Satoshi Fujihara
Japanese singer-songwriter, lead vocalist and keyboardist of Official Hige Dandism, and the lyricist and composer of numerous songs.
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Satoshi Fujihara is a Japanese singer-songwriter who serves as lead vocalist and keyboardist of Official Hige Dandism. His early musical experience encompassed piano, percussion, and playing in bands. Attending piano lessons as a child was his first exposure to music; in elementary and junior high school, he aspired to become a professional drummer, while in high school he played percussion in the wind ensemble. In 2008, during his first year of high school, Fujihara formed a band for the first time.
After entering university, Satoshi Fujihara continued to play drums. In 2011, during his first year, he joined ぼすとん茶の湯会, a group formed by students from Tottori University and Shimane University. Fujihara did not formally begin serving as a lead vocalist until the band was formed.
Satoshi Fujihara took the initiative in assembling the band's lineup. In his third year of university, he contacted the other three members individually and set the goal of selling out a headlining show at a live venue in Shimane Prefecture that held about 200 people. Fujihara said that he had previously played in cover bands separately with each of the three; because he trusted their character and musicianship, he believed they were the right partners if he wanted to make better music. The four formed Official Hige Dandism on June 7, 2012.
Satoshi Fujihara's choice between the two bands was settled in 2014, when he left ぼすとん茶の湯会 to focus on this group. After graduating from Shimane University, he joined the Bank of Shimane and worked in sales for two years; the four later moved to Tokyo with the goal of appearing on "紅白."
In the band, Satoshi Fujihara serves as lead vocalist and keyboardist and writes the lyrics and music for numerous songs. One work's credits also list him as lyricist, composer, and arranger. Discussing the band's sound, Fujihara recalled that its early work leaned toward piano rock; later, the four tried a demo with influences from Black music, a bouncing rhythm, and a dance-music feel, and discovered that this kind of work could also become part of the band's music.
Satoshi Fujihara's work outside the group includes writing, performing, and collaborative vocals. In 2017, he provided a song to another singer for the first time, giving "TRAVEL FANTASISTA" to Momoka Ariyasu; in 2018, he participated as a keyboardist on Yosui Inoue's "care." The band's official website later announced that Fujihara contributed vocals to TAIKING's "Everyday (feat. 藤原聡)," which was included on a digital EP.
Overview
- Born
- August 19, 1991age 35
- Born in
- Japan
- Career start
- Debut as group member · April 22, 2015
- Active
- April 22, 2015 – present11 years
- Gender
- Male
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