[1] Having seen Ichiro Fujiyama on stage, he attempted to become a popular singer.

After he graduated from the Toyo Music School, he joined the Imperial Japanese Army in 1944, and returned from Taiwan in 1945.

He joined Shinjuku Moulin Rouge in 1947 and then King Records in 1949.

[2] In 1952, Kasuga made his debut with the song "Akai lamp no Shū Ressha" (赤いランプの終列車, lit.

[1] In 1955, he also released the single "Wakare no Ipponsugi" (別れの一本杉, lit.