Tsunku is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. In the 1990s, Tsunku rose to fame as the lead singer of the band Sharam Q, where he wrote songs for the band.

During the broadcast of Asayan in search for a new member of Sharam Q, Tsunku gave the opportunity for the runner-ups to debut as Morning Musume in 1997. Since the foundation of the group, Tsunku has been their primary producer. In addition, he later founded Hello! Project in 1998 as a musical collective for Morning Musume. He became the primary producer of their acts, including Aya Matsuura, Maki Goto, Coconuts Musume, V-u-den, Berryz Kobo, and Cute. Outside of Hello! Project, Tsunku became the primary producer of EE Jump, Sonim, and Nice Girl Project!

Outside of artists, Tsunku also produced soundtracks for the Rhythm Heaven video game series and was a contributing artist for ClassicaLoid. In 2015, Tsunku has become the fifth best-selling songwriter in Japan.

Released songs 1998 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic Credited With Credited With First Time Morning Musume "Morning Coffee"() "Summer Night Town"() "A Memory of Summer '98" First Time "Good Morning" "Dō ni ka Shite Doyōbi"() "Yume no Naka"() "Wagamama"() "Mirai no Tobira"() "Usotsuki Anta"() "Samishii Hi"() Second Morning "Daite Hold on Me!"() "Tatoeba"() Tanpopo 1 Tanpopo "Last Kiss"() "Jikan yo Tomare"()

1999 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic Credited With Credited With Second Morning Morning Musume "Memory Seishun no Hikari"() "Happy Night" Second Morning "Never Forget" "Manatsu no Kōsen"() "Koi no Shihatsu Ressha"() "Furusato"() "Wasurerannai"() Second Morning "Night of Tokyo City" "Suki de ×5"() "Papa ni Niteiru Kare"() "Senkō Hanabi"() "Otome no Shinrigaku"() "Da Di Du De Do Da Di!"() 3rd: Love Paradise "Love Machine"() "21 Seiki"() Coconuts Musume "Halation Summer"() "Dance & Chance"

2000 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusicArrangement Credited With Credited With Credited With EE Jump "Love is Energy!" Shin Kono "Baby! Tomodachi ni Narou yo"()

2001 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic Credited With Credited With EE Jump "Hello! Atarashii Watashi"() "Natsu da yo!"() "Otto Totto Natsu da ze!"() "Hey! Mr. Sunshine" "Iki na Rhythm!"() "Kesshin Shita Yoru"() "Nakama tte Ii jan!"() Hana EE Jump "Winter (Samui Kisetsu no Monogatari)"()

2002 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic Credited With Credited With EE Jump "Seishun no Sunrise"() "Sayonara Shita Hi Kara"() Hana Sonim "Curry Rice no Onna"() "Ai wa Motto Sou Janakute"() Hana "Tsugaru Kaikyō no Onna"() "Missing You"

2003 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic Credited With Credited With Koinu Dan no Monogatari: Original Soundtrack Morning Musume,Hello! Project Kids,Maki Goto "Ganbacchae!"() Morning Musume "Hey! Mirai"() Hana Sonim "Tokyo Midnight Loneliness"() "Natsu ga Konai"() Hana "Suki na Hito Dakara"() "Kokuryō"() "Funkise yo!"() "Heibonteki Joshi na Jōken"() "See You!" "Gōkon Ato no FamiRes Nite"() "Ada Boy & Da Girl" ZYX "Iku ZYX! Fly High"() "Shiroi Tokyo"()

2004 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusic Credited With Credited With Mini-Moni "Lucky Cha Cha Cha!"() "Egao no Date Saigo no Date"() 2nd W W "Aa Ii na!"() "Otome no Keitai Denwa no Himitsu"() 2nd W "Robo Kiss"() "Sexy Snow" All for One & One for All! H.P. All Stars "All for One & One for All!" Atsuko Inaba,Masae Ohtani,Ayumi Shibata,Aya Matsuura "Sankaku Kankei"() Reina Tanaka,Megumi Murakami,Airi Suzuki "Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito"()

Unreleased songs

ArtistSongLyricsMusicArrangementNotes Credited With Credited With Credited With Yuki "Shitamachi Sodachi no Boku Dakara"() Originally written for EE Jump's 2002 album, EE Jump Collection 1, which was later cancelled

Soundtracks

2016 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusicArrangement Credited With Credited With Credited With Smile Kiss "Utae! Ai no Kōyaku"() ClassicaLoid Musik Collection Vol. 1 Merumo Hisaoka,Kaori Horiuchi,Reiko Kubota,The Ichi-chōme Philharmonic Chorus "Shalala Nayandete mo Kaiketsusen"() Kaoru Ōkubo

2018 AlbumArtistSongLyricsMusicArrangement Credited With Credited With Credited With ClassicaLoid Musik Collection Vol. 2 Hikaru ŌhashiU.M.E.D.Y. "Maryoku no Aria"() Kaoru Ōkubo

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