# Kan (musician)

Kan Kimura (木村 和, Kimura Kan, September 24, 1962 – November 12, 2023), known by his stage name Kan (commonly stylized as KAN), was a Japanese singer-songwriter.
In 1983, he joined his first band, which was called Annette, before going solo in 1984. Kan wrote the background music for a 1986 film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, and started his major recording career the following year. He is best known for the chart-topping hit "Ai wa Katsu", released as a single in 1990. It sold over 2 million copies and won the 33rd Japan Record Award, bringing the artist into prominence. Subsequently, he spawned five top-ten singles and four top-ten albums on the Japanese record chart during the first half of the 1990s.
As of 2010, Kan had released 33 singles and 15 studio albums. According to the Oricon, he sold over 4.6 million copies of albums and singles in his home country.
Kan died of Meckel's diverticulum cancer on November 12, 2023, at the age of 61.

## Discography
### Singles

| Year | Single | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Single | Details | JPN |
| 1987 | "TV no Naka ni" (テレビの中に) | Released: April 25, 1987 B-Side: "Celluloid City mo Hi ga Kurete" (セルロイドシティも日が暮れて) | — |
| 1987 | "Bracket" | Released: October 25, 1987 B-Side: "Boku no Genuine Kiss" (僕のGENUINE KISS) | — |
| 1988 | "Daijōbu I'm All Right" (だいじょうぶI'M ALL RIGHT) | Released: June 25, 1988 B-Side: "France ni Tsuita Hi" (フランスについた日) | — |
| 1988 | "Over You" | Released: November 25, 1988 B-Side: "Never Leave" | — |
| 1989 | "Tokyo Life" (東京ライフ) | Released: May 1, 1989 B-Side: "Kimi kara Me ga Hanasenai" (君から目がはなせない) | — |
| 1989 | "Regrets" | Released: September 1, 1989 B-Side: "All I Want Is You" | — |
| 1990 | "Kenzen Anzen Kōseinen" (健全 安全 好青年) | Released: May 25, 1990 B-Side: "Seishun Kokudō 202" (青春国道202) | — |
| 1990 | "Ai wa Katsu" (愛は勝つ) | Released: September 1, 1990 B-Side: "Soredemo Furarete shimau Yatsu" (それでもふられてしまう男) | 1 |
| 1991 | "In the Name of Love" | Released: April 25, 1991 B-Side: "Tokidoki Kumo to Hanashi o Shiyō" (ときどき雲と話をしよう) | 5 |
| 1991 | "Propose" | Released: July 11, 1991 B-Side: "Koi suru Kimochi" (恋する気持ち) | 5 |
| 1992 | "Koppa Mijikai Koi" (こっぱみじかい恋) | Released: January 21, 1992 B-Side: "Tokyo Life" (New Recording) | 9 |
| 1992 | "Iezu no I Love You" (言えずのI LOVE YOU) | Released: March 25, 1992 B-Side: "Day by Day" | 13 |
| 1992 | "Shinu made Kimi o Hanasanai" (死ぬまで君を離さない) | Released: October 22, 1992 B-Side: "KAN no Christmas Song" (KANのChristmas Song) | 18 |
| 1993 | "Marui Oshiri ga Yurusenai" (まるいお尻が許せない) | Released: January 21, 1993 B-Side: "Long Vacation" | 15 |
| 1993 | "Mayumi" (まゆみ) | Released: April 21, 1993 B-Side: "France ni Tsuita Hi" (フランスについた日) (New Recording) | 17 |
| 1993 | "Itsumo Majime ni Kimi no Koto" (いつもまじめに君のこと) | Released: November 17, 1993 B-Side: "Hayaku Futtekure" (はやくふってくれ) | 32 |
| 1994 | "Sunshine of My Heart" | Released: November 26, 1994 B-Side: "Kimitachi wa Umakuiku" (君たちはうまく行く) | 47 |
| 1995 | "Subete no Kanashimi ni Sayonara Suru Tame ni" (すべての悲しみにさよならするために) | Released: January 25, 1995 B-Side: "Rival" | 42 |
| 1995 | "Tokyo ni Koi" (東京に来い) | Released: May 10, 1995 B-Side: "Nerima Bijin" (練馬美人) | 59 |
| 1996 | "Man" | Released: May 27, 1996 B-Side: "Zoku Rival" (続ライバル) | 50 |
| 1996 | "Namida no Yuyake" (涙の夕焼け) | Released: August 26, 1996 B-Side: "Permanent Dragon" | 78 |
| 1997 | "Songwriter" | Released: August 27, 1997 B-Side: "Kimi o Matsu" (君を待つ) | 63 |
| 1997 | "Dora Dora Drive Daisakusen" (ドラ・ドラ・ドライブ大作戦) | Released: December 25, 1997 B-Side: "Kekkon Shinai Futari" (結婚しない二人) (Live) | 86 |
| 1998 | "Saint Petersburg" (サンクト・ペテルグルブ～ダジャレ男の悲しきひとり旅, Dajare Otoko no Kanashiki Hitoritabi) | Released: February 5, 1998 B-Side: "Kimi o Matsu" (君を待つ) | 86 |
| 1998 | "Eigo de Gomen" (英語でゴメン) | Released: September 25, 1998 B-Side: "Saint Petersburg" (Live) | 73 |
| 1999 | "Happy Time, Happy Song" | Released: February 5, 1999 B-Sides: "Venus" (女神, Megami) | 68 |
| 1999 | "Kotoshi mo Koshite Futari de Christmas o Iwau" (今年もこうして二人でクリスマスを祝う) | Released: November 25, 1999 B-Sides: "Angel" (天使, Tenshi), "Labyrinth" (迷宮, Meikyu) | 89 |
| 2001 | "Close to Me" | Released: January 24, 2001 B-Sides: "Kohitsuji" (子羊), "Rock Shiren no Koi" (ロック試練の恋) | 68 |
| 2001 | "Superfaker" | Released: September 26, 2001 B-Sides: "Karasu" (カラス), "Tokidoki Kumo to Hanashi o Shiyō" (ときどき雲と話をしよう) | 89 |
| 2006 | "Curry Rice" (カレーライス) | Released: February 22, 2006 B-Side: "I Love You" | 54 |
| 2006 | "Sekai de Ichiban Suki na Hito" (世界でいちばん好きな人) | Released: November 29, 2006 B-Sides: "Cherry", "Tokyo Nettai Squeeze" (東京熱帯SQUEEZE) | 56 |
| 2010 | "Yokereba Issho ni" (よければ一緒に) | Released: February 10, 2010 B-Sides: "Bye Bye Bye" | 56 |
| 2011 | "Listen to the Music" | Released: December 7, 2011 B-Side: "Christmas Song" | 70 |
| 2020 | "Pop Music" | Released: February 26, 2020 B-side: "KAN's Christmas Song" | 32 |

### Albums
#### Studio albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Details | JPN |
| 1987 | Terebi no Naka ni (テレビの中に) Released: April 25, 1987 Label: Polydor | — |
| 1987 | No-No-Yesman Released: October 25, 1987 Label: Polydor | — |
| 1988 | Girl to Love Released: June 25, 1988 Label: Polydor | 86 |
| 1989 | Happy Title: Kōfuku Senshuken (HAPPY TITLE-幸福選手権) Released: June 21, 1989 Label: Polydor | 89 |
| 1990 | Yakyū Senshu ga Yume datta (野球選手が夢だった) Released: July 25, 1990 Label: Polydor | 2 |
| 1991 | Yukkuri Furo ni Tsukaritai (ゆっくり風呂につかりたい) Released: May 22, 1991 Label: Polydor | 2 |
| 1993 | Tokyoman Released: February 25, 1993 Label: Polydor | 3 |
| 1993 | Firm Wills of a Timid Man (弱い男の固い意志, Yowai Otoko no Katai Ishi) Released: December 10, 1993 Label: Polydor | 13 |
| 1994 | Shinonome (東雲) Released: November 26, 1994 Label: Polydor | 21 |
| 1996 | Man Released: May 27, 1996 Label: Polydor | 12 |
| 1998 | Tigersongwriter Released: March 5, 1998 Label: Warner Music Japan | 24 |
| 1999 | Kremlinman Released: April 21, 1999 Label: Warner Music Japan | 31 |
| 2001 | Gleam and Squeeze Released: September 26, 2001 Label: BMG Funhouse | 49 |
| 2006 | Haruka naru Mawarimichi no Mukou de (遥かなるまわり道の向こうで) Released: August 30, 2006 Label: Up-Front Works/zetima | 27 |
| 2010 | Kanchigai mo Hanahadashii Watashi no Jinsei (カンチガイもハナハダしい私の人生) Released: March 10, 2010 Label: Up-Front Works/zetima | 24 |

#### Live albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Details | JPN |
| 2008 | Live Hikiatari-Battari #7: Ultra Tabun (LIVE　弾き語りばったり No. 7 〜ウルトラタブン〜 全会場から全曲収録) Released: November 19, 2008 Label: zetima | 42 |

#### Compilation albums

| Year | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Details | JPN |
| 1992 | Mezurashii Jinsei (めずらしい人生) Released: February 28, 1992 Label: Polydor | 4 |
| 1997 | The Best Singles First Decade Released: September 3, 1997 Label: Polydor/Mercury | 31 |
| 1999 | Treasure Collection Released: June 30, 1999 Label: PolyGram | — |
| 2004 | Golden Best Released: February 25, 2004 Label: Universal Japan | — |
| 2005 | KAN: Best 10 Released: November 9, 2005 Label: Universal | — |
| 2007 | Ideas: The Very Best of KAN Released: November 28, 2007 Label: Up-Front Works/zetima | 38 |
| 2010 | Songs out of Bounds Released: October 27, 2010 Label: Up-Front Works/zetima | 78 |