Kyu Sakamoto has the distinction of being the only Japanese artist to ever to score a #1 hit internationally. His song Ue o Muite Aruko, known outside Japan as Sukiyaki, went to #1 on the US Billboard charts in 1963.
Kyu Sakamoto has the distinction of being the only Japanese artist to ever to score a #1 hit internationally. His song Ue o Muite Aruko, known outside Japan as Sukiyaki, went to #1 on the US Billboard charts in 1963.
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