the theme song, "Ashita Hareru Kana", featured in the popular Japanese television drama series, Operation Love, which won the award for "Best Television Theme Song" at the 53rd Japanese Television Awards, in 2007. Honors Medal with Purple Ribbon (2014) References External links ASMART – Amuse, Inc. 1956 births Living people Aoyama Gakuin University alumni Japanese guitarists Japanese male rock singers Japanese multi-instrumentalists Japanese male singer-songwriters Southern All Stars members People from Chigasaki, Kanagawa Slide guitarists Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon Amuse Inc. talents 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers 21st-century Japanese singers