Tsunku♂

Mitsuo Terada (寺田光男^?, Terada Mitsuo), known professionally as Tsunku♂ (つんく♂^?, Tsunku♂), is a real-life Japanese composer who also appeared in, and produces the Rhythm Heaven series.

Biography

As a real-life composer, he partnered with Nintendo to create Rhythm Tengoku, which would go on to become its own series, with Tsunku being heavily involved in its creation and all other games in the franchise. He was and remains widely celebrated, both by the vast majority of fans and by many employees he worked closely with.

As a character, he appears in the Try Again epilogue for Fan Club in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, though it was not noticed until the same character was posted on Tsunku's official Twitter, where it was confirmed that it was a representation of Tsunku. Also in Fan Club, he is one of the people who voice the Monkeys in the game^[1]. Tsunku is also the singer of Young Love Rock 'n' Roll (credited as Ochama ingame), and consequently the voice of The Bandleader from Frog Hop^[2]. According to the Rhythm Tengoku 18 Secrets interview however, the Samurai Drummer was meant to be a representation of Tsunku, long before a more literal insert would appear in the previously mentioned epilogue.

Game Credits

Rhythm Tengoku - Producer, Music
Rhythm Heaven - Music, Producer
Rhythm Heaven Fever - Music, Producer
Rhythm Heaven Megamix - Music Composer, Producer

In-Game Appearances

Fan Club (voice of Monkeys)
Remix 1 (voice of Monkeys)
Frog Hop (voice of The Bandleader)
Fan Club 2 (voice of Monkeys)
Remix 7 (voice of Monkeys)
Remix 10 (voice of Monkeys)
Fan Club (cameo in Try Again epilogue, voice of Monkeys)
Donut Remix (voice of Monkeys)
Right-Hand Remix (voice of Monkeys)
Final Remix (voice of The Bandleader and Monkeys)

Gallery

Artwork from Rhythm Heaven Megamix
Appearance in Rhythm Heaven Megamix

External Links

Tsunku - Wikipedia
Profile│Tsunku♂official web site

References

↑ "やっぱりキャナァーリ倶楽部のえり〜なに歌ってもらったら、ファンの方も2度おいしいかなと（笑）。ちなみにサルたちの「かーもね、ホイッ！」というかけ声は、つんく♂の声も混じっています。あと、実際のコンサートにも、サルの着ぐるみを着たファンの方もいらっしゃるようですね。" (I thought it would be twice as good for the fans if Eri~na from Canary CLUB sang it for us (laughs). By the way, the monkeys' call of "Kamone, hoi!" has Tsunku♂'s voice mixed in. Also, it seems that there are fans who wear monkey costumes at the actual concerts.) ~ Hideki Oguro, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE
↑ "「明るいロケンロー」を歌ってるのは、実はつんく♂です。" (The person singing "Young Love Rock 'n' Roll" is actually Tsunku♂-san.) ~ Oguro, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE

[1] "やっぱりキャナァーリ倶楽部のえり〜なに歌ってもらったら、ファンの方も2度おいしいかなと（笑）。ちなみにサルたちの「かーもね、ホイッ！」というかけ声は、つんく♂の声も混じっています。あと、実際のコンサートにも、サルの着ぐるみを着たファンの方もいらっしゃるようですね。" (I thought it would be twice as good for the fans if Eri~na from Canary CLUB sang it for us (laughs). By the way, the monkeys' call of "Kamone, hoi!" has Tsunku♂'s voice mixed in. Also, it seems that there are fans who wear monkey costumes at the actual concerts.) ~ Hideki Oguro, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE

[2] "「明るいロケンロー」を歌ってるのは、実はつんく♂です。" (The person singing "Young Love Rock 'n' Roll" is actually Tsunku♂-san.) ~ Oguro, Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu STAFF'S VOICE

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