Ken, the Mistical Guitarist..

Ken..

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Ken Kitamura (Kitamura Ken?), 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, or L'Arc or Laruku, 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.

Facts

Name: Ken Kitamura
Nickname: Ken-Chan
D.O.B: November 28th, 1968
P.O.B: Osaka, Japan
Horoscope: Sagittarius
Height: 178cm
Blood Type: AB
Weight: 60 kg
Family: Mom, Dad, older sister
Marital Status: Dating Rena Tanaka (actress - GTO The Movie, Hatsukoi, Drugstore Girl etc.)
Pet: ELIZABETH (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 Menthol 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. 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

GRACE
Every Second, I'm IN ROMANCE
A Song For You
PRIVATE RELIGION
S.O.A.P. YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!

GIMMIE A GUITAR ALBUM

1. I love you, I need you, I fuck you
2. Gimmie A guitar
3. Tsumi No Nagame
4. Dunce
5. GO! GO! S.O.A.P.

HIGH ALBUM

1. High
2. I wanna fly with your airplane
3. 2 seconds to the top
4. Red Sky
5. 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)
 

 Albums:

Dune
Tierra
Heavenly
True
Heart
Ark
Ray
Real
Smile
Awake
Kiss

Compilations:

Clicked Singles Best 13
·The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1994-1998
The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1998-2000
The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel C/W

Singles :

"Blurry Eyes" · "Vivid Colors" · "Natsu no Yuutsu ~Time to Say Goodbye~" · "Kaze ni Kienaide" · "Flower" · "Lies and Truth" · "The Fourth Avenue Cafe" · "Niji" · "Winter Fall" · "Dive to Blue" · "Honey" · "Kasou" · "Shinshoku ~Lose Control~" · "Snow Drop" · "Forbidden Lover" · "Heaven's Drive" · "Pieces" · "Driver's High" · "Love Flies" · "Neo Universe/Finale" · "Stay Away" · "Spirit Dreams Inside -Another Dream-" · "Ready Steady Go" · "Hitomi no Jyuunin" · "Jiyuu e no Shoutai" · "Killing Me" · "New World" · "Jojoushi" · "Link" · "Seventh Heaven" · "My Heart Draws a Dream" · "Daybreak's Bell" · "Hurry Xmas" .

Jangan ngucapin hurup 'e' pada kata 'Ken' kaya ngucapin kata 'emas' dumz.. Saru ah. Bs2 site nie dituntut ma FBI. Mau bayar uang pengacara pake apa coba?!

Ken. Singkat bgt kan namana? Gw sbg manajerna ja gag tau nama panjangna. Palagi lo lo pade yg masi ingusan.. Hehe..

Tapi, gile bo, melodi gitarna mendayu-ndayu panjang bgt lo.. Bagus lagi! Cb lo dengerin de laguna. Pasti bakalan langsung kepincut-cut! Kaya ikan cucut makan curut sambil merengut! Hehe..

Dalam bergitar n bermelodi-ria, Ken gag segan2 nampilin aksi totalna. Kalo bs <menurut pengakuanna sendii pd gw lo, eksklusip!>, dia mau buat apa pun biar semua og yg ngeliat aksina bs melonjak-lonjak kegilaan.. Keren n gress bgt gag tu?!

Yo yo yo....