14 Facts About Koshi Inaba

Koshi Inaba is a Japanese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Koshi Inaba is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan.

Koshi Inaba has a successful solo career, with six studio albums and five singles topping the Japanese music charts.

Koshi Inaba was born and raised in Tsuyama, Okayama, and enrolled in Yokohama National University's Faculty for Education in 1983 to become a qualified mathematics teacher.

Koshi Inaba made his musical debut in 1985 whilst still a student, contributing vocals to Toshiya "Ran" Matsukawa's album Burning ~Dedication to Randy Rhoads~ under the stage name Mr Crazy Tiger.

Koshi Inaba graduated in 1987 when he formed a short-lived band.

Koshi Inaba has periodically released solo material, starting in 1997 with the album Magma, produced whilst B'z were on a brief hiatus.

Unlike in B'z, where he contributes only lyrics, Koshi Inaba has composed the music for his solo releases.

Koshi Inaba has sung on other artists' releases, such as the Steve Vai song "Asian Sky" from the album The Ultra Zone in 1999.

On September 29,2009, it was announced that Koshi Inaba would be featured in Slash's 2010 solo album, Slash.

Koshi Inaba sang on the first single, "Sahara", released on November 11,2009, in Japan.

The song, for which Koshi Inaba wrote the lyrics, was featured as the 15th track of the Japanese edition of the album.

Hiroshi Koshi Inaba takes care of his physical condition by not drinking alcohol and not using the air conditioning much during the tour to protect his throat.

Koshi Inaba performed the Japanese dubbing voice for Clay Calloway in Sing 2.