Nobuo Ariga

Nobuo Ariga
Born	(1964-10-14)14 October 1964 Tokyo, Japan
Died	27 February 2023(2023-02-27) (aged 58) Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Hiroo Ariga

Nobuo Ariga (Japanese: 有賀 啓雄; 14 October 1964 – 27 February 2023), also known as Hiroo Ariga (Japanese: 有賀 啓夫) in his early years of career, was a Japanese singer-songwriter, bassist, arranger and record producer.

Life and career

Born in Tokyo, while studying at the Nihon University College of Art, Ariga co-founded the band VIZION [ja], in which he performed as a bassist.[1] After the band disbanded, he was part of the Shinji Harada's supporting band Crisis.[1] In 1987, he made his debut as singer-songwriter, with the single "Ameiro no Boku to Kimi".[2] He also worked as a producer and arranger, collaborating among others with Hiroko Yakushimaru, Fumiya Fujii, and Misato Watanabe.[1][2] In 2020, after collaborating with the band as a producer since 2007, he joined the group SANISAI [ja] as a bassist.[3]

Diagnosed with end-stage prostate cancer in the summer of 2022, Ariga died on 27 February 2023, at the age of 58.[1][4]

Discography

Albums

• 1987 - Sherbet (32FD-1059)
• 1992 - umbrella (FHCF-2005)
• 1993 - Innocent Days (FHCF-2101)
• 2006 - GOLDEN☆BEST (BVCK-38117)

References

1. "シンガー・ソングライター有賀啓雄さん死去 58歳 前立腺がんで闘病 渡辺美里、藤井フミヤらに楽曲提供". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2023.
2. "ベーシストの有賀啓雄さんが死去 ５８歳 前立腺がんで闘病 藤井フミヤらに楽曲提供". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
3. "【訃報】SANISAIの有賀啓雄さんが58歳で…以前から病気療養中も". TV Asahi (in Japanese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
4. "訃報：井口洋さん 80歳＝奈良女子大名誉教授、元副学長、日本近世文学専攻 ／奈良". Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.

External links

• Nobuo Ariga discography at Discogs
• Nobuo Ariga at IMDb