Ken'ichi Hagiwara Death
Ken'ichi passed away on March 26, 2019 at the age of 68 in Tokyo, Japan. Ken'ichi's cause of death was gastrointestinal stromal tumor.
When did Ken'ichi Hagiwara die?
March 26, 2019How did Ken'ichi Hagiwara die? What was the cause of death?
Gastrointestinal stromal tumorHow old was Ken'ichi Hagiwara when died?
68Where did Ken'ichi Hagiwara die? What was the location of death?
Tokyo, Japan
Ken'ichi Hagiwara Birthday and Date of Death
Ken'ichi Hagiwara was born on July 25, 1950 and died on March 26, 2019. Ken'ichi was 68 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: July 25, 1950
Date of Death: March 26, 2019
Age at Death: 68
Ken'ichi Hagiwara - Biography
Kenichi Hagiwara (萩原健一; Hagiwara Ken'ichi, born 25 July 1950 in Omiya, Saitama, Japan), also known as Sho-Ken, was the lead singer of The Tempters, the "bad boys" of the Group Sounds Japan pop scene in the mid and late 1960s. A teen idol with a legion of loyal fans, Hagiwara was known for his good looks and arrogance, which appealed to both young male and female Japanese fans.
After The Tempters, he formed the band PYG along with Kenji Sawada, the first true Japanese supergroup, a unit which included members of The Tigers, The Tempters, and The Spiders. He was in the Donjuan R&R Band with Hideki Ishima, formerly of The Flowers Travelln' Band.
He was still popular as an actor in the early 2000s, and a "bad boy" even in his fifties, with minor (but highly publicized) brushes with law enforcement. Hagiwara died of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor at the age of 68 in a hospital in Tokyo. He had been fighting for disease since 2011, but with the strong hope of survival he declined to publicize the name of the disease.
