Shinichi Mori

Shinichi Mori
Born
Kazuhiro Moriuchi

(1947-11-18) November 18, 1947 (age 76)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
Years active1966–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1980; div. 1984)
  • (m. 1986; div. 2005)
ChildrenTakahiro Moriuchi
Tomohiro Moriuchi
Hiroki Moriuchi
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
LabelsVictor Entertainment
Websitewww.jvcmusic.co.jp/mori

Kazuhiro Moriuchi (森内 一寛, born November 18, 1947, in Kofu, Yamanashi[1][2]) known professionally as Shinichi Mori (森 進一, Mori Shin'ichi) is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.[3][4]

Mori has been married and divorced twice, first to Reiko Ohara[5] and then to Masako Mori.[6] His sons, Takahiro Moriuchi and Hiroki Moriuchi, are the vocalists of the rock bands One Ok Rock and My First Story, respectively.[7]

  1. ^ "Profile" (in Japanese). JVC Music. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "森 進一" (in Japanese). CDJournal. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会" (PDF) (in Japanese). RIAJ. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2010.
  4. ^ 第1部 幸せの道標 森進一とその時代<12>嘆きの美学 ファンと歩んだ「戦友」―連載. Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). January 13, 2005. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
  5. ^ "Reiko Ohara's life comes to a sad and lonely end". Japan Today. August 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "森昌子と森進一 「おしどり夫婦」だった2人が離婚した理由とは?" (in Japanese). Excite Japan. October 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "森進一、Taka・次男・Hiroとの親子4ショット公開「イケメン親子」「次男のお母さん度が強いですね!」". Oricon (in Japanese). Oricon News. May 19, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.