Hideaki Takizawa

Hideaki Takizawa
滝沢秀明
Takizawa in 2017
Born (1982-03-29) March 29, 1982
Other namesTackey (タッキー)
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1995 (1995)–2018; 2019–2022
Musical career
GenresJ-pop
LabelsAvex Trax
Formerly of
Websiteavex.jp/tackeytsubasa/

Hideaki Takizawa (滝沢 秀明, Takizawa Hideaki; born 29 March 1982), also known professionally as Tackey (タッキー), is a Japanese businessman, record producer and former singer and actor. He is the president of the Japanese talent agency Tobe. Takizawa debuted as an actor in 1995, and in 2002, he made his musical debut as the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Tsubasa Imai.

In 2018, Takizawa retired from entertainment and became the founder and president of Johnny's Island, a subdivision of Johnny & Associates, of which he oversaw the debuts of Snow Man and SixTones. In July 2019, he was made the vice president of Johnny & Associates, a position he held until he resigned in November 2022 to pursue other career ventures.