Mitsuo Terada

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Birthplace: Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Graduated: Kinki University (Faculty of Commerce)

Introduction:

Mitsuo Terada, alternatively known by stage name Tsunku, is a prolific Japanese record producer, songwriter, and vocalist.

Biography:

He is best known for having two major roles in the Japanese music landscape: first as the lead singer of the popular rock group Sharam Q, and now as the producer, primary composer, lyricist, and (until 2014) primary studio backing vocalist for highly popular idol group Morning Musume, in addition to Aya Matsuura and other associated idols under the Hello! Project banner, for whom he has written and produced the vast majority of their chart-topping hits.