Tsutsumi Kyohei
Tsutsumi Kyohei (筒美京平) is a Japanese composer. He is considered one of the top composers of Japanese music.
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Profile
- Name: Watanabe Eikichi (渡辺栄吉)
- Birthday: May 28, 1940
- Birthplace: Ushigome-ku, Tokyo, Japan
- Family: Watanabe Chuko (Younger Brother)
Information
Tsutsumi Kyohei got his start in music when he first began to play the piano at age 5. A few years later, he went to college to study jazz and met Ohno Yuji. Then in 1963, before graduating college, he joined the company Nihon Gramophone (Polydor Records's old name). There, he was in change of the foreign artists and also began to compose and write songs with lyricist Hashimoto Jun for mostly rock bands in the late 60s. In the 70s, Tsutsumi began to compose for more solo artists like Go Hiromi, Asaoka Megumi, Iwasaki Hiromi, and much more. He is later know as the composer of idols like C-C-B, Johnny's groups, Honda Minako, Nakayama Miho, and many more.
His first hit came in 1968 when Ishida Ayumi's single "Bluelight Yokohama" topped the weekly Oricon charts. Because Tsutsumi composed many hit songs, he released the special box sets "Tsutsumi Kyohei HITSTORY" in 1997 and "THE HIT MAKER -Tsutsumi Kyohei no Sekai" in 2006. In 2007, a handful of artists came together to release the tribute album Tsutsumi Kyohei Tribute the popular music.
Credits
- Kanashimi no Mukougawa (Music)
- Alps no Shoujo
- Mebae
- Mori wo Kakeru Koibito-tachi
- Onna no Ko Nan da Mon
- Tokimeki
- Watashi no Kare wa Hidarikiki
- Hoshi no Hitsuji-tachi (Music)
- Koucha no Oishii Mise (Music)
- 2 Much, I Love U
- Dakishimetai
- Genki na Broken Heart
- Kuusou Kiss
- Love Is Magic
- Lucky Chance wo Mou Ichido
- Naimononedari no I Want You
- Romantic ga Tomaranai
- School Girl
- 20 Sai no Binetsu
- Aeru Kamo Shirenai
- Ai e no Start
- Anata ga Ita Kara Boku ga Ita
- Bibou no Miyako
- Chijou no Koibito
- Chisa na Taiken
- Hadaka no Venus
- Hana no You ni Tori no You ni
- Hana to Mitsubachi
- Kanashiki Memory
- Kimi wa Tokubetsu
- Koi no Yowami
- Kouzui no Mae
- Mayonaka no Hero
- Miryoku no March
- Mona Lisa no Himitsu
- Nai yo Nai yo Night
- Otoko no Ko Onna no Koi
- Samui Yoake
- Sasowarete Flamingo
- Warui Yuuwaku
- Yoroshiku Aishuu
- 1986nen no Marilyn
- Aoi Shumatsu
- HELP
- Oneway Generation
- Satsui no Vacance (Music)
- Sosotte
- Suki to Iinaisai
- Temptation
- Ringo no Mori no Konekotachi (Music)
- Yumeiro no Spoon (Music)
- Cinderella Honeymoon
- Dream
- Duet
- Fantasy
- Haru Oboro
- Joyuu
- Kiri no Meguriai
- Mikan no Shouzou
- Mirai
- Omoide no Ki no Shita de
- Romance
- Sayonara no Banka
- Sentimental
- Slow na Ai ga Ii wa
- Yoru no Te no Hira
- BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
- DUNK
- Hanfun Shoujo
- Majo
- Makkana Onna no Ko
- Mekyuu no Under Roller
- Mizu no Rouge
- Nantettatte Idol
- Yamato Nadesico Shchihenge
- Yoake no MEW
- Blue Jeans Memory
- Furarete BANZAI
- Gin Gira Gin ni Sarigenaku
- Hore Taze! Kanpai
- Jounetsu Namida
- Jounetsu☆Nepuu☽Serenade
- Midnight Station
- Sneaker Buru~su
- Yokohama Chick
- Billyvu
- Dancin' In The Heart
- Love Me Tender
- Otona Janai no
- Ponytail wa Musubanai
- Sentimental Journey
- TV no Kuni Kara Kirakira
- 17 Sai
- Aishuu no Page
- Hito Kakera no Junjou
- Irozuki Machi
- Josei
- Junketsu
- Kizuna Tsuku Sedai
- Ms.
- Natsu no Kanjou
- Shiokaze no Melody
- Soushun no Minato
- 17 Sai (Music)
- Hachigatsu no Koi (Music)
- Mijikai Natsu (Music)
- Kamitsure (Music)
- Kirei à la Mode (Music)
- Sherbet Iro no Jikan (Music)
- Yakusoku (Music)
- Nakama Yuki with Downloads
- "C" (Music)
- "Hade!!!"
- BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL (Music)
- Namaiki (Music)
- Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne
- WAKU WAKU Sasete
- 19:00 no Machi
- Amai Seikatsu
- Aoi Ringo
- Good Luck
- Kanashimi no Owaru Toki
- Kaze no Eki
- Kirameki
- Kisetsu Kaze
- Kokoro no Sakebi
- Manatsu no Yoru no Yume
- Onna ni Natte Denaose yo
- Orange no Ame
- Shitetsuensen
- Soushunkyoku
- Yuutachi no Ato de
- Akai High Heel
- Amadare
- Ame no Oto ga Kikoeru
- Doll
- Kami-sama no Itazura
- Koibito-tachi no 100 no Tsuwari
- Kyuugatsu no Ame
- Momen no Hankerchief
- Renai Yuugi
- Saigo no Hitoha
- Shiawase Miman
- Tanpopo
- Yuuyake
- "Sayonara" Kara Hajimeyou
- Dakishimete TONIGHT
- Dousuru?
- Harajuku Kiss
- Kakko Tsukanai ne
- Kimi ni Bara Bara... Toiu Kanji
- Love Spur
- Shower na Kibun
- Yume de Aimashou
- Natsu Shigure (Music & Arrangement)
- "Arigatou" (Music)
- Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (Music)
- TENCA wo Torou! -Uchida no Yabou- (Music)
- Tabun Sou ne Kitto (Music)
- Koi no Indian Ningyou (Music)
