Hideaki Tokunaga is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter and actor.
15 Facts About Hideaki Tokunaga
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Hideaki Tokunaga was known for Vocalist album series, comprising his covers of female songs.
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Hideaki Tokunaga is the first male artist to have at least one album to reach the number-one position on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts for four decades.
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Hideaki Tokunaga composed other singers' songs such as KinKi Kids' "Eien Ni".
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Hideaki Tokunaga gained high popularity in Hong Kong due to huge number of songs covered in Cantonese version by superstars such as Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, Jackie Cheung, and Leon Lai.
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On January 21,1986, Hideaki Tokunaga debuted with the album Girl and the single "Rainy Blue".
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Hideaki Tokunaga began to release the Vocalist album series, in which he covered many Japanese songs of female singers.
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On November 1,2007, Hideaki Tokunaga covered Noriko Awaya's "Wakare no Blues" at the Tokyo International Forum as a part of Ryoichi Hattori's 100th Anniversary Concert.
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On May 6,2009, Hideaki Tokunaga released his studio album We All.
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Hideaki Tokunaga released the single "Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase" on March 31,2010.
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In May 2001, Hideaki Tokunaga cancelled his concert tour after being diagnosed with moyamoya disease.
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Hideaki Tokunaga returned to performing live shows in November 2002 after one and a half years of treatment and recovery.
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On February 22,2016, Hideaki Tokunaga underwent bypass surgery to prevent cerebral infarction.
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On September 4,2018, Hideaki Tokunaga was hospitalized after experiencing dizzy spells while talking to his staff at his office.
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Hideaki Tokunaga was diagnosed with a light stroke caused by dehydration and was confined for a week, resulting in the postponement of four concerts in his schedule.