Lyricist 233 profiles

233 profiles in this database, most often lyricist, singer, composer. They include Takashi Yanase, Chiyoko Shimakura, Yojiro Noda, Misia, Koshi Inaba. Every profile lists birth date, background, career highlights and an honest "My Take".

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Takashi Yanase

やなせたかし

Creator of Anpanman and poet of everyday kindness

Chiyoko Shimakura

島倉千代子

Singer from Japan

Yojiro Noda

野田洋次郎

Singer-songwriter from Japan

Misia

MISIA

Singer from Japan

Koshi Inaba

稲葉浩志

Japanese rock vocalist, lyricist, and co-founder of B'z

Yūji Oda

織田裕二

Singer from Japan

Mariya Takeuchi

山下まりや

Singer-songwriter and composer who has charted across three Japanese eras

Megumi Hayashibara

林原めぐみ

Singer from Japan

Masanori Sera

世良公則

Rock singer-songwriter and veteran television actor from Hiroshima

Noriyuki Makihara

槇原敬之

Singer-songwriter from Japan

Ittoku Kishibe

岸部一徳

Musician from Japan

Megumi Ogata

緒方恵美

Veteran voice actress and singer celebrated for emotionally powerful male roles in anime

Hitoshi Matsumoto

松本人志

Legendary Japanese comedian and filmmaker

Shizuka Kudō

工藤静香

Singer from Japan

Yasushi Akimoto

秋元康

Prolific lyricist and architect of Japan's modern idol industry

Yoshiyuki Tomino

富野由悠季

Creator of Mobile Suit Gundam and pioneer of the real-robot anime genre

Minatozaki Sana

サナ

Osaka-born singer, dancer, and lyricist active across Asia

Rokusuke Ei

永六輔

Lyricist and broadcaster who gave Japan its most famous song

Yōichi Masuzoe

舛添要一

Political scientist from Japan

Saburō Kitajima

北島三郎

Singer from Japan

Taylor Swift

テイラー・スウィフト

American singer-songwriter

Teruhiko Saigō

西郷輝彦

Singer from Japan

Lily Franky

リリー・フランキー

Multitalented actor, illustrator, and musician from Fukuoka

Masahiko Kondō

近藤真彦

Singer from Japan

Shigeru Joshima

城島茂

Musician from Japan

Mika Nakashima

中島美嘉

Actor from Japan

Nanase Aikawa

相川七瀬

Singer from Japan

Shinji Tanimura

谷村新司

Singer from Japan

Chiharu Matsuyama

松山千春

Singer-songwriter from Japan

Jang Won-young

チャン・ウォニョン

Singer from South Korea

Yukihiro Takahashi

高橋幸宏

Singer-songwriter from Japan

Atsushi Sakurai

櫻井敦司

Iconic vocalist of BUCK-TICK, Japan's enduring dark-rock visionary

Miu Sakamoto

坂本美雨

Singer from Japan

Aimer

Aimer

Japanese singer-songwriter known for her distinctive husky voice

Ryōtarō Sugi

杉良太郎

Singer from Japan

Kaela Kimura

木村カエラ

Singer from Japan

Misato Watanabe

渡辺美里

Japanese pop singer-songwriter behind the 1980s anthem "My Revolution"

Ayase

Ayase

Prolific singer-songwriter and all-round music producer from Yamaguchi

Shigesato Itoi

糸井重里

Seiyū from Japan

Ami Suzuki

鈴木亜美

Japanese pop singer and dancer who made a resilient comeback after industry setbacks

Maki Ohguro

大黒摩季

Powerhouse singer-songwriter who defined Japan's 1990s pop sound

Yukihide Takekawa

タケカワユキヒデ

Novelist from Japan

Yuki Kajiura

梶浦由記

Composer and music producer known for orchestral anime soundscapes

Kaori Mochida

持田香織

Singer-songwriter and lyricist from Tokyo

Rina Aiuchi

愛内里菜

Singer from Japan

Junko Yagami

八神純子

Singer-songwriter from Japan

Seikō Itō

いとうせいこう

Novelist from Japan

Chara

CHARA

Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-hyphenate artist from Saitama

Sachiko Kobayashi

小林幸子

Actor from Japan

Naoko Takeuchi

武内直子

Illustrator from Japan

Osamu Suzuki

鈴木おさむ

Screenwriter from Japan

Ichirō Mizuki

水木一郎

Lyricist from Japan

Saya Takagi

高樹沙耶

Actor from Japan

NoB

山田信夫

Singer from Japan

Haruichi Shindō

新藤晴一

Composer from Japan

Marc Panther

マーク・パンサー

Singer from France

Yukio Aoshima

青島幸男

Novelist, lyricist, actor, and Tokyo Governor

Yoko Takahashi

高橋洋子

Singer from Japan

Saori

Saori

Musician from Japan

Yoohei Kawakami

川上洋平

Singer from Japan

Sunplaza Nakano Kun

サンプラザ中野くん

Singer from Japan

Haruo Minami

三波春夫

Showa-era enka icon and singer of the people

Bonnie Pink

BONNIE PINK

Kyoto-born singer-songwriter known for bilingual pop craft

Masatoshi Ono

小野正利

Singer from Japan

Tomiko Van

伴都美子

Singer from Japan

Ichiko Aoba

青葉市子

Songwriter from Japan

D’Angelo

ディアンジェロ

American singer

Masami Okui

奥井雅美

Singer from Japan

Reiko Yukawa

湯川れい子

Actor from Japan

Atsushi Yanaka

谷中敦

Actor from Japan

Kayoko Yoshizawa

吉澤嘉代子

Singer-songwriter from Japan

Hisako Tabuchi

田渕ひさ子

Japanese rock guitarist, composer, and singer from Fukuoka

Carlos Toshiki

カルロス・トシキ

Singer-songwriter from Brazil

The Weeknd

ザ・ウィークエンド

Singer from Canada

John Lydon

ジョン・ライドン

Singer-songwriter from United Kingdom

Jim Morrison

ジム・モリソン

American vocalist

Sarah Àlainn

サラ・オレイン

Singer-songwriter, violinist, and translator

Keith Moon

キース・ムーン

Rock drummer from United Kingdom

Nicki Minaj

ニッキー・ミナージュ

Rapper from Trinidad and Tobago

James Hetfield

ジェイムズ・ヘットフィールド

American guitarist

Akatsuki Yamatoya

大和屋暁

Japanese screenwriter and lyricist

SZA

SZA

American singer

Minoru Endo

遠藤実

Prolific Japanese composer and lyricist honored with the People's Honor Award

SWAY

SWAY/野替愁平

Japanese actor, rapper, and lyricist from Sapporo

Hajime Tsuburaya

円谷一

Japanese film director and television producer

Stephen Foster

スティーブン・フォスター

American songwriter

Novala Takemoto

嶽本野ばら

Kyoto-born novelist and fashion designer known for Gothic Lolita aesthetics

Nao-cola Yamazaki

山崎ナオコーラ

Award-winning Japanese novelist and essayist known for bold, intimate prose

Izzy Stradlin

イジー・ストラドリン

American guitarist

Zack de la Rocha

ザック・デ・ラ・ロッチャ

American singer-songwriter

Bertolt Brecht

ベルトルト・ブレヒト

Playwright from Germany

Adam Lambert

アダム・ランバート

American actor

Shin'ichi Yanagisawa

柳澤愼一

Versatile Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, and lyricist

Charles Aznavour

シャルル・アズナヴール

Screenwriter from France

Ava Max

エイバ・マックス

American singer-songwriter

Geezer Butler

ギーザー・バトラー

Bassist from United Kingdom

John Petrucci

ジョン・ペトルーシ

American guitarist

Halsey

ホールジー

American singer

Laura Nyro

ローラ・ニーロ

American singer

John Myung

ジョン・マイアング

American bassist

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