is a Japanese musician, bassist, producer and composer. He is member of the group Dr. Strange Love since 1989, together with Susumu Osada. (Takashi Furuta also was member of the group). He has performed and recorded with several artists like Kamijo, Kyoko Koizumi, Puffy, Tamio Okuda, among others. He has also written and arranged songs for Cocco, Kyoko, Hitomi and others. In 2006 he formed part of a special unit called

Kokua is a Japanese musical group formed in 2006 especially to sing "Progress", the title song to the NHK program , known overseas as "The Professionals". Members The group comprises Shikao Suga (vocals, composition, lyrics), Satoshi Takebe (product ...

for the making of the theme song of an NHK documentary program. In 2016 he reunited with the other members to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the single Progress, releasing the group's 1st official album and Nationwide tour, both called also Progress

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Kokua at JVC Music
Japanese bass guitarists Japanese male songwriters Japanese male composers Musicians from Saitama Prefecture Kokua members 1961 births Living people Male bass guitarists {{guitarist-stub