Sho Kurashina
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Sho KurashinaSho Kurashina (GOOD BYE APRIL)
Born in the summer of 1990, from Saku City, Nagano Prefecture. Singer-songwriter of the neo-new music band GOOD BYE APRIL.
In particular, he is deeply influenced by new music such as Tulip and Eiichi Ohtaki, and in April 2023, the band made its major debut on the long-established new music label Nippon Crown "PANAM" with a song produced by his beloved city pop maestro Tetsuji Hayashi.
In terms of his personal musical roots, he was influenced by UK rock such as Oasis and folky Western music such as Kings Of Convenienc and James Iha, and began composing music from an early age, and then aspired to a career in music. When he was in junior high school, he was discovered by music producer Keitaro Kamo after opening for Toben Yukawa (Kodomo Band), and performed at ROCK IN JAPAN FES during his high school years.
In his solo work, he mainly produces music at home that soothes the everyday with authentic melodies that exude the Japanese atmosphere nurtured in a land rich in nature and smooth sound making.
He has also written songs for stage and radio, and arranged and produced for various artists, while expanding the scope of his activities to include radio personality and commercial narration (he was in charge of the TV/WEB commercial for "N organic Plenum" featuring Hasegawa Kyoko).
Genre: J-Pop