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Tsunku ♂
Born October 29, 1968, in Osaka, Japan.

Tsunku ♂ is a musician, producer, lyricist, composer and President of TNX Ltd, which is a comprehensive entertainment company.

In 1992, he made his debut as a vocalist of rock band SHARAM Q, and 4 of their songs sold a million copies.

Tsunku ♂ then produced a girl group called MORNING MUSUME。 which was a huge success that led the group to become an icon of Japanese music. Following his success with MORNING MUSUME。, he launched the “HELLO! PROJECT” organization. Several artists and girl groups—including MORNING MUSUME。—became a part of this organization as Tsunku ♂ acted as the general producer.

By constantly replacing the old members with newcomers, the “HELLO! PROJECT” continually renewed itself. Additionally, by producing even the most intricate details of stage outfits, hairstyles of the artist(s), the choreography, the music videos and the CD covers, the “HELLO! PROJECT” became an even bigger success.

MORNING MUSUME。 currently holds the record for the most-sold top 10 single CD hits in Japan, numbering all the way to 71 songs that topped the charts.

The “HELLO! PROJECT” became a social phenomenon which altered the existence of idols in Japan and marked a significant achievement on J-Pop.

Tsunku ♂ continues to produce and write music for numerous artists in Japan. So far, he has written and released over 2,000 songs that have all been registered to Japan's copyright collecting society.

Aside from producing music, Tsunku ♂ has also produced theatrical plays, concerts, musicals, films, video games, restaurants, and even entrance ceremonies for universities. In regard to video games, Tsunku ♂produced the game software of Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven series which sold 5 million copies worldwide. Tsunku ♂ continues to work as a producer in various fields of entertainment.

Japan Record Sales Award: Best Lyricist & Best Composer
(He won 3 consecutive years from 2000.)

[Awards]
1991
The 2nd NHK-BS Young Battle Award: Grand Prix Award (SHARAM Q)

1995
The 28th Japan Cable Awards: Most Requested Singer Award (SHARAM Q)
The 28th Japan Cable Awards: Best Music Award (Pop Music) for "Zurui Onna" (SHARAM Q)
The 28th Japan Cable Awards: Most Requested Singer Award (SHARAM Q)
The 28th All Japan Cable Awards: Best Song Award for "Zurui Onna" (SHARAM Q)
The 28th All Japan Cable Awards: Best Request Award (SHARAM Q)
The 37th Japan Record Award: Best Song and Musical Arrangement for "Zurui Onna" (SHARAM Q)
The 28th Japan Record Sales Award: #7 under Best Lyricists

1996
The 29th Japan Cable Awards: Most Requested Singer Award (SHARAM Q)
The 29th All Japan Cable Awards: Best Song Award for "Namidano Kage" (Lyrics: Tsunku / Composer:Hata) (SHARAM Q)
The 29th Japan Cable Awards: Japan Cable Award for "Namidano Kage" (SHARAM Q)
The 28th Japan Cable Awards: Best Song Award (Pop Music) for "Namidano Kage" (SHARAM Q)
The 38th Japan Record Award: Best Song and Musical Arrangement for "Iiwake" (SHARAM Q)
The 29th Japan Record Sales Award: #7 under Best Lyricists
The 29th Japan Record Sales Award: #9 under Best Composers

1997
The 11th Japan Gold Disc Award: Top 5 Artist Award for SHARAM Q
The 11th Japan Gold Disc Award: Best Album In Pop Music (male)
SHARAM Q's best album "Single Best 10 Omaketsuki / SHARAM Q" was certified as a gold disc by the Recording Industry Association of Japan

1998
The 21th Japan Academy Award: Best New Actor Award for "Sharam Q No Enka No Hanamichi”

1999
The 41st Japan Record Award: Best Songwriting Award for "LOVE Machine"
The 32nd Japan Record Sales Awards: #4 under Best Lyricists
The 32nd Japan Record Sales Award: #4 under Best Composer

2000
The 33rd Japan Record Sales Award: Best Lyricist & Best Composer

2001
The 34th Japan Record Sales Awards: Best Lyricist & Best Composer
The 43rd The Japan Composer's Association Award: "LOVE Machine"

2002
The 39th Golden Arrow Award: Music Award
The 35th Japan Record Sales Award: Best Lyricist & Best Composer (Double Award for winning 3 consecutive years)

2003
The 36th Japan Record Sales Award: Golden Award for Best Lyricist & Composer
The 36th Japan Record Sales Award: #2 under Best Lyricist
The 36th Japan Record Sales Award: Best Composer (4th consecutive year)

2004
The 37th Oricon Annual Ranking: #3 under Best Lyricist
The 37th Oricon Annual Ranking: #4 under Best Composer

2005
The 38th Oricon Annual Ranking: #10 under Best Lyricist

2007
The 40th Japan Lyric Awards: Best Award for "New York Stories"
The 40th Oricon Annual Ranking: #10 under Best Lyricist
The 40th Oricon Annual Ranking: #9 under Best Composer

2008
The 15th Bowling Mass Media Award: Special Contribution Award

2009
CEDEC AWARDS 2009 Sound Division: Best Award for Nintendo DS "Rhythm Heaven"
Japan Game Awards 2009 Annual Work Division: Best Award for Nintendo DS "Rhythm Heaven"
The 42nd Oricon Annual Ranking: #10 under Best Composer

2011
The 44th Oricon Annual Ranking: #7 under Best Lyricist

2012
45th Japan Lyric Award: TV Tokyo Special Award

2015
The 57th Japan Record Award: Best Composer Award for "Umaretekitekurete Arigato"
Total sales of the Top 5 lyricists who have written Single CDs (Examined by Oricon up until December 8th, 2015 in Daily Ranking)

1. Yasushi Akimoto - 100.226 million
2. Yu Aku - 68.34 million
3. Takashi Matsumoto - 49.854 million
4. Tetsuya Komuro - 42.297 million
5. Tsunku ♂ - 37.961 million

He lost his voice by complete removal of the vocal folds due to larynx cancer in October 2014, but he has been actively engaging himself in various music projects and appearing on television as well as working as a nationally renowned producer in the entertainment industry.

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