Teiji Yamazaki, in his 29th year as a singer, will compete with straight “life songs”. Pray for the new song “Otoko Ichinen” to be a hit

Date and time: 1/10 (Fri)
Time: 11:30
Location: Tsubaki Shrine (Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture)

On Friday, January 10th, enka singer Teiji Yamazaki (67), who has a unique background as a former professional boxer, visited Tsubaki Okami Shrine (Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture), a historic shrine in Mie, his base of activities. , will release their 22nd single “Otoko Ichinen” (lyrics: Suzuko Sawada) on January 29th (Wednesday). We prayed for a hit by composer: Tetsuya Gen.
Yamazaki, whose life’s work is visiting temples and shrines every day, 365 days a year, visited the same location the year before last to pray for the success of his previous work, “Futari de Yume Sakashi” and his previous work, “Oishi – Kita no Eki.” ” was nominated as one of 16 works for the “56th Japan Poetry Award”, making it a shrine with good luck.
Actually, on this day, Mie was also hit with heavy snow, and the weather was so bad that the snow was sometimes blown by strong winds. Even so, Yamazaki walked with his fans and staff along the long approach to the main shrine, enjoying a peaceful conversation while “putting his feelings into Shirogane.” When the prayers began at Tsubakigishi Shrine, his expression completely changed, and he remained motionless with his eyes closed throughout, listening intently to the priest’s blessings. After dedicating a tamagushi together with the staff and praying for about 20 minutes, he returned to his usual smile and left the main shrine, feeling relieved. Afterwards, he wrote on the votive tablet a wish for “Otoko Ichinen” to be a big hit and a wish that “even the flow of a great river will be filled with drops,” and expressed his thoughts on the new song.

“This song is a life song about the life of a man who moves forward step by step, like making flowers bloom on a dead tree.This is the first life song I’ve ever written, but I really like the singer. It’s been 29 years since I started singing, and I was able to sing straight about the laid-back, relaxed way of life of a man.I think people are looking for songs with this kind of seriousness at my age, so I’m going to take my time singing it.

I prayed for a hit at Tsubaki Shrine today as well, and since I started my career as a singer 29 years ago, I have visited here many times to gain courage, and now I have many people supporting me. I did. We’ll be celebrating our 30th anniversary in the fall, so I hope this song becomes a big hit and I hope to reach new dreams in preparation for the milestone. ” he said with a smile.

[TV information]
Wednesday, January 15th
This event will be broadcast on Mie TV’s “Mie Live” from 17:40 to 18:55.

[CD information]
Released on Wednesday, January 29, 2025
“Otoko Ichinen” COCA-18240
¥1,500 (tax included)

Lyrics: Suzuko Sawada Composer: Tetsuya Gen Arrangement: Yoshishu Inomata
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