Kyu Sakamoto
Kyu Sakamoto (坂本九), born Hisashi Oshima (大島九, November 10, 1941 – August 12, 1985) was a popular Japanese singer.
He was born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture. His most popular song, “Ue o muite aruko,” was a hit in Japan and topped the Billboard pop charts in the United States in 1963 where it was called “Sukiyaki.” In 1985, Sakamoto was killed in the crash of Japan Airlines flight 123.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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April 15th, 2005 at 8:11 am
Great record. Does anyone know if “Ue o muite aruko” is the correct title, because I’ve also found:
Ue wo muite arukou
Uewo muite arukou
上を向いて歩こう
Ue o muite arukoo
Ueo Muite Aruko
To see and hear how influential this record was, visit the following site for lots of cover versions;
http://www.maddmansrealm.com/sukiyaki/index.htm
June 13th, 2005 at 2:45 pm
As for the correct name, it only exists in Japanese. All of the things you listed are attempts to transliterate Japanese into English. All are correct, depending on which format you prefer. I prefer this format: Ue o muite arukou