Motohiro Hata

Motohiro Hata (秦基博, Hata Motohiro, born 11 October 1980) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label BMG Japan in 2006 with the single "Synchro" (シンクロ, Shinkuro). He began playing the guitar at age 3, after his eldest brother got 3,000 yen from a friend. In junior high school, he began writing songs, and after entering high school started working fully as a musician. In 1999, he performed at his first big concert at the F.A.D Yokohama live house, after a referral by one of his friends. In 2004, he released an independent EP, "Orange no Haikei no Akai Seibutsu" (オレンジの背景の赤い静物, Red Object with an Orange Background). In 2006 he was signed to Augusta Records after catching the attention of one of the staff members. He was the opening act of Augusta Camp 2006 in July. He debuted with the single "Synchro" (シンクロ, Shinkuro). His 2008 single "Kimi, Meguru, Boku" (キミ、メグル、ボク, You, Turn, Me), was his first top 20 hit, reaching #15 on Oricon charts. "Kimi, Meguru, Boku" was used as the opening theme for the anime series Itazura na Kiss. Since then, he has had six top 20 singles and two top 10 albums. In 2010, his song "Tōmei Datta Sekai" premiered as the opening for the seventh season of Naruto: Shippuden. In 2012 he sang the song "Altair" under the name "Motohiro Hata meets Sakamichi no Apollon" for the ending of the anime Kids on the Slope, which premiered on 12 April 2012. The song "Goodbye Isaac" was the fourth ending track to the anime Space Brothers. In 2013, his cover of "Rain" by Senri Oe was featured as the ED for The Garden of Words by Makoto Shinkai. In 2014, "Himawari no Yakusoku" (ひまわりの約束 Promise of Sunflower) was used as the theme song for the 3D-animated movie Stand by Me Doraemon (STAND BY ME ドラえもん).

Motohiro Hata (秦基博, Hata Motohiro, nacido el 11 de octubre de 1980), nacido en en Miyazaki y criado en Yokohama, es un cantautor japonés conocido por su estilo acústico y lírico, centrado en la guitarra y la voz. Comenzó a componer desde la adolescencia y debutó profesionalmente en 2006 con el sencillo Shinkuro, que batió récords de difusión en emisoras FM. Desde entonces ha publicado numerosos álbumes, incluyendo Contrast, Signed POP y Copernicus, y ha realizado giras por todo Japón, incluyendo conciertos en el Nippon Budokan y el estadio de Yokohama. Su canción Himawari no Yakusoku, tema principal de la película Stand by Me Doraemon, se convirtió en un éxito masivo y consolidó su presencia en el panorama musical japonés. A lo largo de su carrera ha colaborado con artistas como Aimer, V6, Ado y Sakanaction, y ha compuesto música para cine, televisión y publicidad. Está representado por Office Augusta y su discografía abarca desde el pop melódico hasta baladas introspectivas, con un estilo que le ha valido premios como el Japan Record Award.