Yasushi Akimoto
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Yasushi Akimoto on March 14, 2012
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May 2, 1958 Meguro, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1973–present |
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Yasushi Akimoto (Japanese: 秋元 康 Hepburn: Akimoto Yasushi?, born May 2, 1958) is a Japanese record producer, lyricist and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan.
Akimoto wrote horror novel Chakushin Ari (着信アリ), which brought to movie in 2003 before remade by Hollywood in 2008.
Akimoto became a television writer in high school, he has produced many television programs, such as Utaban.
Akimoto started as a lyricist with The Alfee in 1981; he has written lyrics for various artists such as Kinki Kids, Tunnels, Onyanko Club, AKB48, SKE48, SDN48, NMB48, HKT48. He also wrote Hibari Misora's last single during her lifetime, "Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni", and Jero's debut single "Umi Yuki".
He debuted an Indonesian version of AKB48 called JKT48. Auditions were held on October 8 and 9, 2011 and the official members were announced early November.
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