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Hideki Saijō (西城 秀樹, Saijō Hideki, originally Tatsuo Kimoto (木本 龍雄, Kimoto Tatsuo); April 13, 1955 – May 16, 2018) was a Japanese singer, composer, actor, drummer, voice actor, and television and radio show host. Due to his numerous pioneering achievements throughout Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, he is considered a icon amongst Shōwa era idols.
With on-stage vivacity and highly acclaimed vocals as his defining trademarks, Saijō quickly came to dominate the Japanese charts of the 1970s. He was consistently promoted as part of the Shin-Gosanke (新御三家, "New Big Three") idol trio alongside two other soloists who debuted around the same time: Goro Noguchi and Hiromi Go. Almost seven years into his career, his 28th single "YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A.)" (a Japanese cover of the Village People song of the same name) became a social phenomenon in Japan, selling over 1.8 million copies.
Early life
Hideki Saijō was born as Tatsuo Kimoto on 13 April 1955 in Atago-machi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City (now Higashi-ku), Hiroshima Prefecture, as the youngest of three siblings to parents Saburō and Toshiko Kimoto. In April 1959, he enrolled in Rissho Kindergarten. As a child, he often sang "Black Petals," a popular song at the time, much to the distaste of his teacher who advised that he sing more childish songs. In April 1962, he entered Onaga Elementary School in Hiroshima City. Influenced by his father, who had played jazz guitar as a hobby, he became familiar with Western music from an early age and began attending Hiroshima Central Jazz School. He initially studied electric guitar, followed by bass guitar, but eventually settled on drums.
In 1965, while in fourth class, he formed a rock and roll band called "Beggars" with his older brother. Through Beggars, he began performing as a drummer while still in primary school. In April 1968, he entered Futaba Junior High School in Hiroshima City. He performed on stage at the school's annual festival when his brother was in third year and he was in first year. He was greatly influenced by western musicians such as The Ventures, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Chicago. This deep knowledge and appreciation of Western music later became a distinctive feature that set him apart from other idol singers.
In 1969, while in second year of secondary school, Beggars underwent a member change and the band was re-named "Gypsy". In April 1971, he entered the commerce department of Sanyō Secondary School. It was then that Kimoto became the lead vocalist of Gypsy. Until then, he had aimed to succeed in the world of rock as a drummer, but after hearing Kiyohiko Ozaki's song "Until We Meet Again", his perception of pop music shifted and he decided to become a singer. With Gypsy, he participated in the first and second Yamaha Light Music Contests and won in the China category of the competition. Around this time, he regularly performed at an R&B cafe called "Punch", and while singing there, he was scouted by a manager who had travelled down from Tokyo.
On 3 October 1971, despite facing opposition from his father against entering the entertainment industry, he ran away from home via an overnight train from Hiroshima and arrived at Tokyo Station the following morning. From there, he joined the talent agency "Geiei" and transferred to a night secondary school in Tokyo. He began living with his manager in a small room only 5.4m x 2.7m in size and practiced intensely each day. In December, he was recognised by RCA director Robbie Wada, at last making his professional debut definite.
Career
Each section is subtitled with the singlesthat Saijō releasedduring each timespan, mostly translated into English. For the titles in romaji, refer to the discography section down below.
1972: Loving Season, Promise of Love, Chance Comes Only Once
Kimoto, hereinafter referred to by his stage name Hideki Saijō, made his professional debut on 25 March 1972 with the single "Loving Season", released by Victor Japan's RCA label (currently JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation). While it was not a major hit, peaking at only number 42 on the Oricon chart, national interest in Saijō's career gradually increased from this work onwards. The release of his second single, "Promise of Love", on 25 July fared better, reaching number 18 and selling an estimated 140,000 copies.
On 8 August, Saijō held his first concert "The Wild 17 Year-Old" at Tokyo Postal Savings Hall. His debut album of the same name was released on 5 November. On 26 November, he was selected as one of the five nominees for the Best New Artist Award at the 14th Japan Record Awards. He received 19 votes, but with that being just one vote short of the 20 votes necessary to win, he narrowly missed out on the award. On 4 December, he appeared on popular music programme "Night Hit Studio" for the first time, singing his third single "Chance Comes Only Once". The intense and dramatic television performances typically associated with Saijō originated from this broadcast.
1973: Let's Bet on Youth, Storm of Passion, Fractured Love, Cross of Love
Saijō started 1973 with the release of his fourth single "Let's Bet On Youth" on 25 February, reaching number 16 on the Oricon chart. His second album, bearing the same name, was released on 25 March. The following day, Saijō held a concert titled "Hideki on Stage" at Osaka Mainichi Hall to commemorate the first anniversary of his debut. The release of his fifth single, "Storm of Passion", on 25 May sent his career to new heights as it propelled him to the top ten of the Oricon chart for the first time, peaking at number six and selling an estimated 246,000 copies.
The most significant milestone of Saijō's early career wouldn't be until 24 September, however, when his sixth single, "Fractured Love", topped the Oricon chart, with him becoming the first male idol who debuted in the 1970s to achieve this feat. Fractured Love stayed at number 1 for four consecutive weeks and sold an estimated 475,000 copies. It was also the first instance of a Hideki Saijō single incorporating dialogue into a song, a trait that went on to appear in several of his future hits.
Saijō's advertisements for "House Vermont Curry" began airing in November, leading his catchphrase in the advertisements, "Hideki, kangeki!" (meaning, "Hideki, I'm impressed!"), to become a familiar phrase to the general public. Although it was presumed that he would perform at NHK's annual music special Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time that year, he had not been selected to appear. Nonetheless, Saijō ended the year on a high note, winning the Vocal Award at the 15th Japan Record Awards for Fractured Love on 31 December.
1974: Chain of Roses, Intense Love, Lola, Covered with Scars, Tears and Friendship
From 16 January, he appeared as a main cast member on popular television series, "The Kantarō Terauchi Family". His eighth single, "Chain of Roses", was released on 25 February and featured microphone stand-themed choreography. On 25 May, his ninth single, "Intense Love", was released to great success, selling 584,000 copies, the highest sales of his career so far and the second-highest of his career overall. Although it only peaked at #2 on the Oricon chart, it maintained that ranking for four consecutive weeks and is still considered one of Saijō's signature songs today.
"The Legend of Love & Sincerity", starring Saijō as teenage delinquent Makoto Taiga, was released in cinemas on 8 June. As it was met with great popularity, plans were made for it to be the start of a lengthy film franchise featuring Saijō as Makoto, in a similar vein to the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. In the end, this did not come to fruition due to Saijō's busy schedule, with the rest of the trilogy featuring different actors as Makoto instead.
On 3 August, Saijō held his first solo stadium concert at Osaka Stadium. This was notable for the fact that he was the first Japanese soloist to achieve this feat and the second Japanese act to do so overall, following The Tigers' landmark Korakuen Stadium concert in 1968. From 1974, Saijō continued to perform live at Osaka Stadium for ten consecutive years.
On 6 October, Saijō made a triumphant return to his home province with his "Back Home Again Hiroshima" concert at Hiroshima Postal Savings Hall. On 9 October, The first series of The Kantarō Terauchi Family came to an end after 39 episodes. Saijō released his eleventh single, "Tears and Friendship", on 25 November to less commercial success than his other 1974 singles, but nonetheless maintained the streak of top 10 entries started by Storm of Passion.
On 31 December, Saijō won the Vocal Award once again at the 16th Japan Record Awards for "Lola, Covered with Scars", being the first non-enka singer to achieve this. Saijō finally made his debut appearance at NHK's 25th Kohaku Uta Gassen that night with the very same song, facing Momoe Yamaguchi as his opponent.
1975: This Love’s Thrill, Reckless Runaway of Love, Supreme Love, White Chapel
On 30 January, Saijō won the Graph Award at the 12th Golden Arrow Awards. Saijō expanded his career overseas for the first time on 15 February with the release of "LOLA" (a French version of Lola, Covered with Scars) in Belgium, France, and Switzerland. It was subsequently released in Canada on 31 March and achieved relatively great success, reaching #2 on the Canadian single chart. His twelfth Japanese single, "This Love’s Thrill", was released on 25 February and did reasonably well, exceeding Tears and Friendship in sales and chart ranking.
In May, Saijō broke his arm while filming a brawl scene with Asei Kobayashi for the second series of The Kantarō Terauchi Family. From 6 June, he co-starred with Hiromi Go and Junko Sakurada in TBS television series “The Aspiration Collaboration Team”. He participated in the 4th Tokyo Music Festival Domestic Competition on 29 June, winning the Golden Star Award. On 20 July, Saijō held the first large-scale outdoor concert in the history of Japanese music at a special stage in a green holiday village at the foot of Mount Fuji, beginning a nationwide concert tour which concluded on 24 August with a finale festival at Osaka Stadium.
Akogare Kayodotai came to an end on 26 September and on 10 October, a documentary film following Saijō's 1975 tour titled "BLOW UP! HIDEKI" was released, being the first film of its kind to come from Japan. On 3 November, Saijō became the first Japanese soloist to perform at Nippon Budokan. He continued to perform there on an annual basis for a decade.
1976: Let's Embrace and Become Passionate, Jaguar, The Young Lions, Last Scene
1976 saw the start of a series of collaborations between Saijō, composer (and occasional arranger) Takashi Miki, and lyricist Yū Aku, beginning with his sixteenth single "Let's Embrace and Become Passionate", released on 25 February. Saijō participated in the 5th Tokyo Music Festival World Championship on 27 June with his seventeenth single "Jaguar". His first dinner show was held on 19 October at New Latin Quarter, a nightclub in Akasaka, Tokyo. Saijō's second Nippon Budokan concert, titled "Hideki in Budokan", was held on 3 November. On 31 December, he won the 18th Japan Record Award for Best Vocal Performance with his eighteenth single "The Young Lions".
1977: Boomerang Street, Sexy Rock 'n' Roller, Unfasten the Button
On 30 March, Saijō commemorated the fifth anniversary of his debut with a third concert at Nippon Budokan. From 5 to 28 July, he starred in the musical "The North Wall of My Youth", written by Yu Aku, composed by Takashi Miki, directed by Asari Keita for Shiki Theatre Company. On 20 November, he performed on NHK's "Big Show: When You Take Pride in Your Youth".
Although Saijō's three 1977 singles - "Boomerang Street", "Sexy Rock 'n' Roller", "Unbutton It" - were each successful, the latter was the first of his singles to miss out on the Oricon top 10 since Let's Bet on Youth (despite outselling Sexy Rock 'n' Roller).
1978: Take off Your Boots and Have Breakfast, For Love & You, Flame, Blue Sky Blue, To A Distant Lover
On 9 February, Saijō's twenty-third single, "Take off Your Boots and Have Breakfast", ranked at first place on TBS' popular song programme "The Best Ten" (Za Besutoten). The song marked the first single since 1975's "White Chapel" not provided to Saijō by Aku and Miki, instead featuring Katsuo Ohno as composer. This duo of Aku and Ohno, best known for working with Kenji Sawada, were later nicknamed "The Golden Combination" (Gōruden Konbi) for their joint expertise and versatility as songwriters. Saijō's choreography for the song, which involved holding out a lighter, backfired when three children imitated him on 4 March, consequently burning six buildings in Yao City, Osaka. Following the incident, Saijō tearfully pleaded on The Best Ten three days later, stating "All you good children, please don't try this at home. I won't be using a lighter anymore either". Saijō kept to his word, never including lighters in performances of the song from then on.
Saijō participated in the 7th Tokyo Music Festival World Championships with his twenty-fifth single, "Flame", on 18 June, winning the Foreign Jury Award (an award presented to the Japanese artist who is recognized as the most outstanding by a panel of foreign judges).
For the second stop of Saijō's "BIG GAME ’78" summer tour, his first concert at Korakuen Stadium was held on 22 July, making him the first soloist to hold a concert at the venue as well as the third Japanese act to headline a concert there overall (following The Tigers in August 1968 and Candies' farewell concert in April 1978). The total cost of the Korakuen Stadium event was around 60 million yen (which, if adjusted for modern day rates, is around 100 million yen) and exceeded 20,000 in attendance. Four construction cranes and fifty Harley Davidson motorcycles were used as part of the show, which was all broadcast on Fuji TV the following month.
In December, Saijō's twenty-sixth single "Blue Sky Blue" ranked on The Best Ten for fourteen consecutive weeks, reached ninth place in the annual top ten, and won the Best Vocalist Award at the 7th FNS Song Festival. On December 31, Blue Sky Blue also won the Gold Award at the 20th Japan Record Awards.
Illness and Death
In June 2003, while promoting his new released song in South Korea, Saijō suffered a stroke which resulted in his speech being partially impaired. After several years of rehabilitation, Saijō was on his way toward full recovery until his cerebral infarction relapsed in 2011, resulting in his right side being paralysed. In spite of his failing health, Saijō courageously continued to perform to please his fans.[1]
Saijō married Miki Makihara in 2001, and they had one daughter and two sons.
Discography
Note: Some albums were released with English titles, but others were titled with English in katakana or Japanese. These have been translated into English with a romanised version of the original title in italics below.
(Hideki Kangeki!! MIX!! Saijō Hideki Non Sutoppu Hittsu!!)
Live Albums
#
Date
Title
Note
1970s
1
15 Jun 1973
Hideki Saijō On Stage
(Saijō Hideki On Sutēji)
Concert at Mainichi Hall, Osaka
25 Sep 1976
Re-issued as "Hideki Saijō Volume 3: Hideki on Stage"
24 Dec 2021
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
2
10 Feb 1974
Hideki Saijō Recital / Hideki, Love, Shout!
(Saijō Hideki Risaitaru / Hideki・Ai・Zekkyō!)
Saijo's second concert at Postal Savings Hall, Tokyo
24 Dec 2021
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
3
5 Feb 1975
Hideki Saijō Recital / The Beginning of a New Love
(Saijō Hideki Risaitaru / Atarashī Ai e no Shuppatsu)
Saijo's third concert at Postal Savings Hall, Tokyo
24 Dec 2021
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
4
25 Sep 1975
Hideki on Tour
(Hideki on Tsuā)
From Saijo's first national tour
24 Dec 2021
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
5
25 Jan 1976
MEMORY - Hideki Saijo's Diary of a Twenty Year-Old
(MEMORY - Saijō Hideki Nijū-sai no Nikki)
The second half consists of Saijo's first concert at Nippon Budokan
24 Dec 2021
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
6
25 Jan 1977
HIDEKI LIVE'76
Saijo's second concert at Nippon Budokan
24 Jun 2022
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
7
20 Dec 1977
The North Wall of My Youth / Hideki Saijo
(Waga Seishun no Hokuheki / Saijo Hideki)
Saijo's first musical at Nissay Theatre
24 Jun 2022
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
8
25 Jun 1978
Valentine's Day Concert Special / Hideki Saijō Sings of Love
(Barentain Konsāto Supesharu / Saijō Hideki Ai wo Utau)
Concert at Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Public Hall
24 Jun 2022
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
9
25 Sep 1978
BIG GAME'78 HIDEKI
Selections of the Nemuro, Korakuen Stadium, Nagoya, and Osaka Stadium concerts from Saijo's nationwide BIG GAME tour
24 Jun 2022
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
10
25 Feb 1979
Chapter 7: Eternal Love / Hideki Saijō
(Eien no Ai Nana-shō / Saijō Hideki)
Saijo's fifth concert at Nippon Budokan
24 Jun 2022
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
11
9 Oct 1979
BIG GAME'79 HIDEKI
Saijo's second concert at Korakuen Stadium
23 Jul 1999
CD re-issue
24 Jun 2022
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
1980s
12
5 Jun 1980
Gazing at a Limitless Tomorrow / Hideki Saijō
(Kagirinai Ashita wo Mitsumete / Saijō Hideki)
Concert held at Nissay Theatre
13
5 Sep 1980
BIG GAME'80 HIDEKI
Saijo's third concert at Korakuen Stadium
24 Nov 2023
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
14
5 Oct 1981
BIG GAME'81 HIDEKI
Saijo's fourth concert at Korakuen Stadium
24 Nov 2023
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
15
5 Feb 1983
HIDEKI RECITAL - Dramatic Autumn
(HIDEKI RECITAL - Aki doramachikku)
Saijo's ninth concert at Nippon Budokan
16
15 Sep 1983
BIG GAME'83 HIDEKI FINAL IN STADIUM CONCERT
Saijo's tenth and final concert at Osaka Stadium
24 Nov 2023
Blu-spec CD2 re-issue
17
15 Sep 1984
JUST RUN'84 HIDEKI
Saijo's eleventh concert at Nippon Budokan
18
15 Mar 1985
'85 HIDEKI Special in Budokan - for 50 songs -
Saijo's twelfth concert at Nippon Budokan, commemorating the release of 50 singles
1990s
19
21 Jun 1996
Rock To The Future (D・LIVE ORIGINAL COMPILATION)
Rock musical performated at Akasaka Blitz
2020s
20
24 Nov 2023
BIG GAME '82 HIDEKI SUMMER in OHMUTA
1982 concert held in Ōmuta City, Fukuoka
Box Sets
#
発売日
タイトル
備考
1980s
1
21 Sep 1988
HIDEKI CD BOX - Beloved 120 Songs -
Collection released to commemorate 60 singles released
1990s
2
16 Dec 1994
HIDEKI SAIJO EXCITING AGE '72-'79
Includes ten of Saijo's eleven 1970s studio albums (excludes The North Wall of My Youth) and his thirteenth compilation album YOUNG MAN / HIDEKI FLYING UP
3
16 Dec 1999
HIDEKI SUPER LIVE BOX
CD re-issues of live albums. Disc 1 contains selections of Saijo's first three live albums. Disc 2 is split between Valentine's Day Concert Special and Chapter 7: Eternal Love. Parts of Saijo's three BIG GAME live albums are on disc 3 ('78, '80, '81). Disc 4 consists of Gazing at a Limitless Tomorrow. Discs 5 and 6 cover Saijo's commemorative concert '85 HIDEKI Special in Budokan - for 50 songs -
2000s
4
17 Dec 2003
THE STAGES OF LEGEND -栄光の軌跡-
Concert re-issues on DVD. Includes, BIG GAME'83 HIDEKI FINAL IN STADIUM CONCERT, '85 HIDEKI Special in Budokan -for 50 songs-, Caravan From Tokyo -HIDEKI SAIJO CONCERT TOUR '86-, HIDEKI SAIJO CONCERT TOUR '91 FRONTIER ROAD, HIDEKI SAIJO CONCERT 3-09-Thank you-, HIDEKI SAIJO LIFE WORK 7 TREASURES, and a special bonus disc
5
19 Dec 2007
The 35th Anniversary Memorial Box HIDEKI Complete Singles 1972-1999
CD and DVD collection released to commemorate 35 years since Saijo's debut. The bonus DVD includes NHK's "Big Show: When You Take Pride in Your Youth" (Biggu Shō・Wakasa wo Hokorashiku Omou Toki ni) from 1977
2010s
6
20 Aug 2012
Screams, Passion, and Inspiration / Hideki Saijō
(Zekkyō・Jōnetsu・Kangeki / Saijō Hideki)
ベスト（2CD）+カヴァー（CD）+ライブ（CD+DVD）
7
15 Jul 2015
THE STAGES OF LEGEND -Path of Glory- HIDEKI SAIJO AND MORE
(Eikō no Kiseki)
DISC1からDISC7までは2003年12月17日発売のライブDVD『THE STAGES OF LEGEND -栄光の軌跡-』と同一で、DISC8とDISC9は初DVD化されたもの
・BIG GAME'83 HIDEKI FINAL IN STADIUM CONCERT
・'85 HIDEKI Special in Budokan -for 50 songs-
・Caravan From Tokyo -HIDEKI SAIJO CONCERT TOUR '86-
・HIDEKI SAIJO CONCERT TOUR '91 FRONTIER ROAD
・HIDEKI SAIJO CONCERT 3-09-Thank you-
・HIDEKI SAIJO LIFE WORK 7 TREASURES
・特典映像スペシャルDISC
・ブロウアップ ヒデキ
・HIDEKI MY LOVE Hideki Saijo IN BUDOKAN
8
15 Nov 2017
HIDEKI NHK Collection 西城秀樹 〜若さと情熱と感激と〜
DVD3枚組 / 全123曲 / 収録時間 339分。別冊歌詞ブックレット付セット
117曲が初商品化のDVD3枚組BOX
9
16 May 2019
HIDEKI UNFORGETTABLE
シングル87曲＋未発表曲5曲全92曲収録。写真集、全曲解説、DVD含むBOXセット
CD5枚、DVD1枚、計6枚組
Other Appearances
#
発売日
タイトル
備考
1980s
1
5 Dec 1986
SWINGIN' HOUSE
藤家虹二クインテット&ザ・キャップスによるスウィングジャズのアルバム中『Memories Of You』を日本語詞で歌唱(LP/SIDE B1、CD/トラック9に収録)
2
30 Mar 2016
昭和同窓会アルバム
昭和時代のヒット曲を同じ時代のヒットアーティスト「2020 TOKYO FRIENDS」が歌う昭和世代向けのカバーアルバム(全17曲)
トラック1(「ホップ・ステップ・ジャンプ」)、トラック17(「YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A.)」)
* A composition provided by Saijo to Cantopop singer Andy Lau.
Media Appearances and Performances
Note: Often, Saijo's films were titled differently to the original Japanese versions when distributing them to English-speaking audiences. In the "Title" sections of these entries, the original title is first translated into English, then the title for English distribution is included in brackets, and lastly, a romanised version of the Japanese title is italicised in brackets below.
Japan's first music documentary, covering Saijo's 1975 tour
1980
Botchan
Saijo's first voice acting role for an animated film and the eighth animated feature produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" programme
1981
Sanshiro Sugata (Sanshiro the Judoist)
(Sugata Sanshirō)
The thirteenth animated feature produced for Fuji TV's "Nissei Family Special" programme. Based on Akira Kurosawa's debut film of the same name, which was occasionally distributed overseas as "Judo Saga"
1984
Beaten by Black Rain
Saijo's first voice acting role for an animated film with a theatrical release. The film stars Hideki's character, Junji Takimura, with a plot that follows victims of the 1945 bombing of Saijo's birthplace, Hiroshima
1986
Desperate Pursuit
1987
Iron Angels
1991
The Hitman Blood Smells Like Roses
1997
Gendai ninkyoden
2005
Executive Koala
Film (Animated)
The King Who Became a Llama (Buena Vista Pictures, 2001) - Theme Song Guy
Television
Television (Animated)
Baby Grandma (NHK Educational TV "Genius TV-kun Wide" 2002) - as HIDEKI Episode 33: "A big fuss over class observation!", Episode 36: "Passed the first audition!?", Episode 46: "It's the second audition!" !”
Television (Variety)
Jump out! Mari-chan (TBS, January 24, 1974, 17th "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp")
Habatake! Mari-chan (TBS, October 3–17, 1974, 1st "Anne of Green Gables (Part 1)", 2nd "Anne of Green Gables (2nd part)", 3rd "Anne of Green Gables (2nd part)" Part 2)
Rock in Hideki (Fuji Television, 1978)
UFO Seven Great Adventure (TBS, June 1, 1978), 9th "Rumiko Hideki's Arctic Exploration"
Yanmar Family Hour Fly! Son Goku (TBS series, June 27, 1978 "Crisis in the Partheno Kingdom ~ Sanzo's family full of scars ~", July 4 of the same year "Crisis in the Partheno Kingdom ~ Partheno Prince Dies in Love! ~"
Magical 7 Great Adventures (TBS, 1978-1979), 10th episode ``Ultraman vs. Gasura?'', 20th episode ``Hakone's love is the greatest danger in the world''
Miracle TV launch (TBS, 1979-1980), 1st episode "(Title unknown)", 10th episode "Sumo broadcast Dohyo ga Mapbutatsu"
Star Dash No.1! (TBS, 1980), 9th episode "Hitomi is scouted as a model", 20th episode "Is the baby you picked up a present?"
House Children's Theater (TV Asahi, September 2, 1980 - March 24, 1981, during this period the title was changed to ``House Children's Story Theater'').
Morning Salad (Nippon Television, May 1981 - March 30, 1985)
The Star Hideki Saijō ~Four Seasons of Life~ (Fuji Television, June 1983 (all 4 episodes))
Hideki Saijō Diving the Great Barrier Reef (TV Tokyo, March 14, 1987)
Hideki Saijō Undersea Exploration of the Secret Island of the Maldives (TV Tokyo, January 1, 1989))
Hideki Saijō 4973km Philippine Adventure (TV Tokyo, April 23, 1990)
TV Cruise Papaya Next Door (Fuji Television, 1994)
Youth Pops (NHK, 1998-2002)
Same song (China Central Television, 2000)
Akiro Hidaka's storytelling and Edo human affairs story "Konya Takao" (Sapporo Television, December 28, 2004)
Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan Episode 19 (Fuji TV, September 27, 2007, appeared in the drama part of a 2-hour special of a children's variety show, role name: Fish Dragon)
Hobby Gardening Vegetable Time (NHK Educational Television, 2009)
Sings the theme song "Vegetable Wonderful" (lyrics: Satomi Arimori/composer: Masanori Takumi). The song has been released as a digital single on the iTunes Store.
Food journey around the kitchen (NHK BS Premium, 2013-2014)
Hideki's excitement! NEXT House (BS Japan, April - September 2014) - MC
Music Show Performances
Night Hit Studio - 192 appearances
Year
Song
Weeks
1972-
1973
Chance Comes Only Once
2
1973
Let's Bet on Youth
1
Storm of Passion
Fractured Love
1973-
1974
Cross of Love
2
1974
Chain of Roses
3
Intense Love
Lola, Covered in Scars
1974-
1975
Tears and Friendship
4
1975
This Love's Thrill
2
Reckless Runaway of Love
3
Supreme Love
2
White Chapel
3
1976
Let's Embrace and Become
Passionate
5
Jaguar
3
The Young Lions
4
1976-
1977
Last Scene
2
1977
Boomerang Street
3
Sexy Rock 'n' Roller
1
Unfasten the Button
4
Lola, Covered in Scars
1
1977-
1978
Take Off Your Boots, Let's Have
Breakfast
3
1978
For Love & You
2
Flame
3
Blue Sky Blue
4
1978-
1979
To a Distant Lover
3
1979
YOUNG MAN (Y.M.C.A.)
Hop Step Jump
4
If You Have Courage
8
1980
Tragic Friendship
3
Garden of Love
2
Our Era
Endless Summer
3
Santa Maria's Prayer
1980-
1981
Sleepless Night
4
1981
Little Girl
3
Sexy Girl
Sentimental Girl
4
1981-
1982
Gypsy
1982
Southern Cross
Saint/Girl
Castaways
1982-
1983
Gyarandu
5
1983
Night Games
4
The "Still" of Sadness
5
1983-
1984
Do You Know
3
1984
Through the Night
1
Jealousy
(Jerashī)
From the Back, I Love You
4
Pacific
(Pashifikku)
1
1984-
1985
The Jitterbug's Embrace
4
1985
Ten Thousand Light Years of Love
3
Misty Blue
2
Boogie Woogie Whisky Rain
1
Real Time *
(Riaru Taimu)
BEAT STREET *
3
When a Man Loves a Woman
(Otoko ga Onna wo Aisuru Toki)
1
1985-
1986
In Search of Love
4
1985
Hit song medley
1
Christmas Eve *
Wings of Love *
(Ai no Tsubasa)
1986
Eyes of Reminiscence 〜LOLA〜
3
City Dreams from Tokyo
1
Whispers of Dreams
(Yume no Sasayaki)
Rain of Dream (Sins of Dreams)
3
Memories of You *
1
Sing Sing Sing *
SUN *
The Traitor's Journey *
(Uragirimono no tabi)
The Promised Journey
3
1987
New York Girl
4
A Ballad Heard by the Heart
2
1988
Blue Sky
1
33 Years-Old
2
The Best Ten - 154 appearances
Year
Song
Peak
Weeks
1978
Take off Your Boots
and Have Breakfast
1
9
For Love & You
2
8
Flame
4
11
Blue Sky Blue
3
14
1979
To A Distant Lover
5
8
YOUNG MAN(Y.M.C.A.)
1
14
Hop Step Jump
2
10
If You Have Courage
1
12
1980
Tragic Friendship
4
9
Garden of Love
3
9
Our Era
3
6
Endless Summer
4
3
Santa Maria's Prayer
9
3
1981
Sleepless Night
3
8
Little Girl
5
7
Sexy Girl
7
3
1982
Gypsy
10
1
Southern Cross
4
7
Saint/Girl
6
5
1983
Gyarandu
8
3
1984-
1985
The Jitterbug's
Embrace
9
3
1985
In Search of Love
9
1
* This asterisk indicates that on one occasion, this song was performed alongside another song on Night Hit (i.e.: SUN and The Traitor's Journey were performed on the same episode). Each song has been allocated its own cell for clarity.
Storm of Passion, Invited to Flamenco (Sasowarete Flamenco) / Lola, Covered with Scars, Green Apple (Aoi Ringo) / Blue Sky Blue, Intense Love, Young Man (Y.M.C.A.), Gyarandu, 240 Million Eyes (Ni Oku Yon Sen Man no Hitomi)
Goro Noguchi, Hiromi Go
Shin-Gosanke hit collection
Intense Love, Trigger (Hikigane), Lola, Covered with Scars, Memory of Love (Ai no Memorī), So Many Stars Are Falling
My Tears, They’re Not Just for Decoration(Kazari ja Nai no yo Namida wa), Gyarandu, Funky Monkey Baby, Summer Happenings (BUT WE'RE PART NOW!）(Manatsu no Dekigoto), Everybody Dance
Held at the Tokyo International Trade Fair Center (Harumi International Trade Center). appeared as a fashion model alongside film directors Nagisa Oshima and Ryudo Uzaki.
national anthem solo
May 27, 2001, 68th Tokyo Yushun (Japan Derby), Tokyo Racecourse
August 18, 2004, "Kirin Challenge Cup" match against Argentina, Ecopa Stadium
short film
In 2004, Satoshi Takagi's work, "DANCE MASTER~Dance! "Moulin Rouge Laughter Town~" Friendship appearance, role of Western Joe
Publications
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