Kanata Okajima (Japanese: 岡嶋かな多, Okajima Kanata) is a Latin Grammy nominated, million selling songwriter, vocal…
Kanata Okajima (Japanese: 岡嶋かな多, Okajima Kanata) is a Latin Grammy nominated, million selling songwriter, vocal producer. She has accrued more than 190 No.#1 hits, and got the Japan Record Award on 2017 & 2025 She co-wrote “Crystal Snow” by BTS , "DA DA DANCE” by Babymetal that went No.1 on US Billboard Rock Chart, and also “Odorouze!” by Snow Man, that sold million on 2026. Her recent work includes many established artists such as Aespa, Twice, Le Sserafim, I-dle, Ado, Jax Jones, Becky Hill, Ive, TXT, Honne, NCT127, Illit, Pablo Alborán and theme song of One Piece to name just a few. From 2020, she begins to be recognized as one of the most successful female songwriters in Japan, also as a mother of 2 sons. She was featured in a famous TV documentary called "Seven Rule" and got the offer to release her book called “The road to your dream isnʼt a one-way street”
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Kisaburō Suzuki (鈴木 キサブロー, Suzuki Kisaburō; born 14 February 1953) is a Japanese J-pop songwriter and guitarist.
Shunsuke Kikuchi (菊池 俊輔, Kikuchi Shunsuke; November 1, 1931 – April 24, 2021) was a Japanese composer who was active…
Shunsuke Kikuchi (菊池 俊輔, Kikuchi Shunsuke; November 1, 1931 – April 24, 2021) was a Japanese composer who was active from the early 1960s until 2017. He specialized in incidental music for media such as television and film. Kikuchi was regarded as one of Japan's most highly demanded film and TV composers, working principally on tokusatsu and anime, popular action films, jidaigeki, and television dramas.
Hifumi Shimoyama (Japanese: 下山 一二三 Shimoyama Hifumi; born 21 June 1930 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture) is a Japanese…
Hifumi Shimoyama (Japanese: 下山 一二三 Shimoyama Hifumi; born 21 June 1930 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture) is a Japanese composer of contemporary concert music. Since the 1960s, Shimoyama's music has been regularly featured on World Music Days festivals across Europe and Asia, and sponsored by the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM). Shimoyama is the founder of GROUP 20.5, the internationally recognized group of Japanese avant garde composers.