Yasushi Akimoto

Yasushi Akimoto
秋元 康
Akimoto in 2007
Background information
Born (1958-05-02) May 2, 1958
Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • lyricist
  • television writer
Years active1973–present
Labels

Yasushi Akimoto (Japanese: 秋元 康, Hepburn: Akimoto Yasushi, born May 2, 1958) 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.

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