, known professionally as Tofubeats, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and DJ. Kawai began producing music at the age of 14, under the name "DJ Newtown". He initially distributed his music online through websites such as

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and YouTube. He later released music with Maltine Records, a Japanese

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, before signing with the

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in 2013. Kawai also manages HIHATT, a label he launched in 2018. The video for his song "No. 1" featuring G.Rina was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Dance Video ( in 2014), and his album titled ''First Album'' for the Grand Prix at the 2015 CD Shop Awards.

Discography

Albums

; Mini-albums # ''Future'' (14 June 2011) ; Remix albums # ''Lost Decade Remixes'' (19 September 2013) # ''First Album Remixes'' (28 January 2015) # ''Positive Remixes'' (20 January 2016) # ''Fantasy Club Remixes & Instrumentals'' (27 July 2018) # ''RUN Remixes'' (4 September 2020) # ''Reflection Remixes'' (3 November 2022)

Singles

* ''See the singles section in the Japanese Wikipedia.''

Music videos

References

External links

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{{Authority control Japanese record producers Japanese DJs 1990 births Living people Musicians from Kobe 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers