ALL BOW DOWN TO THE CREATOR [clap] [clap] [clap] *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Akimoto Yasushi~*~*~*~*~*~* aka Aki-P Aki-P and some foreigner Aki-P and someone wearing long shorts Yasushi Akimoto (秋元 康 Akimoto Yasushi, born May 2, 1956) is a Japanese television writer, lyricist, record producer, professor and vice president at Kyoto University of Art and Design. He also created some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. When Akimoto was a high school student, he became a television writer. He produced a lot of television programs such as Utaban. Akimoto started as a lyricist with The Alfee in 1981; he has written lyrics for various artists such as Kinki Kids, Tunnels, Onyanko Club, AKB48, SKE48 and SDN48. He also wrote Hibari Misora's last single during her lifetime, "Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni", and Jero's debut single "Umi Yuki". Akimoto is planning to launch a Taiwan version of AKB48 in summer 2011. The group is temporarily named Taiwan48. In 1988, Akimoto got married to Onyanko Club member Mamiko Takai. IF TOGASAKI HAS A THREAD AKIMOTO-SENSEI MUST HAVE ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COME WORSHIP AKI-P TODAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* How come there was no thread for him before!! Such a big disrespect!! Let's say Happy Birthday!! [party]
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* Nah. I notice he smiles the same way in almost all the picture he took [sealed]
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* yay.. happy birthday aki~p [party] [party] You are the greatest LORD!! Copying the narator in crossader
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* I LOLed at the "Aki-p and someone wearing long shorts" under Aki-p's picture with Takashi Murakami (One of my classmates and I were pretty mindblown when I realized and told her Murakami made the drawing for NamiSapu's cover o__o) It's still May 2nd here so happy birthday Akimoto-sensei
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* ^I didn't know that! Cool XD You know those flowers in the background of the cover? I used to have one as a keychain in middle school, but I lost it D: My aunt went to a Murakami exhibit and had got me one... Happy Birthday Aki-P [party] [party]
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* I'm still jealous that he married Takai Mamiko who is just like... perfection. Does that make me weird?
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* Hear them 80's wotas roar! [yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXtyirN3YUQ[/yt]
Re: *~*~The Akimoto Yasushi Thread~*~* ^^^ I think Murakami is going to be my art history essay subject next year, I have to mention AKB in it ^ When I watched it I thought "Heavy Rotation in kimonos old-school version" xD the formation looks like HebiRote's