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'''Matsumoto Takashi''' (松本隆) is a Japanese lyricist and former drummer of the [[J-Rock|Japanese rock band]] [[Happy End]].  
 
'''Matsumoto Takashi''' (松本隆) is a Japanese lyricist and former drummer of the [[J-Rock|Japanese rock band]] [[Happy End]].  
  
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*'''Birthday:''' {{bda|1949|07|16|mf=yes}}  
 
*'''Birthday:''' {{bda|1949|07|16|mf=yes}}  
 
*'''Birthplace:''' Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
 
*'''Birthplace:''' Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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== Information ==
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Matsumoto Takashi was born in the Minato Ward in Tokyo, Japan on July 16, 1949. Matsumoto started to cite lyrics and poetry when he was young when he offered words of encouragement to his parents after his younger sister died at childbirth. When he was a teenager, he often listened the [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|The Beatles]] and was musically influenced by them. At the same time, he started the rock band [[Happy End]] as the drummer with [[Hosono Haruomi]], [[Ohtaki Eiichi]], and [[Suzuki Shigeru]]. Because Matsumoto was seen constantly carrying books, Hosono appointed him to write the song lyrics for the band. Since all the members took on a pseudonym, Matsumoto's was "Edo Mondan" (江戸門弾鉄).
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Later on, he started to write to lyrics for other artists. His first assignment was writing lyrics for the song "[[Endan]]" for the folk group [[Itsu no Akai Fuusen]] in 1972. When Happy End broke up at the same time, Matsumoto also started to produce albums starting with [[Agata Morio]]'s album ''[[Les Miserables]]'' in 1974. But, it wasn't until the release of the [[Agnes Chan]] song "[[Pocket Ippai no Himitsu]]" and the [[Ohta Hiromi]] song "[[Yuu no Handkerchief]]" that Matsumoto became a well-known lyricist.
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In the 1980s, Matsumoto's popularity grew bigger as he wrote the lyrics to well-known songs like [[Imokin Trio]]'s "[[High School Lullaby]]". He won his first award at the 23rd [[Nihon Record Taisho]] for writing the lyrics for the song "[[Ruby no Yubiwa]]" by [[Terao Akira]] in 1981. He also wrote lyrics for various idols, including [[Matsuda Seiko]], [[C-C-B]], [[Yakushimaru Hiroko]], and others, that became instant hits and topped the [[Oricon]] charts. A decade later, he became well-known for writing various lyrics for the Johnny's group [[KinKi Kids]], including the smash-hit single "[[Glass no Shounen]]" which sold over a million copies and is currently is the biggest selling single that contains Matsumoto's lyrics.
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== Discography ==
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=== Books ===
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* [1972] [[Kaze no Kuwawaru Test]]
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* [1985] [[Binetsu Shounen]]
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* [1987] [[Maidasu no Yubi]]
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* [1987] [[Mikazuki Hime]]
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* [1992] [[Konpeki Kaigan]]
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* [1993] [[Tengoku e no Kaidan (Matsumoto Takashi)|Tengoku e no Kaidan]]
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* [1996] [[Budou Hime (Matsumoto Takashi)|Budou hime]]
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* [2001] [[Seisouken Shinshi]]
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* [2005] [[Kazemachi Cafe|KAZEMACHI CAFE]]
  
 
== Credits ==
 
== Credits ==
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; [[Ayase Haruka]]  
 
; [[Ayase Haruka]]  
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* [[Akai Sweet Pea (Ayase Haruka)|Akai Sweet Pea]]
 
* [[Marguerite (Ayase Haruka)|Marguerite]]
 
* [[Marguerite (Ayase Haruka)|Marguerite]]
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* [[Momen no Handkerchief (Ayase Haruka)|Momen no Handkerchief]]
  
 
; [[BIBI]]
 
; [[BIBI]]
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; [[Hamada Shoko]]
 
; [[Hamada Shoko]]
* [[Love Train|LOVE TRAIN]]
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* [[Love Train (Hamada Shoko)|LOVE TRAIN]]
  
 
; [[Happy End (band)|Happy End]]
 
; [[Happy End (band)|Happy End]]
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* [[Thousand Nights (Harada Shinji)|Thousand Nights]]
 
* [[Thousand Nights (Harada Shinji)|Thousand Nights]]
 
* [[Time Travel]]
 
* [[Time Travel]]
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; [[Harajuku Jenne]]
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* [[Oatsui no wa Osuki? (Harajuku Gennu)|Oatsui no wa Osuki?]]
  
 
; [[Hatakeyama Miyuki]]
 
; [[Hatakeyama Miyuki]]
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; [[Igarashi Yuki]]  
 
; [[Igarashi Yuki]]  
 
* [[Daiichi Inshou]]
 
* [[Daiichi Inshou]]
* [[Etoranse]]
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* [[Etoranze]]
 
* [[Waru! (Naku no Haoyoshi)]]
 
* [[Waru! (Naku no Haoyoshi)]]
  
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* [[Remon]]
 
* [[Remon]]
 
* [[Shinju no Period]]
 
* [[Shinju no Period]]
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; [[Jungle Buddha]]
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* [[Robot (Jungle Buddha)|Robot]]
  
 
; [[Kadokawa Hiroshi]]  
 
; [[Kadokawa Hiroshi]]  
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* [[Hitomishiri]]
 
* [[Hitomishiri]]
 
* [[Kanashii Yokan (Kanada Hiromi)|Kanashii Yokan]]
 
* [[Kanashii Yokan (Kanada Hiromi)|Kanashii Yokan]]
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; [[Kashiwabara Yoshie]]
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* [[Tremolo]]
  
 
; [[Katase Nana]]
 
; [[Katase Nana]]
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; [[Kato Miliyah]]  
 
; [[Kato Miliyah]]  
 
* [[Dear Lonely Girl]]
 
* [[Dear Lonely Girl]]
 
; [[Kawashiwabara Yoshie]]
 
* [[Tremolo]]
 
  
 
; [[Kayama Yuzo]]
 
; [[Kayama Yuzo]]
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; [[Koizumi Kyoko]]  
 
; [[Koizumi Kyoko]]  
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* [[Aishuu Komachi]]
 
* [[Dunk|DUNK]]
 
* [[Dunk|DUNK]]
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* [[Free (Koizumi Kyoko)|Free]]
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* [[Kibun wa Heartbreak]]
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* [[Kiss (Koizumi Kyoko)|Kiss]]
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* [[Jun'ai (Koizumi Kyoko)|Jun'ai]]
 
* [[Majo]]
 
* [[Majo]]
* [[Mekyuu no Under Roller]]
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* [[Meikyuu no Under Roller]]
 
* [[Mizu no Rouge]]
 
* [[Mizu no Rouge]]
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* [[Sunao ja Nakutte Gomen]]
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* [[Technicolor no Locket]]
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* [[Wink Killer]]
  
 
; [[Komuro Mitsuko]]  
 
; [[Komuro Mitsuko]]  
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* [[1 Gram no Shiawase (Kondo Nana)|1 Gram no Shiawase]]
 
* [[1 Gram no Shiawase (Kondo Nana)|1 Gram no Shiawase]]
  
; [[Kousaka Miyuki]]  
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; [[Kosaka Miyuki]]  
 
* [[Ai no Mebae]]
 
* [[Ai no Mebae]]
 
* [[Goodbye Summer]]
 
* [[Goodbye Summer]]
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* [[Yogiri no Highway]]
 
* [[Yogiri no Highway]]
 
* [[Yoru no Tsubasa]]
 
* [[Yoru no Tsubasa]]
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; [[Mi]]
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* [[Sekidou Komachi Doki (Mi)|Sekidou Komachi Doki]]
  
 
; [[Miyoshi Eiji]]
 
; [[Miyoshi Eiji]]
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* [[Marina Del Rey|Marina del Rey]]
 
* [[Marina Del Rey|Marina del Rey]]
 
* [[Mayonaka no Swing]]
 
* [[Mayonaka no Swing]]
* [[Tenderness]]
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* [[Tenderness (Mizutani Yutaka)|Tenderness]]
 
* [[Yasashisa Kamishipai]]
 
* [[Yasashisa Kamishipai]]
  
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* [["C" (single)|"C"]]
 
* [["C" (single)|"C"]]
 
* [["Hate!!!"]]
 
* [["Hate!!!"]]
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* [[Atsui Yoru]]
 
* [[Be-Bop-Highschool|BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL]]
 
* [[Be-Bop-Highschool|BE-BOP-HIGHSCHOOL]]
 
* [[Close Up (Nakayama Miho)|Close Up]]  
 
* [[Close Up (Nakayama Miho)|Close Up]]  
* [[Jingi Aishite Moraimasu|JINGI Aishite Moraimasu]]  
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* [[Heart no Switch wo Oshite]]
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* [[Hitomi no Kageri]]
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* [[Honoo no Mai]]
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* [[Houkago]]
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* [[Inca no Hihou]]
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* [[Jealousy (Nakayama Miho)|Jealously]]
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* [[Jingi Aishite Moraimasu|JINGI Aishite Moraimasu]]
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* [[Kiri no Cape Cod]]
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* [[Nakanai wa]]
 
* [[Namaiki (Nakayama Miho single)|Namaiki]]  
 
* [[Namaiki (Nakayama Miho single)|Namaiki]]  
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* [[Ougon Kaigan]]
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* [[Peninsula Morning]]
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* [[Sweden no Shiro]]
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* [[Toki no Nagare no You ni]]
 
* [[Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne]]  
 
* [[Tsuiteru ne Notteru ne]]  
 
* [[Waku Waku Sasete|WAKU WAKU Sasete]]  
 
* [[Waku Waku Sasete|WAKU WAKU Sasete]]  
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* [[Shugo Tenshi]]
 
* [[Shugo Tenshi]]
 
* [[Yokousei]]
 
* [[Yokousei]]
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; [[RATS & STAR]]
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* [[Hoshizora no Circus]]
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* [[Tshirt ni Kuchibeni]]
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; [[REBECCA]]
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* [[Monotone Boy]]
  
 
; [[Saijo Hideki]]  
 
; [[Saijo Hideki]]  
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; [[The Lillies]]
 
; [[The Lillies]]
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* [[Hatsukoi ni Sayonara]]
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* [[Ijiwaru Tokei]]
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* [[Mizuiro no Tokimeki]]
 
* [[Suki yo Captain]]
 
* [[Suki yo Captain]]
  
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; [[W]]
 
; [[W]]
 
* [[Suki yo Captain (W)|Suki yo Captain]]
 
* [[Suki yo Captain (W)|Suki yo Captain]]
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; [[Watanabe Tooru]]
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* [[Hitomi Serious]]
  
 
; [[Wink]]  
 
; [[Wink]]  
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* [[One Night in Heaven ~Mayonaka no Angel~]]
 
* [[One Night in Heaven ~Mayonaka no Angel~]]
 
* [[Shining Star (Wink)|Shining Star]]
 
* [[Shining Star (Wink)|Shining Star]]
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; [[Yakushimaru Hiroko]]
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* [[Anata wo Motto Shiritakute]]
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* [[Main Theme]]
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* [[Sasayaki no Step]]
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* [[Sukoshi Dake Yasashiku]]
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* [[Tantei Monogatari]]
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* [[Ten ni Hoshi, Chi ni Hana]]
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* [[Woman "W no Higeki" Yori]]
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; [[Yamagata Sumiko]]
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* [[Crystal Hotel]]
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; [[Yamaguchi Momoe]]
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* [[Aisenkyou]]
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* [[Red Sensation]]
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; [[Yamase Mami]]
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* [[Cecilla B no Kataomoi]]
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* [[Heartbreak Cafe]]
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* [[Melon no Tameiki]]
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* [[Strange Pink]]
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; [[Yamashita Kumiko]]
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* [[Sekidou Komachi Doki (Yamashita Kumiko)|Sekidou Komachi Doki]]
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; [[Yamashita Tatsuro]]
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* [[Dreaming Girl|DREAMING GIRL]]
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* [[Itsuka Hareta Hi ni]]
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* [[Kiss Kara Hajimaru Mystery (Yamashita Tatsuro)|Kiss Kara Hajimaru Mystery]]
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* [[Koori no Manicure]]
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* [[Tsuki no Hikari]]
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; [[Yamazaki Masayoshi]]
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* [[Showa Modern]]
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; [[Yasuda Narumi]]
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* [[Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa (single)|Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa]]
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* [[Toumei Orange]]
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; [[Yazawa Eikichi]]
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* [[Angelina (Yazawa Eikichi)]]
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* [[Anytime Woman]]
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* [[Dry Martini]]
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* [[Gin no Necklace]]
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* [[Hotel Mamunia]]
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* [[Nagai Kurukami]]
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* [[Nagareboshi (Yazawa Eikichi)|Nagareboshi]]
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* [[Rashin]]
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* [[Subway Tokyuu]]
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* [[Tameiki]]
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* [[Yasashii Coyote]]
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* [[Yasumono no Tokei]]
  
 
; [[YMO|Yellow Magic Orchestra]]  
 
; [[YMO|Yellow Magic Orchestra]]  
 
* [[Kageki na Shukujo]]
 
* [[Kageki na Shukujo]]
 
* [[Kimi ni, Mune Kyun.]]
 
* [[Kimi ni, Mune Kyun.]]
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; [[Yonemitsu Miho]]
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* [[Pearl-White Eve (Yonemitsu Miho)|Pearl-White Eve]]
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; [[Yoshida Takuro]]
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* [[A Seishun]]
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* [[Maihime]]
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* [[Soto wa Shiroi Yuki no Yoru]]
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; [[Yoshimoto Miyoko]]
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* [[Ame no High School]]
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* [[Aoi Kutsu]]
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* [[Apricot Kiss]]
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* [[Aurora no Shoujo|AURORA no Shoujo]]
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* [[Private Lessons]]
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* [[Shiroi Basketball Shoes]]
  
 
; [[Yuguchi Aimi]]
 
; [[Yuguchi Aimi]]
 
* [[Smile.]]
 
* [[Smile.]]
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; [[Yuki Nae]]
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* [[Kuuki Mitai ni Aishiteru]]
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* [[Summer Time Blues ga Kikoeru]]
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* [[Wasure na Sou]]
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.kazemachi.com/ Official Site]
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* [http://twitter.com/takashi_mtmt Official Twitter]
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* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E9%9A%86 Japanese Wikipedia: 松本隆]
  
 
[[Category:Lyricists]]
 
[[Category:Lyricists]]
 
[[Category:1949 Births]]
 
[[Category:1949 Births]]
 
[[Category:Tokyo Artists]]
 
[[Category:Tokyo Artists]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, 28 December 2014

Matsumoto Takashi

Matsumoto Takashi (松本隆) is a Japanese lyricist and former drummer of the Japanese rock band Happy End.

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  • Birthday: July 16, 1949 (1949-07-16) (age 74)
  • Birthplace: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Information

Matsumoto Takashi was born in the Minato Ward in Tokyo, Japan on July 16, 1949. Matsumoto started to cite lyrics and poetry when he was young when he offered words of encouragement to his parents after his younger sister died at childbirth. When he was a teenager, he often listened the The Beatles and was musically influenced by them. At the same time, he started the rock band Happy End as the drummer with Hosono Haruomi, Ohtaki Eiichi, and Suzuki Shigeru. Because Matsumoto was seen constantly carrying books, Hosono appointed him to write the song lyrics for the band. Since all the members took on a pseudonym, Matsumoto's was "Edo Mondan" (江戸門弾鉄).

Later on, he started to write to lyrics for other artists. His first assignment was writing lyrics for the song "Endan" for the folk group Itsu no Akai Fuusen in 1972. When Happy End broke up at the same time, Matsumoto also started to produce albums starting with Agata Morio's album Les Miserables in 1974. But, it wasn't until the release of the Agnes Chan song "Pocket Ippai no Himitsu" and the Ohta Hiromi song "Yuu no Handkerchief" that Matsumoto became a well-known lyricist.

In the 1980s, Matsumoto's popularity grew bigger as he wrote the lyrics to well-known songs like Imokin Trio's "High School Lullaby". He won his first award at the 23rd Nihon Record Taisho for writing the lyrics for the song "Ruby no Yubiwa" by Terao Akira in 1981. He also wrote lyrics for various idols, including Matsuda Seiko, C-C-B, Yakushimaru Hiroko, and others, that became instant hits and topped the Oricon charts. A decade later, he became well-known for writing various lyrics for the Johnny's group KinKi Kids, including the smash-hit single "Glass no Shounen" which sold over a million copies and is currently is the biggest selling single that contains Matsumoto's lyrics.

Discography

Books

Credits

Abe Yasuhiro
Aimoto Kumiko
Agnes Chan
Ame no Kisaki Shoujo Gasshou-dan
Apryl Fool
Asada Miyoko
Asaka Yui
Asano Yuko
Ayase Haruka
BIBI
bice
C-C-B
Captain Straydum
Chappie
Chelsia Chan
Fujii Fumiya
Fujii Naoyuki
Fujii Takashi
Fujimura Miki
Fuse Akira
GARO
GODIEGO
Hamada Shoko
Happy End
Hara Hideko
Harada Shinji
Harajuku Jenne
Hatakeyama Miyuki
Hayami Yu
Hikaru Ippei
Himuro Kyosuke
Honda Minako
Igarashi Yuki
Iijima Mari
Imokin Trio
Inagaki Junichi
Ishida Junichi
Ishige Reiko
Ishikawa Hidemi
Ishikawa Hitomi
Iwasaki Hiromi
Jungle Buddha
Kadokawa Hiroshi
Kamayatsu Hiroshi
Kamebuchi Yuka
Kanazawa Akiko
Kanada Hiromi
Kashiwabara Yoshie
Katase Nana
Kato Miliyah
Kayama Yuzo
KinKi Kids
Kinouchi Midori
Kitamura Yuko
Koizumi Kyoko
Komuro Mitsuko
Kondo Masahiro
Kondo Nana
Kosaka Miyuki
Kumiko
Kuwabara Ichiro
Kuwata Masahiro
Matsu Takako
Matsuda Seiko
Matsumoto Iyo
Miki Seiko
Minami Kosetsu
Minami Saori
Minami Yoshitaka
Mi
Miyoshi Eiji
Mizutani Mari
Mizutani Yutaka
Mori Shinichi
Niagara Triangle
Nagai Mariko
Nakagawa Shoko
Nakahara Kaori
Nakahara Rie
Nakai Kiichi
Nakajima Megumi
Nakamori Akina
Nakamura Masatoshi
Nakamura Tooru
Nakashima Mika
Nakatani Miki
Nakayama Miho
Nishida Hikaru
Nishimura Tomomi
Noguchi Goro
OFF COURSE
Ohashi Junko
Ohta Hiromi
Ohtaki Eiichi
Okada Nana
Onishi Yuka
ORIGINAL LOVE
RATS & STAR
REBECCA
Saijo Hideki
Saito Yuki
Sakagami Kaori
Sakakibara Ikue
Sakurada Junko
Sato Takashi
Sato Yuri
Sawada Fumiko
Sawada Kenji
Starbow
Suzuki Shigeru
Suzuki Yasuhiro
Tachibana Risa
Takada Mizue
Takahashi Mie
Takeuchi Mariya
Tamura Eriko
Tanpopo
Terao Akira
THE ALFEE
The Gospellers
The Lillies
THE Tonnashaabee
Tin Pan Alley
Tomita Keiichi
TRANZAM
TULIP
W
Watanabe Tooru
Wink
Yakushimaru Hiroko
Yamagata Sumiko
Yamaguchi Momoe
Yamase Mami
Yamashita Kumiko
Yamashita Tatsuro
Yamazaki Masayoshi
Yasuda Narumi
Yazawa Eikichi
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yonemitsu Miho
Yoshida Takuro
Yoshimoto Miyoko
Yuguchi Aimi
Yuki Nae

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