Ken'ichi Mikawa

I'll be honest, the first time I heard Ken'ichi Mikawa's voice I did a double take, that low, smoky, almost velvety tone is just unmistakable, and once it's in your head it never leaves. There's something so deliciously theatrical about him, the sequined gowns, the feathers, the regal way he glides onto a stage like the whole room belongs to him. What I love most is the whiplash: he'll croon a sultry mood ballad that drips with old-school Showa glamour, then turn around and unleash this razor-sharp, gloriously catty wit that has everyone howling. A kid from Suwa in Nagano somehow became one of Japan's most flamboyant, fearless entertainers, and decades on he's still owning it. That's not luck, that's a genuine star who knows exactly who he is.

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Ken'ichi Mikawa is a Japanese singer born on May 15, 1946, in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture. He is known for his distinctive baritone voice and mood-kayokyoku (easy-listening Japanese pop) style, performing in flamboyant stage costumes across a career spanning several decades. He maintains an official website and an Instagram presence as of 2024.

Name (English)

Ken'ichi Mikawa

Name (Japanese)

美川憲一

Reading

みかわ けんいち

Born

May 15, 1946 (age 80)

Origin

Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dog

Works summary

Works

335 (1965–2024)

By year (titles with a known year)

1965: 4, 1966: 4, 1967: 9, 1968: 9, 1969: 7, 1970: 9, 1971: 9, 1972: 12, 1973: 7, 1974: 7, 1975: 7, 1976: 6, 1977: 5, 1978: 6, 1979: 6, 1980: 6, 1981: 2, 1983: 2, 1984: 2, 1986: 4, 1987: 2, 1988: 2, 1989: 4, 1990: 4, 1991: 17, 1992: 10, 1993: 9, 1994: 9, 1995: 4, 1996: 6, 1997: 6, 1998: 7, 1999: 13, 2000: 7, 2001: 7, 2002: 9, 2003: 6, 2004: 8, 2005: 9, 2006: 8, 2007: 5, 2008: 4, 2009: 6, 2010: 5, 2011: 3, 2012: 5, 2013: 3, 2014: 3, 2015: 3, 2016: 1, 2017: 2, 2018: 5, 2019: 4, 2020: 3, 2021: 2, 2022: 3, 2023: 2, 2024: 3, year unknown: 3

Main labels/studios

LP (16), CD (10), CRCN-1246 (3)

Debut work

だけどだけどだけど

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://kenichimikawa.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kenichimikawa_official/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BE%8E%E5%B7%9D%E6%86%B2%E4%B8%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q977584

Tags

• From Nagano Prefecture
• Singer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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