Tsunku

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Tsunku
つんく♂
Tsunku in 2013
Born	(1968-10-29) October 29, 1968 (age 56)
Occupations	Songwriter vocalist talent manager record producer musician actor television presenter
Spouse	Kanako Idemitsu ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	3
Musical career
Origin	Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Various forms of pop (electronica, synthpop, R&B, big band, video game music, disco, etc.) and rock (hard rock, funk rock, pop rock, etc.)
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Zetima Piccolo Town hachama
Formerly of	Sharam Q
Website	Tsunku.net
Musical artist

Mitsuo Terada (寺田 光男, Terada Mitsuo, born October 29, 1968), known professionally as Tsunku (つんく♂), is a Japanese singer, record producer, and songwriter.^[1] He was the lead singer of the rock band Sharam Q.

As a songwriter, Tsunku is the primary producer for Morning Musume and other Hello! Project acts, such as Coconuts Musume, Berryz Kobo, Cute, V-u-den, Aya Matsuura, and Maki Goto. He has also produced music for artists such as EE Jump and Sonim. Aside from musical acts, Tsunku has also produced soundtracks for anime and video game series such as Rhythm Heaven and ClassicaLoid. The total sales of the singles he has written exceed 37.9 million copies, making him the fifth best-selling lyricist in Japan.^[2]