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Chihiro Onitsuka was born on October 30, 1980 in Nangō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Public records list Chihiro Onitsuka as a singer, songwriter and singer-songwriter. That works out to 45 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Miyazaki Prefectural Nichinan High School. Notable works include Gekkō.
My Take
When "Gekkou" broke in 2000, Chihiro Onitsuka was barely twenty, and the song did not sound like anything else on Japanese radio that year. Her debut album Insomnia went to number one and sold over a million copies, which usually means an artist gets locked into repeating the formula for a decade. She did not do that. What strikes me about her career is how little interest she has shown in being managed into a comfortable shape. There are long silences, abrupt turns, periods where the industry clearly did not know what to do with her. That is often described as difficulty, and maybe it is, but it is inseparable from the thing that made the voice land in the first place. Some singers are pleasant. She is exposed, which is a much harder way to work and a much harder way to live. I would rather have the uneven catalogue than a smooth one.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chihiro Onitsuka
- Name (Japanese)
- 鬼束ちひろ
- Reading
- おにつか ちひろ
- Born
- October 30, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
- Origin
- Nangō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / singer-songwriter / composer / recording artist
2. Background
- High school
- Miyazaki Prefectural Nichinan High School
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Gekkō | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.onitsuka-chihiro.jp/
- Xhttps://x.com/CHIHIROID1980
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihiro%20Onitsuka
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AC%BC%E6%9D%9F%E3%81%A1%E3%81%B2%E3%82%8D
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435525
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Chihiro Onitsuka born?
Born October 30, 1980 (age 45).
Where is Chihiro Onitsuka from?
Chihiro Onitsuka is from Nangō, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.
What does Chihiro Onitsuka do?
Chihiro Onitsuka works as singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, composer, recording artist.
What is Chihiro Onitsuka known for?
Notable works include Gekkō.
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