Hiroji Miyamoto (宮本浩次, Miyamoto Hiroji), born June 12, 1966, in Japan, is a Japanese rock singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of the rock-band Elephant Kashimashi, actor and former folk-choir singer. In 2018, he launched his solo career under talent agency Amuse and recording label Universal Music Japan. His alma mater is Tokyo International University.
Biography
Since early age, Hiroji has been in touch with the music. Between third and fifth year of the elementary school, he was part of the NHK Tokyo Children's Choir. At age 10, he has released his first solo single "Hajimete no Boku Desu", credited as artist with Hiragana instead of Kanji. The song was broadcast on the NHK television station Minna no Uta. The single sold over 100k copies.
During middle school in 1981, he formed the band Elephant Kashimashi with his classmates and who made their major debut in 1989 under Epic/Sony RECORDS label. The band has been actively performing and making music as of 2023.
In 2000, he made his acting debut in the Japanese television drama Friends broadcast on TBS. On the 26th "The Television Drama Academy Awards", he received an award for the category of Best New Actor.
In 2018, he has officially launched his solo career by releasing digital duet single Kemono Yuku Hosomichi with Ringo Sheena. The single served as an theme song to the Nippon TV news program zero news.
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