Takao Horiuchi is an Osaka-born singer-songwriter who co-founded the folk group Alice in 1971 and later found solo success with “Kimi no Hitomi wa 10000 Volt” and adult-oriented kayōkyoku.[1]
Alice
Horiuchi formed Alice with Shinji Tanimura on 25 December 1971; the group debuted on 5 March 1972 with “Hashitte Oide Koibito yo”, and Tohru Yazawa officially joined that May. Horiuchi wrote several Alice singles, including “Tōku de Kiteki o Kikinagara” and “Shūshifu”.[1]
Solo career
As a soloist Horiuchi is known for “Kimi no Hitomi wa 10000 Volt” and the duet “Minami Kaikisen” with Tomoharu Taki, which sold about 400,000 copies. He later moved into an enka/kayōkyoku style he called “new adult music”, and “Koiuta Tsuzuri” won the Japan Record Award in the enka/kayōkyoku category in 1990.[1] He also wrote “Aizenbashi” for Momoe Yamaguchi and “Sanga” for Hiroshi Itsuki.[1]
Discography
Notable songs
- “恋唄綴り” ↗1990
References
- “堀内孝雄”. Wikipedia (Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
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