Yasushi Akimoto

68, from Meguro, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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Biography

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, making him the best-selling lyricist in Japan.

Timeline

2025Aged 67

  • Poster for 6th Year Memorial Live

    Producer

2023Aged 65

  • Poster for 4th Year Memorial Live

    Producer

  • Poster for Hinatazaka46's Happy Train Tour 2023 in Osaka Castle Hall

    Producer

2022Aged 64

  • Poster for Hinatazaka46 3rd Anniversary MEMORIAL LIVE

    Producer

  • Poster for Watanabe Miho Graduation Ceremony

    Producer

  • Poster for HINAKURI 2022

    Director

2021Aged 63

  • Poster for Keyakizaka46 THE LAST LIVE - DAY1 -

    Producer

  • Poster for Spring Unit Festival

    Producer

  • Poster for MEMORIAL LIVE: 2nd Hinatansai

    Producer

  • Poster for Minegishi Minami Graduation Concert ~Sakura no Sakanai Haru wa Nai~

    Musical

  • Poster for HKT48 Miyawaki Sakura Graduation Concert ~Bouquet~

    Musical

  • Poster for Zenkoku Ohisama-ka Keikaku 2021

    Producer

  • Poster for Your Turn to Kill: The Movie

    Original Concept

2020Aged 62

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2020

    Producer

  • Poster for Keyakizaka46 LIVE at Tokyo Dome ～ARENA TOUR 2019 FINAL～

    Producer

  • Poster for Remotely Killed

    Writer

  • Poster for Remotely Killed: Behind the Scenes of Murder

    Writer

  • Poster for HINATAZAKA46 Live Online，YES！with YOU！

    Producer

  • Poster for Third Year Debut: The Documentary of Hinatazaka46

    Producer

  • Poster for Our Lies and Truths: Documentary of Keyakizaka46

    Producer

2019Aged 61

  • Poster for Before I Knew It, I Was Here: Documentary of Nogizaka46

    Writer

  • Poster for Keyaki Republic 2019

    Producer

  • Poster for Sashihara Rino Graduation Concert 〜Sayonara Sashihara Rino〜

    Music Director

2018Aged 60

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2018

    Producer

  • Poster for Sunny

    Production Supervisor

  • Poster for SKE48 Spring Concert 2018

    Producer

  • Poster for Keyaki Republic 2018

    Producer

  • Poster for Hiragana Christmas 2018

    Producer

2017Aged 59

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2017

    Producer

  • Poster for Keyaki Republic 2017

    Producer

  • Poster for The Last Recipe

    Development Manager

  • Poster for Mayu Watanabe Graduation Concert ~may all your dream come true~

    Writer

2016Aged 58

  • Poster for AKB48 Tandoku Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016

    Producer

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2016

    Producer

  • Poster for Hiragana Omotenashi Kai

    Producer

2015Aged 57

  • Poster for Decade - AKB48's 10 Year Trajectory

    Self

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 1035 2015

    Producer

  • Poster for Idols' Tears: Documentary of SKE48

    Producer

  • Poster for Matsui Rena SKE48 Graduation Concert in Toyota Stadium ~2588 DAYS~

    Writer

  • Poster for SKE48 Winter Concert 2015

    Producer

2014Aged 56

  • Poster for Team H - Hakata Legend

    Producer

  • Poster for Seventh Code

    Production Supervisor

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2014

    Producer

  • Poster for Rose Color's Buko

    Development Manager

  • Poster for Team E 3rd Stage - Boku no Taiyou

    Producer

  • Poster for Girls in the Psychic Club

    Executive Producer

2013Aged 55

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013

    Producer

  • Poster for SKE48 Spring Concert 2013

    Producer

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - SKE48 Concert

    Producer

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - NMB48 Concert

    Producer

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - HKT48 Concert

    Producer

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Concert

    Producer

  • Poster for AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai - AKB48 Group Concert

    Producer

  • Poster for Let Us Introduce Ourselves JKT48

    Producer

  • Poster for Team H 1st Stage - Te wo Tsunaginagara

    Producer

  • Poster for AKB48 5 Big Dome Concert Tour

    Producer

  • Poster for NMB48 - Omowase Kousen

    Lyricist

  • Poster for SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2013

    Producer

  • Poster for SKE to kekkai shukai.

    Producer

  • Poster for SHINODA MARIKO GRADUATION CONCERT

    Musician

  • Poster for Tokyo Dome 1st Day Akimoto Sayaka Graduation Ceremony

    Sound Director

  • Poster for Tokyo Dome 2nd Day Itano Tomomi Graduation Concert

    Sound Director

2012Aged 54

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2012

    Producer

  • Poster for Maeda Atsuko's Tearjerking Graduation Announcement in Saitama Super Arena

    Sound Director

  • Poster for SKE48 Spring Concert 2012

    Producer

  • Poster for SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2012

    Producer

  • Poster for Bakaleya High School

    Original Story

  • Poster for Wreck-It Ralph

    Songs

2011Aged 53

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2011

    Producer

  • Poster for The SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 50 2011

    Producer

2010Aged 52

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2010

    Producer

  • Poster for SKE48 Request Hour Setlist Best 30 2010

    Producer

2009Aged 51

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2009

    Producer

  • Poster for It's going to be a Kami-Concert

    Producer

  • Poster for SKE48's First Extracirricular Class

    Producer

  • Poster for Yamagata Scream

    Writer

2008Aged 50

  • Poster for One Missed Call

    Novel

  • Poster for AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2008

    Producer

  • Poster for Himawarigumi 1st Stage - Boku no Taiyou

    Producer

  • Poster for Himawarigumi 2nd Stage - Yume wo Shinaseru Wake ni Ikanai

    Producer

  • Poster for Ice

    Original Story

2007Aged 49

2006Aged 48

  • Poster for One Missed Call 3: Final

    Characters

2005Aged 47

  • Poster for One Missed Call 2

    Novel

2003Aged 45

  • Poster for Gozamareji

    Director

  • Poster for Jusei: Last Drop of Blood

    Writer

  • Poster for One Missed Call

    Author

2000Aged 42

  • Poster for As the River Flows

    Screenplay

1999Aged 41

  • Poster for Birdcage of Horrors

    Producer

1997Aged 39

  • Poster for Fireworks, Ferris Wheels and Love

    Screenplay

1995Aged 37

  • Poster for Azuki-chan the Movie

    Graphic Novel

1994Aged 36

  • Poster for The Mystery of Rampo

    (Unknown)

1992Aged 34

  • Poster for Kimi to mitai kowai hanashi

    Writer

  • Poster for Manhattan Kiss

    Screenplay

1991Aged 33

  • Poster for Thriller CRT

    Writer

  • Poster for Goodbye Mama

    Screenplay

1983Aged 25

  • Poster for A Madcap Corporation

    Lyricist

Year unknown

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