:Taiiku Okazaki
{{Short description|Japanese musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Taiiku Okazaki
| native_name = 岡崎 体育
| birth_name = {{nihongo|Akitoshi Oka|岡 亮聡|Oka Akitoshi}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|07|03|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
| years_active = 2012–present
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, actor
| label = SME Records
| website = {{URL|okazakitaiiku.com}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Akitoshi Oka|岡 亮聡|Oka Akitoshi|born July 3, 1989}},{{Cite web|url=https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/okazakitaiiku/profile/|title=岡崎体育 |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}} known professionally by the stage name {{Nihongo|Taiiku Okazaki|岡崎 体育|Okazaki Taiiku}}, is a Japanese musician and songwriter who is signed to SME Records. Beginning his career as an independent musician in 2012, he made his major debut with the release of his first major album Basin Techno in 2016. The album includes the song "Music Video", which became a viral hit in Japan for parodying common tropes used in music videos. That same year, he performed the song "Pose", which was used as the first closing theme for the anime series Pokémon: Sun & Moon. He has also written music for commercials and for other musicians.
Biography
Oka was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture on July 3, 1989. When he was around three years old, he and his family moved to Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, where he would spend much of his early life. While in elementary school, he started learning to play the piano and became part of a local baseball team. His interest in music began at an early age, when he began listening to artists such as Eminem, Queen, and Deep Purple. To further his music skills, he would compose songs on the Nintendo DS game Daigasso! Band Brothers.
Upon graduating from high school, Oka enrolled at Doshisha University and started working part-time at a video store. He then became part of a band called {{Nihongo|Aishinkakura Nuruhachi|愛新覚羅ヌルハチ}}, which disbanded after a year when one of its members emigrated to America. He then became part of another music group, while starting a new part-time job at a supermarket.
Following his graduation from university in 2012, Oka began his music career as an independent musician under the stage name Taiiku Okazaki. His first three releases were albums titled Greatest Hits, {{Nihongo|Koi no Hello Keihō|恋のハロー警報|Koi no Harō Keihō}}, and {{Nihongo|Phantom Seishōnen|ファントム青少年|Fantomu Seishōnen}}. The following year, he released two more albums, {{Nihongo|Bonchi Hero Kenzan|盆地ヒーロー見参|Bonchi hīrō kenzan}} and Fictional Zodiac.
In 2016, Okazaki made his major debut on the SME Records label with the release of the album Basin Techno.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/671340/products/1173063/1/|title=BASIN TECHNO|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}} The album ranked first on iTunes's J-Pop chart, and peaked at number 9 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts.{{Cite web|url=https://okazakitaiiku.com/profiles|title=BIOGRAPHY {{!}} 岡崎体育 オフィシャルウェブサイト|language=Japanese|access-date=March 13, 2019}} The song "Music Video" from the album became a viral hit in Japan for its lyrics and music video, which parodied commonly-used tropes in Japanese music videos.{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/183609|title=岡崎体育「MUSIC VIDEO」のミュージックビデオが完成|date=April 14, 2016|publisher=Natalie|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}}{{cite web |title=岡崎体育「BASIN TECHNO」特集 – 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー |url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/okazakitaiiku |publisher=Natalie |access-date=March 13, 2019 |language=ja}}{{Cite web|url=https://soranews24.com/2017/06/02/new-taiiku-okazaki-song-is-in-japanese-but-strangely-sounds-like-english/|title=New Taiiku Okazaki song is in Japanese but strangely sounds like English|date=June 2, 2017|publisher=SoraNews24|access-date=March 13, 2019}}
That same year, he began performing songs for various commercials, as well as writing music for other artists. He then performed two songs for anime series: {{Nihongo|"Shiokaze"|潮風}}, which was used as the opening theme for The Great Passage,{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-09/the-great-passage-anime-3rd-promo-previews-opening-theme-song/.106268|title=The Great Passage Anime's 3rd Promo Previews Opening Theme Song|date=September 9, 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=March 13, 2019}} and {{Nihongo|"Pose"|ポーズ}}, which was used as the first closing theme for Pokémon: Sun & Moon;{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-12/taiiku-okazaki-performs-pokemon-sun-and-moon-tv-anime-ending-theme-song/.108695|title=Taiiku Okazaki Performs Pokémon Sun & Moon TV Anime's Ending Theme Song|date=November 12, 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=March 13, 2019}} "Shiokaze" was released as his first single on December 7, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/671340/products/1201494/1/|title=潮風|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}}
In 2017, Okazaki released his second major album, XXL, which peaked at number 2 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/671340/products/1228595/1/|title=XXL|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}} The album includes the song "Natural Lips", which features lyrics that are in Japanese but sung in a way that makes them resemble English words. The following year, he performed the song {{Nihongo|"Jari Boy Jari Girl"|ジャリボーイ・ジャリガール|Jaribōi Jarigāru}}, which was used as a closing theme for Pokémon: Sun & Moon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_sunmoon/news/index_6.html|title=2月8日（木）の放送からエンディングテーマが新しくなるよ！|date=January 28, 2018|publisher=TV Tokyo|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}} He released his third major album, OT Works, in April 2018; the album peaked at number 18 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/671340/products/1272451/1/|title=OT WORKS|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}} In October of that year, his song {{Nihongo|"Kimi no Bōken"|キミの冒険}} began to be used as the fourth opening theme to Pokémon: Sun & Moon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-13/taiiku-okazaki-performs-next-pokemon-sun-and-moon-opening-song/.136756|title=Taiiku Okazaki Performs Next Pokémon Sun & Moon Opening Song|date=September 13, 2018|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=March 13, 2019}}
Okazaki released his fourth studio album, Saitama, on January 9, 2019; the album peaked at number 5 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/671340/products/1303759/1/|title=SAITAMA|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=March 13, 2019}} He made a voice acting cameo in Pokémon Sun and Moon as a rapping Team Skull member.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_sunmoon/news/|title=「ポケモンの家あつまる？」から豪華キャストが続々出演！|date=March 10, 2019|publisher=TV Tokyo|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}} He held a solo live concert at the Saitama Super Arena on June 9, 2019 and at Yokohama Arena on November 23, 2021. A Zepp TOUR from April to May 2024 was also held.{{cite web |title=岡崎体育が「さいたまスーパーアリーナでのワンマンライブ」にこだわる理由 |url=http://www.allnightnippon.com/news/20190114-36385/?pg=mcplus |publisher=Nippon Broadcasting System |access-date=March 13, 2019 |language=ja |date=January 14, 2019}} All of these has been sold out in its entirety.
Discography
=Singles / EPs=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Title !Peak Oricon position !Peak Billboard position |
{{Nihongo|"Shiokaze"|潮風}}
|—{{efn|Charted at number 44 on the Top Singles Sales chart.{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2016&month=12&day=19|title=Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales|publisher=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=March 13, 2019}}|group=upper-alpha}} |
| "Suplex"
| | |
=Albums=
Filmography
=Film=
- Mahjong Horoki 2020 (2019), Doku
- Kappei (2022), Horita{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/95731/|title= KAPPEI カッペイ|access-date= January 3, 2022|work= eiga.com}}
=Television=
- Manpuku (2018), Charlie Tanaka{{cite web|url=https://www.nhk.or.jp/osaka-blog/mampuku/fukuchan/310451.html|title=
福ちゃん通信vol.10 | まんぷく「福ちゃん通信」 |website=nhk.or.jp|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615031404/https://www.nhk.or.jp/osaka-blog/mampuku/fukuchan/310451.html|date=December 8, 2018|archive-date=June 15, 2019|access-date=February 7, 2022}} - Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (2019), Akitoshi (Ep. 115)
- Kore wa Keihi de Ochimasen! (2019), Kazuo Umagaki
- Isonoke no Hitobito - 20 nengo no Sazae-san (2019), Nakajima{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/354839|title= 「サザエさん」岡崎体育が20年後の中島に、「僕みたいなわがままボディが大丈夫!?」|access-date= 18 November 2024|website= Natalie|language=ja}}
- Boku wa Doko kara (2020), Shun
- MIU 404 (2020), Kameda (Ep. 3)
- DCU: Deep Crime Unit (2022), Nanao Morita{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2211539/full/|title= 岡崎体育、17キロ減量&短髪姿にイメチェン 日曜劇場『DCU』出演で本気モード|date= October 26, 2021|access-date= February 7, 2022|work= oricon.co.jp}}
- Cap Kakumei Bottleman DX (2022), Tycoon Ochazaki{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-28/takara-tomy-cap-kakumei-bottleman-dx-sequel-anime-reveals-6-cast-members/.188125|title=Takara Tomy's Cap Kakumei Bottleman DX Sequel Anime Reveals 6 Cast Members|website=Anime News Network|date=July 28, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2022}}
- What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Torii Suneemon{{cite web |url= https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230209dog00m200071000c.html|title= 岡崎体育:「どうする家康」で大河ドラマ初出演「一癖も二癖もある」鳥居強右衛門役|access-date= February 10, 2023|work= Mantan-web|date= February 10, 2023|language=ja}}
- Light of My Lion (2024), Yota Sadamoto{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0001050191/cast/|title= ライオンの隠れ家の出演者・キャスト一覧|access-date= 18 November 2024|website= The Television|language=ja}}
Notes
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External links
- [https://okazakitaiiku.com Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{MusicBrainz artist|3c3e122d-25f1-4bfb-a60c-ced6e45703b7}}
- {{ann|people|146948}}
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