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Akeboshi

1978 - Today

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Yoshio Akeboshi (明星嘉男, Akeboshi Yoshio), more commonly known as Akeboshi (アケボシ), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akeboshi has received more than 137,643 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Akeboshi is the 2,674th most popular singer (down from 2,494th in 2019), the 2,001st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,823rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Japanese Singer.

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  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Akeboshi ranks 2,674 out of 3,528. Before her are Jessica Sutta, Birgit Õigemeel, Arisa, Kim Joon, Tanya Tucker, and Maki Goto. After her are Nipsey Hussle, Nick Oliveri, Florin Cezar Ouatu, Jeon So-yeon, Melissa Manchester, and Aisha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Akeboshi ranks 502. Before her are Saša Stanišić, Samanta Schweblin, Kathleen Rubins, Perez Hilton, Mariusz Jop, and Jaime Ray Newman. After her are Ruhollah Zam, Lars Bystøl, Hasna Benhassi, Jesper Christiansen, Filip Daems, and Vibeke Stene.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Akeboshi ranks 2,001 out of 6,048. Before her are Hiroshi Hayano (1955), Kosuke Kitajima (1982), Shigeyoshi Mochizuki (1973), Tori Matsuzaka (1988), Nozomi Hiroyama (1977), and Maki Goto (1985). After her are Akiko Sudo (1984), Shinichiro Takahashi (1957), Yoshiharu Horii (1953), Jun Suzuki (1961), Princess Yōko of Mikasa (1983), and Shingo Kunieda (1984).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Akeboshi ranks 50. Before her are Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (1993), Ryo Nishikido (1984), Masaki Aiba (1982), Nanase Aikawa (1975), Natsumi Abe (1981), and Maki Goto (1985). After her are Airi Suzuki (1994), Aya Matsuura (1986), Mari Yaguchi (1983), Hitomi Shimatani (1980), Yuko Oshima (1988), and Minami Kuribayashi (1976).

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