is a Japanese musician, keyboard player, arranger, music director and producer from Tokyo.

Music career

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, JUJU,

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, and

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among others. He has also been a music director and supervisor for several TV programs, including

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and

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. In 2006 he was part of a special unit called

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, together with other Japanese musicians, to record the theme song for a NHK documentary program. In 2016, the members reunited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of the single ''Progress'', and recorded a new album, ''Progress'', the 1st official album of the group. Takebe also served as a music director for various

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s, including the solo show ''

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'' at

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, produced and performed by Japanese

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and two-time Olympic champion

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in collaboration with choreographer Mikiko, in front of a record audience of 35,000 spectators. Takebe led a special band that performed alongside the

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and presented his self-composed music piece titled "Gift" at the end of the show. A special tribute album to movie soundtracks from

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was released in 2023, produced by Takebe in collaboration with 12 renowned Japanese artists, including

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, Leo Ieiri,

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, Hikari Mitsushima, Wakana, , Hayato Sumino, Ryuta Shibuya from Super Beaver,

Shiori Tamai is a Japanese singer who is a member of the girl group Momoiro Clover Z. As of December 2022, she was voice acting in the Nippon Television series '' Akumu-chan'' as a personage from the dreams of Keiko Kitagawa's character. Personal life T ...

from

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, and the bands Gre4n Boyz and Little Glee Monster.

Books

* "Yūmin no utagoe wa naze kokoro o yusaburu no ka kataritsugitai saikō no utaitetachi" (ISBN 9784087213409, release 15 November 2024)

References

External links

Kokua Sony Music Official site
(Japanese)
Kokua Speedstar Records Official site
(Japanese)
The Professionals Official site
(English)
Professional Shigoto no Ryuugi Official site
(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Takebe, Satoshi 1957 births Living people Japanese keyboardists Musicians from Tokyo Kokua members