Hideki Saijo
Hideki Saijō was a Japanese singer, composer, actor, drummer, voice actor, and television and radio show host. Due to his numerous pioneering achievements throughout Asia in the 1970s and 1980s, he is considered an icon amongst Shōwa era idols.
With on-stage vivacity and highly acclaimed vocals as his defining trademarks, Saijō quickly came to dominate the Japanese charts of the 1970s. He was consistently promoted as part of the idol trio alongside two other soloists who debuted around the same time: Goro Noguchi and Hiromi Go. Almost seven years into his career, his 28th single "YOUNG MAN " became a social phenomenon in Japan, selling over 1.8 million copies.
Early life
Hideki Saijō was born as Tatsuo Kimoto on 13 April 1955 in Atago-machi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, as the youngest of three siblings to parents Saburō and Toshiko Kimoto. In April 1959, he enrolled in Rissho Kindergarten. As a child, he often sang "Black Petals," a popular song at the time, much to the distaste of his teacher who advised that he sing more childish songs. In April 1962, he entered Onaga Elementary School in Hiroshima City. Influenced by his father, who had played jazz guitar as a hobby, he became familiar with Western music from an early age and began attending Hiroshima Central Jazz School. He initially studied electric guitar, followed by bass guitar, but eventually settled on drums.In 1965, while in fourth class, he formed a rock and roll band called "Beggars" with his older brother. Through Beggars, he began performing as a drummer while still in primary school. In April 1968, he entered Futaba Junior High School in Hiroshima City. He performed on stage at the school's annual festival when his brother was in third year and he was in first year. He was greatly influenced by western musicians such as The Ventures, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Chicago. This deep knowledge and appreciation of Western music later became a distinctive feature that set him apart from other idol singers.
In 1969, while in second year of secondary school, Beggars underwent a member change and the band was re-named "Gypsy". In April 1971, he entered the commerce department of Sanyō Secondary School. It was then that Kimoto became the lead vocalist of Gypsy. Until then, he had aimed to succeed in the world of rock as a drummer, but after hearing Kiyohiko Ozaki's song "Until We Meet Again", his perception of pop music shifted and he decided to become a singer. With Gypsy, he participated in the first and second Yamaha Light Music Contests and won in the China category of the competition. Around this time, he regularly performed at an R&B cafe called "Punch", and while singing there, he was scouted by a manager who had travelled down from Tokyo.
On 3 October 1971, despite facing opposition from his father against entering the entertainment industry, he ran away from home via an overnight train from Hiroshima and arrived at Tokyo Station the following morning. From there, he joined the talent agency "Geiei" and transferred to a night secondary school in Tokyo. He began living with his manager in a small room only 5.4m x 2.7m in size and practiced intensely each day. In December, he was recognised by RCA director Robbie Wada, at last making his professional debut definite.
Career
Each section is subtitled with the singles ''that Saijō released during each timespan, mostly translated into English. For the titles in romaji, refer to the discography section down below.''1972: ''Loving Season'', ''Promise of Love'', ''Chance Comes Only Once''
Kimoto, hereinafter referred to by his stage name Hideki Saijō, made his professional debut on 25 March 1972 with the single "Loving Season", released by Victor Japan's RCA label. While it was not a major hit, peaking at only number 42 on the Oricon chart, national interest in Saijō's career gradually increased from this work onwards. The release of his second single, "Promise of Love", on 25 July fared better, reaching number 18 and selling an estimated 140,000 copies.On 8 August, Saijō held his first concert "The Wild 17 Year-Old" at Tokyo Postal Savings Hall. His debut album of the same name was released on 5 November. On 26 November, he was selected as one of the five nominees for the Best New Artist Award at the 14th Japan Record Awards. He received 19 votes, but with that being just one vote short of the 20 votes necessary to win, he narrowly missed out on the award. On 4 December, he appeared on popular music programme "Night Hit Studio" for the first time, singing his third single "Chance Comes Only Once". The intense and dramatic television performances typically associated with Saijō originated from this broadcast.
1973: ''Let's Bet on Youth'', ''Storm of Passion'', ''Fractured Love'', ''Cross of Love''
Saijō started 1973 with the release of his fourth single "Let's Bet On Youth" on 25 February, reaching number 16 on the Oricon chart. His second album, bearing the same name, was released on 25 March. The following day, Saijō held a concert titled "Hideki on Stage" at Osaka Mainichi Hall to commemorate the first anniversary of his debut. The release of his fifth single, "Storm of Passion", on 25 May sent his career to new heights as it propelled him to the top ten of the Oricon chart for the first time, peaking at number six and selling an estimated 246,000 copies.The most significant milestone of Saijō's early career wouldn't be until 24 September, however, when his sixth single, "Fractured Love", topped the Oricon chart, with him becoming the first male idol who debuted in the 1970s to achieve this feat. Fractured Love stayed at number 1 for four consecutive weeks and sold an estimated 475,000 copies. It was also the first instance of a Hideki Saijō single incorporating dialogue into a song, a trait that went on to appear in several of his future hits.
Saijō's advertisements for "House Vermont Curry" began airing in November, leading his catchphrase in the advertisements, "Hideki, kangeki!", to become a familiar phrase to the general public. Although it was presumed that he would perform at NHK's annual music special Kōhaku Uta Gassen for the first time that year, he had not been selected to appear. Nonetheless, Saijō ended the year on a high note, winning the Vocal Award at the 15th Japan Record Awards for Fractured Love on 31 December.
1974: ''Chain of Roses'', ''Intense Love'', ''Lola, Covered with Scars'', ''Tears and Friendship''
From 16 January, he appeared as a main cast member on popular television series, "The Kantarō Terauchi Family". His eighth single, "Chain of Roses", was released on 25 February and featured microphone stand-themed choreography. On 25 May, his ninth single, "Intense Love", was released to great success, selling 584,000 copies, the highest sales of his career so far and the second-highest of his career overall. Although it only peaked at #2 on the Oricon chart, it maintained that ranking for four consecutive weeks and is still considered one of Saijō's signature songs today."The Legend of Love & Sincerity", starring Saijō as teenage delinquent Makoto Taiga, was released in cinemas on 8 June. As it was met with great popularity, plans were made for it to be the start of a lengthy film franchise featuring Saijō as Makoto, in a similar vein to the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. In the end, this did not come to fruition due to Saijō's busy schedule, with the rest of the trilogy featuring different actors as Makoto instead.
On 3 August, Saijō held his first solo stadium concert at Osaka Stadium. This was notable for the fact that he was the first Japanese soloist to achieve this feat and the second Japanese act to do so overall, following The Tigers' landmark Korakuen Stadium concert in 1968. From 1974, Saijō continued to perform live at Osaka Stadium for ten consecutive years.
On 6 October, Saijō made a triumphant return to his home province with his "Back Home Again Hiroshima" concert at Hiroshima Postal Savings Hall. On 9 October, The first series of The Kantarō Terauchi Family came to an end after 39 episodes. Saijō released his eleventh single, "Tears and Friendship", on 25 November to less commercial success than his other 1974 singles, but nonetheless maintained the streak of top 10 entries started by Storm of Passion.
On 31 December, Saijō won the Vocal Award once again at the 16th Japan Record Awards for "Lola, Covered with Scars", being the first non-enka singer to achieve this. Saijō finally made his debut appearance at NHK's 25th Kohaku Uta Gassen that night with the very same song, facing Momoe Yamaguchi as his opponent.
1975: ''This Love's Thrill'', ''Reckless Runaway of Love'', ''Supreme Love'', ''White Chapel''
On 30 January, Saijō won the Graph Award at the 12th Golden Arrow Awards. Saijō expanded his career overseas for the first time on 15 February with the release of "LOLA" in Belgium, France, and Switzerland. It was subsequently released in Canada on 31 March and achieved relatively great success, reaching #2 on the Canadian single chart. His twelfth Japanese single, "This Love's Thrill", was released on 25 February and did reasonably well, exceeding Tears and Friendship in sales and chart ranking.In May, Saijō broke his arm while filming a brawl scene with Asei Kobayashi for the second series of The Kantarō Terauchi Family. From 6 June, he co-starred with Hiromi Go and Junko Sakurada in TBS television series "The Aspiration Collaboration Team". He participated in the 4th Tokyo Music Festival Domestic Competition on 29 June, winning the Golden Star Award. On 20 July, Saijō held the first large-scale outdoor concert in the history of Japanese music at a special stage in a green holiday village at the foot of Mount Fuji, beginning a nationwide concert tour which concluded on 24 August with a finale festival at Osaka Stadium.
Akogare Kayodotai came to an end on 26 September and on 10 October, a documentary film following Saijō's 1975 tour titled "BLOW UP! HIDEKI" was released, being the first film of its kind to come from Japan. On 3 November, Saijō became the first Japanese soloist to perform at Nippon Budokan. He continued to perform there on an annual basis for a decade.
1976: ''Let's Embrace and Become Passionate'', ''Jaguar'', ''The Young Lions'', ''Last Scene''
1976 saw the start of a series of collaborations between Saijō, composer Takashi Miki, and lyricist Yū Aku, beginning with his sixteenth single "Let's Embrace and Become Passionate", released on 25 February. Saijō participated in the 5th Tokyo Music Festival World Championship on 27 June with his seventeenth single "Jaguar". His first dinner show was held on 19 October at New Latin Quarter, a nightclub in Akasaka, Tokyo. Saijō's second Nippon Budokan concert, titled "Hideki in Budokan", was held on 3 November. On 31 December, he won the 18th Japan Record Award for Best Vocal Performance with his eighteenth single "The Young Lions".1977: ''Boomerang Street'', ''Sexy Rock 'n' Roller'', ''Unfasten the Button''
On 30 March, Saijō commemorated the fifth anniversary of his debut with a third concert at Nippon Budokan. From 5 to 28 July, he starred in the musical "The North Wall of My Youth", written by Yu Aku, composed by Takashi Miki, directed by Asari Keita for Shiki Theatre Company. On 20 November, he performed on NHK's "Big Show: When You Take Pride in Your Youth".Although Saijō's three 1977 singles - "Boomerang Street", "Sexy Rock 'n' Roller", "Unbutton It" - were each successful, the latter was the first of his singles to miss out on the Oricon top 10 since Let's Bet on Youth.
1978: ''Take off Your Boots and Have Breakfast'', ''For Love & You'', ''Flame, Blue Sky Blue'', ''To A Distant Lover''
On 9 February, Saijō's twenty-third single, "Take off Your Boots and Have Breakfast", ranked at first place on TBS' popular song programme "The Best Ten" '. The song marked the first single since 1975's "White Chapel" not provided to Saijō by Aku and Miki, instead featuring Katsuo Ohno as composer. This duo of Aku and Ohno, best known for working with Kenji Sawada, were later nicknamed "The Golden Combination" ' for their joint expertise and versatility as songwriters. Saijō's choreography for the song, which involved holding out a lighter, backfired when three children imitated him on 4 March, consequently burning six buildings in Yao City, Osaka. Following the incident, Saijō tearfully pleaded on The Best Ten three days later, stating "All you good children, please don't try this at home. I won't be using a lighter anymore either". Saijō kept to his word, never including lighters in performances of the song from then on.Saijō participated in the 7th Tokyo Music Festival World Championships with his twenty-fifth single, "Flame", on 18 June, winning the Foreign Jury Award.
For the second stop of Saijō's "BIG GAME '78" summer tour, his first concert at Korakuen Stadium was held on 22 July, making him the first soloist to hold a concert at the venue as well as the third Japanese act to headline a concert there overall. The total cost of the Korakuen Stadium event was around 60 million yen and exceeded 20,000 in attendance. Four construction cranes and fifty Harley Davidson motorcycles were used as part of the show, which was all broadcast on Fuji TV the following month.
In December, Saijō's twenty-sixth single "Blue Sky Blue" ranked on The Best Ten for fourteen consecutive weeks, reached ninth place in the annual top ten, and won the Best Vocalist Award at the 7th FNS Song Festival. On December 31, Blue Sky Blue also won the Gold Award at the 20th Japan Record Awards.
Illness and death
In June 2003, while promoting his new released song in South Korea, Saijō suffered a stroke which resulted in his speech being partially impaired. After several years of rehabilitation, Saijō was on his way toward full recovery until his cerebral infraction relapsed in 2011, resulting in his right side being paralysed. In spite of his failing health, Saijō courageously continued to perform to please his fans.Saijō died from acute heart failure in a hospital in Yokohama city on May 16, 2018.
Family
Saijō married Miki Makihara in 2001, and they had one daughter and two sons.Discography
''Note: Some albums were released with English titles, but others were titled with English in katakana or Japanese. These have been translated into English with a romanised version of the original title in italics below.''Video Releases
Promotional Songs (Not For Sale)
- 風のシンフォニー〜あすの予感が聴こえる
- あしたへジャンプテーマ音楽
- Earth of Love 〜未来の子供たちへのメッセージ〜
- ラッキー☆ムーチョ なお2001年6月27日発売のセルフカヴァーアルバム「PLANETS - 30th Anniversary 12 Songs -」にボーナストラックとして収録されている。
- 旅の途中～ドイツより愛を込めて〜
Songwriting Credits
Media Appearances and Performances
''Note: Often, Saijo's films were titled differently to the original Japanese versions when distributing them to English-speaking audiences. In the "Title" sections of these entries, the original title is first translated into English, then the title for English distribution is included in brackets, and lastly, a romanised version of the Japanese title is italicised in brackets below.''Film (Animated)
- The King Who Became a Llama - Theme Song Guy
Television (Animated)
- Baby Grandma - as HIDEKI Episode 33: "A big fuss over class observation!", Episode 36: "Passed the first audition!?", Episode 46: "It's the second audition!" !"
Television (Variety)
- Jump out! Mari-chan
- Habatake! Mari-chan ", 2nd "Anne of Green Gables ", 3rd "Anne of Green Gables
- Rock in Hideki
- UFO Seven Great Adventure, 9th "Rumiko Hideki's Arctic Exploration"
- Yanmar Family Hour Fly! Son Goku, 10th episode Ultraman vs. Gasura?, 20th episode Hakone's love is the greatest danger in the world
- Miracle TV launch, 1st episode "", 10th episode "Sumo broadcast Dohyo ga Mapbutatsu"
- Star Dash No. 1!, 9th episode "Hitomi is scouted as a model", 20th episode "Is the baby you picked up a present?"
- House Children's Theater.
- Morning Salad
- The Star Hideki Saijō ~Four Seasons of Life~
- Hideki Saijō Diving the Great Barrier Reef
- Hideki Saijō Undersea Exploration of the Secret Island of the Maldives )
- Hideki Saijō 4973km Philippine Adventure
- TV Cruise Papaya Next Door
- Youth Pops
- Same song
- Akiro Hidaka's storytelling and Edo human affairs story "Konya Takao"
- Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan Episode 19
- Hobby Gardening Vegetable Time
- * Sings the theme song "Vegetable Wonderful". The song has been released as a digital single on the iTunes Store.
- Food journey around the kitchen
- Hideki's excitement! NEXT House - MC
Music Show Performances
| Year | Song | Weeks |
| 1972- 1973 | Chance Comes Only Once | 2 |
| 1973 | Let's Bet on Youth | 1 |
| 1973 | Storm of Passion | 1 |
| 1973 | Fractured Love | 1 |
| 1973- 1974 | Cross of Love | 2 |
| 1974 | Chain of Roses | 3 |
| 1974 | Intense Love | 3 |
| 1974 | Lola, Covered in Scars | 3 |
| 1974- 1975 | Tears and Friendship | 4 |
| 1975 | This Love's Thrill | 2 |
| 1975 | Reckless Runaway of Love | 3 |
| 1975 | Supreme Love | 2 |
| 1975 | White Chapel | 3 |
| 1976 | Let's Embrace and Become Passionate | 5 |
| 1976 | Jaguar | 3 |
| 1976 | The Young Lions | 4 |
| 1976- 1977 | Last Scene | 2 |
| 1977 | Boomerang Street | 3 |
| 1977 | Sexy Rock 'n' Roller | 1 |
| 1977 | Unfasten the Button | 4 |
| 1977 | Lola, Covered in Scars | 1 |
| 1977- 1978 | Take Off Your Boots, Let's Have Breakfast | 3 |
| 1978 | For Love & You | 2 |
| 1978 | Flame | 3 |
| 1978 | Blue Sky Blue | 4 |
| 1978- 1979 | To a Distant Lover | 3 |
| 1979 | YOUNG MAN | 3 |
| 1979 | Hop Step Jump | 4 |
| 1979 | If You Have Courage | 8 |
| 1980 | Tragic Friendship | 3 |
| 1980 | Garden of Love | 2 |
| 1980 | Our Era | 2 |
| 1980 | Endless Summer | 3 |
| 1980 | Santa Maria's Prayer | 3 |
| 1980- 1981 | Sleepless Night | 4 |
| 1981 | Little Girl | 3 |
| 1981 | Sexy Girl | 3 |
| 1981 | Sentimental Girl | 4 |
| 1981- 1982 | Gypsy | 4 |
| 1982 | Southern Cross | 4 |
| 1982 | Saint/Girl | 4 |
| 1982 | Castaways | 4 |
| 1982- 1983 | Gyarandu | 5 |
| 1983 | Night Games | 4 |
| 1983 | The "Still" of Sadness | 5 |
| 1983- 1984 | Do You Know | 3 |
| 1984 | Through the Night | 1 |
| 1984 | Jealousy ' | 1 |
| 1984 | From the Back, I Love You | 4 |
| 1984 | Pacific ' | 1 |
| 1984- 1985 | The Jitterbug's Embrace | 4 |
| 1985 | Ten Thousand Light Years of Love | 3 |
| 1985 | Misty Blue | 2 |
| 1985 | Boogie Woogie Whisky Rain | 1 |
| 1985 | Real Time * ' | 1 |
| 1985 | BEAT STREET * | 3 |
| 1985 | When a Man Loves a Woman ' | 1 |
| 1985- 1986 | In Search of Love | 4 |
| 1985 | Hit song medley | 1 |
| 1985 | Christmas Eve * | 1 |
| 1985 | Wings of Love * ' | 1 |
| 1986 | Eyes of Reminiscence 〜LOLA〜 | 3 |
| 1986 | City Dreams from Tokyo | 1 |
| 1986 | Whispers of Dreams ' | 1 |
| 1986 | Rain of Dream | 3 |
| 1986 | Memories of You * | 1 |
| 1986 | Sing Sing Sing * | 1 |
| 1986 | SUN * | 1 |
| 1986 | The Traitor's Journey * ' | 1 |
| 1986 | The Promised Journey | 3 |
| 1987 | New York Girl | 4 |
| 1987 | A Ballad Heard by the Heart | 2 |
| 1988 | Blue Sky | 1 |
| 1988 | 33 Years-Old | 2 |
| Year | Song | Peak | Weeks |
| 1978 | Take off Your Boots and Have Breakfast | 1' | 9 |
| 1978 | For Love & You | 2 | 8 |
| 1978 | Flame | 4 | 11 |
| 1978 | Blue Sky Blue | 3 | 14 |
| 1979 | To A Distant Lover | 5 | 8 |
| 1979 | YOUNG MAN | 1 | 14 |
| 1979 | Hop Step Jump | 2 | 10 |
| 1979 | If You Have Courage | 1 | 12 |
| 1980 | Tragic Friendship | 4 | 9 |
| 1980 | Garden of Love | 3 | 9 |
| 1980 | Our Era | 3 | 6 |
| 1980 | Endless Summer | 4 | 3 |
| 1980 | Santa Maria's Prayer | 9 | 3 |
| 1981 | Sleepless Night | 3 | 8 |
| 1981 | Little Girl | 5 | 7 |
| 1981 | Sexy Girl | 7 | 3 |
| 1982 | Gypsy | 10 | 1 |
| 1982 | Southern Cross | 4 | 7 |
| 1982 | Saint/Girl | 6 | 5 |
| 1983 | Gyarandu | 8 | 3 |
| 1984- 1985 | The Jitterbug's Embrace | 9 | 3 |
| 1985 | In Search of Love | 9 | 1 |
| Year | Song | With | Special |
| 1974 | Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child | Mieko Hirota | - |
| 1976 | Hello Mary Lou, Tennessee Waltz, Johnny Angel, We're an American Band | Ayumi Ishida, Cherish | - |
| 1976 | Feelings, Venus and Mars, Can't Buy Me Love, Silly Love Songs | Izumi Yukimura | - |
| 1978 | Sometimes When We Touch, The House of the Rising Sun, Copacabana, Don't Let Me Down | Hatsumi Shibata | - |
| 1978 | You're the One That I Want, Blue Moon, Autumn, Grease Medley, When I Need You | Junko Ōhashi | - |
| 1978 | If You Love Me (Let Me Know), Natalì | Aki Yashiro, Goro Noguchi, Momoe Yamaguchi | 700th episode |
| 1980 | One Way Ticket (To The Blues), Passion for Paris, Santa Maria's Prayer | - | - |
| 1980 | Hideki Disco Special | - | - |
| 1980 | Tragic Friendship, A Love Song With No Name ,'' One Voice | - | - |
| Let It Be | Izumi Yukimura, Hatsumi Shibata, Sugar, Shigeru Matsuzaki | - | |
| Thank You for the Music | Judy Ongg, Mayo Shono, Twist | 800th episode | |
| 1981 | All I Have to Do Is Dream | Mariya Takeuchi | - |
| 1982 | Hier encore | Saburō Kitajima, Hiromi Go | - |
| 1984 | Love is Over, Do You Know, Save the Last Dance for Me | Yukari Ito, Ouyang Fei Fei | - |
| 1984 | Lipstick on Your Collar, Johnny B. Goode, Heartbreak Hotel, Blue Suede Shoes, I Need Your Love Tonight, Rock and Roll Music, The Jitterbug's Embrace, And I Love Her | Rumiko Koyanagi, Mitsuyo Nemoto | - |
| 1985 | LOVE, Sleep Softly ' | Hibari Misora | - |
| 1985 | Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, I Need Your Love Tonight, Jailhouse Rock, Blue Suede Shoes, Are You Lonesome Tonight?, I Can't Help Falling in Love | Masaaki Sakai, Shigeru Matsuzaki, Rats & Star | Semicentennial anniversary of Elvis Presley's debut |
| 1985 | Around the World, Sound of Silence, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing | Izumi Yukimura, Miyuki Kosaka, Circus, Shigeru Matsuzaki | Foreign film special |
| 1986 | I Just Called to Say I Love You | Izumi Yukimura, Hiromi Go, Mariko Takahashi, Hiromi Iwasaki | 1100th episode |
| 1986 | The Shadow of Your Smile, You are the Love of My Life | Yasuko Agawa | - |
| 1987 | Let's Get Married ', To My Younger Sister , New York Girl | Naoko Kawai, Takao Horiuchi | - |
| 1987 | Where Love Goes , Summertime, Stand By Me | Mao Daichi | - |
| 1988 | Up Where We Belong, Always, You Are Everything, That's What Friends Are For, Blue Sky | Mariko Takahashi | - |
| 1989 | Copacabana, Can't Smile Without You, Let's Meet by the Riverside | Yasuko Agawa, Barry Manilow | - |
| 1991 | Young Man, Storm of Passion / Lola, Covered with Scars / Chain of Roses / Sleepless Nights / Intense Love, The Young Lions, Rock Your Fire | Shigeru Matsuzaki, Cho Yong-pil | Vicenary début anniversary |
| 1994 | Storm of Passion, Invited to Flamenco ' / Lola, Covered with Scars, Green Apple ' / Blue Sky Blue, Intense Love, Young Man, Gyarandu, 240 Million Eyes ' | Goro Noguchi, Hiromi Go | Shin-Gosanke hit collection |
| 1994 | Intense Love, Trigger , Lola, Covered with Scars, Memory of Love , So Many Stars Are Falling | Shigeru Matsuzaki, Masanori Sera | - |
| 1995 | Superstition, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twilight, Stay by My Side | Marlene, THE Trouble | Collection of hit songs by artists visiting Japan |
| 1996 | What'd I Say, Proud Mary, Intense Love / Gyarandu, round'n'round | Akiko Wada, Millenium Eve | - |
| 1997 | Magical Mystery Tour, Day Tripper, Get Back, Parasite Love | Kyōko, Naomi Tamura, The KIX・S | Beatles medley |
| 1999 | LOVE Machine | Tsunku ♂ | - |
| 2000 | Bailamos, Sunshine Day, Ai no Corrida | Enrique Iglesias, DA PUMP | - |
| 2001 | Jasmine, To A Distant Lover | Ryuichi Kawamura, Takako Uehara | - |
| 2002 | My Tears, They're Not Just for Decoration ', Gyarandu, Funky Monkey Baby, Summer Happenings,'' Everybody Dance | Yoshimi Tendo | Tricenary début anniversary |
| 2003 | G.I. Blues, Can't Help Falling in Love | Yūzō Kayama, Akiko Wada, Hound Dog, Martin Fontaine | Elvis Presley hit medley |
| 2004 | It Isn't a Large Pile of Rubbish, Sleepless Nights, Intense Love, Storm of Passion, Lola, Covered with Scars | Kiyoshi Hikawa | - |
Theatre
- Hanakosode Seiji *Starring role
- Tailor Ginji *Starring role
- Genroku/Abarenbo *Starring
- Kantaro Terauchi family
Musical Theatre
- The North Wall of My Youth *Starring
- * Sakae Takita, Ayakiko Kuno, Retsuko Sugamoto, Kazuyo Mita
- Duet *Starring
- * Ran Otori, Takashi Ishimaru, Keiko Ono, Naoya Uchida, Takeo Seki, Takashi Nagi, Hitoshi Honma, Shigeo Matsuzawa, Reo Okawa, Mika Chiba, Eriko Suga, Mumiko Fujiwara
- Ryoma Sakamoto *Starring role
- * Izumi Yukimura, Kenji Haga, Junichi Inoue
- Love *Starring
- * Masachika Ichimura, Ran Otori
- Rock To The Future *Starring
- * Satoshi Hashimoto, Mika, Miyoko Yoshimoto, Yuki Kuroda, Onapets, DIAMOND YUKAI, Kyoko, Kanako Nakayama, SHIMA-CHANG, MITSUKO, Miki Nakayama, Sasumi Shiraishi
- New Enka no Hanamichi
- * Dan Nishikino, Naomi Kawashima, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Keishi Hirahata, Shiro Suzuki, Noriko Fujita, Sayaka Tsuruta, music producer Tsunku♂
- Legendary Stage FOREVER'70s-Seishun-
- * Dan Nishikino, Masahiro Kuwana, Hanako Miyagawa, Kayo Asano, Yuta Yamazaki, Michi Taira, Jun Asaka
- Marguerite
- * Norika Fujiwara, Mari Tashiro, Tsuyoshi Matsubara, Megumi Iino, Yuta Yamazaki, Tadashi Yokouchi
Radio
- Music Saturday ~ Youth Return Match ~
- Every day is new, this is Hideki Saijō
- Hideki and Kozue's fun date Kozue Saito
- Hideki and Kenbo's Oni-san
- Hideki and Hiromi's Sunday Waiwai Hiroba Hiromi Ota
- Hideki Saijō's Raspberry Club
- This is in front of Jogakuin Ijuin Yosaku's Maroha Gokigen!
Advertising
- House Foods
- * "Vermont Curry" Naoko Kawai
- * "Potato Chips" Kozue Saito, Junji Takada
- * "Granola Bar"
- * "Java curry"
- * "Delicious water of Rokko"
- * "Umaissho"
- * "Kakuya Curry Ramen/Curry Udon" Masahiro Kuwana
- * "Natural effects"
- Zojirushi Mahobin More Pot
- Hokuren Agricultural Cooperative Federation Milk
- Mondo Shoji
- National IH jar rice cooker
- sugar food
- * "Satou no Kagami-mochi"
- Yamahisa
- * "Petio"
- ECC Foreign Language School
- citizen watch
- HONDA
- * "LEAD SS"
- Seiyu
- biotech
- TV Shin Hiroshima
- * "Jonetsu Denpa TSS"
- Tokyo Telecommunications Network
- * "Tokyo Telephone"
- * "Tokyo Denwa Internet"
- * "Tokyo Denwa Astel"
- Yahoo! Mobage
Other
- "Kansai Yamamoto /Harumi Passion Nights" . Held at the Tokyo International Trade Fair Center. appeared as a fashion model alongside film directors Nagisa Oshima and Ryudo Uzaki.
- National anthem solo
- * May 27, 2001, 68th Tokyo Yushun, Tokyo Racecourse
- * August 18, 2004, "Kirin Challenge Cup" match against Argentina, Ecopa Stadium
- short film
- * In 2004, Satoshi Takagi's work, "DANCE MASTER~Dance! "Moulin Rouge Laughter Town~" Friendship appearance, role of Western Joe
Publications
''Please Note: This section is complete but not translated yet.''Books
- 誰も知らなかった西城秀樹。（ペップ出版
- 熱き想いいつまでも. 日本文芸社..
- バリスタイルの家 西城秀樹の快適アジアン生活のすすめ（イースト・プレス、2002年）
- あきらめない 脳梗塞からの挑戦（リベロ、2004年）
- ありのままに「三度目の人生」を生きる（廣済堂出版
- THE 45・西城秀樹デビュー45周年フォトエッセイ（清流出版、2016年)
- 誰も知らなかった西城秀樹。（青志社、2021年4月19日復刊）
Other Relevant Books
- 蒼い空へ － 夫・西城秀樹との18年 － 木本美紀・著（小学館、2018年11月
Serialisations
- のどもと過ぎれば・・・
Photobooks
- 西城秀樹 Young idol now『写真集』（勁文社、1974年）
- 西城秀樹写真集（さうんどぱわあ、1974年）
- 季刊ポッポ 75'WINTER 全特集・西城秀樹（新興楽譜出版、1975年）
- The Young Lion 西城秀樹『写真集』（レオ企画、1976年）
- HIDEKI（Wani Books、1980年）
- Hideki Saijo（株式会社シンコーミュージック、1981年）
- MY SELF PORTRAIT（近代映画社、1984年）
- 武藤義 撮影『Body : 西城秀樹写真集』ワニブックス、1986年10月10日。NDLJP:12721837。
- H45・西城秀樹「独身最後の衝撃」（主婦と生活社、2001年）
- H45 2018 EDITION
- HIDEKI FOREVER blue （集英社インターナショナル、2019年）
- HIDEKI FOREVER pop 上記写真集『HIDEKI FOREVER blue』のスピンオフ企画である。
Awards
- 1973, 15th Japan Record Awards, Vocal Award
- 1974, 16th Japan Record Awards, Vocal Award
- 1976, 18th Japan Record Awards, Vocal Award
- 1978, 20th Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
- 1979, 21st Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
- 1980, 22nd Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
- 1981, 23rd Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
- 1982, 24th Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
- 1983, 25th Japan Record Awards, Gold Award
- 2018, 60th Japan Record Awards, Special Achievement Award