Takuya (singer)
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Takuya
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| native_name = 浅沼 拓也
| native_name_lang = ja
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|09|09}}
| birth_place = Kyoto, Japan
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| genre = Rock
| occupation = Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer
| years_active = 1988–present
| label = Universal Music Japan
| associated_acts = Judy and Mary, Robots
| website = {{URL|www.takuya-web.com}}
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{{nihongo|Takuya Asanuma|浅沼 拓也|Asanuma Takuya|born 9 September 1971}}, better known mononymously as Takuya (stylized in all caps as TAKUYA), is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was formerly the second guitarist of Judy and Mary.{{cite web|url=http://www.universal-music.co.jp/takuya/bio.html|title=TAKUYA biography|accessdate=2012-05-18 |language=Japanese |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330081136/http://www.universal-music.co.jp/takuya/bio.html|archivedate=2012-03-30}} He currently works as a solo artist under the name Takuya and also had a solo project called Robots which was dissolved in 2009. He was previously married to a former geisha from Gion, but they divorced in 2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} His most recent release was a duet with Aya Kamiki titled "W-B-X (W-Boiled Extreme)", the theme for Kamen Rider W.
Discography
=Singles=
;As Robots
- {{nihongo|"Koibito"|コイビト|Friend|September 1, 1997}}
- "Robot" (October 29, 1997)
- {{nihongo|"Palette"|パレット|Paretto|February 25, 1998}}
- "she-through" (May 13, 1998)
- "Alchemist" (September 9, 1999)
- {{nihongo|"Irotoridori no Sekai"|イロトリドリ ノ セカイ||September 9, 1999}}
- "Jumping Jack" (November 3, 1999)
- "Cloud Collector" (January 1, 2000)
- Digital singles as Robots
- #"Greatest delight" (June 18, 2006)
- #{{nihongo|"Kill Me Lil Bee"|キルミーリルビー|Kiru Mī Riru Bī|May 28, 2007}}
- #"Zero" (December 24, 2008)
- #{{nihongo|"Butterfly"|バタフライ|Batafurai|January 28, 2009}}
;As Takuya
- "I love you" (September 11, 2002)
- "Hotaru" (October 23, 2002)
- "Ai x Go! Yu x Go!" (January 18, 2012)
;Collaboration
- "WBX (W-Boiled Extreme)" (November 11, 2009) (with Aya Kamiki)
- "Over Again" (February 10, 2021) (with Aya Kamiki)
=Albums=
;As Robots
- Guitar de Pop (November 6, 1997)
- Cloud Collector (November 3, 1999)
- Dying Music (September 5, 2007)
- {{nihongo|Kogare Sandy mo Sam mo|転がれサンディもサムも|Kogare Sandi mo Samu mo|February 18, 2009}}
;As Takuya
- The Wide Wild World (November 27, 2002)
- 54 it (read as "go for it") (September 1, 2004)
Music production
- Saruganseki's "Hatsukoi" (Lyrics & composition as Takuya, arrangement as Robots)
- Lucifer's "Seitenshi Blue" (Composition), "Silent Melody" (Composition), "Tokyo Illusion" (Composition), "Carnation Crime" (Composition), "Rinne no Hitomi" (Composition), "Tsubasa" (Composition), & "Hyper Sonic Soul" (Composition)
- Juemilia's "Reset" (Lyrics with Yasushi Akimoto & Composition)
- SMAP's "Susume!"
- Hitomi Takahashi's "Komorebi" (Composition & Arrangement), "Candy Line" (Composition & Arrangement), "Jet Boy Jet Girl" (Composition & Arrangement), & "Tsuyoku Nare" (Composition & Arrangement)
See also
- An Music School
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.takuya-web.com}} {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.robots-web.com/ Robots official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/takuya/ Universal Music profile] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://ototoy.jp/feature/index.php/20090323/ Interview on ototoy] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:21st-century Japanese composers
Category:21st-century Japanese guitarists
Category:21st-century Japanese male musicians
Category:Japanese male composers
Category:Japanese record producers