ArtistInfo

Haruomi Hosono

Band, *1947 JP, Minato, Tokyo
Electronic and Pop
A.k.a. 細野晴臣 (Hosono Haruomi) Mondo Uno 番田郁

Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣 Hosono Haruomi, born July 9, 1947), sometimes credited as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in Japanese pop music history, credited with shaping the sound of Japanese pop for decades as well as influencing international pop music outside of Japan, and credited with inspiring genres such as city pop and Shibuya-kei. As co-founder and leader of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Haruomi helped pioneer the electro genre and influenced the later development of techno and acid house. The grandson of Titanic survivor Masabumi Hosono, Haruomi began his career with the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, before achieving recognition both nationally and internationally, as a founding member of the bands Happy End and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Hosono has also released many solo albums covering a variety of styles, including film soundtracks and a variety of electronic ambient albums. As well as recording his own music, Hosono has done considerable production work for other artists such as Miharu Koshi, Sheena and the Roketts, Sandii & the Sunsetz, Chisato Moritaka and Seiko Matsuda. In 2003, Hosono was ranked by HMV Japan at number 44 on their list of the top 100 Japanese pop acts of all time.

Members

	Ryuichi Sakamoto key, p *1952 JP
	Yukihiro Takahashi dr, voc
	Motoya Hamaguchi perc *1951 JP
	Masahiro Takekawa vn *1950 JP
	Hiroshi Sato key 1947-2012 JP
	Hirofumi Tokutake eg
	Shigeru Suzuki eg, g *1951 JP
	Nobu Saito perc *1950 JP
	Taeko Ohnuki voc, bvoc, key
	Tatsuo Hayashi dr, perc
	Hiroshi Kamayatsu bvoc *1939 JP
	Teave Kamayatsu voc
	Tokyo Shyness Boys bvoc
	Tomoko Kawada voc