J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e
● C o n t e n t s
● C u r r e n t e v e n t s
● R a n d o m a r t i c l e
● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a
● C o n t a c t u s
● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p
● L e a r n t o e d i t
● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l
● R e c e n t c h a n g e s
● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t
● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t
● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e
● C o n t r i b u t i o n s
● T a l k
( T o p )
1
C a r e e r
2
C r i t i c i s m
3
P e r s o n a l l i f e
4
A w a r d s
5
S e e a l s o
6
R e f e r e n c e s
7
E x t e r n a l l i n k s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
Y a s u s h i A k i m o t o
2 3 l a n g u a g e s
● ا ل ع ر ب ي ة
● ت ۆ ر ک ج ه
● D a n s k
● D e u t s c h
● E s p a ñ o l
● ف ا ر س ی
● F r a n ç a i s
● 한 국 어
● Հ ա յ ե ր ե ն
● B a h a s a I n d o n e s i a
● I t a l i a n o
● M a g y a r
● M a l a g a s y
● م ص ر ى
● B a h a s a M e l a y u
● N e d e r l a n d s
● 日 本 語
● P o l s k i
● P o r t u g u ê s
● Р у с с к и й
● ไ ท ย
● T i ế n g V i ệ t
● 中 文
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e
● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d
● E d i t
● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d
● E d i t
● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e
● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s
● U p l o a d f i l e
● S p e c i a l p a g e s
● P e r m a n e n t l i n k
● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n
● C i t e t h i s p a g e
● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L
● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e
● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F
● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
I n o t h e r p r o j e c t s
● W i k i m e d i a C o m m o n s
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Japanese producer, lyricist
Yasushi Akimoto 秋元 康
Akimoto in 2007
Born (1958-05-02 ) May 2, 1958 (age 66 ) Meguro, Tokyo , JapanGenres
Occupation(s )
lyricist
television writer
Years active 1973–present[citation needed ] Labels
Fuji-Pacific
Musical artist
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.[1] [2] Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan.[3]
Akimoto created the Chakushin Ari (One Missed Call ) horror franchise, which began with his novel of the same name and was first brought to film in 2003 before being remade by Hollywood in 2008 . He wrote both the novel and the screen adaptation for One Missed Call: Final .
This section
needs expansion with: more details on how he started AKB48 and also all his activities prior to the 48 franchise, add when he expanded the franchise and where he learned how to write songs, also how he gets his inspirations. You can help by
adding to it .
(January 2014 )
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 , NGT48 , STU48 , Nogizaka46 and Keyakizaka46 . 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 the 1st international sister group of AKB48 called JKT48 .[4] Auditions were held on October 8 and 9, 2011 and the official members were announced early November.[5] And the 2nd international sister group of AKB48 called SNH48 was announced in October, 2012. On June, 2016 it was announced that SNH48 and its sister groups became fully independent from AKB48 having BEJ48 , GNZ48 , SHY48 and CKG48 as SNH48's Local Sister Groups which formed an alliance known as SNH48 Group or Star48. The 3rd international sister group of AKB48 called BNK48 was announced on February 12, 2017. The 4th international sister group of AKB48 called TPE48 was announced on February 4, 2018. And MNL48 the 5th international sister group of AKB48, the 1st generation members were officially announced on April 28, 2018. Also on the same year, MUM48 , AKB48 Team SH and SGO48 were formed too as 6th, 7th and 8th overseas sister groups respectively.[citation needed ]
Akimoto also got involved in female professional wrestling , introducing wrestler Cutie Suzuki .[6]
In 2007 he became a professor and vice president at Kyoto University of Art and Design .[7]
On March 17, 2014, it was announced that Akimoto was named a member of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Committee and was put in charge of producing the opening ceremony along with photographer Mika Ninagawa who has previously produced music videos for AKB48 , including 2010's Heavy Rotation and 2013's Sayonara Crawl .[8] A petition against his appointment has been created due his representing the "decline" of the Japanese entertainment industry, with 11,000 signatures as of March 23.[9]
He also contributed in forming a South Korean girl group Iz*One with collaboration between AKS and Mnet.[10]
In 2016, Japanese idol girl group multimedia project between Yasushi Akimoto, Aniplex, and Sony Music Records called 22/7 was formed. The project is described as "idols who transcend dimensions." The members consist of voice actresses who provide the voice and motion capture for their characters, as well as perform as a musical group.
In 2017, Akimoto co-founded the $4.50 Theater Company , in cooperation with the entertainment company Avex Inc. [11]
As of 2019, Akimoto is no longer part of the AKS management and is involved only as the creative producer of AKB48 Groups .[12] On September, 2022, OVERSE announces the launch of its new idol group project, it will be a new kind of idol group with blockchain and metaverse concepts, and names Akimoto Yasushi as the idol group's general producer.[13]
Criticism [ edit ]
Akimoto has been criticized in the past for song lyrics that some consider to have misogynistic undertones. Specifically, the 2016 HKT48 song "Einstein yori Dianna Agron " was seen as an insult to women's intelligence.[14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Personal life [ edit ]
Akimoto married Onyanko Club member Mamiko Takai in 1988. They have a daughter in 2001.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ 秋元康 (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved 2015-11-11 .
^ 秋元康氏プロフィール (in Japanese). Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2015-11-11 .
^ 【オリコン】秋元康氏、作詞シングル総売上が1 億枚突破「34 年間の積み重ね」 . Oricon (in Japanese). 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2016-02-04 .
^ "AKB48 the new talent model from Japan and beyond" . PopularTrash. 2012-02-24.
^ "Yasushi Akimoto to expand the AKB48 franchise overseas to Indonesia and Taiwan" . Asia Pacific Arts. 2011-10-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2011-11-02 .
^ Pride: The Secret Files (in Japanese). Kamipro. 2008.
^ "A Message from the Vice President" . Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved 2010-10-06 .{{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ "AKB48 Akimito Yasushi to produce 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony" . Anime News Network. 2014-03-23.
^ "AKB48 Akimito Yasushi to produce 2020 Olympics Opening Ceremony" . Anime News Network. 2014-03-23.
^ "Produce 48 by AKB48 Group Yasushi Akimoto here all you need to know" .
^ "劇団4 ドル50 セントのプロフィール" . ORICON NEWS . 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-08 .
^ 指原莉乃、NGT山口問題現状語る 秋元Pに相談も . Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-21 .
^ "Akimoto Yasushi Becomes New Idol Group Producer - 48/46 J-POP & Showbiz News" . jshowbiz.com . Retrieved 2022-12-03 .
^ "HKT48 and Akimoto Yasushi Criticized for Misogynistic Song" . Arama! Japan. 10 May 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ "VIDEO: HKT48 song angers the president of a women's university in Tokyo" . SBS TV . 10 May 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ " "I Prefer Dianna Agron Over Einstein" : Is Charm Valued Over Cleverness in Japan?" . Tokyo Girls Update. May 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ "【炎上】HKT48の新曲が海外ドラマ『glee』を侮辱しているとネットで大炎上!! 「女性蔑視だ」「全然ドラマを理解していない」と物議" (in Japanese). Rocket News 24. 14 April 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ "「女の子」を愚弄した秋元康を<断罪>する 『glee』が私たちに教えてくれたこと" (in Japanese). Wezzy. Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ 第41 回日本作詩大賞 [The 41st Japan Lyricist Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Lyricists Association. Retrieved 2015-05-07 .
^ 『第51 回日本レコード大賞』候補11 作品決定 最優秀アルバムはGReeeeN『塩、コショウ』に (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-11 .
^ "第16 回AMD Award '10 受賞作品一覧 - AMD 一般社団法人デジタルメディア協会" . amd.or.jp . Retrieved 2019-03-17 .
^ "2012年『日本有線大賞』は氷川きよし2 年ぶり史上最多7 回目の大賞" . ORICON NEWS . 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-21 .
^ "The Complete List of '2017 MAMA' Winners" . Korea JoongAng Daily . 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2023-05-05 .
^ "春の褒章に高木美帆さんら 688人、作詞家の秋元康さんも" . Kahoku Shimpo . Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022 .
External links [ edit ]
Links to related articles
t
e
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
Randy Newman (1996)
Randy Newman (1997)
Matthew Wilder , David Zippel and Jerry Goldsmith (1998)
Michael Kamen (1999)
Randy Newman (2000)
John Powell and Harry Gregson-Williams (2001)
Joe Hisaishi (2002)
Thomas Newman (2003)
Michael Giacchino (2004)
Julian Nott (2005)
Randy Newman (2006)
Michael Giacchino (2007)
Hans Zimmer and John Powell (2008)
Bruno Coulais (2009)
John Powell (2010)
John Williams (2011)
Henry Jackman , Skrillex , Adam Young , Matthew Thiessen , Jamie Houston and Yasushi Akimoto (2012)
Kristen Anderson-Lopez , Robert Lopez and Christophe Beck (2013)
John Powell and Jónsi (2014)
Michael Giacchino (2015)
Hans Zimmer , Richard Harvey , and Camille (2016)
Kristen Anderson-Lopez , Robert Lopez , Germaine Franco , Adrian Molina and Michael Giacchino (2017)
Michael Giacchino (2018)
Dan Levy (2019)
Trent Reznor , Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
Germaine Franco and Lin-Manuel Miranda (2021)
Alexandre Desplat , Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale (2022)
Daniel Pemberton and Metro Boomin (2023)
t
e
Notable members
Current
Official Members
Saho Iwatate
Yuiri Murayama
Haruka Komiyama
Seina Fukuoka
Mion Mukaichi
Yui Oguri
Narumi Kuranoo
Hiyuka Sakagawa
Miu Shitao
Ayane Takahashi
Remi Tokunaga
Serika Nagano
Haruna Hashimoto
Erii Chiba
Minami Sato
Kurumi Suzuki
Manaka Taguchi
Ayami Nagatomo
Orin Muto
Mizuki Yamauchi
Maho Omori
Yuki Ota
Kokone Kohama
Airi Sato
Eriko Hashimoto
Nozomi Hatakeyama
Yuki Hirata
Moka Hotei
Mayu Masai
Miyu Mizushima
Sora Yamazaki
Kenkyuusei
Yuna Akiyama
Sae Arai
Kasumi Kudō
Hinano Kubo
Yumemi Sako
Kohina Narita
Azuki Yagi
Yui Yamaguchi
Momoka Ito
Kairi Okumoto
Yui Kawamura
Sari Shiratori
Mei Hanada
Former
Albums
Former units
Television
Solo acts
AKB48 Group
Former groups
Related articles
t
e
Notable members
Studio albums
Singles
Participation singles
Related articles
t
e
Members
Team H
Yuka Akiyoshi (Captain)
Yueru Ito
Rina Kuriyama
Miku Tanaka
Aki Toyonaga
Wakana Murakami
Akari Watanabe
Team KIV
Ibuki Ishibashi
Airi Ichimura
Hirona Unjo
Hijiri Kawahira
Kurumi Takemoto
Iori Tanaka
Nene Jitoe
Miyabi Nagano
Sayaka Baba
Mai Fuchigami
Aoi Motomura (Captain)
Team TII
Misaki Aramaki
Maria Imamura
Ayaka Oda
Sae Kurihara
Hinano Goto
Moeka Sakai
Erena Sakamoto
Rio Shimizu
Tomoka Takeda
Hana Matsuoka
Yuna Yamauchi
Emiri Yamashita (Captain)
Trainee
Rina Ikuno
Miyu Izawa
Yuina Ishimatsu
Hanna Ihara
Kokoha Eguchi
Rinka Ouchi
Risaki Oba
Yuna Kawashima
Hiiro Kitagawa
Mina Shibui
Kokoro Tachibana
Karen Fukui
Kokoha Fujino
Urara Matsumoto
Nanaka Mogami
Saaya Morisaki
Hina Yasui
Reia Yanase
Notable Former Members
Studio Albums
Singles
Participation singles
Related groups
Related articles
t
e
Members
Team S
Hinano Aoumi
Kimie Akahori
Himeka Arano
Yuzuki Ishiguro
Mizuki Ishizuka
Ruka Inoue
Ayuka Kamimura (vice leader)
Yoshino Kitagawa
Mikuru Kito
Marin Sakamoto
Anan Sugiyama
Nanami Takeuchi
Rika Tsuzuki
Miyu Nakasaka
Izumi Nakamura
Miyo Nomura
Chikako Matsumoto (leader)
Team KII
Shiori Aoki (vice leader)
Rika Aoki
Yuki Arai
Miki Ito
Sayaka Iriuchijima
Ayaka Ōta (leader)
Ayaka Okamoto
Ruka Kitano
Ena Suzuki
Airi Nakano
Mio Nishii
Fuyuka Fujimoto
Airi Mizuno
Team E
Honoka Aikawa
Yūka Asai
Kaede Ikeda
Reona Ida
Natsuki Kamata
Haruka Kumazaki
Ami Kurashima
Makiko Saitō (general captain)
Kaho Satō
Kanon Sawada
Ōka Suenaga
Maya Sugawara
Yūki Takahata
Mizuki Tanabe
Marika Tani
Mirei Hayashi
Nao Fukushi (vice leader)
Trainee Members
Anzu Omura
Kyoka Shinohara
Riina Sugimoto
Yune Hara
Kurumi Morimoto
Sakura Yamamura
Former Members
Albums
Singles
Participation singles
Related groups
Related articles
t
e
Members
Third generation
Riria Itō
Renka Iwamoto
Shiori Kubo
Hazuki Mukai
Reno Nakamura
Tamami Sakaguchi
Kaede Satō
Minami Umezawa (captain)
Yūki Yoda
Ayano-Christie Yoshida
Fourth generation
Sakura Endō
Runa Hayashi
Sayaka Kakehashi
Haruka Kaki
Saya Kanagawa
Haruka Kuromi
Miyu Matsuo
Rika Satō
Rei Seimiya
Yuna Shibata
Mayu Tamura
Ayame Tsutsui
Mio Yakubo
Nao Yumiki
Fifth generation
Mao Ioki
Teresa Ikeda
Miku Ichinose
Nagi Inoue
Hina Okamoto
Aya Ogawa
Iroha Okuda
Sakura Kawasaki
Satsuki Sugawara
Nao Tomisato
Aruno Nakanishi
Notable former
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Promotional singles
Television shows
Sister groups
Related articles
t
e
Members
1st Generation
Minami Koike
Fuyuka Saitō
Rina Uemura
2nd Generation
Hikari Endō
Karin Fujiyoshi
Rina Inoue
Marino Kōsaka
Kira Masumoto
Rina Matsuda (captain)
Hikaru Morita
Rena Moriya
Rei Ōzono
Akiho Ōnuma
Yui Takemoto
Hono Tamura
Ten Yamasaki
3rd Generation
Riko Endō
Rika Ishimori
Nagisa Kojima
Mio Matono
Itoha Mukai
Yū Murai
Miu Marayama
Yuzuki Nakashima
Reina Odakura
Airi Taniguchi
Shizuki Yamashita
Notable former
Singles
Keyakizaka46
Sakurazaka46
Albums
Keyakizaka46
Sakurazaka46
TV shows
Video games
Sakamichi Series sister groups
t
e
Studio albums
Singles
Members(at the time of disbandment)
Graduates
Spinoff groups
Related
International
National
Academics
Artists
Other
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yasushi_Akimoto&oldid=1223136688 "
C a t e g o r i e s :
● Y a s u s h i A k i m o t o
● A K B 4 8
● 1 9 5 8 b i r t h s
● A n n i e A w a r d w i n n e r s
● J a p a n e s e t e l e v i s i o n w r i t e r s
● J a p a n e s e r e c o r d p r o d u c e r s
● J a p a n e s e l y r i c i s t s
● A c a d e m i c s t a f f o f K y o t o U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e A r t s
● T a l e n t m a n a g e r s
● J a p a n e s e r a c e h o r s e o w n e r s a n d b r e e d e r s
● L i v i n g p e o p l e
● M u s i c i a n s f r o m T o k y o
● P e o p l e f r o m M e g u r o
● R e c i p i e n t s o f t h e M e d a l w i t h P u r p l e R i b b o n
H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s :
● C S 1 u s e s J a p a n e s e - l a n g u a g e s c r i p t ( ja )
● C S 1 J a p a n e s e - l a n g u a g e s o u r c e s ( ja )
● C S 1 m a i n t : b o t : o r i g i n a l U R L s t a t u s u n k n o w n
● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n
● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a
● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g J a p a n e s e - l a n g u a g e t e x t
● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4
● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a
● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s
● A r t i c l e s t o b e e x p a n d e d f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4
● A l l a r t i c l e s t o b e e x p a n d e d
● A r t i c l e s u s i n g s m a l l m e s s a g e b o x e s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m M a r c h 2 0 1 9
● C o m m o n s c a t e g o r y l i n k f r o m W i k i d a t a
● A r t i c l e s w i t h J a p a n e s e - l a n g u a g e s o u r c e s ( ja )
● W e b a r c h i v e t e m p l a t e w a y b a c k l i n k s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h F A S T i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h I S N I i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h W o r l d C a t E n t i t i e s i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h B N F i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h B N F d a t a i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h L C C N i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h N D L i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h N L K i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h N T A i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h P L W A B N i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h C I N I I i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h M u s i c B r a i n z i d e n t i f i e r s
● A r t i c l e s w i t h S U D O C i d e n t i f i e r s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 0 M a y 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 3 : 5 4 ( U T C ) .
● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n .
● P r i v a c y p o l i c y
● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a
● D i s c l a i m e r s
● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a
● C o d e o f C o n d u c t
● D e v e l o p e r s
● S t a t i s t i c s
● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t
● M o b i l e v i e w