Harumi Miyako is a Japanese singer of enka.
Born Harumi Kitamura in Kyoto, she made her debut in 1964. Her popularity has lasted: she makes frequent appearances in the annual television spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen and has acted in a number of films.

Hiroshi Itsuki is a Japanese singer and composer. As of 1987, he had sold 20 million singles and 4 million LP albums.
Itsuki is usually regarded as an enka singer, but he has also released a cover version of Southern All Stars' J-pop song "Tsunami".

Sayuri Ishikawa, is one of the most recognized and successful Japanese enka singers of all time, with a remarkable singing career spanning over four decades since mid-70s.
Ishikawa is a popular contestant on the annual NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast. Up till 2017, she has been invited to perform 40 times since 1977, the year that she finally made her name releasing her biggest hit, the classic "Tsugaru Kaikyo-Fuyugeshiki". To date, she holds the record for the most appearances in the NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen for a female artist. She has released over 100 albums and more than 120 singles so far, of which a few were not enka, but surprisingly, rock and jazz music instead. Another of her biggest hits, "Amagi-goe", which was released in 1986, won her many awards, and many believe that it was this song that made her an icon as an A-list enka singer.

Sachiko Kobayashi, born on December 5, 1953 in Niigata, Japan, is a female Japanese enka singer and occasional voice actor. She previously worked alongside the Pokémon Company, under the alias "Garura Kobayashi".

Hibari Misora was a Japanese singer, actress and cultural icon. She received a Medal of Honor for her contributions to music and for improving the welfare of the public, and was the first woman to receive the People's Honour Award which was conferred posthumously for giving the public hope and encouragement after World War II.
Misora recorded a total of 1,200 songs, and sold 68 million records. After she passed away, consumer demand for her recordings grew significantly, and by 2001, she had sold more than 80 million records. Her male contemporary was Michiya Mihashi and although he was more popular as a singer, Misora's movie career made her more popular with the general public. Her swan-song "Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni" is often performed by numerous artists and orchestras as a tribute to her, including notable renditions by The Three Tenors, Teresa Teng, and Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan.
Each year there is a special on Japanese television and radio featuring her songs. A memorial concert for Misora was held at the Tokyo Dome on November 11, 2012.

Takashi Hosokawa, born 細川貴志 on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan is a Japanese enka singer.
In 1975, he debuted with the song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular enka and pop singers in Japan. He took part in the Kōhaku Uta Gassen for 32 consecutive years, but he was finally forced to reject NHK's offer in 2007 due to the Enten controversy.

Yoshimi Yoshida, better known as Yoshimi Tendo, is a Japanese enka singer. She made her debut in 1970, but only began to be recognised in 1985, after changing record company, releasing her hit single, which went on to sell over half a million copies.
She made her first NHK Red and White Song Festival performance in 1993, but was not selected to perform again until 1996, the year she released her biggest hit and won the best singing award, establishing herself as one of the best female enka singer. And from 1996 onwards, Yoshimi has performed for 21 years consecutively in the prestigious year-end show.

Chiyoko Shimakura was an enka singer and TV presenter in Japan. She was considered "the Goddess of Enka".

Shinichi Mori is a Japanese male enka singer and composer, who also sings folk and pop music. He has sold more than 90 million records, making him one of the best selling Japanese musicians.
Shinichi's real name is Kazuhiro Moriuchi. He has been married and divorced twice, first to Reiko Ohara and then to Masako Mori. His sons, Takahiro Moriuchi and Hiroki Moriuchi are vocalist of the rock bands ONE OK ROCK and MY FIRST STORY, respectively.

Miyuki Kawanaka, December 5, 1955 is a very popular and respectable Japanese enka singer, with a singing career spanning over 4 decades. She is married to Katsuo Yamada since 1991.
Miyuki Kawanaka was born Kimiko Kawanaka in Yonago, Tottori. At a young age, she moved to Suita, Osaka where she grew up. In 1973, at the age of 18, she debuted as Kasuga Harumi and tried to become a pop idol with the release of with the songs Shinjuku Tenshin and Kantsubaki no Shima Kara. Both singles failed and she returned to Osaka to work at her mother's okonomiyaki restaurant. In 1976, she won a contest singing Anatani Inochi Gake. She adopted a new stage name Miyuki Kawanaka and launched her second debut as an enka singer. It was not until 1980 that Miyuki hit it big with the single Futarizake, with sales over a million copies.
Miyuki scored her second biggest hit, Niren-sou in 1998, which was also sold more than a million copies in Japan alone, spending 80 weeks in the top 100 of the oricon chart.
Up to date, Miyuki Kawanaka has been invited to perform at the annual NHK Red and White Song Festival for 24 non-consecutive years, the 7th most on the all time list for a female artist.

Yujiro Ishihara was a Japanese actor and singer born in Kobe. His elder brother is Shintaro Ishihara, an author, politician, and the Governor of Tokyo between 1999 and 2012. Yujiro's film debut was the 1956 film Season of the Sun, based on a novel written by his brother. He was beloved by many fans as a representative youth star in the films of postwar Japan and subsequently as a macho movie hero. He was extravagantly mourned following his early death from liver cancer.

Yoshi Ikuzō is the stage name of Yoshihito Kamata, a Japanese famous enka singer-songwriter.
Enka is a popular genre akin to Japanese folk music or blues music in the Western world. He has released several popular albums. Amongst his most famous hits are "Sake-yo", "Suika", and "Yuki Guni".
He also claimed that he became the first popular hip hop artist in Japan by his 1984 song "Ora Tokyo sa Iguda", which is sung in the Tsugaru dialect of Japanese.
He has been on tour with fellow Japanese star Fukui Kodai.
His wife is named Hisako, and they have a daughter, Ikumi. His stage name is a pun for "Yoshi, ikuzo!".