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Akimoto Yasushi
Akimoto Yasushi (秋元康) is a Japanese lyricist, broadcaster, and producer for some of the most famous idol groups, including AKB48, Checkicco, and Onyanko Club. Akimoto is also currently the vice president of Kyoto Zoukei Geijutsu Daigaku.[1] He is third all-time best selling lyricist as he sold 45 million copies singles and albums that has his lyrics.[2]
Profile
- Birthdate: May 2, 1956
- Birthplace: Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: O
- Favorite Baseball Team: Yomiuri Giants
Information
Akimoto Yasushi was born on May 2nd, 1956 in Meguro, Tokyo. When he entered first grade, Akimoto and his family moved to Hoya, Tokyo. Akimoto dreamed on becoming a bureaucrat when he was an elementary student. During elementary and junior high school, Akimoto studied hard in order to get into University of Tokyo's law school.[3] However, he didn't get the right score on his high school entrance exam to get into the right high school. Instead, he went to Chuuou Daigaku Fuzoku High School.
Akimoto got inspired to write after listening to radio program Senda Mitsuo no Ashikake Futsuka Daishingeki! during his high school years. He wrote a twenty page parody of the show's main character to help him study for a test. He then sent it to Nippon Housou, the station that broadcast the radio program, on the his classmates' recommendation. The writing caught the attention of the employees at Nippon Housou and they invited Akimoto to come for a visit. He eventually worked part-time for them as a broadcast writer during high school.[4]
After graduating from high school in 1974, Akimoto Yasushi went to Chuuou Daigaku for college to become a broadcast writer. Akimoto was at Chuuou Daigaku for about five years when he decided that college was too hard and left school during term. Until the age of 26, Akimoto was unemployed and lived with his parents. During that time, Akimoto wanted to be like his father, who had a high-paying job. He got depressed over the idea as he felt the only thing he could do was be a broadcast writer but wasn't good at it.[5]
However, luck changed when Akimoto signed a contract with Fuji Pacific Music to become a lyricist. Akimoto started to write lyrics in 1981 for THE ALFEE song "Kotoba ni Shitakunai Tenki". He become a popular lyricist a year later when he wrote the lyrics to Inagaki Junichi's "Dramatic Rain".
In early 1985, Akimoto create the super-idol group Onyanko Club. The group was the first large idol group as Onyanko Club had fifty-three members during it's run. Onyanko Club was an overnight sensation as Akimoto produced the group's music and television show Yuuyake Nyan Nyan. He also produced other groups in the late 1980s, including Onyanko Club's brother group Musukko Club, Shojotai, and Tunnels.
In 1988, he married former Onyanko Club member Takai Mamiko. During the same time, he lived in New York for a year. He came back to Japan in 1989 and wrote books. He tried to get back into the idol business by producing the group Nezumikko Club. However, the group only lasted for one year. In 1995, he produced his first anime, Nurse Angel Ririka SOS, as he also wrote the storyline for the anime.
Before the end of the 90s, Akimoto tried one more to produce an idol group that was suppose to be the Heisei Era's Onyanko Club. The result was Checkicco, an idol group with twenty-one members. The group had it's own TV show, music releases, and appeared in a lot of Dreamcast-related promotions and releases due to a deal that Dreamcast and Akimoto had. However, the group only last one year and wasn't successful. Many speculated that Checkicco wasn't popular due to fierce competition from other idol groups, like SPEED and Morning Musume.
In 2001, he produced the idol group Suitei Shojo. The group was moderate successful and was around for five years. A little before the breakup of Suitei Shojo, Akimoto wanted to produce an idol group that fans could meet and be involved with theatre.[6] In early 2005, Akimoto announced an audition for a new idol group. 24 girls out of 7,924 girls passed the audition and became AKB48. Since then, AKB48 has become Akimoto's highest selling group as AKB48 has sold over $200 million in record sales and sold over 15,130,000 singles.[7]
From 2009 to 2012, he served as the board chairman for the Nihon Housou Kyoukai Sakka Kyoukai.
Works
Books
- [1988] 35 m/m no Genkouyoushi. (35m/mの原稿用紙。)
- [1988] Saraba, Mercedes (さらば、メルセデス)
- [1991] Koi ni Tsuite Boku ga Hanasou (恋について僕が話そう)
- [1991] OH! MY Kombu (OH!MYコンブ)
- [1993] Karaoke Senshi Mike Jirou (カラオケ戦士マイク次郎)
- [1994] Rooms
- [1995] Azukichan (あずきちゃん)
- [1995] Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (ナースエンジェルりりかSOS)
- [2001] Ashita ga Aru sa (明日があるさ)
- [2003] Naru Hodo ne, Sooyuu Kotoka (なるほどね、そーゆーことか)
- [2003] Chakushin Ari Trilogy
- [2004] Zeitaku na Yuigon (贅沢な遺言)
- [2006] Sou no Senaka (象の背中)
Credits
- AIRMAIL from NAGASAKI - Merosu no You ni -LONELY WAY-
- AKB48 - All songs by AKB48 have lyrics written by Akimoto.
- AKBIdoling!!! - Chu Shiyouze!
- aki - Ai no Inori
- THE ALFEE - Kotoba ni Shitakunai Tenki
- Arai Masahito - Anime Ja Nai
- Atari Kousuke - Omoide no Sugu Soba de
- Babaroa@ - Tama Tama Negi Ngei ~Tama Negi ga Oshiete Kureta Koto~
- Bijogi Junction - Poribakushi
- Carlos Toshi & Omega Tribe - Balance
- Carlos Toshi & Omega Tribe - Blind Profile
- Carlos Toshi & Omega Tribe - First Love
- Carlos Toshi & Omega Tribe - Our Way
- Carlos Toshi & Omega Tribe - Kimi wa Yowakunai
- CHEMISTRY - Saigo no Kawa
- Chiaki - Nontan to Issho
- Chinaa Chaburu - Shouri no Hanabira
- Chocolove from AKB48 - All song by Chocolove from AKB48 have lyrics written by Akimoto.
- Columbia Rose - Yume no Bus Girl
- Cute Beat Club Band - Nanatsu Umi no Chikyuugi
- Dachou Club - Dachou Dance
- Dachou Club - Vegetarian Rumba
- EXILE - EXIT
- Furutachi Ichirou - Omae ga Ireba
- Go Hiromi - Mou Dare mo Aisanai
- Gozai Kaori - Gomutai na
- Harada Tomoyo - Akai Pumps
- Harada Tomoyo - Ame no Planetarium
- Hoshino Michiru - Ganbare!
- Hosokawa Takashi - Seichou Oso Matsubushi
- Honda Minako - 1986 no Marilyn
- Honda Minako - CRAZY NIGHTS
- Honda Minako - HELP
- Honda Minako - Oneway Generation
- Honda Minako - Sosotte
- Honda Minako - the Cross -Ai no Jyuujika-
- Honegumi from AKB48 - Hone Hone Waltz
- Honegumi from AKB48 - Kujira no Bus
- Ikuzura Namiko - Jinsei Darumasan
- Imai Miki - Kanojo to TIP ON DUO
- Inagaki Junichi - 1 Dozen no Iiwake
- Inagaki Junichi - 1969 no Kataomoi
- Inagaki Junichi - Ai no Katachi
- Inagaki Junichi - Anata ga Subete
- Inagaki Junichi - April
- Inagaki Junichi - BAD DREAM
- Inagaki Junichi - Boku Naraba Koko ni Iru
- Inagaki Junichi - Christmas Carol no Kei ni wa
- Inagaki Junichi - Congratulations
- Inagaki Junichi - Dramatic Rain
- Inagaki Junichi - Eien wa Kaze no You ni
- Inagaki Junichi - Eien Yori Nagai Kiss
- Inagaki Junichi - Gin de Asa Made
- Inagaki Junichi - J's LOVE SONG
- Inagaki Junichi - Kanojo wa, BLOOD TYPE B
- Inagaki Junichi - Kimi ga Soba ni Iru Dake Boku wa Subete wo Te ni Ireta
- Inagaki Junichi - Kimi ni Aitai Gogo
- Inagaki Junichi - Kimi no Tame ni Ballad wo
- Inagaki Junichi - Kimi wa Shiranai
- Inagaki Junichi - Kiss Nara Ato ni Shite
- Inagaki Junichi - Marathon Race
- Inagaki Junichi - Merry Christmas ga Ienai
- Inagaki Junichi - MOONLIGHT MERMAID
- Inagaki Junichi - Natsu no Yukue
- Inagaki Junichi - Otoko to Onna
- Inagaki Junichi - Rewind
- Inagaki Junichi - Second Kiss
- Inagaki Junichi - Southern Cross
- Inagaki Junichi - Toki no Kishibe
- Ishikawa Yoko - Ai wo Furimukanai de
- Ishikawa Yoko - Ai wo Sono Mama ni Shite -Kimi e-
- Ishikawa Yoko - Ame ni Dakare Nagara
- Ishikawa Yoko - Basketball Shoes wo Megisutete
- Ishikawa Yoko - Gofun de Sunset
- Ishikawa Yoko - Haru de mo Natsu de mo Nai Kisetsu
- Ishikawa Yoko - Ikoku no Shijin
- Ishikawa Yoko - Jyuukyuusai de Utatta Love Song
- Ishikawa Yoko - Kioku no Suna
- Ishikawa Yoko - Mayonaka no Merry Go Round
- Ishikawa Yoko - Nagai Kami wo Arau Made
- Ishikawa Yoko - Namida no Lautrec
- Ishikawa Yoko - Natsu no Bossa Nova
- Ishikawa Yoko - Neal Simon mo Yomikake no Mama de
- Ishikawa Yoko - Omoide Tomete
- Ishikawa Yoko - Pastel no Yukue
- Ishikawa Yoko - Sakanatachi no Shuumatsu
- Ishikawa Yoko - Shuumatsu no Lakeside
- Ishikawa Yoko - Still
- Ishikawa Yoko - Toki no Itami
- JERO - Umiyuki
- Jounouchi Sanae - Ajisaibashi
- Jounouchi Sanae - Onyanko Club no Abuna~i Torimonochou
- JULEPS - Kaiki Nishoku
- JULEPS - Tabidatsu Hi
- Kahala Tomomi - Namida no Tsuzuki
- Kahala Tomomi - Shiawase no Michi
- Kawai Sonoko - Aoi Station
- Kawai Naoko - MANHATTAN JOKE
- Kawai Sonoko - Sayonara wa Iwanaide
- Kikuchi Momoko - BOY no Theme
- Kikuchi Momoko - Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
- Kikuchi Momoko - Yuuyake no EXIT
- KinKi Kids - Ichibyou no Othello ~Kimi ni Erabaretai~ (KinKi Kids STAR VERSION)
- KinKi Kids - Kaze no Iro
- KinKi Kids - SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
- KinKi Kids - Teiden no Yoru ni wa -On the night of a blackout-
- Koizumi Kyoko - Kiss wo Tomenaide
- Koizumi Kyoko - Nantettatte Idol
- Koizumi Kyoko - Non Non Non
- Koizumi Kyoko - Yoake no MEW
- Kudo Shizuka - Kindan no Telepathy
- Kokusho Sayuri - Valentine Kiss
- Komuro Tetsuya - Omoide wo Okizarinishite
- Kunitake Mari - Pocket Bell ga Narankute
- Last Idol - All songs by Last Idol have lyrics written by Akimoto.
- Little Kiss - A.S.A.P.
- MAX - Koisuru Velfarre Dance ~Saturday Night~
- Minamino Yoko - Natsu no Obakasan
- Misora Hibari - Kawa no Nagare no You ni
- Nagafuchi Tsuyoshi - GOOD-BYE SEISHUN
- Nagafuchi Tsuyoshi - Kodoku na Heart
- Nakashima Mika - STARS
- Nakashima Mika - WILL
- Neptune - Issho Ukenmei
- NESMITH - Tsuishin
- Nezumikko Club - Nezumisan ga Wakarimasen
- Nezumikko Club - Sensei! Suzukikun ga Ecchi nan desu!
- Nitta Eri - Fuyu no Opera Glass
- no3b - All songs by no3b have lyrics written by Akimoto.
- Nonkiizu - Koi Hanabi
- Nyangilas - Watashi wa Rika-chan
- Ogi Yahagi - Keroro Dancing
- Ohori Megumi - Amai Kokansetsu
- Ono Erena - FIRST LOVE
- Onyanko Club - Alele
- Onyanko Club - Hayasugiru Jidai
- Onyanko Club - Jaa ne
- Onyanko Club - Sailor Fuku wo Nugasanaide
- Ouchi Yoshiaki and Fujitani Miwako - Ai ga Umareta Hi
- Ousmane Youla Sankhon - Africa no Onna
- PettyBooka - Tanoshite Gon Gon
- Risky - My life is......
- Sakai Ayumi - Kanashimi wo Itoshisa de
- Sakai Masaaki - Wasuremono
- Sakiya Kenjiro - "Kusare En" mo Ii sa
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Ai no Jisa
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Aisarete mo Inai -Harem no Tenshitachi-
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Ai wa Mada Ikiteiru n da
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Ataerareta Sunadokei
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Boku ni wa Kimi Dake
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Chisugiru to Boku wa Omoenai
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Delicate
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Guuzen no Shihai
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Kimi no Seisa
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Kame no Naka no Shounen
- Sakiya Kenjiro - KISS no Hanataba
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Mou Ichido wo Tomete
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Nakanakute mo Ii
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Natsu no Polaroid
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Natsukashii Shuumatsu
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Omoi ga Kenai SITUATION
- Sakiya Kenjiro - ROOMS
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Saigo no Natsu no Hi
- Sakiya Kenjiro - Ta no Tame ni Yuki wa Furu
- SALLY - Itoshi no Maria
- SALLY - Lucy, Konya Dake wa...
- Sawada Kenji - HELLO
- Seishun Gurentai - Masao
- Shibasaki Kou - Ikutsuka no Sora
- Shoujotai - Adventure Island
- Shoujotai - BABY’S ROCK
- Shoujotai - Balance Sheet
- Shoujotai - BREAK AWAY
- Shoujotai - Bye-Bye Girl
- Shoujotai - FLY TO ME!
- Shoujotai - FRIDAY LOVE SONG
- Shoujotai - GRADUATION LOVE
- Shoujotai - Halley Romance
- Shoujotai - Hirake Television!!
- Shoujotai - KITCHEN PATROL
- Shoujotai - Motto Charleston
- Shoujotai - MY LOVER
- Shoujotai - Nakama wa Zure da ne
- Shoujotai - Napoleon no Kushami
- Shoujotai - RING OF THE MEMORY
- Shoujotai - SAKASAMA
- Shoujotai - Soutsukai no Indian
- Shoujotai - Sunao ni Natte Darling
- Shoujotai - TOKYO YAJIUMA CLUB
- Shoujotai - Tsuki no Usagi ga Naita
- Shoujotai - UNTOUCHABLE
- Shounentai - Decameron Densetsu
- Shounentai - Wangan Skier
- SKE48 - All songs by SKE48 have lyrics written by Akimoto.
- Sugiura Miyuki - Watashi ga Inai
- Sugiura Miyuki - Yongatsu Ressha
- Sugiyama Kiyotaka - Boku no Ude no Naka de
- Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - Ai wo Makimodosu
- Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - ALONE AGAIN
- Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - FAREWELL CALL
- Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - JOANNA
- Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - RIVER'S ISLAND
- Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe - ROLLING MEMORIES
- Suzume - Uguisudani Chonpo
- Takada Junji - Douse Sekai no Fukouhei
- Takahara Kei - NO RETURN
- TOKIO - Ichibyou no Othello ~Kimi ni Erabaretai~ (TOKIO MOON VERSION)
- Tomosaka Rie - Escalation
- Tomosaka Rie - Kushami
- Tunnels - Ame no Nishi Azabu
- Tunnels - Arashi no Macho Man
- Tunnels - Bahama Sunset
- Tunnels - Boku no Suki na Mono
- Tunnels - Boku wa Tori ni Naritai
- Tunnels - Boo
- Tunnels - Donzoko
- Tunnels - Dou ni Kanaru sa
- Tunnels - Fuu Fuu Fuu tte Suru n Desu
- Tunnels - Kayoukyoku
- Tunnels - Gajai mo
- Tunnels - Gani
- Tunnels - Garagarahebi ga Yattekuru
- Tunnels - Ginza no Kouban (Studio Version)
- Tunnels - Himawari no Kisetsu
- Tunnels - Honoo no Escargot
- Tunnels - Hoshizora no Ocharakahoi
- Tunnels - Ichiban Erai Hito e
- Tunnels - Ikki!
- Tunnels - Konjac Dai Maoou
- Tunnels - Meiwaku Deshou ga...
- Tunnels - Nasake Nee
- Tunnels - Neta Ko mo Okiru Komoriuta
- Tunnels - Ninjou Misaki
- Tunnels - Omae ga Hoshii
- Tunnels - Meiwaku Deshou ga
- Tunnels - Ora Ora
- Tunnels - Seishun no Juuchou
- Tunnels - Terebi ~Tokidoki no Kami yo~
- Tunnels - Yabusaka de Nai
- Tunnels - YAZAWA
- Tsubata Mariko - Hishochi no Dekigoto
- Ushirogami Hikaretai - Anata wo Shiritai
- Ushirogami Hikaretai - Tatsutori Ato wo ni Gosazu
- Ushirogami Hikaretai - Toki no Kawa wo Koete
- Ushirogami Hikaretai - Ushirogami Hikaretai
- Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi - Banana no Namida
- Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi - Jyogakusei no Ketsui
- Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi - Nagisa no "..."
- Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi - Noto Onarii★Patto Orosou
- Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi - Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi
- V6 - Ichibyou no Othello ~Kimi ni Erabaretai~ (V6 SUNSHINE VERSION)
- V6 - MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE
- Wada Akiko - Mother
- Wada Akiko - Yajirobee
- Watarirouka Hashiritai - All songs by Watarirouka Hashiritai have lyrics wtitten by Akimoto.
- Wink - Itsumade mo Suki de Itakute
- Wink - Twinkle Twinkle
- Wink - Watashi-tachi Rashii Rule
- Yaen - Are Kara
- Yaen - Ash
- Yaen - Be Cool!
- Yaen - CHASER
- Yaen - Chicken guys
- Yaen - dear
- Yaen - First impression
- Yaen - Get down
- Yaen - Last Love
- Yaen - Money
- Yaen - Nandeyanen no Blues
- Yaen - Oyogenai Sakana
- Yaen - Privacy
- Yaen - ROSE
- Yaen - Sakebi
- Yaen - Selfish
- Yaen - SNOW BLIND
- Yaen - star
- Yaen - Taiyou no Kaseki
- Yaen - TODAY
- Yaen - wanna be
- Yaen - We're the "YAEN"
- Yaen - Yobuke no angel
- Yaen - Yozora wo Machinagara
- YASU - Which is?
- Yazawa Eikichi - Aki yo Sakaba
- Yazawa Eikichi - Itsu no Hi ka
- Yazawa Eikichi - Kakaichi Mattara
- Yazawa Eikichi - Yokan no Ame
- Yukana - Arukou
References
- ↑ "A Message from the Vice President". Kyōto Zoukei Geijutsu Daigaku". 2002. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "SPACE SHOWER's "The Producers". Japanese Wikipedia: 秋元康". 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "秋元康". Japanese Wikipedia: 秋元康. 2004-03-28. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "秋元康". Japanese Wikipedia: 秋元康. 2004-03-28. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "秋元康". Japanese Wikipedia: 秋元康. 2004-03-28. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Japanese Idol Group AKB48 to Perform at MIPCOM". Reuters: Japanese Idol Group AKB48 to Perform at MIPCOM. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "Music Station ranking TOP30 IDOL ★ Total Single sales Showa Vs Heisei]". aramatheydidnt! Music Station ranking] TOP30 IDOL ★ Total Single sales Showa Vs Heisei. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-08-14.