Sean K (ショーン K, Shōn Kei, born 21 March 1968)[1] is a former Japanese radio personality, narrator and tarento.[2] His business name is Sean McArdle Kawakami (ショーン・マクアードル川上, Shōn Makuādoru Kawakami).[3][4] His real name is Shinichiro Kawakami (川上 伸一郎, Kawakami Shin'ichirō).[5] He is represented with Sunday.

Sean K
ショーン K
Born
Shinichiro Kawakami

(1968-03-21) 21 March 1968 (age 56)
NationalityJapanese
Other namesSean McArdle Kawakami
Occupations
  • Caster
  • radio personality
  • narrator
Years active2000s–2016
AgentSunday
Notable work
  • Make It 21 (2000–16)
  • Prime Factor (2013–15)
Television
  • Daiwa Shōken Jōhō TV (2001–11)
  • Channel Nama Kaiten TV News Zap! (2014–16)

Sean K's career as a Japanese news and business commentator abruptly ended in 2016 after weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun exposed his fabricated academic background including claims of an MBA from Harvard Business School.[6]

Filmography

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Radio

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Year Title Network
2000 Make It 21 J-Wave
2013 Prime Factor

Television programmes

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Year Title Network Notes
Sangyō Shin Jidai o Hiraita Chōsen-sha-tachi: Magellan no Tamashī TV Tokyo, BS Japan Caster
Make It 21 TV Daiwa Shōken Jōhō TV
Insight×On-sight: Machi kara Mieru Economy
2005 3-Kagetsu Topic Eikaiwa: 1-Nichi Marugoto Eigo de Hanasou! Igai ni Shiranai Nichijō Hyōgen NHK-E Narrator
2006 3-Kagetsu Topic Eikaiwa: Harumi Kurihara no Chōsen Kokoro o Tsutaeru Eigo
2010 Tokudane! Fuji TV Friday commentator
2014 Channel Nama Kaiten TV News Zap! BS Sk-Per! Monday commentator; Originally Wednesday until 18 January 2016; Also appears in any day or may become MC
2015 Hōdō TV Asahi Wednesday commentator; Originally Thursday until 20 January 2016
BS Fuji Live Social TV The Compass BS Fuji

Advertisements

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Title Notes Ref.
Intel "Intel, Haitteru" Narration [7]
Kirin Beverage Gogo no Kōcha "Kirin: Gogo no Kōcha"
Nissan "Fugue"
Daiwa Securities Group Narration
Mitsubishi Motors Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Bibliography

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Year Title
2004 Sean K no Soku Akira Sokutō Bijinesu Eigo Training
2005 Seikō Zenya: 21 no Kigyō Story
2007 MBA Kōgi-sei Chūkei: Keiei Senryaku
2009 Professional no 5 Jōken
Jibun-ryoku o Kitaeru

References

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  1. ^ "ショーンK". Nihon Tarento Meikan (in Japanese). VIP Times. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ^ "放送タレント" (in Japanese). Sunday. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017. Alt URL
  3. ^ "ショーンK". DJ Profile (in Japanese). Sunday. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ^ "ショーンK が windows に求めること(スペシャルインタビュー)". Windows 10 Tokushū (in Japanese). Microsoft Japan. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. ^ "「ショーンK」はビジネスネーム! 本名は「川上伸一郎」…事務所社長が独占激白". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Hochi Shinbun. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ^ Oi, Mariko (21 April 2016). "The Japanese magazine shaking up the cosy media club". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. ^ "ショーンK". DJ Profile (in Japanese). Sunday. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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