Tsunku
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mitsuo Terada |
| Also known as | つんく♂P |
| Born | October 29, 1968 |
| Origin |  Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Japanese pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Record Producer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Label(s) | Zetima, Piccolo Town |
| Associated acts | Sharan Q, Hello! Project |
| Website | Tsunku.net |
Tsunku (つんく? often written as つんく♂), real name Mitsuo Terada (寺田 光男 Terada Mitsuo?, born October 29, 1968 in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan), is a prolific Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist.
He is best known for having two major roles in the Japanese music landscape: first as the lead singer of the popular rock group Sharan Q, and now as the producer of and primary songwriter for idol supergroup Morning Musume, Aya Matsuura and other associated artists under the Hello! Project banner. He has also produced music for other Japanese artists, including Ayumi Hamasaki when she debuted.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
In June 2006, Tsunku married Kanako Idemitsu, a 25 year-old former model from Fukuoka.[1]
Tsunku later worked with Nintendo and J.P.ROOM to create the music video game, Rhythm Tengoku. It was released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance on August 3, 2006, and later as an arcade on September 20, 2007.
On October 1, 2006, it was announced that Tsunku had created a new company called TNX consisting of singers such as Ami Tokito and other people including Tatsuya Naka, a magician who appeared on Hello! Morning.
On September 26, 2007, Tsunku released a compilation album with the temporary title of "Sharan Q ~ Morning Musume" ~Tsunku 15 Years in Entertainment Commemoration Album~, containing songs by both Sharan Q and Morning Musume, and another one on December 5, 2007 titled Tsunku Best Work Collection, containing songs sung by Tsunku himself.[2]
On March 24, 2008, Tsunku announced that his wife was expecting their first child in May, after being already eight months pregnant at the time.[3] The next day, Tsunku revealed on his blog that his wife was actually expecting twins.[4] Tsunku then announced on April 30, 2008 that his wife had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl through natural childbirth. The boy is healthy while the girl is expected to spend a few days in the incubator before rejoining the family.[5]
[edit] Composition and lyrical works
[edit] Hello! Project
Tsunku is responsible for majority of the musical composition and lyrics in Hello! Project, noticeably for Morning Musume where all of their singles have ranked in the Oricon Weekly Singles Top 5 (excluding "Morning Coffee" and "Mikan").
His works are mainly pop-orientated with catchy melodies and romantic lyrics which are pitched to appeal to young audience. Some of his more recent works are mature and hard hitting such as Onna ni Sachi Are and Kanashimi Twilight.
List of his works (incompleted):
- All songs (melodic and lyrical composition) in Morning Musume's singles and albums (except 17th single's side A, 30th single's side B and 32nd single's side B). For completed list, see Morning Musume discography
- All songs (melodic and lyrical composition) in Berryz Kobo, °C-ute and GAM's singles and albums.
- Prior 2006, all songs (melodic and lyrical composition) in Melon Kinenbi's singles and albums (except the 4th and 12th single's side A; 5th and 6th single's side B).
- All songs (melodic and lyrical composition) in v-u-den's singles and albums (except the 1st and 3rd single's side A).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| # | Title | Release date |
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| 1 | A Hard Day's Night | 2000-12-06 |
| 2 | Take 1 | 2004-02-18 |
| 3 | Type2 (タイプ2?) | 2005-07-13 |
| 4 | V3~Seishun Cover~ (V3～青春カバー～?) | 2006-06-28 |
| 5 | "Sharan Q ~ Morning Musume" ~Tsunku 15 Years in Entertainment Commemoration Album~ (「シャ乱Q～モーニング娘。」～つんく♂芸能生活15周年記念アルバム～?) |
2007-09-26 |
| 6 | "Tsunku Best Work Collection" (「つんく♂ベスト作品集」?) | 2007-12-05 |
[edit] Singles
| # | Title | Release date |
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| 1 | "Love ~Dakiatte~" (Love～抱き合って～?) | 1999-04-28 |
| 2 | "Touch Me" | 1999-11-03 |
| 3 | "Suggoi Ne!" (すっごいね!?) | 2002-02-27 |
[edit] References
- ^ Transcribed from ThePPN: Tsunku
- ^ Tsunku♂ to release two BEST albums. Ikimasshoi+ (2007-07-12). Archived from the original on 2007-07-15.
- ^ Tsunku to Become a Father! (Japanese). sanspo.com (2008-03-25).
- ^ 2008-03-25 Tsunku Official Blog (Japanese) (2008-03-25).
- ^ Tsunku's comments after the birth of his twins (Japanese). mainichi.jp (2008-04-30).
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website
- (Japanese) Official blog
- (Japanese) Official Up-Front Works profile
- ThePPN: Tsunku
