Wakakusa Kei

Wakakusa Kei (2012)

Wakakusa Kei (若草恵) is a Japanese composer and arranger.

Profile

• Real Name: Sato Tooru (斉藤徹)
• Birthday: February 10, 1949 (1949-02-10)
• Birthplace: Yamagata Prefecture

Information

Wakakusa Kei was born on February 10, 1949 in Yamagata Prefecture. He was raised in a musical family as his father was an enka music composer. In junior high and high schools, Wakakusa played in the brass band club. At the same time, he studied classical music with Rinzo Shigeko.

After graduating high school, Wakakusa Kei went on to study jazz and classical music theory with Watanabe Sadao at the Yamaha Musical Promotion Meeting. He also began writing music for CMs and other works. Soon after, he began to compose and arrange songs for various artist. His first work was Ken Naoko's song "Kamome wa Kamome" in 1978. Since then, Wakakusa has composed and arranged for many artists of various genres and soundtracks for doramas, CMs, films, anime, games, and etc.

Credits

Agnes Chan

• Ai no Yukue ni (Arrangement)
• Kokoro no Tabibito (Arrangement)
• Kono Mi ga Chigireru Hodo ni ~Lovin' you is killin' me~ (Arrangement)
• Hogaraka ni ~Single Version~ (Arrangement)
• Wasurenaide ~Time to say goodbye~ (Arrangement)
• Watakushi Shousetsu ~my love story~ (Arrangement)

AIRMAIL from NAGASAKI

• Melos no You ni

Aki Hitomi

• Aishuu BOY (Arrangement)

Akimoto Junko

• Tasogare Love again (Arrangement)

alan × Fukui Kei

• Ai wa Chikara (Arrangement)

Araki Yumiko

• Frustration (Arrangement)
• Utsura Utsura (Arrangement)

ARASHI

• Silver Ring (Arrangement)

Asaka Yui

• 10gatsu no Christmas (Arrangement)
• Blue Horizon (Arrangement)
• GOAL (Arrangement)
• Konna ni Namida ga Koboreru Nante (Arrangement)
• Mermaid no Namida (Arrangement)
• RELY ON ME (Arrangement)
• Sennen Tenshi (Arrangement)

Bijogi Junction

• Polyethylene Bucket (Arrangement)

Chikada Haruo

• Electric Love Story (Arrangement)

Fujinami Tatsumi

• Macho Dragon (Arrangement)

Go Hiromi

• Aishuu no Casablanca (Arrangement)
• Junjou (Arrangement)
• My Collection (Arrangement)

Godai Natsuko

• Kaikyou no Yado (Music)
• Miyakowasure (Arrangement)

Hamada Mari

• Omoide no Serenade (Arrangement)

Harada Jun

• Boku no Sensei wa Fever (Arrangement)

Hatanaka Yoko

• Ushiro Kara Mae Kara (Arrangement)

Hayashi Asami

• Tsutsun Tsugaru (Arrangement)
• Zipangu (Arrangement)

Hayashi Hiroko

• Hare Nochi Kumori Soshite Aki (Arrangement)

Hikawa Kiyoshi

• Sakura (Arrangement)

Hiki Rie

• Souzouryoku Shoujo (Arrangement)

Hino Shohei

• Damatte Ore ni Tsuite Koi (Arrangement)

Hirae Jun

• Silent Voice (Arrangement)

Hoshina Yuri

• Goodbye Soul (Arrangement)
• Kannazuki ni Idakarete (Arrangement)
• NE-KO (Arrangement)
• Omoide Waltz (Arrangement)
• Sakura no Hana yo Nakinasai (Arrangement)
• Sasurai Fu (Arrangement)
• Shuutomefu (Arrangement)

Ishihara Yujiro

• Waga Jinsei ni Kui Nashi (Arrangement)

Ishikawa Hitomi

• Kimi wa Kagayaite Tenshi ni Mieta (Arrangement)

Ishikawa Sayuri

• Arashi no Bon Koi Uta (Arrangement)
• Kamome no Nyoubou (Arrangement)
• Yume no Ukihashi (Arrangement)

Itsuki Hiroshi

• Tsuioku (Arrangement)

Itsuki Hiroshi + Horiuchi Takao + Hello! Project

• Ai no Merry Christmas (Arrangement)

Jounouchi Sanae

• Kuchibiru (Arrangement)
• Naki Suna Umi Kaze (Arrangement)
• Okuhida★Hoshi no Yado (Arrangement)
• Ryuuhyou no Tegami (Arrangement)

Kaientai

• Anata ga Taisho (Arrangement)
• Omoeba Tooku e Kita Monda (Arrangement)

Karashima Midori

• Egao wo Sagashite (Arrangement)
• Merry Christmas To You (Arrangement)
• Silent Eve (Arrangement)
• Tsubame (Arrangement)

Kasahara Hiroko

• He・ro・i・ne (Arrangement)
• Sora e... (Arrangement)

Kashiwabara Yoshie

• Fifteen Love (Arrangement)
• Glass no Natsu (Arrangement)
• Jikan wo Kudasai (Arrangement)
• Machikutabirete Yokohama (Arrangement)

Kawai Naoko

• Ai wo Kudasai (Arrangement)
• Lavender (Arrangement)
• Natsu no Heroine (Arrangement)
• No No Boy (Arrangement)
• Straw Touch no Koi (Arrangement)
• Wakakusa Iro no Kokoro de (Arrangement)
• Yurete -Anata Dake (Arrangement)

Ken Naoko

• Bossa Nova (Arrangement)
• Furareta Kibun de (Arrangement)
• Kamome wa Kamome (Arrangement)
• Natsu wo Akiramete (Arrangement)

Kitajima Saburo

• Otoko (Arrangement)

Kobayashi Sachiko

• Yume no Hate ~Shigosen no Yume~ (Arrangement)

Koda Ken

• Tokyo de wa Mezurashii Shigatsu no Yuki (Arrangement)
• Sakaba no Kingyo (Arrangement)

Koizumi Kyoko

• Yamato Nadesico Shichihenge (Arrangement)
• Yokohama Sweet Rain (Arrangement)

Kozai Kaori

• Anata e (Arrangement)
• Suki (Arrangement)

Kurahashi Ruiko

• Last Scence ni Ai wo Komete (Arrangement)

Kusano Hitoshi

• Ashita e no Tobira (Arrangement)

Kye Eun-Sook

• Amore ~Hageshiku Aishite~ (Arrangement)
• OSAKA Monogatari (Arrangement)
• Shuudensha (Arrangement)
• Suzume no Namida (Arrangement)
• Tameiki Waltz (Arrangement)
• Tokyo HOLD ME TIGHT (Arrangement)
• Tooi Kiteki (Arrangement)
• Wine Glass (Arrangement)

LOS INDIOS & Sylvia

• Wakarete mo Suki na Hito (Arrangement)

Maekawa Kiyoshi

• Hana no Toki Ai no Toki (Arrangement)
• Namida (Arrangement)
• Yorokobi no Yokan (Arrangement)

Makino Megumi

• Kokoro no Mama ni (Arrangement)

Minamino Yoko

• Double Game (Arrangement)

Misora Hibari

• Ai Sansan (Arrangement)

Mita Hiroko

• Hatsukoi (Arrangement)

Matsuda Seiko

• RAINBOW ~Rokugatsu Umare (Arrangement)

Nagayama Yoko

• Rankyou (Arrangement)

Nakajima Miyuki

• Omoide Gawa (Arrangement)

Nakamori Akina

• Blue On Pink (Arrangement)
• Dear Friend (Strings Version) (Arrangement)
• Nanbasen (Arrangement)

Natsuko

• Furu Hoshi "Minakami" (Music)
• Hoshi no Furumachi (Music)
• Kokoro no Tabi (Music)
• Koori no Honoo (Music)

Niinuma Kenji

• Tsugaru Koi Onna (Arrangement)

Noguchi Goro

• Sugisareba Yume Yasashiii (Arrangement)

Nomura Katsuya

• Nyoubou yo... (Arrangement)

Ouyang Feifei

• Love is Over (Arrangement)

OYUNAA

• (OYUNAA)|Ii Hi Tabidachi (Arrangement)

Ozawa Akiko

• Byakuren no Sei (Arrangement)
• Matsu yo Itozakura (Arrangement)

Saigo Teruhiko (Arrangement)

• Tabi wa Satsurai (Arrangement)

Saijo Hideki

• Sentimental Girl (Arrangement)
• Sexy Girl (Arrangement)

Sakamoto Fuyumi

• Hoshi ni Inori wo (Arrangement)
• Hyakunen Saki mo Te wo Torinagara (Arrangement)
• Kanashimi no Yokan (Arrangement)
• Mata Kimi ni Koishiteru (Arrangement)
• Okaeri ga Omamori (Arrangement)
• Rashoumon (Arrangement)
• Yozakura Oshichi (Arrangement)
• Zutto Anata ga Suki Deshita (Arrangement)

Sakakibara Ikue

• Akikaze no Rondo (Arrangement)
• Bijou Nikki (Arrangement)
• Mezame no Carnival (Arrangement)
• Tomodachi (Arrangement)

Shimazaki Yuri

• Again (Arrangement)

Shimazu Aya

• Ippon Tsuri (Arrangement)

Sugahara Yasunori

• Azami no Uta (Arrangement)
• Furusato (Arrangement)
• Koujou no Tsuki (Arrangement)
• Yoimachigusa (Arrangement)

Sono Mari

• Nagasarete (Arrangement)

Tachi Hiroshi

• Anata to... (Arrangement)

Tagawa Toshimi

• Hana ni Nare (Arrangement)
• Kanashii Uta wa Kirai Desu ka (Arrangement)
• Nyonin Takano (Arrangement)

Takada Mizue

• Shuuto (Arrangement)
• Sonna Heroine ni Damaserete (Arrangement)

Takahashi Mariko

• for you... (Arrangement)

Tatsumi Rika

• Sonna Tsumori ja nakatta no ni (Music & Arrangement)

Tendo Yoshimi

• Futari no Funeuta (Music)
• Jinsei Shimijimi... (Arrangement)

Teresa Teng

• Ai no Yousashi ~Amore Mio~ (Arrangement)
• Kanashimi to Odorasete (Arrangement)

Toba Ichiro

• Casablanca Goodbye (Arrangement)

Uchiyamada Hiroshi to Cool Five (Arrangement)

• Hitori Shizuka (Arrangement)
• Minato no Wasuregusa
• Onna Konuka Ame (Arrangement)

Wada Akiko

• Unmei ~DESTINY~ (Arrangement)

Wink

• BYE BYE BABY (Arrangement)
• Fuyu no Photograph (Arrangement)
• Nagisa Monogatari (Arrangement)
• Navy Blue (Arrangement)
• Oshare Dorobou (Arrangement)
• Warui Anata ~Love In The First Degree~ (Arrangement)
• Yasashii Kei wo Odoritai ~Cross My Broken Heart~ (Arrangement)
• Yasashiku Aishite... (Arrangement)

Yagi Miyoko

• Otoko to Onna no WALTS (Arrangement)
• Tsu・ma・n・na・i (Arrangement)

Yan Sugyon

• Aisarete Serenade (Arrangement)

Yashikitaka Jin

• Anata (Arrangement)
• Ashita ni Nareba (Arrangement)
• Easy Dance (Arrangement)
• Hare Tokidoki TAKAJIN
• Headlight (Arrangement)
• Ima Sara (Arrangement)
• Kono Isu de (Arrangement)
• Kyuujitsu (Arrangement)
• Nametonka (Arrangement)
• Osaka Koi Monogatari (Arrangement)
• Odoru Sri Lanka (Arrangement)
• Tabi ni Uta Areba (Arrangement)
• Yakusoku (Arrangement)
• Yuuyake Yarou (Arrangement)

Yuki Saori

• Furari Furarete (Arrangement)
• Glass no Hibi (Arrangement)
• Kanashii Akuma (Arrangement)
• Kono Yo no Hate Made Soba ni Ite (Arrangement)
• Yarinaoshitai no (Arrangement)
• Yorimichi (Arrangement)
• Yume Mou Sukoshi (Arrangement)

Yuki Saori & Yasuda Sachiko

• Kisei (Single Version) (Arrangement)

Works

Dorama Soundtracks

• [1980] The Hangman Moeru Jikenbo
• [1982] The Hangman II
• [1983] Shin The Hangman
• [1984] The Hangman IV
• [1986] The Hangman V
• [1987] The Hangman 6
• [1987] The Hangman GOGO
• [1988] Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya
• [1992] Ano Hi no Boku wo Sagashite
• [1992] Jyuunenai
• [1993] Aisuru to Iu Koto
• [1993] Tokusou Robo Janperson
• [1994] Tooyama Kinshirou Biyoushitsu
• [1994] BLUE SWAT
• [1996] Mahiru no Tsuki
• [1996] Kyousoukyoku
• [1997] Ichiban Taisetsu na Hito
• [1998] Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack
• [2000] Bouken! Meccha Rapper Gou
• [2001] Koi ga Shitai Koi ga Shitai Koi ga Shitai
• [2008] Tomica Hero Rescue Force

Film Soundtracks

• [1985] Ai Tabaidachi
• [1987] Shounan Bakusozoku
• [2005] Crayon Shin-chan Densetsu o Yobu Buriburi Sanpun Bokkiri Daishingeki
• [2005] Crayon Shin-chan Densetsu o Yobu Odore! Amīgo!
• [2007] Kappa no Cool to Natsuyasumi
• [2007] Crayon Shin-chan Arashi o Yobu Utau Ketsudake Bakudan!
• [2008] Crayon Shin-chan Arashi o Yobu Kinpoko no Yuusha
• [2009] Crayon Shin-chan Otakebe! Kasukabe Yasei Oukoku

Anime Soundtracks

• [1981] Rokushin Gattai Godmars
• [1984] HEAVY METAL L-GAIM
• [1986] Outlanders
• [1988] Tekken Chinmi
• [1989] Hi-SPEED JECY
• [1990] Watashi Ashina ga Ojisan
• [1993] Moldiver
• [1994] Dirty Pair Flash
• [1995] Romeo to Aoi Sora
• [1993] Ushio to Tora
• [1995] Mojacko
• [1997] Kikansha Sensei
• [1999] Cyborg Kuro-chan
• [2001] Hikaru no Go
• [2005] Oku-sama wa Joshi Kousei
• [2006] Kemonozume

Video Game Soundtracks

• [1988] Gradius II Gofer no Yabou
• [1999] Minna no Golf 2

External Links

• Official Site
• Japanese Wikipedia: 若草恵