金城武 Takeshi Kaneshiro

金城武 Takeshi Kaneshiro

Takeshi Kaneshiro is 1/4 Okinawan and 3/4 Taiwanese, Takeshi Kaneshiro made his singing debut in 1992 entering the business with the nickname Aniki, meaning 'older brother' in Japanese.  His debut album was Heartbreaking Night (1992). Contracted to EMI, he wrote many of his own Mandarin and Cantonese songs. The following year, his popularity propelled him into acting and he no longer produces any commercial music.