Tofubeats
Musical artist
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Yūsuke Kawai (河合 佑亮, Kawai Yūsuke; born 26 November 1990),[1][2] known professionally as Tofubeats, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and DJ.
26 November 1990
Tofubeats | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | DJ Newtown |
| Born | Yūsuke Kawai (河合 佑亮) 26 November 1990 Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | Hip hop, house, J-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, record producer, DJ |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Japan Unborde HIHATT Maltine Records |
| Website | www |
Kawai began producing music at the age of 14, under the name "DJ Newtown". He initially distributed his music online through websites such as 2channel and YouTube. He later released music with Maltine Records, a Japanese netlabel, before signing with the Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde in 2013.[1][3] Kawai also manages HIHATT, a label he launched in 2018.[4]
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),[5][6][7][8][9] and his album titled First Album for the Grand Prix at the 2015 CD Shop Awards.[10][11][12][13]
Discography
Albums
As Tofubeats
| No. | Album details | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [14] | ||
| 1 | Lost Decade
|
40 |
| 2 | First Album
|
11 |
| 3 | Positive
|
16 |
| 4 | Fantasy Club
|
19 |
| 5 | Run
|
22 |
| 6 | Reflection
|
14 |
As DJ Newtown
| No. | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1 | high-school girl(we loved)
|
| 2 | Cutegirl.jpg
|
| 3 | Sweet Days, Sweet Memories
|
| 4 | S.U.B. Urban
|
| 5 | West Members
|
EPs
| No. | Album details | Charts |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [14] | ||
| 1 | Beats for Rap
|
N/A |
| 2 | Touch
|
N/A |
| 3 | Summer Dreams
|
N/A |
| 4 | Don't Stop The Music
|
26 |
| 5 | Disco no Kami-sama (ディスコの神様)
|
35 |
| 6 | TBEP
|
70 |
| 7 | A440
|
N/A |
| 8 | NOBODY
|
N/A |
| 9 | Angels On The Dancefloor
|
- 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
| Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|
| "Her Favorite" feat. Okadada & "Koromogae" "Oshiete Kensaku" feat. Noko "Shopping Mall" "Callin" |
tofubeats |
| "Suisei" feat. Onomatope Daijin | Arasounara Ōkan Moyase |
| "Come On Honey!" feat. Arai Hitomi from Tokyo Girls' Style | Shunsuke Sugiyama, Kuroudo Furuya, and Shōta Mori |
| "poolside" feat. PES (RIP SLYME) | Shunsuke Sugiyama, Kuroudo Furuya, and Hiroyuki Ohashi |
| "No.1" feat. G.Rina | Takuya Hosogane and Shunsuke Sugiyama |
| "Don't Stop The Music" feat. Chisato Moritaka "Disco no Kamisama" feat. Takashi Fujii "BABY" |
Yuki Mori |
| "Stakeholder" | Shunsuke Sugiyama, Yūya Yamaguchi, and Takuma Miyamoto |
| "Lonely Nights" | Ryoji Kamiyama |