MUSICIAN

Tsunku

1968 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tsunku has received more than 227,852 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Tsunku is the 2,140th most popular musician (down from 2,094th in 2019), the 1,718th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,594th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tsunku ranks 2,140 out of 3,175. Before him are Mahmood, Carita Holmström, Mike Garson, Ellis Marsalis Jr., Jack Johnson, and Devendra Banhart. After him are Bill Laswell, Maria Schneider, Branford Marsalis, Big Joe Williams, Sufjan Stevens, and Cecil Sharp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Tsunku ranks 403. Before him are Oleh Luzhny, Ljubinko Drulović, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Peter van Vossen, Angela Jones, and Patricia Tarabini. After him are Herbert Kickl, David Chokachi, Hauwa Ibrahim, Chad Lowe, McG, and James Toney.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tsunku ranks 1,718 out of 6,245. Before him are Masushi Ouchi (1943), Yui (1987), Mari Iijima (1963), Seiji Maehara (1962), Yukitaka Omi (1952), and Tetsuji Hashiratani (1964). After him are Tak Matsumoto (1961), Kengo Nakamura (1980), Shinji Hosokawa (1960), Katsutoshi Naito (1895), Yoshihiro Hamaguchi (1926), and Masakuni Yamamoto (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Tsunku ranks 36. Before him are Midori (1971), Toshio Masuda (1959), Taiji (1966), Hiromi Uehara (1979), Sugizo (1969), and Pata (1965). After him are Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Naomi Munakata (1955), Cornelius (1969), Takahiro Moriuchi (1988), Kamijo (1975), and Jin Akanishi (1984).

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