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Tsunku

1968 - Today

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Mitsuo Terada (寺田 光男, Terada Mitsuo; born October 29, 1968), known professionally as Tsunku (つんく♂), is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q. As a songwriter, Tsunku is the primary producer for Morning Musume and other Hello! Project acts, such as Coconuts Musume, Berryz Kobo, Cute, V-u-den, Aya Matsuura, and Maki Goto. He has also produced music for artists such as EE Jump and Sonim. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Tsunku is the 2,169th most popular musician (down from 2,139th in 2024), the 1,953rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,717th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tsunku ranks 2,169 out of 3,175. Before him are Edwin Hawkins, John Tchicai, Anders Fridén, Alison Sudol, Robert Stigwood, and Scott Asheton. After him are David Gates, David Darling, Bob Kulick, Sonny Fortune, Steve Rothery, and Peter Giles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Tsunku ranks 416. Before him are Adílson Batista, Masahiko Harada, Uwe Rösler, Jorge Salinas, Tsuyoshi Kitazawa, and Tomas Svensson. After him are Patricia Tarabini, Arvind Kejriwal, Yelena Vyalbe, Svetlana Kapanina, Marco Pezzaiuoli, and Chad Lowe.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tsunku ranks 1,953 out of 6,245. Before him are Koichi Ae (1976), Yoko Takahashi (1966), Takuya Takagi (1967), Hiroshi Mikitani (1965), Jong Tae-se (1984), and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa (1968). After him are Satoshi Yoshioka (1987), Takahiro Shimada (1965), Tomoko Matsunaga (1971), Takako Tezuka (1970), Hiroki Sakai (1990), and Kōji Wada (1974).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Tsunku ranks 32. Before him are Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Ringo Sheena (1978), Tomoyasu Hotei (1962), Keiko Matsui (1961), Naomi Munakata (1955), and Hiromi Uehara (1979). After him are Heath (1968), Midori (1971), Taiji (1966), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Pata (1965), and Sugizo (1969).

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