柴田淳
(Jun Shibata)
Jun Shibata (柴田淳) is a Japanese singer-songwriter praised for her emotive and
poetic ballads. Born on 7 April 1978 in Setagaya, "Shibajun," as she is
affectionally known, began her singing career in the late 1990s and gained
recognition for her distinctive, fragile voice and heartfelt lyrics, which often
explore themes of love and longing. She released her debut single "Boku no
Mikata" (ぼくの味方) in 2001, breaking into the charts the following year with "Sore
Demo Kita Michi." She went on to regularly place J-pop singles in the charts,
from "Anata to no Hibi" (2003) and "Hanafubuki"...
