Ken Ayugai was born 1970 to a Japanese father and German mother, near the ?sh market in down town Tokyo. Soon after birth, his parents took him to be raised in Riverdale, N.Y. until the age of 9. Thereafter he spent most of his youth in Tokyo, except for one year in 1986 when he returned to New York and started his ?rst band at the age of 16. After his return to Tokyo he entered the prestigious Gakushuin University, the designate university for the Emperor's family, where he studied law while playing in a Heavy Metal band. His band "Bump'n Grind" released two albums before their split up in 1999. During his University years, Ken also made his TV debut in 1993 as one of the ?rst VJs of the newly established MTV Japan. He has been an active player in the Japanese entertainment industry ever since as Musician, Actor, Radio DJ and TV personality, etc.
2017.05.14 (SUN) TX『JAPAN COUNTDOWN』JAPAN JAM 2017 SPECIAL REPORT!!!
毎週日曜あさ9:30からテレビ東京系列6局ネットで放送中の『JAPAN COUNTDOWN』、今週は大型連休中に巨大な規模を誇り、3日間に渡って開催された音楽フェス「JAPAN JAM 2017」の会場レポートをお届け!
過ごしやすさを追求し、フェス初心者にも優しい空間を作り上げたこの一大イベントの快適さの秘密と3日間のライブの模様をチェックします。
他にも最新のシングル・アルバムチャートはもちろん、スガシカオの今年デビュー20周年を記念して行われたスガフェス、ネットで話題沸騰のAAAメンバー西島隆弘と宇野実彩子による「”Beauty and the Beast”を歌ってみた。」、
さらに、Mr.Childrenがデビュー25周年を迎えた5月10日に突如配信限定でリリースした2枚のベストアルバムをご紹介!
プレゼントは星野源が表紙の”ROCKIN’ ON JAPAN”最新号!
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