Real name: 長谷 茂浩 / Shigehiro Hase

Effective period / Period of releases: 1977 - 1985

Stage name : 佳山明生 (Akio Kayama)
A Japanese male singer born in Hakodate City, Hokkaido on September 19, 1951.
In 1970 he studied under composer 古賀政男 (Masao Koga) as the last student.
When he sang as a semi-professional singer in March 1973, 美輪明宏 (Akihiro Miwa :
the name of the time, 丸山明宏 Akihiro Maruyama) gave him the stage name "佳山明生" (Akio Kagawa).
On December 1, 1977 he made his debut with "氷雨" and made big hit.