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Kōji Wada

1974 - 2016

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Kōji Wada (和田 光司, Wada Kōji; January 29, 1974 – April 3, 2016) was a Japanese pop singer. He was best known for performing theme songs for several installments of the Digimon anime television series, including his recording debut in 1999 with his first and most famous single, "Butter-Fly", the theme song of the anime Digimon Adventure. He was signed with the Lantis recording label. His nickname is "Immortal Butterfly Anisong Singer" (不死蝶のアニソンシンガー). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Kōji Wada is the 2,126th most popular singer (down from 1,925th in 2024), the 1,959th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,619th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kōji Wada ranks 2,126 out of 4,381. Before him are Valerie Dore, Tommy Roe, Nina Kraviz, Yoko Takahashi, Louane, and Carly Rae Jepsen. After him are Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Pernilla Wahlgren, Enrico Ruggeri, Daniel Powter, Odd Børre, and Eleftheria Arvanitaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Kōji Wada ranks 305. Before him are Mikael Åkerfeldt, Hirohito Nakamura, Big L, Rolando Fonseca, Manuela Schwesig, and Simon Rex. After him are Santino Marella, Adriano Gerlin da Silva, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Thomas Beatie, Anke Huber, and Reki Kawahara. Among people deceased in 2016, Kōji Wada ranks 527. Before him are Sydney Schanberg, Cléber Santana, Sándor Csoóri, Christopher Zeeman, Joseph Mascolo, and Robert Stigwood. After him are Abu Omar al-Shishani, Daniel Willems, Elizaveta Glinka, Andrew Sachs, Clyde Lovellette, and Ashot Anastasian.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kōji Wada ranks 1,959 out of 6,245. Before him are Tsunku (1968), Satoshi Yoshioka (1987), Takahiro Shimada (1965), Tomoko Matsunaga (1971), Takako Tezuka (1970), and Hiroki Sakai (1990). After him are Hiroaki Morishima (1972), Takashi Sorimachi (1973), Kaoru Mitoma (1997), Keiji Kaimoto (1972), Kōji Nakata (1979), and Soma Ishigamori (2001).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Kōji Wada ranks 28. Before him are Mika Nakashima (1983), Koshi Inaba (1964), Tak Matsumoto (1961), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Shizuka Kudo (1970), and Yoko Takahashi (1966). After him are Sana (1996), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), Yui (1987), Ken Hirai (1972), Koda Kumi (1982), and Momo Hirai (1996).

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