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

Supercar A supercar, also known as an exotic car, is a street-legal sports car with race track-like power, speed, and handling, plus a certain subjective ''cachet'' linked to pedigree and/or exclusivity. The term 'supercar' is frequently used for th ...

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

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. He made contact with her in 1995, invited his childhood friend Kōji Nakamura, 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 (Yoshinori Sunahara album), Crossover'' (1995) * ''Take Off and Landi ...

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 (city), Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. They ...

. 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 band ...

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 li ...

Discography

; Supercar ; 2004 *

Nona Reeves Nona Reeves () stylized NONA REEVES is a Japanese pop band founded in 1995 by musicians Gota Nishidera, Kensuke Okuda and Shigeru Komatsu. The name Nona Reeves derives from the respective name and surname of Nona Gaye and Martha Reeves. In 1996 ...

"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. From 200 ...

"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) * 002.0 ...

"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 Flow may refer to: Science and technology * Fluid flow, the motion of a gas or liquid * Flow (geomorphology), a type of mass wasting or slope movement in geomorphology * Flow (mathematics), a group action of the real numbers on a set * Flow (psyc ...

"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 is a Japanese Rock music, rock band, formed in March 2004 in Yokohama. It consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Takuro Sugawara, guitarist and backing vocalist Yoshimitsu Taki, bassist Kazuhiko Nakamura, and drummer Chihiro Kamijo, who ca ...

"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 in ...

"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 (born June 19, 1987) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actress 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 Mus ...

"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 Kurdish 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.'' * ...

"Na mo Naki Tane" – lyrics *

Chiaki Kuriyama is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She played Takako Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's 2000 film '' Battle Royale'', Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's 2003 film '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'', and Yuko Mizushima in Sion Sono's 2007 film ''Exte''. ...

"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 (, 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 drummer Choi Min-hwan. Guitarist Oh Won-bin left ...

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

NICO Touches the Walls Nico Touches the Walls (stylized as NICO Touches the Walls) was a Japanese rock band formed in 2004. The band members were: Mitsumura Tatsuya, Sakakura Shingo, Furumura Daisuke & Tsushima Shotaro. In the same year, they won the Lotte Prize at the ...

"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 *

Neverland Neverland is a fictional island featured in the works of J. M. Barrie and those based on them. It is an imaginary faraway place where Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Captain Hook, the Lost Boys, and some other imaginary beings and creatures live. ...

" – 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-piec ...

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" – songwriting * Girls' Generation "

All My Love Is for You All or ALL may refer to: عرص Biology and medicine * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer * Anterolateral ligament, a ligament in the knee * ''All.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Carlo Allioni (1728–1804), Italian physician and profe ...

" – songwriting * Girls' Generation "

Flower Power Flower power was a slogan used during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and nonviolence. It is rooted in the Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, opposition movement to the Vietnam War. The ex ...

" – lyrics ;2013 *

Shinee Shinee ( ; ; ; stylized as SHINee) is a South Korean boy band formed by SM Entertainment in 2008. The group consists of four members: Onew, Key (entertainer), Key, Choi Min-ho, Minho, and Taemin. Originally a five-piece band, Jonghyun died on ...

Fire Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion re ...

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

Glim Spanky is a rock band from Nagano Prefecture, Japan, consisting of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Remi Matsuo and lead guitarist Hiroki Kamemoto. Originally formed by Matsuo as a quartet for a high school festival in 2007, the group became a duo when ...

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

EXO-CBX Exo-CBX () is the first sub-unit of South Korean–Chinese boy band Exo, consists of three members: Xiumin, Baekhyun, and Chen. They debuted on October 31, 2016 with the extended play (EP) '' Hey Mama!''. History 2016: Formation, debut with ...

"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 one ...

"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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