Kinya Kotani
Person · male · Japan · Saitama Prefecture · born 1979 · recording since 2000
Japanese singer
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Also known as Kinya Kotani · Kotani Kin'ya · キンヤ · コタニキンヤ.
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: 情熱 BALLAD
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
Biography
Kinya Kotani (コタニ キンヤ, Kotani Kin'ya; born July 16, 1979), also known as KINYA, is a male singer and actor from Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He sang the theme songs for the anime Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle and various songs for Gravitation.
DVDs
LIVE physical small club circuit 2001 July 1, 2002 ESBL-9038
Live physical "ex. - 0126. 2000 to 2002 June 19, 2002 ESBL-9011
Kinya ga yuku! Daihyakka July 1, 2002 ESBL-9039
Kinya ga kuru!? Daihyakka July 1, 2002 ESBL-9040
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:13
1Spicy Marmalade4:012Blind Game Again4:463in the moonlight5:104憂鬱なSeven days4:085灼熱BLADE3:316スレスレなる季節4:257アブラカタブラ3:578anti nostalgic4:149高熱BLOOD3:3710情熱BALLAD4:242001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:18
1Far east of EDEN1:532No! Virtual3:503Easy Action4:034MASKING PLEASURE AROUND3:435猛烈ファイヤー~憂鬱をぶっとばせ~3:506Glaring Dream5:087ROCKIN'STATION4:338THE RAGE BEAT3:589Sweet Sweet Samba3:4610like a cowboy4:3211Love Stuff4:022006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 48:20
1BACK TO BACK3:482ANOTHER SIDE4:273BLAZE4:264DOUBLES3:425未完成4:586スキッドマーク3:187バタフライ4:058EVOLUTION5:029Season4:1210IT’S4:5011三日月5:32
Single · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 情熱 BALLADSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 12:441情熱 BALLAD4:31 2Mother’s day ~K2 version1:54 3情熱 BALLAD (一緒に唄おう “ラジ語り MIX”)4:28 4Mother’s day ~your version1:51 | 3 May 2000 | ||
| 2000 | Sweet Sweet SambaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:311Sweet Sweet Samba3:47 2Sweet Sweet Samba (一緒に唄おう “ラジ語り MIX”)3:44 | 19 July 2000 | ||
| 2000 | Easy ActionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 13:111Easy Action4:02 2Glaring Dream5:09 3Easy Action (一緒に唄おう “ラジ語り MIX”)4:00 | 6 December 2000 | ||
| 2001 | No! VirtualSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 11:271No! Virtual3:50 2No! Virtual (一緒に唄おう “ラジ語り MIX”)3:48 3高熱 BLOOD (2000.7.23 日比谷野外音楽堂 LIVE EDIT)3:49 | 28 February 2001 | ||
| 2001 | Love StuffSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:461Love Stuff4:02 2Love Stuff(Love Shuffle Mix)4:44 | 23 May 2001 | ||
| 2005 | BLAZESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 13:241BLAZE4:27 2Refraction4:31 3BLAZE (instrumental)4:26 | 22 June 2005 | ||
| 2005 | aerialSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:441aerial4:16 2Season4:13 3aerial (instrumental)4:15 | 17 August 2005 | ||
| 2006 | IT'SSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:571IT'S4:49 2スキッドマーク3:20 3IT’S -instrumental-4:48 | 24 May 2006 |
EP · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NATIVESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 25:511愛のカタチ4:42 2ス・パ・イ・ダ・ー3:16 3ロマンティック☆ジャーニー3:56 4silent scene4:12 5BE THE ONE5:15 6TOKIO4:30 | 12 November 2004 | ||
| 2015 | This is GRAVITATION Vol. 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 16:531Blind Game again4:54 2Sleepless beauty3:15 3Shining Collection4:39 4Spicy Marmalade4:05 | 11 February 2015 | ||
| 2015 | This is GRAVITATION Vol. 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 18:071THE RAGE BEAT4:08 2MOONSHINE DANCE5:02 3in the moonlight5:11 4憂鬱なSeven days3:46 | 13 May 2015 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GRAVITATION~BAD LUCK - SHUICHI SHINDO / VOCAL COLLECTIONSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:13:211Spicy Marmalade4:02 2Blind Game again4:46 3in the moonlight5:12 4憂鬱なSeven days4:10 5灼熱BLADE3:33 6スレスレなる季節4:26 7アブラカタブラ3:56 8anti nostalgic4:16 9高熱BLOOD3:37 10情熱BALLAD4:25 11Far east of EDEN1:54 12No!Virtual3:50 13Easy Action4:02 14MASKING PLEASURE AROUND3:43 15猛烈ファイヤー~憂鬱をぶっとばせ~3:50 16Glaring Dream5:07 17ROCKIN' STATION4:33 18THE RAGE BEAT3:59 | Soundtrack | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kinya Kotani head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c14fcd09-f080-42a0-9535-d62308584530discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c14fcd09-f080-42a0-9535-d62308584530core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2465843genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2465843seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinya_Kotanibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinya_Kotani
Why this artist is in the database
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q2465843 · MusicBrainz: c14fcd09-f080-42a0-9535-d62308584530
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