Sean K
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Born
21 March 1968
Shinichiro Kawakami
21 March 1968
OthernamesSean McArdle Kawakami
Occupations
- Caster
- radio personality
- narrator
Yearsactive2000s–2016
Sean K | |
|---|---|
ショーン K | |
| Born | Shinichiro Kawakami 21 March 1968 |
| Other names | Sean McArdle Kawakami |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 2000s–2016 |
| Agent | Sunday |
| Notable work |
|
| Television |
|
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
Radio
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Make It 21 | J-Wave |
| 2013 | Prime Factor |
Television programmes
| 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
| 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
| 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 |