Toshinobu "Toshi" Kubota is a Japanese singer, songwriter, musician, music producer, and radio personality.
39 Facts About Toshinobu Kubota
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Toshinobu Kubota has produced six million-seller records and thirty-three Top 40 singles during his career.
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Toshinobu Kubota has a total of seventeen studio albums and ten compilation albums.
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Toshinobu Kubota is among the all-time best-selling Japanese music artists, having sold over 16 million records worldwide to date.
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Toshinobu Kubota got his start in 1981 when he met Haneda Ichiro at Komazawa University where they started the band Hottentots.
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Toshinobu Kubota started to appear as a guest vocalist for various albums for artists like Matsuoka Naoya.
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In September 1986, Toshinobu Kubota released his first album, Shake It Paradise.
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In December 1986, Toshinobu Kubota released a single, "Time", which charted at number 35 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart.
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In February 1987, Toshinobu Kubota released a single "Goddess", which charted at number 21 on the Oricon Singles chart.
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In October 1987, Toshinobu Kubota released a single "Cry on Your Smile", which reached number 8 on the Oricon Singles chart.
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In February 1988, Toshinobu Kubota released the single "You Were Mine", which reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles chart.
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In October 1989, Toshinobu Kubota released his first best-of album, The Baddest.
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In March 1991, Toshinobu Kubota released a duet single, "Forever Yours", with Alyson Williams.
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In September 1991, Toshinobu Kubota released his fifth album, Kubojah: Parallel World I, which peaked at number 1 on the Oricon charts.
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In March 1992, Toshinobu Kubota released his fifth video album, Super Duper Vol.
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In 1993, Toshinobu Kubota went to New York to work on his music.
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In May 1993, Toshinobu Kubota released the single "Yume with You", which charted at number 5 on the Oricon Singles chart.
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In September 1993, Toshinobu Kubota released his second best-of album, The Baddest II.
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In November 1994, Toshinobu Kubota released the lead single "Yoru ni Dakarete " from his upcoming seventh album.
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In September 1995, Toshinobu Kubota released his eighth album, Sunshine, Moonlight, which was his first English album.
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In February 1997, Toshinobu Kubota released the single "Cymbals", which charted at number 19 on the Oricon Singles chart.
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In July 1999, Toshinobu Kubota released the singles "Soul Bangin'" and "The Sound of Carnival".
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On 21 June 2000, Toshinobu Kubota released the single "Nothing But Your Love" which charted at number 97.
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In November 2001, Toshinobu Kubota released the lead single "Candy Rain" from his upcoming album.
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In February 2002, Toshinobu Kubota released the second single, "Respect ", which charted at number 49 on the Oricon Singles chart.
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On 10 December 2003, Toshinobu Kubota released his Christmas maxi-single "Our Christmas".
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In September 2004, Toshinobu Kubota released his thirteenth album, Time to Share, which charted at number 25 on the Oricon Albums chart.
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In March 2008, Toshinobu Kubota released another single, "Flying Easy Loving Crazy", a duet song with Misia.
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In January 2010, Toshinobu Kubota released the singles "Tomorrow Waltz" and "Star Light".
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Shortly after the release of the album, Toshinobu Kubota began the "Timeless Fly Tour" in Japan.
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In September 2011, Toshinobu Kubota released the second single "Koe ni Dekinai".
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On 15 May 2013, Toshinobu Kubota announced that his seventeenth album, Kubossa: Parallel World II, would be released in July 2013.
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In June 2016, Toshinobu Kubota announced his 30th anniversary, he said that he will be making special preparations for this year.
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Toshinobu Kubota has cited several musicians as his inspirations, including Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and Donny Hathaway.
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Toshinobu Kubota began experimenting with other genres, including reggae, go-go, psychedelic soul, funk, and rock music, in his latter albums, Kubojah: Parallel Word I, Bonga Wanga, Bumpin' Voyage, and Nothing But Your Love.
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Toshinobu Kubota has vocal range of a tenor and falsetto, which spans three octaves.
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Toshinobu Kubota is listed as one of Japan's best-selling artists, having sold over 16 million records worldwide.
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In 1989, Toshinobu Kubota left Japan to move to New York, where, as of 2004, he resides.
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In October 2004, Toshinobu Kubota married a 31-year-old woman working for a Norwegian company.