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Kobukuro currently has 10 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Friday, 5 September 2025 at 富山オーバード・ホール in 富山市, 富山県, Japan.
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About Kobukuro
Hometown
Osaka, Japan
Formed
September 1998
Genre
J-Pop
Kobukuro is an award-winning Japanese folk-pop duo who have had 18 Top 10 singles in Japan.
∙ Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda, both street musicians in their hometown of Sakai, formed the duo in 1998.
∙ They had their first big hit with 2001’s “Yell,” which reached No. 4 on the Oricon Singles chart and sold more than 200,000 copies.
∙ NAMELESS WORLD, from 2005, was their first No. 1 on the Oricon Albums chart and won the Japan Gold Disc Award for Rock & Pop Album of the Year.
∙ “Tsubomi,” Kobukuro’s No. 1 single from 2007, won the Grand Prix at the 49th Annual Japan Record Awards.
∙ The 2018 compilation All Time Best was their eighth release to top the Oricon Albums chart.
Members of Kobukuro include, or have included, Kentaro Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.
Influenced by KobukuroKobukuro has influenced the music of MiruDaru, Yuguen, NeonDrop and more.
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