DANCE MAN

DANCE☆MAN

DANCE☆MAN is a Japanese musician.

Profile

• Name: DANCE☆MAN (ダンス☆マン)
• Real Name: Fujisawa Hideki (藤沢秀樹)
• Birthplace: Chofu, Tokyo, Japan

Information

DANCE☆MAN started his career in 1998, and has since established a rather lengthy and successful career centered around re-arranging 70's and 80's American disco, funk, and boogie songs and replacing the lyrics with often humorous Japanese lyrics. He also makes his own original songs, heard on his albums and singles. His career started by being signed with avex and releasing singles and albums, but in 1999, he began a career arranging and re-arranging music written by popular Japanese composers, beginning with the single LOVE Machine by Morning Musume, which had very large popularity and got DANCE☆MAN's name known in this business.

DANCE☆MAN is very secretive about his identity to the public, as he is never seen without wearing a large afro hairstyle wig and sideburns with large sunglasses and does not release his personal info on websites or in CDs. He performs and records with a band who he aptly names "THE BANDMAN," consisting of 8 musicians and backup vocalists. DANCE☆MAN currently works for Konami, writing and arranging songs for the popular video game Beatmania IIDX.

Besides Hello! Project, DANCE☆MAN has arranged, composed and worked with artists like Spark, Last Angel, ATOMIC KITTEN, Mizuki Alisa, Key-A-Kiss, Matsuda Seiko, Go Hiromi, Steps, Aikawa Nanase, Anzai Hiroko, and others.

Discography

Albums

• [1998.06.24] MIRRORBALLISM
• [1999.07.14] MIRRORBALLISM 2
• [2000.11.15] MIRRORBALLISM 3
• [2002.02.27] MIRRORBALLISM 4
• [2002.06.19] GREATEST HITS
• [2004.04.14] FUNKCOVERLIC
• [2007.07.11] DANCE☆MAN RETURNS
• [2008.03.19] FUNK LOVE
• [2009.02.25] Dance☆Man respects Keroro Gunsou (ダンス☆マン respects ケロロ軍曹)

Singles

• [1998.03.18] Se no Takai Yatsu wa Jama (背の高いヤツはジャマ)
• [1998.11.18] One BOX no Owner Dance / Dancebu Buchou Nanbara (ワンBOXのオーナー／ダンス部　部長南原)
• [1999.05.26] Henn na Atana wa Iya (ヘンなあだ名はイヤ)
• [2000.04.26] Sebbun no Theme (接吻のテーマ)
• [2000.07.05] "Dome 3kofun" tte Dono Kurai? ("ドーム3コ分"ってどのくらい？)
• [2000.10.18] Kanji Yomeru Kedo Kakenai (漢字読めるけど書けない)
• [2000.12.20] Koi to Ai no Tengoku (恋と愛の天国)
• [2001.06.06] JAZZ SOUL FUNK
• [2001.10.03] LA★BOOO
• [2002.01.30] Shouri V Settai Tsukamou! (勝利Ｖ絶対つかもう！)
• [2004.05.08] Afro Gunsou (アフロ軍曹)
• [2008.11.12] Nanten Nodo Ame no Uta (南天のど飴の歌; as Nantenman)

DVD

• [2001.03.07] MIRRORBALLISMOVIE

Arranging Credits with Hello! Project

• Morning Musume songs

1. LOVE Machine
2. Koi no Dance Site
3. DANCE Suru no da!
4. "...Suki da yo!"
5. Happy Summer Wedding
6. Renai Revolution 21
7. The Peace!
8. Souda! We're ALIVE
9. Ii Koto Aru Kinen no Shunkan
10. Honki de Atsui Theme Song
11. "Suggoi Nakama"

• Other

1. Shin Ramen Daisuki Koike San no Uta by Sharan Q
2. Minihamuzu no Kekkon Song by Minimoni
3. Yattarouze! by Ongaku Gatas
4. Dschinghis Khan by Berryz Kobo
5. Ryuusei Boy by Berryz Kobo
6. Kakugoshite! by ANGERME
7. KEEP ON Joushoushikou!! by Juice=Juice

External Links

• Official Site
• Page at Beatmania IIDX Wiki
• Arranging discography at asaoto.com
• Avex Page
• Japanese Wikipedia: ダンス☆マン