Masao Akashi
Musical artist
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Masao Akashi (明石昌夫, Akashi Masao; March 25, 1957 – May 19, 2025) was a Japanese music arranger in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label B-Gram Records.
In 1988, he debuted as arranger in debut single Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite by Japanese hard-rock band B'z. By 1998, his arrangement work had been involved with many Being artists including Manish, Wands and Zard.[1]
Although Akashi was no longer working for Being Inc., he sometimes provided producing jobs for various artists such as Naomi Tamura,[2] Maria,[3] Color Bottle[4] and Sonoda Band.[5]
Akashi died on May 19, 2025, at the age of 68.[6]
List of provided works as arranger
★ album ☆ single/coupling
B'z
- B'z ★
- Off the Lock ★
- Bad Communication ★
- Wicked Beat ★
- Mars (B'z album) ★
- Love is, Seasons, Itsuka no Merry Christmas (Reprise) (Friends (B'z album)) ★
- The 7th Blues ★
- Teki ga Inakerya (Loose (B'z album))★
- Lady-Go-Round ☆
- Kimi no Naka de Odoritai ☆
- Be There ☆
- Taiyō no Komachi Angel ☆
- Easy Come, Easy Go! ☆
- Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night… ☆
- Lady Navigation ☆
- Alone ☆
- Blowin' ☆
- Zero ☆
- Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake o Kizutsukenai ☆
- Hadashi no Megami ☆
- Don't Leave Me ☆
- Motel ☆
- Tokyo ☆
Zard
- Good-bye My Loneliness (song) ☆
- Koi Onna no Yūutsu, It's a Boy (Good-bye My Loneliness) ★
- Fushigi ne... ☆
- Mō Sagasanai ☆
- Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite ☆
- Dareka ga Matteru, Sayonara Ienakute, Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenai de, Dangerous Tonight, Tooi Hi no Nostalgia, So Together Hold Me ★
- In My Arms Tonight ☆
- Stray Love ☆
- Kimi ga Inai ☆
- Yureru Omoi ☆
- Season, Anata wo Suki dakedo, Listen to me, I want you, Futari no Natsu (Yureru Omoi) ★
- Mō Sukoshi, Ato Sukoshi... ☆
- Oh My Love (whole album) ★
- Kitto Wasurenai ☆
- Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy ☆
- Konna ni Soba ni Iru no ni ☆
- Ima Sugu Ai ni Kite, High Heel Nugi Sutete, Forever you, Mou Nigetari Shinai wa Omoide kara, Hitomi Sorasanaide (Forever You) ★
- Take Me to Your Dream ☆
- Teenage Dream ☆
- Love ~Nemurezu ni Kimi no Yokogao Zutto Miteita~, Mitsumete Itai ne (Today Is Another Day) ★
- Ai de Anata wo Sukuimashou Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita ★
- Tsubasa wo Hirogete ☆
Manish
- Koe ni Naranaide Itoshii ☆
- Kimi ga Hoshii Zenbu ga Hoshii ☆
- Dakedo Tomerarenai ☆
- Mou Dare mo Me wo Kinishinai ☆
- Kirameku Toki ni Torawarete ☆
- Best Friend ☆
- True Heart ★
Wands (band)
- Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro ☆
- Toki no Tobira ☆
- Sekaijuu no Dare yori Kitto ☆
- Glass no Kokoro de, Sono Mama Kimi he to, Kodoku he no Target (Toki no Tobira) ★
- Ai wo Kataru yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou ☆
Tube
- Remember me, Summer Girl, Hey Baby, Melody Kimi no Tame ni (Summer City) ★
BAAD
- Kimi ga Suki to Sakebitai ☆
- Donna Toki demo Hold me Tight ☆
- Do you wanna hold me? ☆
Keiko Utoku
- Dokomademo Zutto ★
- Message ★
Miho Komatsu
- Dream in Love, Otogi Banashi, Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Kimi wo Uchinukou, Aoi Sora ni Deaeta, Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai, Kimi ga Inai Natsu (Nazo (album)) ★
Maki Ohguro
- Stop Motion ☆
Field of View
Yumiko Morishita
- Tears ☆
- Somebody to believe ☆
T-BOLAN
- Just Illusion ☆
- So Bad ☆
- Only Lonely Crazy Heart ★
Mi-Ke
- Apple Love
- Swan no Namida
- Emerald no Densetsu
- Omoide no Nagisa
- Blue Night Yokosuka
- Blue Light Yokohama
Seiichirou Kuribayashi
- La Jolla ★
- Summer Illusion ★
- Kimi ga Inai ★
KIX-S
- Tobikiri Lonely Night
- Mou Ichido Dakishimete
- Too Late
V6 (band)
- Jiyuu de aru Tame ni ☆
- Puzzle (A Jack In the Box) ★
- Over ☆
Siam Shade
Fairy Fore
- Vivid (Final Fantasy: Unlimited) ★
Nobuaki Kakuda
- Gifuu Doudou! ☆
Tomomi Kahara
- As a person ☆
- Be Honest ☆
- Blue Sky ☆
TUNE'S
- Dōbutsuen wa Taihen da ☆
Maria (band)
- Yurari Sakurazora
- Kanashimi Rensa
Yuko Nakazawa
- Futari Kurashi
Yoko Minamino
- Kiss-shite Loneliness ☆
- Natsu no Obaka-san ☆
Hiroko Anzai
- Necessary ☆
- Andersen ☆
Under Graph
- Majimesugiru Kimi he ★
List of provided works as producer
List of works as a supportive musician
Television appearance
In Music Station as bassist:
- Manish: Kirameku Toki ni Torawarete[7]
- B'z: Fireball,[8] Real Thing Shakes,[9] Snow/Kizugokoro,[10] LOVE PHANTOM,[11][12] love me I love you,[13] Negai,[14] Itsuka no Merry Christmas,[15] Odekakemashou,[16] Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukanai,[17] Zero,[18][19] Be There[20]
In online television Infinite Colors
- Third episode[21]