Lyricist
Yasushi Akimoto
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Lyricist
- Native
- 秋元康
- Language
- Japanese
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Born
- May 2, 1958
- Hometown
- Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Yasushi Akimoto 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.
He also contributed in forming South Korean girl group IZ*ONE with collaboration between AKS and Mnet.
In 2016, Japanese idol girl group multimedia project between Yasushi Akimoto, Aniplex, and Sony Music Records called 22/7 was formed. The project is described as "idols who transcend dimensions." The members consist of voice actresses who provide the voice and motion capture for their characters, as well as perform as a musical group.
