Kenichiro Fukui | |
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Born | Hyōgo, Japan | March 4, 1970
Genres | Electronic dance music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, keyboardist |
Instrument(s) | Piano, organ, guitar, drums, keyboard |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Universal Music Group Dog Ear Records |
Kenichiro Fukui (福井 健一郎, Fukui Ken'ichirō) is a Japanese video game composer and electronic musician. Before working at Square Enix, he was employed at Konami. He was also an arranger and a keyboardist in the band The Black Mages. Additionally, Fukui arranged Angela Aki's "Kiss Me Good-Bye" from Final Fantasy XII. In October 2007, he left Square Enix to become a lecturer, although he continued to work with The Black Mages until the band dissolved in 2010, and continued to do freelance work with video games.[1] His Konami Kukeiha Club nickname was "Funiki Fukui". He lives in Yokohama, Japan.[2]