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Most Famous Japanese Musicians
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Japan 2,162
3,062 AH 
Ayumi Hamasaki Japanese Singer b. 1978
Ayumi Hamasaki Japanese Singer b. 1978 4,218 G 
Gackt Japanese Singer b. 1973
Gackt Japanese Singer b. 1973 4,703 JH 
Joe Hisaishi Japanese Composer b. 1950
Joe Hisaishi Japanese Composer b. 1950 5,603 MH Megumi Hayashibara Japanese Singer b. 1967
6,435 TA Tadanobu Asano Japanese Guitar b. 1973
9,407 YK Yoko Kanno Japanese Composer b. 1964
9,763 Y( 
Yoshiki (musician) Japanese Drummer b. 1965
Yoshiki (musician) Japanese Drummer b. 1965 10,159 K 
Kitarō Japanese Composer b. 1953
Kitarō Japanese Composer b. 1953 11,542 KS 
Ko Shibasaki Japanese Singer b. 1981
Ko Shibasaki Japanese Singer b. 1981 13,105 IT Isao Tomita Japanese Composer 1932–2016
13,490 YY 
Yoshiko Yamaguchi Japanese Singer 1920–2014
Yoshiko Yamaguchi Japanese Singer 1920–2014 13,851 JA Jin Akanishi Japanese Singer b. 1984
14,927 KN 
Kazunari Ninomiya Japanese Singer b. 1983
Kazunari Ninomiya Japanese Singer b. 1983 16,138 HU Hiromi Uehara Japanese Composer b. 1979
16,430 MU 
Miyoshi Umeki Japanese Singer 1929–2007
Miyoshi Umeki Japanese Singer 1929–2007 18,574 AM 
Atsuko Maeda Japanese Singer b. 1991
Atsuko Maeda Japanese Singer b. 1991 19,364 L( 
LiSA (Japanese musician (Born 1987)) Japanese Singer b. 1987
LiSA (Japanese musician (Born 1987)) Japanese Singer b. 1987 20,543 T Tsunku Japanese Guitar b. 1968
20,939 YM 
Yasunori Mitsuda Japanese Composer b. 1972
Yasunori Mitsuda Japanese Composer b. 1972 21,336 SS 
Sho Sakurai Japanese Singer b. 1982
Sho Sakurai Japanese Singer b. 1982 22,457 MU Mitsuko Uchida Japanese Pianist b. 1948
24,377 TN 
Takanori Nishikawa Japanese Singer b. 1970
Takanori Nishikawa Japanese Singer b. 1970 25,255 MU Misako Uno Japanese Vocalist b. 1986
25,808 FO 
Fumiko Orikasa Japanese Singer b. 1974
Fumiko Orikasa Japanese Singer b. 1974 26,185 YS Yoko Shimomura Japanese Composer b. 1967
27,359 Y( 
Yui (singer) Japanese Singer b. 1987
Yui (singer) Japanese Singer b. 1987 28,324 MW 
Mayu Watanabe Japanese Singer b. 1994
Mayu Watanabe Japanese Singer b. 1994 28,789 AA Angela Aki Japanese Singer b. 1977
30,083 AH Aya Hisakawa Japanese Singer b. 1968
30,451 AT 
Ai Takahashi Japanese Singer b. 1986
Ai Takahashi Japanese Singer b. 1986 31,223 MA 
Mana Ashida Japanese Singer b. 2004
Mana Ashida Japanese Singer b. 2004 31,651 MF 
Miki Fujimoto Japanese Singer b. 1985
Miki Fujimoto Japanese Singer b. 1985 32,404 M 
Misia Japanese Singer b. 1978
Misia Japanese Singer b. 1978 33,058 KK Koharu Kusumi Japanese Singer b. 1992
33,605 YO Yui Ogura Japanese Singer b. 1995
34,052 NA 
Nanase Aikawa Japanese Singer b. 1975
Nanase Aikawa Japanese Singer b. 1975 39,271 B( 
Beni (singer) Japanese Singer b. 1986
Beni (singer) Japanese Singer b. 1986 42,774 YN Yuko Nakazawa Japanese Singer b. 1973
45,178 MN 
Masahiro Nakai Japanese Singer b. 1972
Masahiro Nakai Japanese Singer b. 1972 46,114 CM Chisato Moritaka Japanese Singer b. 1969
48,925 TK 
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Japanese Singer b. 1974
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Japanese Singer b. 1974 51,036 CH 
Chitose Hajime Japanese Singer b. 1979
Chitose Hajime Japanese Singer b. 1979 51,429 A 
Ayaka Japanese Singer b. 1987
Ayaka Japanese Singer b. 1987 52,872 MH Minako Honda Japanese Singer 1967–2005
53,585 MS 
Mariko Shinoda Japanese Singer b. 1986
Mariko Shinoda Japanese Singer b. 1986 56,736 JI 
Junko Iwao Japanese Singer b. 1970
Junko Iwao Japanese Singer b. 1970 57,723 KS Kenji Sawada Japanese Singer b. 1948
58,489 MS Motoi Sakuraba Japanese Composer b. 1965
59,354 AW Ayaka Wada Japanese Singer b. 1994
60,941 AN 
Ai Nonaka Japanese Singer b. 1981
Ai Nonaka Japanese Singer b. 1981
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