Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five
# Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five

Hiroshi Uchiyamada and Cool Five (内山田洋とクール・ファイブ, Uchiyamada Hiroshi to Kūru Faibu) are a Japanese kayōkyoku group, formed by Hiroshi Uchiyamada (born Michio Uchiyamada, 1936–2006) in 1967 and fronted by the lead vocalist Kiyoshi Maekawa.

In 1969, the group debuted with the 11th Japan Record Award-winning song "Nagasaki wa Kyou mo Ame datta". They enjoyed a highly successful career mainly during the first half of the 1970s, producing numerous hit singles including "Awazu ni Aishite", "Uwasa no Onna","Soshite, Kōbe", "Nakanoshima Blues" and "Tokyo Sabaku". They lost popularity after the departure of their frontman in the late 1980s, and their career went into hiatus after the band lineup was radically altered around the 1990s.

After the band's founder died of lung cancer in 2006, the remaining members, including Maekawa, reunited.

## Discography

### Charting singles on the Japanese Oricon

| Year | Single | Chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Year | Single | JP |
| 1969 | "Nagasaki wa Kyō mo Ame Datta (長崎は今日も雨だった)" | 2 |
| 1969 | "Wakare Ame (わかれ雨)" | 32 |
| 1969 | "Awazu ni Aishite (逢わずに愛して)" | 1 |
| 1970 | "Ai no Tabiji wo (愛の旅路を)" | 4 |
| 1970 | "Uwasa no Onna (噂の女)" | 2 |
| 1970 | "Ai no Itazura (愛のいたずら)" | 10 |
| 1971 | "Subete wo Aishite (すべてを愛して)" | 24 |
| 1971 | "Onna no Iji (女の意地)" | 43 |
| 1971 | "Onna no Kuyashisa (女のくやしさ)" | 26 |
| 1971 | "Minato no Wakareuta (港の別れ唄)" | 11 |
| 1971 | "Hiren (悲恋)" | 22 |
| 1972 | "Kono Ai ni Ikite (この愛に生きて)" | 7 |
| 1972 | "Koiuta (恋唄)" | 14 |
| 1972 | "Soshite, Kōbe (そして、神戸)" | 6 |
| 1973 | "Otokonaki (男泣き)" | 14 |
| 1973 | "Shussen (出船)" | 15 |
| 1973 | "Umidori no Naku Hi ni (海鳥の鳴く日に)" | 24 |
| 1973 | "Kokorogawari (心がわり)" | 32 |
| 1974 | "Ame no Shinobiai (雨のしのび逢い)" | 41 |
| 1974 | "Banka (晩夏)" | 64 |
| 1974 | "Uminari (海鳴り)" | 45 |
| 1975 | "Uwasa (うわさ)" | 41 |
| 1975 | "Kita Hotel (北ホテル, Kita Hoteru)" | 31 |
| 1975 | "Nakanoshima Blues (中の島ブルース, Nakanoshima Brūsu)" | 9 |
| 1975 | "Futari no Midousuji (二人の御堂筋)" | 44 |
| 1976 | "Kimagure Ame (気まぐれ雨)" | 40 |
| 1976 | "Tokyo Sabaku (東京砂漠)" | 19 |
| 1976 | "Onna no Kawa (女の河)" | 53 |
| 1977 | "Saikai Blues (西海ブルース, Nakanoshima Brūsu)" | 20 |
| 1977 | "Futari no Kaikyou (二人の海峡)" | 57 |
| 1977 | "Omoikiri Bashi (思いきり橋)" | 45 |
| 1977 | "Minato no Wasuregusa (港の忘れ草)" | 76 |
| 1978 | "Ai no Tobira (愛の扉)" | 91 |
| 1978 | "Sayounara no Kanata e (さようならの彼方へ)" | 56 |
| 1978 | "Mukashi ga Arukara (昔があるから)" | 91 |
| 1979 | "Akirame Waltz (あきらめワルツ, Akirame Warutsu)" | 83 |
| 1980 | "Last Song" | 87 |
| 1980 | "Miwaku Shape Up (魅惑・シェイプアップ, Miwaku Sheipu Appu)" | 93 |
| 1984 | "Koi Saguri Yume Saguri (恋さぐり 夢さぐり)" | 58 |

* The group released over 50 singles until Kiyoshi Maekawa left the band in 1987, and those sales have been estimated more than 5.9 million copies.

## Kōhaku Uta Gassen Appearances

| Year | # | Song | No. | VS | Remarks |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 (Showa 44)/20th | 1 | Nagasaki Wa Kyoumo Amedatta (长崎は今日も雨だった) | 19/23 | Pinky & Killers | |
| 1970 (Showa 45)/21st | 2 | Uwasa No Onna (噂の女) | 13/24 | Ryoko Moriyama | |
| 1971 (Showa 46)/22nd | - | Minato No Wakareuta (港の別れ唄) | -/25 | Fuji Keiko (original schedule) | Absent because of Kiyoshi Maekawa's illness. Replaced by Fuji Keiko and Four Leaves. |
| 1974 (Showa 49)/25th | 3 | Uminari (海鳴り) | 18/25 | Mari Amachi | Returned after 3 years |
| 1975 (Showa 50)/26th | 4 | Naka No Shima Blues (中の島ブルース) | 12/24 | Mina Aoe | |
| 1976 (Showa 51)/27th | 5 | Tokyo Sabaku (東京砂漠) | 6/24 | Naomi Sagara | |
| 1977 (Showa 52)/28th | 6 | Omoikiri Hashi (思い切り橋) | 17/24 | Mina Aoe (2) | |
| 1978 (Showa 53)/29th | 7 | Hashigo Sake (さようならの彼方へ) | 15/24 | Hiromi Ōta | |
| 1979 (Showa 54)/30th | 8 | Hashigo Sake (昔があるから) | 19/23 | Sayuri Ishikawa | |
| 1980 (Showa 55)/31st | 9 | Hashigo Sake (魅惑・シェイプアップ) | 10/23 | Rumiko Koyanagi | |
| 1981 (Showa 56)/32nd | 10 | Hashigo Sake (女・こぬか雨) | 19/22 | Sachiko Kobayashi | |
| 1982 (Showa 57)/33th | 11 | Uwasa No Onna (2) | 16/22 | Miyuki Kawanaka | |
| 2006 (Heisei 18)/57th | - | Nagasaki Wa Kyou Mo Amedatta | 12/27 | Masako Mori | Participate under the name of Kiyoshi Maekawa |
| 2007 (Heisei 19)/58th | - | Soshite Koube (そして、神戸) | 8/27 | Kaori Mizumori | Participate under the name of Kiyoshi Maekawa |
| 2008 (Heisei 20)/59th | - | Tokyo Sabaku | 8/27 | Miyuki Kawanaka | Participate under the name of Kiyoshi Maekawa |
