, known professionally as Tofubeats, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and DJ.
Kawai began producing music at the age of 14, under the name "DJ Newtown". He initially distributed his music online through websites such as 2channel and YouTube. He later released music with Maltine Records, a Japanese netlabel, before signing with the Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde in 2013. Kawai also manages HIHATT, a label he launched in 2018.
The video for his song "No. 1" featuring G.Rina was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Dance Video (in 2014), and his album titled First Album for the Grand Prix at the 2015 CD Shop Awards.
Discography
Albums
As Tofubeats No. Album details Charts JPN 1 Lost Decade First album Released: 40 2 First Album First album on a major label Released: 11 3 Positive Second album on a major label Released: 16 4 Fantasy Club Third album on a major label Released: 19 5Run Fourth album on a major label Released: 22 6Reflection Fifth album on a major label Released: 14
As DJ Newtown No. Album details 1 high-school girl(we loved) Released: 2 Cutegirl.jpg Released: 3 Sweet Days, Sweet Memories Released: 4 S.U.B. Urban Credited as Tofubeats & DJ newtown Released: 5West Members Released:
EPs No. Album details Charts JPN 1 Beats for Rap Released: N/A 2 Touch Released: N/A 3 Summer Dreams Released: N/A 4 Don't Stop The Music First EP on a major label Released: 26 5 Second EP on a major label Released: 35 6 TBEP Released: 70 7A440 Collab with DJ Q Released 27 January 2023 N/A8NOBODY Released: 26 April 2024N/A9Angels On The Dancefloor Released: 29 May 2026
Remix albums Lost Decade Remixes (19 September 2013) First Album Remixes (28 January 2015) Positive Remixes (20 January 2016) Fantasy Club Remixes & Instrumentals (27 July 2018) RUN Remixes (4 September 2020) Reflection Remixes (3 November 2022)
Singles See the singles section in the Japanese Wikipedia.
Music videos Title Director(s) "Her Favorite" feat. Okadada & "Koromogae""Oshiete Kensaku" feat. Noko "Shopping Mall""Callin" tofubeats "Suisei" feat. Onomatope Daijin Arasounara Ōkan Moyase "Come On Honey!" feat. Arai Hitomi from Tokyo Girls' Style Shunsuke Sugiyama, Kuroudo Furuya, and Shōta Mori "poolside" feat. PES (RIP SLYME) Shunsuke Sugiyama, Kuroudo Furuya, and Hiroyuki Ohashi "No.1" feat. G.Rina Takuya Hosogane and Shunsuke Sugiyama "Don't Stop The Music" feat. Chisato Moritaka"Disco no Kamisama" feat. Takashi Fujii"BABY" Yuki Mori "Stakeholder" Shunsuke Sugiyama, Yūya Yamaguchi, and Takuma Miyamoto "Lonely Nights" Ryoji Kamiyama
References
External links
Profile at Warner Music Japan Profile on the Oricon website News related to tofubeats at Natalie Interview for CDJournal, 2 May 2013