About Kan

There are two artists with this name: 1) KAN is a Japanese singer-songwriter. 2) KAN is a contemporary folk band from the UK. 1) Kan (born September 24, 1962) is a Japanese singer-songwriter. His real name is Kan Kimura(木村　和).　He once said that he chose the artist-name simply as "KAN" in order not to confuse listeners, because it is not common to read the letter "和" as Kan. He released "Yokereba Issho-ni" as the new single on Feb.10, 2010. The release of the new album is also scheduled on Mar. 10, 2010, and it will be titled "Kanchigai-mo Hanahadashii Watashi-no Jinsei" . 2) Kan is a contemporary folk band from the UK formed in 2010, comprising Brian Finnegan, Aidan O'Rourke, Ian Stephenson and Jim Goodwin. See their offical site, www.kan-music.co.uk.