Answer the following question: What key details about hachiro kasuga can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: , born minoru watabe , was a japanese enka singer . he has been dubbed '' the first enka singer '' . having seen the stage of ichiro fujiyama , he attempted to become a popular singer . after he graduated from the toyo music school , he joined the imperial japanese army in 1944 , and returned from taiwan in 1945 . he joined shinjuku moulin rouge in 1947 and then king records in 1949 . in 1952 , kasuga made his debut with the song , which at first got into the news in nagoya . his popularity soon became widespread . his 1954 song became more successful throughout japan . this single sold 500,000 copies in a half year , and eventually sold more than one million copies . in 1955 , he also released the single which he musically sought . the song was composed by toru funamura . his music , which was later called '' enka '' , had much effect on subsequent popular music of japan .
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- years active is 1947 -- 1991- caption is kasuga hachiro in 1954- birth name is minoru watabe- label is king records- death date is 22 october 1991- genre is enka- birth date is 09 october 1924- name is kasuga hachiro - background is solo_singer- image is kasuga hachiro.jpg- birth place is aizubange , fukushima , japan- occupation is singer