, also known professionally as , is a Japanese record producer and former singer and actor. In 2002, he debuted with

Tsubasa Imai is a Japanese singer, actor and dancer formerly in the Japanese agency Johnny & Associates. He joined Johnny & Associates in 1995 and officially debuted in 2002 in the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Hideaki Takizawa. They are signed to the record lab ...

in the group

Tackey & Tsubasa were a Japanese idol duo consisting of Hideaki Takizawa and Tsubasa Imai from the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. Takizawa, nicknamed "Tackey" (sometimes spelled as its literal romanization, ), is best known for his drama works, and T ...

under the record label Avex Trax. In 2018, Takizawa retired from entertainment and became the founder and president of Johnny's Island, a subdivision of

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. In 2019, he was made the vice president of Johnny & Associates.

Career

In August 2017 he was appointed

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goodwill ambassador by

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, the

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. In January 2019, Takizawa was named the president of a new subdivision of

called Johnny's Island, where he will manage and oversee the debut of trainee group Snow Man and SixTones. After the death of

Johnny Kitagawa John Hiromu Kitagawa (Japanese name ; October 23, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known professionally as , was an American-born Japanese businessman and talent manager. He was the founder and president of Johnny & Associates, a production agency for nu ...

(the founder of Johnny & Associates) on July 9, 2019, he became the executive vice president of the company.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Film

Television drama

Songs written by Tackey

* Words of Love * Everlasting Love * 894...Hakushi * Madonna (for DreamBoy musical in 2004) * Futari no Yoru * My Angel, You are Angel (for

KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed under Johnny & Associates (Johnny's) in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, ...

; released in

Cartoon KAT-TUN II You ''Cartoon KAT-TUN II You'' is the second studio album by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN, released in Japan on April 18, 2007 by J Storm, J-One Records. It is the group's first album that does not feature all six members, as Jin Akanishi had taken a sabb ...

album 2007) * Fight All Night (for

; for DreamBoy musical in 2004; released in

album 2007) * Da.ke.do * Jūnigatsu no Hana * With Love * Ai.Kakumei * Mugen no Hane * Monster

Notes

References

External links

Tackey & Tsubasa Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Takizawa, Hideaki 1982 births Japanese male actors Japanese male pop singers Living people Musicians from Hachiōji, Tokyo Taiga drama lead actors 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers