Hiroshi Itsuki

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Itsuki Hiroshi 五木ひろし
2022
Background information
Birth name	Kazuo Matsuyama
Also known as	Masaru Matsuyama (1965-1967) Eiichi Ichijō (1967-1968) Ken Mitani (1969-1971)
Born	(1948-03-14) March 14, 1948 (age 76) Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Enka, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Composer
Years active	1965–Present
Labels	Tokuma Japan Communications
Website	www.itsuki-hiroshi.co.jp

Hiroshi Itsuki (五木ひろし, Itsuki Hiroshi, born March 14, 1948) is a Japanese singer and composer. As of 1987, he had sold 20 million singles and 4 million LP albums.^[1]

Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he has also released a cover version of Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami".^[2]