugar food
- "Satou no Kagami-mochi"
Yamahisa
- " Petio "
ECC Foreign Language School (1995)
citizen watch
HONDA
- "LEAD SS"
Seiyu
biotech
TV Shin Hiroshima ( FNS affiliated TV station)
- “Jonetsu Denpa TSS”
Tokyo Telecommunications Network (TTNet)
- "Tokyo Telephone"
- "Tokyo Denwa Internet"
- " Tokyo Denwa Astel "
Yahoo! Mobage

Other

" Kansai Yamamoto /Harumi Passion Nights" ( Fashion Show ) (July 6, 1982)

　Held at the Tokyo International Trade Fair Center (Harumi International Trade Center). appeared as a fashion model alongside film directors Nagisa Oshima and Ryudo Uzaki .

national anthem solo
- May 27, 2001, 68th Tokyo Yushun ( Japan Derby ) , Tokyo Racecourse
- August 18, 2004, " Kirin Challenge Cup " match against Argentina , Ecopa Stadium
short film
- In 2004, Satoshi Takagi's work, "DANCE MASTER~Dance! "Moulin Rouge Laughter Town~" Friendship appearance, role of Western Joe

Publications

Please Note: This section is complete but not translated yet.

Books

誰も知らなかった西城秀樹。（ペップ出版(ワニブックス
君におくろう僕の愛を（ペップ出版、1976年）
ふたりぼっちの日曜日・ヒデキとこず恵の楽しいデート（徳間書店、1976年） - 斎藤こず恵共
いま、光の中でー悩むな、つきすすめ、青春。. 明星デュエット・ブックスー03. 集英社. (1979)
熱き想いいつまでも. 日本文芸社. (1992). ISBN 4537022930
バリスタイルの家西城秀樹の快適アジアン生活のすすめ（イースト・プレス、2002年）
あきらめない脳梗塞からの挑戦（リベロ、2004年）
ありのままに「三度目の人生」を生きる（廣済堂出版
THE 45・西城秀樹デビュー45周年フォトエッセイ（清流出版、2016年) (2020年6月30日、電子書籍
西城秀樹一生青春（青志社、2020年）
欲張らず七・五分でいこう（清流出版、2020年、電子書籍のみ)
誰も知らなかった西城秀樹。（青志社、2021年4月19日復刊）

Other Relevant Books

蒼い空へ－夫・西城秀樹との18年－木本美紀・著（小学館、2018年11月 ISBN 978-409-3886437）

Serialisations

のどもと過ぎれば・・・(産経新聞
秀樹とヒデキ(週刊朝日
欲張らず七・五分でいこう(清流出版
ヒデキ!カンレキ!!(中日新聞2015年10月7日〜2016年9月21日、隔週水曜日、全25回)

Photobooks

西城秀樹 Young idol now『写真集』（勁文社、1974年）
西城秀樹写真集（さうんどぱわあ、1974年）
季刊ポッポ 75'WINTER 全特集・西城秀樹（新興楽譜出版、1975年）
The Young Lion 西城秀樹『写真集』（レオ企画、1976年）
HIDEKI（Wani Books、1980年）
Hideki Saijo（株式会社シンコーミュージック、1981年）
MY SELF PORTRAIT（近代映画社、1984年）
武藤義撮影『Body : 西城秀樹写真集』ワニブックス、1986年10月10日。NDLJP:12721837。(要登録)
H45・西城秀樹「独身最後の衝撃」（主婦と生活社、2001年）
H45 2018 EDITION (青志社、2018年)
HIDEKI FOREVER blue （集英社インターナショナル、2019年）
HIDEKI FOREVER pop (集英社インターナショナル、2020年)上記写真集『HIDEKI FOREVER blue』のスピンオフ企画である。

Awards

1973, 15th Japan Record Awards, Vocal Award
1974, 16th Japan Record Awards, Vocal Award
1976, 18th Japan Record Awards, Vocal Award
1978, 20th Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
1979, 21st Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
1980, 22nd Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
1981, 23rd Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
1982, 24th Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
1983, 25th Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
2018, 60th Japan Record Awards, Special Achievement Award

References

^ Pearlman, Jeff (June 2008). America's favorite ballpark sing-along is (gasp!) a disco anthem about gay sex. pp. 75–78. Retrieved 16 May 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ 西城秀樹が脳梗塞再発　年内の仕事はキャンセル(in Japanese)
^ 西城秀樹さんが死去　　歌手で俳優 (in Japanese)

External links

Official website (in Japanese)
Hideko Saijō at Oricon (in Japanese)

[1] Pearlman, Jeff (June 2008). America's favorite ballpark sing-along is (gasp!) a disco anthem about gay sex. pp. 75–78. Retrieved 16 May 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[2] 西城秀樹が脳梗塞再発　年内の仕事はキャンセル(in Japanese)

[3] 西城秀樹さんが死去　　歌手で俳優 (in Japanese)

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Hideki Saijō 西城秀樹

Background information
Birth name	Tatsuo Kimoto (木本龍雄, Kimoto Tatsuo)
Born	(1955-04-13)April 13, 1955 Hiroshima, Japan
Died	May 16, 2018(2018-05-16) (aged 63) Yokohama, Japan
Genres	City pop contemporary R&B funk new jack swing J-pop Rock: Glam: Metal: Lounge
Occupation(s)	Vocalist, musician, composer, actor
Years active	1972-2018