KEN (MUSICIAN)

, known professionaly as 'ken', was born in Shiga, Japan on November 28, 1968. He is the guitarist of L'Arc~en~Ciel, a Japanese rock band. He is also the leader/guitarist/vocalist of his own band Sons Of All Pussys or S.O.A.P and solo album Speed.



Two months before his graduation, Ken dropped out of The Nagoya Institute of Technology (one of Japan's top schools in this field), where he was an architect major to join L'Arc~en~Ciel (ラルク アン シエル), or L'Arc or Laruku (ラルク), in 1992 at the request of his childhood friend Tetsuya Ogawa (aka Tetsu the bassist). It's rumored that as a result of this Ken's relationship with his parents turned sour. He has written multiple songs for L'Arc~en~ciel, including, but not limited to: "As If In A Dream", "Vivid Colors", "Niji", "The Fourth Avenue Café, "Shout At The Devil", "Kasou", "Lies and Truth", "Lover Boy", and "Twinkle Twinkle". Today he is known as one of the best guitarists in Japan.



In 2002 Ken's own band, S.O.A.P, became active as a result of a break in L'Arc~en~Ciel's activities, with ex-L'Arc~en~Ciel member Yasunori Sakurazawa (Sakura) as the drummer, and Ein as the bassist (a half japanese/german model who appears in a few L'Arc PVs). Each member contributed songs based on themes; Ken with love, Ein with Desire, and Sakura with his experiences in jail, and together they shelled out four albums; Grace, Gimme A Guitar, High! and Paradise. All S.O.A.P. activities have ceased since 2004.



On 23.08.2006 Ken released a solo album titled "Speed", referring to himself as just Ken and has taken a new, "clean" appearance similar to his early days with L'Arc~en~Ciel.

Contents

Facts

Trivia

S.O.A.P. Albums

Solo Albums

External links

Facts

Name: Ken Kitamura

Nickname: Ken-Chan

D.O.B: November 28th, 1968

P.O.B: Osaka, Japan

Horoscope: Sagittarius

Height: 179cm

Blood Type: AB

Weight: 59 kg

Family: Mom, Dad, older sister

Marital Status: Dating Rei Nagano (model)

Pet: ELIZABETH SLICK (cat) who appears in a music video

Favorite colors: Silver, Black

Favorite animals: Dolphins (he made joke about it at Otakon '04), cats

Favorite food: simmered dishes

Favorite Alcoholic Beverage: Jack Daniels

Favorite Clothing Brands: Jun, Y's for men, Domon, Crazy Under Wear, 5351

Favorite Cigarette Brand: Marlboro Light

Smoking Status: Chain smoker

Trivia

★ Ken was rumored to have married an elevator girl (but are now divorced)

★ Ken can often be seen smoking, even during live performances. He joked about it with Matthew on Matthew's Best Hit TV.

★ Ken was the guest guitarist on Kiyoharu first album.

★ The first record Ken had ever bought was Pink Lady.

★ When asked if he likes Letters or Telephone, he says sex.

★ Ken's most wanted thing is Doraemon.

★ Ken used to be really bad at Japanese in school, although he was very good at doing his work.

★ Ken is said to be very outgoing and easy to befriend.

★ Ken has an avid fascination for dams.

S.O.A.P. Albums

★ GRACE ALBUM
1.GRACE

2.Every Second, I'm IN ROMANCE

3.A Song For You

4.PRIVATE RELIGION

5.S.O.A.P. YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!


★ GIMMIE A GUITAR ALBUM
1.I love you,I need you,I fuck you

2.gimme A guitar

3.Tsumi No Nagame

4.Dunce

5.GO!GO!S.O.A.P.


★ HIGH ALBUM
01.high

02.I wanna fly with your airplane

03.2 seconds to the top

04.red sky

05.S.O.A.P. 100%


★ PARADISE SINGLE
01.Moving on

02.Paradise

Solo Albums

★ SPEED
1.Speed

2.Empty Rooms

3.The Shadow Of Your Smile

4.Speed（karaoke）

External links

Curly Hair - Ken official site

Bubble Star - SOAP official site

L'Arc~En~Ciel - L'Arc~En~Ciel Official site

Grace - Approved fanlisting for Ken

The Lyrical Smoker - Ken english/italian fansite

Every Second I'm in Romance - Ken english fansite