is a Japanese idol singer, and solo vocalist, affiliated with Johnny & Associates. In the 1980s he had a number of number 1 singles in Japan. He was awarded a Japan Music Award in 1983 for the song . He was part of the Tanokin Trio.
Biography Tahara is from Kofu, the capital city of Yamanashi Prefecture. He started acting in 1978, and officially debuted in June 1980, aged 19, with his first single 哀愁でいと(NEW YORK CITY NIGHTS), which made it to no. 2 in the Oricon Chart. Tahara was noted for his dancing skills, which he showed during songs like (1988) and (1988). In 1983 at the age of 22, he was featured in a 40" minute dance show and music documentary Love Forever directed by Umetsugu Inoue.
Tahara was invited to perform in the prestigious NHK year-end programme Kōhaku Uta Gassen from 1980 to 1986.
He made a comeback, 33 years after his debut, in June 2012 with the release of his 68th single, titled "Mr. Big". On June 19, 2013, he released his first original album in 15 years. In 2014, he celebrated the 35th anniversary of his debut.
Discography Singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP)Label19802NAV1Canyon19812319821213198311984212198531"It's BAD"419868231987"Kid"4319888Pony Canyon321989414199010"Nude"16199118199225819932927199459199594199686"DA・DI・DA"711997"A Night to Remember"100"Easy Love Me"80Gauss1998-19992001Hit Vibe2002"DO-YO"200498Gauss2005-2006Tokuma Japan2009"Cordially"199JVC2010125Formula Recordings"Rainy X'mas Day"94201170"Blue" (featuring Luv and Soul)113352012"Mr.Big"262014"Love & Dream" featuring Sky-Hi/Bonita302015"Back to the 90's"2026201628201721Universal Music Japan2018"Escort to My World"28201923202017Lighthouse Music2021"Ha-Ha-Happy"11202220202323202411Universal Music Japan2025"Life Is a Carnival"8202610
DVD singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP)Label2006"Always You" -JVC
Collaboration singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP)Label1985with Naoko Ken (released as "Toshi & Naoko")5Canyon2004with Naoko Ken (released as "Tahara Toshi & Ken Naoko")123Gauss
Albums Studio albums {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;" | Album details ! scope="col" | Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" | JPNOricon |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 5 August 1980 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |rowspan="2"align="center"|1 |- ! scope="row" | TOSHI'81 | Released: 13 December 1980 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |- ! scope="row" | No.3 Shine Toshi | Released: 24 June 1981 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |rowspan="2"align="center"|2 |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 27 March 1982 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |- ! scope="row" | Eve only | Released: 27 January 1983 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |rowspan="2"align="center"|1 |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 21 July 1983 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 21 March 1984 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |rowspan="2"align="center"|3 |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 21 June 1984 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |- ! scope="row" | TOSHI 10R NEW YORK | Released: 21 November 1984 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|2 |- ! scope="row" | Don't Disturb | Released: 4 July 1985 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|6 |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 15 December 1985 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|11 |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 19 June 1986 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|6 |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 5 December 1986 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|17 |- ! scope="row" | Yesterday My Love | Released: 21 May 1987 Label: Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|8 |- ! scope="row" | Dancin''' | Released: 13 July 1988 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|5 |- ! scope="row" | Tokyo Beat| Released: 17 May 1989 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, LP, Cassette tape |align="center"|8 |- ! scope="row" | DOUBLE“T”| Released: 21 June 1990 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, Cassette tape |align="center"|12 |- ! scope="row" | | Released: 5 June 1991 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, Cassette tape |align="center"|17 |- ! scope="row" | Gently| Released: 2 September 1992 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD |align="center"|24 |- ! scope="row" | More Electric| Released: 4 August 1993 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD |align="center"|39 |- ! scope="row" | Tenderness| Released: 6 August 1995 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD |align="center"|83 |- ! scope="row" | Vintage 37| Released: 23 July 1998 Label: Gauss Formats: CD |align="center"| - |- ! scope="row" | I Am Me!| Released: 19 September 2013 Label: Formula Recordings Formats: CD |align="center"|24
Cover albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon My Favorite Songs Released: 18 November 1994 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD -
Self-cover albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon ♥'MOTTO+MS005 Released: 20 June 2007 Label: Gauss Formats: CD -
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Released: 1 September 1982 Label: Canyon Formats: LP, Cassette tape 1 Released: 19 June 1986 Label: Canyon Formats: CD 19 (A-Side) 28 (B-Side) NON-STOP TOSHI Released: 21 February 1988 Label: Canyon Formats: CD 30 Thank You, for GLORIOUS HITS36 in 10years Released: 22 November 1989 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD 17 BEST 1987-1991 Released: 21 November 1991 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD 85 Presents: The Greatest Hits in 15 years Released: 24 July 1994 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD 43 Best of Toshihiko Tahara Released: 18 February 1998 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD - Dynamite Survival Released: 24 July 2003 Label: Gauss Formats: CD Released: 21 January 2004 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD 30th Anniversary BEST Released: 1 September 2010 Label: Formula Recordings Formats: CD+DVD 35th Anniversary All Singles Best 1980-2014 Released: 6 August 2014 Label: Formula Recordings Formats: CD Original Single Collection 1980-2021 Released: 18 August 2021 Label: Lighthouse Music Formats: CD24
Music Awards 1983: Japan Music Award — for the song
Videography Live albums ReleaseTitleFormatChart1st1983.8.4.Forever ToshiVHSrowspan="1"
Music-video albums ReleaseTitleFormatChart1st1984.10.1MärchenVHSrowspan="1"
Filmography Film Tanokin Super Hit Series Graffiti Youth: Sneaker Blues (February 11, 1981) Blue Jeans Memory (July 11, 1981) Good Luck Love (December 20, 1981) Highteen Boogie (August 7, 1982) The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S (December 11, 1982) Heart Beat (August 4, 1983)
TelevisionKinpachi-sensei (1979–80), Masaharu SawamuraKyoshi Binbin Monogatari'' (1988), Ryunosuke Tokugawa
References
External links
Official blog