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{{Short description|Japanese musician (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Koshi Inaba
| image = B'Z at Best Buy Theater NYC - 9-30-12 - 18.jpg
| caption = Inaba performing in 2012
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Hiroshi Inaba
| birth_place = [[Tsuyama, Okayama]], Japan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|9|23}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[folk rock]]|{{nowrap|[[pop rock]]}}|[[blues rock]]}}
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1985–present
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano, [[blues-harp]], drums, [[maracas]], [[mandolin]]
| label = [[Rooms Records|Room]]<br />[[Being (company)|Vermillion]]
| current_member_of = [[B'z]]
| website = [http://en-zine.jp/pc/index.html Official web site]
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Koshi Inaba'''|稲葉浩志|Inaba Kōshi|born September 23, 1964 in [[Tsuyama, Okayama]]|lead=yes}} is a Japanese singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the [[Rock music|rock]] duo [[B'z]], the [[List of best-selling music artists in Japan|best-selling music act in their native Japan]]. He also has a successful solo career, with six studio albums and five singles topping the Japanese music charts. Inaba collaborated with [[Slash (musician)|Slash]] on the latter's 2009 single "[[Sahara (Slash song)|Sahara]]", and with [[Stevie Salas]] on the albums ''[[Chubby Groove]]'' (2017) and ''Maximum Huavo'' (2020).
== Early life ==
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.<ref name="hmv_japan_top100">{{cite web|title=Top 100 Japanese pops Artists – No.30|work=[[HMV|HMV Japan]]|language=ja|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/newsDetail.asp?newsnum=310190005|date=2003-11-01|access-date=2013-01-15}}</ref> 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. He graduated in 1987 when he also formed a short-lived band.
== B'z and solo career ==
{{Main|B'z}}
Beginning with ''[[B'z (album)|B'z]]'' in 1988, Inaba has, together with guitarist [[Tak Matsumoto]], continued to release new material and tour as part of B'z almost every year since. He has also periodically released solo material, starting in 1997 with the album ''Magma'', produced whilst B'z were on a brief hiatus. It was one of the albums to receive the "Best Rock Album of the Year" award at the 12th [[Japan Gold Disc Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.golddisc.jp/award/12/index.html|title=The Japan Gold Disc Award 1998|work=golddisc.jp|publisher=[[RIAJ]]|access-date=20 November 2018|language=ja}}</ref> Unlike in B'z, where he contributes only lyrics, Inaba has composed the music for his solo releases. All his studio albums and singles until now have topped the [[Oricon]] music charts. Additionally, the first studio album with 1,001,160 sold copies was the 21st best-selling album of the year, second ''Shian'' with 438,930 copies was the 39th in 2002, third ''Peace of Mind'' with 297,103 copies was 48th in 2004, fourth ''Hadou'' with 177,984 was 38th in 2010, and ''[[Singing Bird]]'' with 107,551 was certified Gold by [[RIAJ]]. As for singles, "Tooku Made" with 663,660 sold copies was the 28th best-selling single of the year 1999, "Ki" with 275,957 copies was 25th in 2003, "Wonderland" with 225,229 copies was 36th in 2004, "Okay" with 134,381 copies was 45th in 2010, and "Hane" was certified Gold and was 51st in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/f/data/cert/gd.html|title=Gold disc certification - 認定年月：2016年1月|publisher=[[RIAJ]]|access-date=20 November 2018|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/p/6/|script-title=ja:年間 シングルランキング 2016年度|publisher=[[Oricon]]|access-date=20 November 2018|language=ja}}</ref> His live video recordings also topped the charts, hence cumulatively, according to reported yearly sales and certifications he sold over 3.4 million records.
Inaba has also 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 Inaba would be featured in [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]'s 2010 solo album, ''[[Slash (album)|Slash]]''. Inaba sang on the first single, "[[Sahara (Slash song)|Sahara]]", released on November 11, 2009, in Japan. The song, for which Inaba wrote the lyrics, was featured as the 15th track of the Japanese edition of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/news/article/1001150017/|script-title=ja:スラッシュ9年ぶりソロ作！！|publisher=[[HMV Japan]]|date=March 29, 2010|access-date=2010-04-26|language=ja}}</ref> The single charted at #4 on the Oricon weekly singles chart. On February 24, 2010, it was announced that single "Sahara" won the Western "Single of the Year" award at [[Japan Gold Disc Award]] held by [[RIAJ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/28171|script-title=ja:嵐、ゴールドディスク大賞で10タイトル受賞の新記録|publisher=Natalie|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=2010-04-26|language=ja}}</ref> In 2017, Inaba released a collaborative album with [[Stevie Salas]] under the name "Inaba/Salas". The album, ''[[Chubby Groove]]'', went to #2 in the Japanese album charts and was certified Gold by RIAJ.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chubby Groove (First Press Limited Edition)|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/689325/products/1212875/1/|website=Oricon News|access-date=19 February 2017}}</ref>
Hiroshi 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.
Marty Friedman once listed Hiroshi Inaba as the best vocalist in the whole world. The reason for this, he says, is that his voice hasn't faded after more than 20 years of singing hard rock songs. He performed the Japanese dubbing voice for Clay Calloway in ''[[Sing 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/?p=17858|title= SING／シング：ネクストステージ －日本語吹き替え版|access-date= March 22, 2022|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== With B'z ===
{{Main|B'z discography}}
=== Albums ===
==== As soloist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak<br />chart<br />positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | [[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN<br>Oricon]]<br /><ref name="Oricon_Chart"/>
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Magma''|マグマ}}
|
* Released: January 29, 1997
* Label: [[B Zone|Vermillion]]
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|rowspan="6"|1
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Shian''|志庵}}
|
* Released: October 9, 2002
* Label: Vermillion
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|-
! scope="row" | ''Peace of Mind''
|
* Released: September 22, 2004
* Label: Vermillion
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Hadou''|ハドウ}}
|
* Released: August 18, 2010
* Label: Vermillion
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Singing Bird]]''
|
* Released: May 21, 2014
* Label: Vermillion
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Tadamono''|只者}}
|
* Released: June 26, 2024
* Label: Vermillion
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|-
|}
==== As Inaba/Salas ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak<br />chart<br />positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | [[Oricon Albums Chart|JPN<br>Oricon]]<br /><ref name="Oricon_Chart"/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Chubby Groove]]''
|
* Released: January 18, 2017
* Label: [[B Zone|Vermillion]]
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|2
|-
! scope="row" | ''Maximum Huavo''
|
* Released: April 15, 2020
* Label: Vermillion
* Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
|1
|-
! scope="row" | ''Atomic Chihuahua''
|
* Released: February 26, 2025
* Label: Vermillion
* Formats: CD
| 2<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-03-10/|script-title=ja:オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2025年02月24日～2025年03月02日|trans-title=Oricon Weekly Album Ranking February 24, 2025 – March 2, 2025|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=March 5, 2025|archive-date=March 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305035249/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2025-03-10/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Chart positions<br>(JP)<ref name="Oricon_Chart">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/193721/products/|title=稲葉浩志の作品|website=Oricon|language= ja|date= December 30, 2007|access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref>
!Label
|-
|1998
|{{nihongo|"Took Made"|遠くまで}}
|rowspan="5"| 1
|rowspan="5"|[[B Zone|Rooms]]
|-
|2003
|"Ki"
|-
|2004
|"Wonderland"
|-
|2010
|"Okay"
|-
|2016
|{{nihongo|"Hane"|羽}}
|-
|}
====Digital Exclusive Singles====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Single
! scope="col"| Reference
|-
|rowspan="4"|2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Nensho"|念書}}<br>
|rowspan="8"|<ref name="NHMR">{{cite web|url=https://mora.jp/artist/159853/|title=-稲葉浩志の作品|publisher=Mora|language=ja|accessdate=11 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{nihongo|"Nakinagara"|泣きながら}}<br>
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|"Stay Free"<br>
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|"Saturday"<br>
|-
|2016
|style="text-align:left;"|"Yellow"<br>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023
|style="text-align:left;"|"Bantam"<br>
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|"Stray Hearts"<br>
|-
|2024
|style="text-align:left;"|"Now"<br>
|-
|}
===Other appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-studio album or guest appearances that feature Koshi Inaba
|-
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Artist
!scope="col"| Album/Single
|-
! scope="row" | "Asian Sky"
| 1999
| [[Steve Vai]]
| [[The Ultra Zone]]
|-
! scope="row" | "Katte ni Shiyagare"
| 2003
| [[Tak Matsumoto]]
| [[The Hit Parade (Tak Matsumoto album)|The Hit Parade]]
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Sahara (Slash song)|Sahara]]"
| 2010
| [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]
| [[Slash (album)|Slash]]
|-
! scope="row" | "As long as I Love", "Scratch"
| 2022
| [[Toru Kitajima]]
| As long as I Love/Scratch
|-
! scope="row" | "Hikigane"
| 2024
| Matsumoto
| [[The Hit Parade II (Take Matsumoto Album)|The Hit Parade II]]
|-
|}
=== Videography ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of home-video releases, with selected chart positions
! style="width:15em;" rowspan="2"| Title
! style="width:18em;" rowspan="2"| Album details
! colspan="1"| Peak positions
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Oricon|JPN<br />Oricon]]<br/><ref name="Oricon_Chart"/>
|-
! scope="row" | ''Live 2004 ~en~''
|
*Released: December 22, 2004
*Label: Vermillion
*Formats: VHS, DVD
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | ''Live 2010 ~en II~''
|
*Released: February 16, 2010
*Label: Vermillion
*Formats: DVD, Blu-Ray
| 1
|-
! scope="row" | ''Live 2010 ~en ball~''
|
*Released: November 18, 2015
*Label: Vermillion
*Formats: DVD, Blu-Ray
| 2
|-
! scope="row" | ''Live 2016 ~enIII~''
|
*Released: August 3, 2016
*Label: Vermillion
*Formats: DVD, Blu-Ray
| 1
|-
|}
==Songwriting credits==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of songs written or co-written for other artists, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Artist(s)
! scope="col" style="width:17em;"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Heaven in my heart"
| 1991
| rowspan="2" |Yuiko Tsubokura
| ''Loving You''
|-
! scope="row"| "Go-Go-Girls"
| 1991
| ''I Wanna be myself''
|-
! scope="row"| "Siren"
| 2005
| [[Doa (Japanese band)|Doa]]
| ''Open_D''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Pierrot (Aya Kamiki song)|Pierrot]]"
| 2006
| [[Aya Kamiki]]
| ''[[Secret Code]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Shalala Ayakashi Night, My Mirai, Kajitsu, Diet Now, Fiction Tengoku, Journey"
| 2007
| [[Saeko Ura]]
| ''Juke Vox''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Heat (Kim Hyun-joong song)|Heat]]"
| 2012
| [[Kim Hyun-joong]]
| ''[[Unlimited (Kim Hyun-joong album)|Unlimited]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "One and Only"
| 2019
| [[Takuya Kimura]]
| ''Go With the Flow''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Dignity (Ado song)|Dignity]]"
| 2023
| [[Ado (singer)|Ado]]
| ''[[Zanmu]]''
|-
|}
== See also ==
* [[B'z]]
* [[Tak Matsumoto]]
==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Kōshi Inaba}}
* {{Official website|http://en-zine.jp/pc/index.html|Official website}}
{{B'z}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Japanese male rock singers]]
[[Category:Japanese male pop singers]]
[[Category:Japanese male singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:English-language singers from Japan]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:B Zone artists]]
[[Category:Singers from Okayama Prefecture]]
[[Category:Yokohama National University alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Japanese male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Japanese male singers]]
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