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Ken Hirai

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Ken Hirai (平井 堅, Hirai Ken; born January 17, 1972) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Since his debut, Hirai has worked as a model, actor, composer, lyricist, singer, and brand ambassador. During his career, Hirai has released forty-seven singles and eleven studio albums as of January 2024. According to Oricon, his single Hitomi o Tojite (Close Your Eyes) became the best-selling single of 2004 in Japan, while his compilation album Ken Hirai 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection '95–'05 "Utabaka" became the best-selling album of 2006 in Japan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Hirai is the 2,379th most popular singer (down from 2,223rd in 2024), the 2,192nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,807th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Ken Hirai ranks 2,379 out of 4,381. Before him are Lúcia Moniz, Chalermpol Malakham, Hindi Zahra, Axelle Red, Billy Boy Arnold, and Alsou. After him are Demet Akalın, Lee Donghae, Cleo Laine, Ini Kamoze, Warrel Dane, and Edwyn Collins.

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Among people born in 1972, Ken Hirai ranks 488. Before him are Hüseyin Özkan, Catherine Siachoque, DJ Lethal, Jerome Damon, Pedro Contreras, and Hamza Abdi Barre. After him are Demet Akalın, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Jesper Kyd, Lluís Carreras, Carlos Ponce, and Michael Hester.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ken Hirai ranks 2,192 out of 6,245. Before him are Masato Yoshihara (1991), Yoshiro Moriyama (1967), Kazuya Okazaki (1991), Yasuhiro Nightow (1967), Kazuma Matsushita (1982), and Yuji Goto (1985). After him are Tetsuro Miura (1956), Shinji Nakano (1971), Marica Hase (1981), Ken Narita (1964), Yuzo Koshiro (1967), and Koya Saito (1986).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Ken Hirai ranks 32. Before him are Shizuka Kudo (1970), Yoko Takahashi (1966), Kōji Wada (1974), Sana (1996), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), and Yui (1987). After him are Koda Kumi (1982), Momo Hirai (1996), Kenshi Yonezu (1991), Angela Aki (1977), Misia (1978), and Ado (2002).

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