So let's check out one of Japan's talented musician now. He also goes by the name of ハチ - Hachi. He's an singer, song-writer/composer, and artist (drawings etc.)
His official profile is in Japanese, so I've translated some bits and took some from his Wiki too:
- Birthday is March 10, 1991
- From Tokushima Prefecture
- Was diagnosed with autism after the age of 20 and also has Marfan Syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissues
- Started music during junior high school, when he formed a band called "Late Rabbit Edda" with his friend for the school festival. He was the singer, songwriter and occasional guitarist and his friend was the guitarist.
- In 2008, he began uploading songs using the name "ハチ - Hachi" to the video site called Nico Nico Douga
- After high school, he moved to Osaka and attended a fine arts school. He began to experiment with VOCALOID genre of JPOP, where a software is used to synthesize "singing" by typing in lyrics and melody and also "speech" by typing in the script of the required words. His VOCALOID songs gained attention and in late 2010, he parted ways with his band due to wanting to work on his own music.
- His major label debut was in March 2011, when he and seven other musician formed an independent label called Baloom.
- He steadily rose to popularity with the release of his albums, Breman in 2015 and Bootleg in 2017.
- His biggest hit is a song called Lemon released in 2018 and he made his TV performance debut at the year end NHK's Kohaku and first time being broad cast from Tokushima Prefecture.
- In 2020, he wrote the song 'Kite' for Arashi, which was also NHK's theme song for the summer Olympics coverage.
Discography - 5 Albums:
1. Diorama - released on May 2012
2. Yankee - released on April 2014 - RIAJ certified Platinum
Official YT Playlist:
3. Breman - released on October 2015 - first album to hit #1 - RIAJ certified GOLD
Official YT Playlist:
4. Bootleg - released on November 1, 2017 -- HIGHLY recommended - it's his break through album - #1 - RIAJ certified 2xPlatinum (physical); RIAJ certified Gold (streaming)
Official YT Playlist:
5. Stray Sheep - August 5, 2020 - HIGHLY recommend - sold over 1.6+ million; #1 and RIAJ certified Million (physicals) and RIAJ Gold (streaming) - tidbit - he drew the artwork for the album cover~
Official YT Playlist:
Notable or my favorites songs:
Lemon MV:
馬と鹿 Uma to Shika (literally Horse and Deer) - a personal favorite
でしょましょ Deshomasho (a B-side found in the 馬と鹿 Uma to Shika single) - his lower register is sooo lovely!
死神 Shinigami - another personal favorite
海の幽霊 (Umi no Yurei) or Spirits of the Sea - OST to the animated film Children of the Sea (海獣の子供)
LIVE:
2019 Tour / When The Spine Becomes Opal -- YouTube Music Weekend Edition
TRACKLIST: Flamingo, LOSER, 春雷 [Shunrai], Undercover, ピースサイン [Peace Sign], 爱丽丝 / Alice, Lemon, and ごめんね [Gomenne]
Official Website: https://reissuerecords.net/t
Official You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/user/08yakari