Composers' Profiles
 

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CREA
 

CREA

Real Name:

Ayumi Hamasaki

Date of Birth:

1978.10.02

Official Site:

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/
http://www.avex.com.tw/ayu/

Also composed for:

-

Notes:

-

Compositions:

I am...
UNITE!
evolution
Naturally
NEVER EVER
still alone
M
Endless sorrow
Heartplace
Dolls
Close to you
WONDERLAND
winding road
Humming 7/4

Co-compositions:

Dearest (+ DAI)
no more words (+ DAI)
flower garden (+ DAI)
Free & Easy (+ DAI)
HANABI (+ DAI)
July 1st (+ DAI)
Voyage (+ DAI)
independent (+ DAI)
+ (+ DAI)
RAINBOW (+ DAI)
HANABI ~episode II~ (+ DAI)
forgiveness (+ DAI)
theme of a-nation '03 (+ DAI)
Daybreak (+ DAI + junichi matsuda)
Will (+ DAI)

DAI
 

DAI

Real Name:

Dai Nagao

Date of Birth:

1971.03.28

Official Site:

http://www.d-a-i.com/, http://amasia.jp/

Also composed for:

Do As Infinity, Every Little Thing, Trinity, hitomi, Eurasia 404, dream, Hitomi Shimatani, Kumi Koda, EXILE, Amasia Landscape, +others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

Fly high
Trauma
Boys & Girls
TO BE
End roll
too late
monochrome
AUDIENCE
SEASONS
teddy bear
WE WISH
Real me
ever free

Co-compositions:

Dearest (+ CREA)
no more words (+ CREA)
flower garden (+ CREA)
Free & Easy (+ CREA)
HANABI (+ CREA)
July 1st (+ CREA)
Voyage (+ CREA)
independent (+ CREA)
+ (+ CREA)
RAINBOW (+ CREA)
HANABI ~episode II~ (+ CREA)
forgiveness (+ CREA)
theme of a-nation '03 (+ CREA)
Daybreak (+ CREA + junichi matsuda)
Far away (+ Kazuhito Kikuchi)
Will (+ CREA)

Kazuhito Kikuchi
 

Kazuhito Kikuchi

Real Name:

Kazuhito Kikuchi

Date of Birth:

1977.10.15

Official Site:

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/breath/

Also composed for:

BREATH, dream, TRF, Tomomi Kahala, V6, Trinity, Every Little Thing, Takako Uehara, Hiroko Anzai, Ruppina, EXILE, Kumi Koda, +others

Notes:

brother of Tadashi Kikuchi

Compositions:

As if...
Depend on you
immature
WHATEVER
appears
Who...
vogue
SURREAL
About You
Replace
HEAVEN

Co-compositions:

Far away (+ DAI)

Yasuhiko Hoshino
 

Yasuhiko Hoshino

Real Name:

Yasuhiko Hoshino

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

-

Also composed for:

V6, dream, Tomomi Kahala, Namie Amuro, MAX, D&D, Alisa Mizuki, DA PUMP, +others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

Prologue
A Song for XX
Hana
FRIEND
poker face
YOU
For My Dear...
Present
And Then
kanariya
End of the world
girlish

Co-compositions:

-

Tetsuya Yukumi
 

Tetsuya Yukumi

Real Name:

Tetsuya Yukumi

Date of Birth:

1980.04.08

Official Site:

http://www.lover-sound-track.com/

Also composed for:

LOVER SOUND TRACK

Notes:

Tetsuya Yukumi used the same melody for Memorial address and the LOVER SOUND TRACK song kumo.

Compositions:

ANGEL'S SONG
Memorial address (take 2 version)
HOPE or PAIN
HAPPY ENDING
Moments
walking proud
INSPIRE
HONEY
(miss)understood

Co-compositions:

-

Hideaki Kuwabara
 

Hideaki Kuwabara

Real Name:

Hideaki Kuwabara

Date of Birth:

1975.07.20

Official Site:

http://kuwa.pekori.to/

Also composed for:

Tomomi Kahala, Trinity, Manabi Mizuno, MAX, Nami Tamaki, dream, +others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

Wishing
POWDER SNOW
SIGNAL
P.S II

Co-compositions:

-

TSUNKU
 

TSUNKU

Real Name:

Mitsuo Terada

Date of Birth:

1968.10.29

Official Site:

http://www.tsunku.net/

Also composed for:

Morning Musume, Sharan Q, Maki Goto, Aya Matsuura, EE Jump, SPEED, TOKIO, +others

Notes:

Wrote the lyrics for LOVE ~since 1999~.

Compositions:

LOVE ~refrain~
LOVE ~Destiny~
LOVE ~since 1999~

Co-compositions:

-

Kunio Tago
 

Kunio Tago

Real Name:

Kunio Tago

Date of Birth:

1973.09.04

Official Site:

http://www.tearbridge.com/tago/

Also composed for:

Every Little Thing, hitomi, dream, Mayumi Sada, Shunsuke Nakamura, +others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

SCAR
Key～eternal tie ver.～

Co-compositions:

-

BOUNCEBACK
 

BOUNCEBACK

Real Name:

Emiko Takeuchi & Tomoki Kawade

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

http://www.tearbridge.com/sakka/bound.htm

Also composed for:

BoA, EXILE, dream, SweetS, Ruppina, HItomi Shimatani, hiro, +others

Notes:

BOUNCEBACK is two people: Emiko Takeuchi & Tomoki Kawade

Compositions:

Greatful days
Because of You
ourselves
No way to say
GAME
my name's WOMEN

Co-compositions:

-

CMJK
 

CMJK

Real Name:

Jun Kitagawa

Date of Birth:

1967.08.21

Official Site:

http://cmjk.jp/

Also composed for:

FLIP FLAP, CONFUSION, CUTEMEN, +others

Notes:

CMJK stands for 'Cut Master Jun Kitagawa'.
Also known as CT Scan, also known as Alex.

Compositions:

opening Run
everlasting dream
Over
Catcher In The Light
Are You Wake Up?

Co-compositions:

-

Ken Harada
 

Ken Harada

Real Name:

Ken Harada

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

http://www.tearbridge.com/sakka/harada.htm

Also composed for:

Kumi Koda, Takako Uehara, Tsubaki, BoA, TRF, shela, ZENTO, EXILE, +others

Notes:

Also known as Ken "baby" H.

Compositions:

starting over
Duty

Co-compositions:

-

Akio Togashi
 

Akio Togashi

Real Name:

Akio Togashi

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

http://www.aquio-wonder.net/artist/profile/togashi.html

Also composed for:

DA PUMP, m.c.A.T, BETCHIN', +others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

from your letter

Co-compositions:

-

junichi matsuda
 

junichi matsuda

Real Name:

Junichi Matsuda

Date of Birth:

1983.11.15

Official Site:

http://www.tearbridge.com/sakka/matsuda.htm

Also composed for:

HONEY SAC, +others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

-

Co-compositions:

Daybreak (+ CREA + DAI)

Daisuke Miyachi
 

Daisuke Miyachi

Real Name:

Daisuke Miyachi

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

-

Also composed for:

aile, LUV and SOUL, +others

Notes:

Only Daisuke Miyachi is credited as the composer of Two of us on the Depend on you CDS. Daisuke Miyachi & Ryosuki Imai are both listed as composer on the kanariya CDS.

Compositions:

-

Co-compositions:

Two of us (+ Ryosuki Imai)

Ryosuke Imai
 

Ryosuke Imai

Real Name:

Ryosuke Imai

Date of Birth:

1971.11.20

Official Site:

http://www.tinyvoice.com

Also composed for:

DOUBLE, Momoe Shimano, aile , SUITE CHIC, BENNIE K, +others

Notes:

Only Daisuke Miyachi is credited as the composer of Two of us on the Depend on you CDS. Daisuke Miyachi & Ryosuki Imai are both listed as composer on the kanariya CDS.

Compositions:

-

Co-compositions:

Two of us (+ Daisuke Miyachi)

Ferry Corsten
 

Ferry Corsten

Real Name:

Ferry Corsten

Date of Birth:

1973.12.04

Official Site:

http://www.avexnet.or.jp/systemf/
http://www.ferrycorsten.com/

Also composed for:

-

Notes:

Ferry Corsten is also known as "Dance Therapy", "System F", and "East West".
There is a dub version of Connected known as East West - The Love I lost that has never been released on vinyl or CD (as of the date of this posting).

Compositions:

Connected

Co-compositions:

-

Mitsuru Igarashi
 

Mitsuru Igarashi

Real Name:

Mitsuru Igarashi

Date of Birth:

1969.05.17

Official Site:

http://www.tearbridge.com/sakka/igarashi.htm

Also composed for:

Every Little Thing, dream, Rie Ohashi, Alisa Mizuki, day after tomorrow, +others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

FRIEND II

Co-compositions:

-

pop
 

pop

Real Name:

-

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

-

Also composed for:

-

Notes:

-

Compositions:

everywhere nowhere

Co-compositions:

-

Raita Ikemoto
 

Raita Ikemoto

Real Name:

Raita Ikemoto

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

-

Also composed for:

-

Notes:

-

Compositions:

Liar

Co-compositions:

-

Takashi Kimura
 

Takashi Kimura

Real Name:

Takashi Kimura

Date of Birth:

1968.01.25

Official Site:

http://www.electropica.com/

Also composed for:

move, Favorite Blue, +others

Notes:

Also known as t-kimura.

Compositions:

Trust

Co-compositions:

-

Tetsuya Komuro
 

Tetsuya Komuro

Real Name:

Tetsuya Komuro

Date of Birth:

1958.11.27

Official Site:

http://www.komuro.net/
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/globe/

Also composed for:

globe, Namie Amuro, TRF, Tomomi Kahala, hitomi, Ami Suzuki, Kiss Destination, Tomiko Van, TM Network, Gaball, dos, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Alisa Mizuki, H Jungle with t, HALNA, +others

Notes:

Also known as TK.
Tetsuya Komuro produced some of the biggest stars on the Japanese music scene in the 1990's, including trf, Namie Amuro, Tomomi Kahala, and Ami Suzuki.
He is considered largely responsible for popularizing techno/dance music in Japan.
In 2002 he married fellow globe member KEIKO (his third marriage).

Compositions:

A Song is born

Co-compositions:

-

(with contributions from ricekid)

Tomoya Kinoshita
 

Tomoya Kinoshita

Real Name:

Tomoya Kinoshita

Date of Birth:

1973.04.23

Official Site:

-

Also composed for:

epidemic, Ami Suzuki

Notes:

-

Compositions:

CAROLS

Co-compositions:

-

Yumi Matsutoya
 

Yumi Matsutoya

Real Name:

Yumi Matsutoya

Date of Birth:

1954.01.19

Official Site:

http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/yuming/

Also composed for:

Asami Kobayashi, Yoshino Kimura, Pocket Biscuits, +others

Notes:

Yumi Matsutoya's maiden name is Yumi Arai. She married Masataka Matsutoya in 1976.
Also known as Yuming.

Compositions:

卒業写真 (sotsugyou shashin)

Co-compositions:

-

HAL
 

HAL

Real Name:

Atsushi Sato
Toshiharu Umesaki

Date of Birth:

Atsushi Sato: 1966.05.07
Toshiharu Umesaki: 1963.01.14

Official Site:

http://hal2000.co.jp/
http://www.avexnet.or.jp/hal/
http://www.tearbridge.com/sakka/ats.htm (Atsushi Sato)

Also composed for:

dream, SweetS, Aya Ueto, Shonentai, +others

Notes:

Between 2000 and 2003 Atsushi Sato and Toshiharu Umesaki released 7 singles and 3 albums with singer HALNA (real name: Haruna Hamada) under the name "HAL".
Atsushi Sato is also known as ats-.
It appears Atsushi Sato no longer is working with HAL as of 2003.
On some tracks Takehito Shimizu and/or Yuta Nakano are also credited as part of "HAL".

Compositions:

Introduction
Kaleidoscope
neverending dream

Co-compositions:

-

tasuku
 

tasuku

Real Name:

-

Date of Birth:

1978.04.03

Official Site:

-

Also composed for:

-

Notes:

-

Compositions:

taskinlude
taskinillusion
fairyland
tasking

Co-compositions:

-

Kazuhiro Hara
 

Kazuhiro Hara

Real Name:

Kazuhiro Hara

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

http://www.scoop.co.jp/jp/compo/kazuhiro_hara.html

Also composed for:

Arisa Mizuki, Shonentai, w-inds., Nana Katase, TRF, shela, MAX, Beeny & Pink Bunny, Yuki Koyanagi, Every Little Thing, BoA, others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

STEP you
criminal

Co-compositions:

-

Miki Watanabe
 

Miki Watanabe

Real Name:

Miki Watanabe

Date of Birth:

-

Official Site:

http://www.scoop.co.jp/jp/compo/miki_watabe.html

Also composed for:

Kumi Koda, MAX, AAA, shela, V6, Yuki Koyanagi, dream, Yellow Generation, SMAP, ZONE, Tokio, others

Notes:

Also known as Miki Watabe?

Compositions:

is this LOVE?

Co-compositions:

-

Shintaro Hagiwara
 

Shintaro Hagiwara

Real Name:

Shintaro Hagiwara

Date of Birth:

1974.08.02

Official Site:

http://www11.ocn.ne.jp/~hagiwara/

Also composed for:

hitomi, dream, others

Notes:

-

Compositions:

-

Co-compositions:

alterna (+ Sosaku Sasaki)