(born October 14, 1950, in

Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...

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) is a

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musician and performer, most known for his contributions to the soundtracks of the ''

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'' anime series. He was born as Cheui Gwongsing (徐光星; Mandarin: ''Xu Guangxing''; Japanese: ''Jo Kōsei''). He also contributed his voice to the English-language song ''Que Sera Sera'' in the

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videogame

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and performed the Japanese translation of Secret Agent Man. He is also performing for the opening theme 『下弦の月』 (''Kagen no tsuki'', waning moon) of the anime series

Mononoke are vengeful spirits (onryō), dead spirits (shiryō), live spirits (ikiryō), or spirits in Japanese classical literature and folk religion that were said to do things like possess individuals and make them suffer, cause disease, or even cause ...

. Throughout his career he has been known as , , and . He is also known in English as "Charlie Corsey".

External links

Official Site @ charlie-kosei.com
(In Japanese) 1950 births Living people Japanese jazz musicians Japanese people of American descent Japanese people of Chinese descent Lupin the Third Musicians from Kobe Anime musicians {{Japan-musician-stub