August 19th, 2005

1980, a year which - at first sight - is not at all that important. But if you dare to take a closer look, then you will notice that a lot of great things began and also ended this year. December 8th a great musician left us. John Lennon, member of the well-known 'Beatles'. He had been shot down, as all of you might very well know. This had been his end, the end of an era, of a music that many of us thought to be great.

Everything has to end someday. But before that happens, especially music, should have had the chance to prove itself to the world. It needs a beginning, open ears and people to show others what they like - so that the artist and the music can also reach you.

This, I have to admit, is the fact why I am writing these lines here. I want to tell you something about an artist, a Japanese one who had been born in 1980. The year, which had been the end to other great personalities, had been the year this musician first laid eyes onto our world. Of course you cannot really compare these two persons, but they have something in common: the year in which their lives began and ended.

There is hardly any information you are able to find when you are looking for the artist 'Kimeru' online. All we surely know is, that he had been born in Kumamoto-ken, a peaceful village somewhere in Japan. Later on he earned some money as a Postman, before he turned his attention to music.

In the year 2001 he appeared in the Anime scene for the first time - with the opening for 'Prince of Tennis' (also known as 'Tennis no Ouji-sama'), a new upcoming Sport-Anime. Shortly after that, he also procuded other songs for this Anime, and quickly he only was accociated with this series, before he also made songs for the - even more popular Anime - Yu-Gi-Oh. But that there is much more about him, many still do not know.

So far he has one Album with songs, who just seem to brighten up your life. But also others, like 'endless pain', where - even without any knowledge of the japanese language - you're able to smile melancholically. If you like J-Pop in General, I personally think, that you're also able to like his style of music. Sometimes it is fast, rather similar to some songs out of DDR ('Dance Dance Revolution'). But he also can show that his voice is able to stand up for it alone, for example in the song 'Chain of Mind', where most of the time his voice is the leading 'instrument'.

I also know some of my friends, who don't really like him, mostly because he is too young and due to the fact that they accociate him with the above mentioned Anime. Of course, that's where he had his first songs - but everyone has a beginning. Kimeru here has a rather tiny one, for hardly anyone ever heard of his name.

His music is worth more attention. At least that is my opinion, and I hope you might be willing to give this artist a chance - a chance to show you his beginning and maybe you're going to chose to watch his development. From a Postman to a musician. From a small unknown to maybe an artist who will be able to fill a great hall with a listening audience.

It's your choice - but I hope, that I've been able to give you a small insight into the person and his music. And maybe I've been able to wake some curiousity in you and the willingness to, at least, listen to some songs of him and then to form your own opinion of him.