is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is also famous for being a guitarist of the Japanese band

Supercar A supercar – also called exotic car – is a loosely defined description of street-legal, high-performance sports cars. Since the 2010s, the term hypercar has come into use for the highest performing supercars. Supercars commonly serve as t ...

Biography

Ishiwatari found an ad looking for band members that had been posted by

Miki Furukawa (born February 19, 1979) is a Japanese musician. From 1995 to 2005 she was the bass player and vocalist of the indie rock band Supercar. She released her first solo record in 2006. Biography Originating from Aomori Prefecture, Miki Furukawa ...

at a musical instrument store in

Hachinohe is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city h ...

. He made contact with her in 1995, invited his childhood friend

Kōji Nakamura is a Japanese musician who is most famous for being the lead singer/songwriter in the Japanese band Supercar (band), Supercar.

, and while still in high school they formed a band. Kōdai Tazawa later joined the band, which was named Supercar. Supercar made its debut with a major label in 1997 and in 1998 it released the influential debut album, '' Three Out Change''. Music critic Ian Martin has called it "one of the all-time great Japanese rock albums." Ishiwatari played guitar and wrote all the lyrics. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Supercar continued to perform and produced albums that increasingly combined

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with

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. Supercar has been characterized as having "almost foundational importance to 21st century Japanese indie rock". The band broke up in 2005, and Ishiwatari began working as a lyricist and record producer. In 2010, Ishiwatari released the single "''Kamisama no Iutōri''" with

Yoshinori Sunahara is a Japanese record producer and DJ from Sapporo, Hokkaido. He is a former member of Denki Groove. He was also a member of Metafive. Discography Studio albums * ''Crossover'' (1995) * '' Take Off and Landing'' (1998) * '' The Sound of '70s' ...

who was a former member of

Denki Groove is a Japanese music group founded in 1989. It consists of Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki. History Denki Groove was founded in 1989 by Takkyu Ishino and Pierre Taki, both of whom are natives of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. The group's major-lab ...

. They featured

Etsuko Yakushimaru is a Japanese singer, producer, composer, lyricist, arranger and artist. She is broadly active, from pop music to experimental music and art. Her output has also included drawing, installation art, media art, poetry and other literature, and reci ...

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Sōtaisei Riron is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in September 2006. Summary The band consists of Etsuko Yakushimaru ( lead vocals, producer, original instruments, artwork), Seiichi Nagai (guitar), Masaru Yoshida ( bass), Motoki Yamaguchi ( drums). The ...

etc.) as a vocalist. This song was featured as the closing theme for the anime,

The Tatami Galaxy is a 2004 Japanese varsity novel written by Tomihiko Morimi and published by Ohta Publishing. Its first-person narrator is an unnamed upperclassman at Kyoto University reminiscing on the misadventures of his previous years of campus lif ...

Discography

; Supercar ; 2004 * Nona Reeves "Ai no Taiyō" – lyrics *

Halcali , were a Japanese J-pop duo consisting of Halca and Yucali from Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. Its name is a portmanteau of and . Their debut album, ''Halcali Bacon'', reached #5 on the Oricon charts, making it the first album by a female hip-hop artist ...

"Oboroge Copy View" – lyrics ; 2005 * Nona Reeves "Tōmei Girl" – lyrics * B-Dash "New Horizon" – lyrics *

Asako Toki is a Japanese singer-songwriter and lyricist. Born to jazz saxophonist Hidefumi Toki, she was the lead vocalist for the rock band Cymbals between 1997 and 2003. Following Cymbals' breakup, Toki began her solo career with the release of ''Standards ...

"Watashi no Okiniiri" – lyrics *

Chatmonchy was a three-piece all-female rock band which consisted of Eriko Hashimoto (guitar, vocals), Akiko Fukuoka (bass, chorus), and formerly Kumiko Takahashi (drums, chorus) who are from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. Since 20 ...

"chatmonchy has come" – produce *

Kousuke Atari is a Japanese pop singer. He is a self-trained musician, and performs in the shimauta (island-song) style of his hometown. Discography Albums * 999.04.04Atari (アタリ) (Indies) * 000.07.30Kurudando (くるだんど) (Indies) * 002.06 ...

"Subete ni Imi wo Kurerumono", "Suna no Shiro" – lyrics ; 2006 * Nona Reeves "Christmas Time" – lyrics * Kousuke Atari "Michi" – lyrics * Chatmonchy "Koi no Kemuri" – produce * B-Dash "Oh my love" – lyrics *

Suemitsu & the Suemith Suemitsu & the Suemith (スエミツアンドザスエミス) is a Japanese solo project headed by Suemitsu Atsushi (末光篤). He performs piano and vocals for the project. Suemitsu is probably best known for performing the opening theme and ...

"Irony (" Bittersweet Irony "Japanese Version)", "Arabesque (" Melody Played by Pianist "Japanese Version)", "Sherbet Snow and the Airplane" – Japanese lyrics * Chatmonchy "Renai Spirits" – produce * Kousuke Atari "Mahiru no Hanabi" – lyrics * Chatmonchy "Miminari" – produce * Suemitsu & the Suemith "Astaire" – Japanese lyrics * Disco Twins "Adabana" – lyrics * FLOW "Kandata" – lyrics * Merengue "Kurai Tokoro de Machiawase ~ Rōdoku: Rena Tanaka" – lyrics * Chatmonchy "Shangri-La" – produce ; 2007 * Chatmonchy "Joshitachi ni Asu wa nai" – produce * 9mm Parabellum Bullet "The WORLD", "Heat-Island" – produce * FLEET "sociologie" – lyrics * Chatmonchy "Tobiuo no Butterfly / Sekai ga Owaru Yoru ni" – produce * Kousuke Atari "Hitosashiyubi no Melody", "Koi no Shiori" – lyrics * Chatmonchy "Daidai" – produce *

Kana Uemura , known professionally as Ka-Na, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010. Biography Uemura first became int ...

"Anata no Sono Egao wa Ii Hint ni naru" – lyrics * 9mm Parabellum Bullet "Discommunication ep" – produce * (Various Artists) "Rock for Baby" – supervise * Chatmonchy "life force" – produce ; 2008 * Itsco "SEKI-LALALA" – lyrics * Superfly "Ai wo Komete Hanataba wo" – lyrics * Chatmonchy "Hirahira Hiraku Himitsu no Tobira" – produce * FUTABA enjoy with Tomita Labo "Get up! Do the right! featuring Chikuzen Sato & bird" – lyrics * Suemitsu & The Suemith "The Island March", "ID" – lyrics * 9mm Parabellum Bullet "Supernova / Wanderland" – produce * Chatmonchy "Kaze Fukeba Koi" – produce * 9mm Parabellum Bullet "Vampire" – produce ; 2009 *

Miho Fukuhara is a Japanese pop singer who made an independent label debut in 2006, releasing a single titled "The Roots" and mini-album titled ''Step Out''. In early 2008, she made her major-label debut under Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Her single, "Cha ...

"La La La FIGHTERS" – lyrics ; 2010 * Junji Ishiwatari &

"Kamisama no Iutōri" – lyrics * FLiP "Dear Girls" – lyrics, produce * FLiP "mulu mole" – lyrics, arrangement, produce *

alan Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *A ...

"Na mo Naki Tane" – lyrics * Chiaki Kuriyama "Kanōsei Girl" – lyrics ; 2011 * FLiP "Katoniago" – lyrics, arrangement, produce * FLiP "Michi Evolution" – lyrics, arrangement, produce * Kousuke Atari "Kimi no Kakera feat Emiri Miyamoto" – lyrics * Seira "Shinpai bakka Mou Shinakuteiiyo" – lyrics, produce * Rock'A'Trench "Bohemia" – lyrics, arrangement, produce * Negoto "Karon" – lyrics, arrangement, produce * Rock'A'Trench "Hikarisasu Hō e" – lyrics, arrangement, produce *

F.T. Island F.T. Island ( ko, 에프티 아일랜드, or FT아일랜드, short for Five Treasure Island), is a South Korean rock band formed by FNC Entertainment in 2007. The band currently consists of main vocalist Lee Hong-gi, bassist Lee Jae-jin, and ...

" Satisfaction", "Itsuka" – lyrics * Rock'A'Trench "Hibi no Nukumori dakede" – lyrics, arrangement, produce * Hi Lockation Markets "Tabibito" – lyrics * FTIsland "Satisfaction" – lyrics *

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"Matryoshka" – lyrics, arrangement, produce * Chiaki Kuriyama "Kuchi ni Shita LOVE", "Knōsei Girl", "Ladies & Gentlemen" – lyrics * S.R.S "Real Lie" – lyrics, arrangement, produce * Halcali "Superstitions" – lyrics ;2012 *

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" – lyrics *

Girls' Generation Girls' Generation (), also known as SNSD, is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment. The group is composed of eight members: Taeyeon, Sunny, Tiffany, Hyoyeon, Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun. Originally a nine-piece ensembl ...

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" – songwriting * Girls' Generation "

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" – songwriting * Girls' Generation "

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" – lyrics ;2013 *

Shinee Shinee ( ; ko, 샤이니, Syaini; ja, シャイニー, Shainī; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group's musical impact in their native country has earned them numerous accolades and th ...

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" – lyrics * Shinee " Moon River Waltz" – lyrics ;2016 *

Glim Spanky is a Japanese rock band from Nagano Prefecture, consisting of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Remi Matsuo and lead guitarist Hiroki Kamemoto. Originally formed in 2007 as a quartet, the group became a duo in February 2010. Their name comes from ...

"Wild Side wo Ike" – co-wrote the lyrics * Glim Spanky "Ikari o Kure yo" – co-wrote the lyrics ;2017 *

EXO-CBX Exo-CBX ( ''Exo-Chen-Baek-Xi''; stylized as EXO-CBX) is the first official sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo. Formed by SM Entertainment in 2016, the group is composed of three Exo members: Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin. Their debut e ...

"Miss You" – lyrics ;2018 *

Taeyeon Kim Tae-yeon (; born March 9, 1989), known mononymously as Taeyeon, is a South Korean singer. She debuted as a member of girl group Girls' Generation in August 2007, which went on to become one of the best-selling artists in South Korea and on ...

"I'm The Greatest" – lyrics ;2022 * Glim Spanky "Fukou Are" – co-wrote the lyrics

References

External links

Official blog Kihon The Basic

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