Chage (born 6 January 1958, in Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture)[2] is a Japanese musician and radio personality. His real name is Shuji Shibata (柴田 秀之, Shibata Shūji). He dropped out from Japan University of Economics. He changes his name from Chage (チャゲ, from 1979 to 1989), CHAGE (1989 to 2008), and Chage (since 2009).[3] He is also a singer-songwriter, and he is the main vocalist and lyricist-composer of Chage and Aska.

Chage
Birth nameShuji Shibata
Born (1958-01-06) 6 January 1958 (age 66)
Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • singer
  • radio personality
  • photographer
Instruments
Years active1976–
Labels
WebsiteOfficial website

Discography

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Albums

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Original albums

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Year Title Notes
1998 2nd
2008 Aishiteru
2010 &C
2015 Hurray! Mini album
2016 Another Love Song

Best albums

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Year Title
1998 Chakū Chage Seisen-shū
Chage Best Songs / Prologue

Project albums

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Year Title
1999 Treasure Box Vol. 1
2009 Many Happy Returns

Limited albums

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Year Title Link
2011 Chage Live Tour 10-11 "Mawase Ōkina Chikyūgi" iTunes Store
2013 Chage no Chakai 2012 –Za Ai Tōyoko Hama– iTunes Store

Live albums

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Year Title
2016 Chage Live Tour 2016 –Mō hitotsu no Love Song–

Singles

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As Yuko Ishikawa and Chage

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Year Title
1984 "Futari no Ai Land / Nagisa no Chikai"

Original singles

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Year Title Notes
1998 "Tokyo Tower / Undo"
2008 "waltz / Boys Life Hanagoyomi" From Naoto Otomo Produce Popular Week Chage Concert on 1 March 2008
2010 "Mawase Ōkina Chikyūgi / Muteki no Umi e The Fishes"
2011 "Tokyo Moon / Tōkuhe Ikitai"

Limited singles

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Year Title Notes Ref.
2012 "Go! Go! Go! / Tokyo Moon Futari no Ai Land –Chagettles Cover Version–"
2014 "Chage Fan Meeting Tour 2014 –Aoi Handkerchief o...–" Live sound source of "Aishiteru" and "Nagai Tsuitachi"
2015 "Tenshi ga kureta Hammer" [4]

Videography

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Year Title Form Std. Product No. Ref.
1998 Chage "Ōini Utau" in Budōkan VHS TOVF-1292
2001 Feeling Place DVD YCBR-00005
2005 Missing Pages CGSIR 902102 [5]
2009 Chage Concert Tour 2008 Aishiteru POBD-22005
2010 Chage Document 2009 –Hibi Sunawachikore Sora– CGDVD902101
2011 Chage Live Tour 10-11 "Mawase Ōkina Chikyūgi" POBD-22042
2015 Chage Live Tour 2014 –equal– POBD-22080
2016 Chage Live Tour 2014 –Tenshi ga kureta Hammer– UPBY-5039

Books, photo collections

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Year Title Code
1994 Tsuki ga Iiwake o shi teru ISBN 4-87728-030-8
1997 Tsuki ga Iiwake o shi teru: Bunko-ban ISBN 4-87728-426-5
2009 Kasha'! Shashin de Tsuzuru Shiawasena Onpu ISBN 978-4-584-13156-5

Limited editions

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Fan clubs

Year Title
1996 Chage In U.S.A. Well, Well, Well The Video of Chage & Aska Tug of C&A Vol.5

Filmography

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Radio

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Year Title Network
1989 Super FM Magazine: Chage no Noru Soru Tokyo FM
1994 Chage no Radi-ō
1998 Chage no Treasure Box
2003 Konya wa Chage Raccho Air-G'
2007 Day Break Friday: Chage no Daybreak Time JFN
2010 Chage no Oto
2011 Chage no Big Special: Mayonaka no Ongaku-shitsu Tokyo FM

Television

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Year Title Network
1998 P-Stock Fuji TV
2008 Collab Lab: Yume no Ongaku Kōbō WOWOW
2009 M Live TBS
2016 Shabekuri DJ Chage no Music Hour! Kayo Pops Channel

Guest

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Year Title Network
2015 Utage! Haru no Saiten! Ano Dai Hit Kyoku Utai Odoru Utage no 2-jikan SP TBS

Advertisements

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Year Title Ref.
1998 NEC Kigyō CM
2011 Mister Donut "Cool Misted" [6]

References

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  1. ^ "UNIVERSAL SIGMAのアーティスト一覧" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  2. ^ "BIOGRAPHY - Chage" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  3. ^ "表記も変わったChageの宝箱的30周年作品『Many Happy Returns". Barks (in Japanese). 9 Apr 2009. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  4. ^ "Chage、新曲「天使がくれたハンマー」配信開始。ミュージックビデオも公開". Baraks (in Japanese). 16 Jul 2015. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  5. ^ "missing pages" (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
  6. ^ "仲里依紗とChageが熱唱!ミスド新CMに「Chage&リイサ」が登場". Walker plus (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. 7 Jun 2011. Retrieved 15 Feb 2017.
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Official website
Record companies
Blogs
Regular radio programmes
  • [http://Chage%20no%20Oto Official website] (in Japanese)
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