Akeboshi
, more commonly known as Akeboshi, is a Japanese folk singer. He is mainly known for the song "Wind", used as an ending theme for the first season of the anime "Naruto". His surname means "bright star," while his given name means "fine man." Akeboshi was born on July 1, 1978, in Yokohama. He learned to play the piano when he was three years old, later learning to play the guitar. He studied music in Liverpool, and his time there has heavily influenced his music. Before his major debut, he produced two of the songs on Matsu Takako's fourth  album, "A piece of life". Akeboshi. Akeboshi's debut album, "Akeboshi", was released on June 22, 2005, on Epic Records Japan. Most of these tracks are taken from the mini-albums, with some re-recorded in slightly different arrangements. Meet Along the Way. Akeboshi's second album, "Meet Along the Way", was released on November 7, 2007, on the Epic Records label in Japan. The simultaneously released limited edition contains a CD with the songs "Rusty Lance," "Yellow Moon," and "Along The Line." Roundabout. Akeboshi's third album, "Roundabout", was released on June 11, 2008, on the Epic Records label  in Japan. Called a "complete selection album," it contains no new songs, but does feature previously unreleased live versions of several of his best hits. The simultaneously released limited edition contains a DVD with a collection of his music videos, as well as a documentary of the time he spent in England recording "Meet Along the Way." After The Rain Clouds Go. This Full Album contains 11 songs has been released in August 2014. Befores, the Mini Album "Start Forming The Words" has been released first. The pre-release album contained of some singles in the full album such as  Messed Up Mind, Standing On The Line, and Kumori Yozora. Mini-albums. So far, Akeboshi has released six mini-albums and one single, "Rusty lance". Stoned town. "Stoned town" was released August 8, 2002. The track "Wind" was used for the first Naruto ending theme. White reply. "White reply" was released June 18, 2003. A limited edition version was released on May 13, 2003. It contained an extra song, called "Not real". Faerie punks. "Faerie punks" was released March 10, 2004. Rusty lance. "Rusty lance" was released October 19, 2005. Yellow Moon. "Yellow Moon" was released April 19, 2006. The  title track was used for the thirteenth Naruto ending theme. Colorful Drops. "Colorful Drops" was released on August 22, 2007. "Along the Line" is the theme for the movie White Mexico. Start forming the words. "Start forming the words" was released on June 15, 2012. 恋人たち (Koibitotachi). "恋人たち" was released on November 3, 2015. a little boy. "a little boy" was released on June 27, 2019. Work with Matsu Takako. Matsu Takako's single, "Toki no Fune", released September 2004, contains two songs composed by Akeboshi. The title track is another version of "A nine days' wonder", though the lyrics  are different and there are some small changes to the melody. The song was used in the drama RUNAWAY, which is a remake of the movie "The Fugitive". The single also contains a cover of "White reply".