Akihito Tokunaga

Akihito Tokunaga
(born 22 September 1971) is a Japanese musician, composer and arranger. After making a name for himself working for Being Inc. in the 1990s, he has been signed to Giza Studio from 2000 until 2023. In 2004, Tokunaga formed the rock band doa. After departure from the agency in 2023, he has become freelancer musician under independent company Floodlight.
Biography
Since college he worked as orchestrator, then start working as a bassist. For artists as Zard, Mai Kuraki, B'z and many others from Being Inc. Tokunaga provided for them music and arrangements, participate in the live support for more than 15 years. Tokunaga is working as a bassist with high technology. He also participated in many chorus parts which he makes on his own. Since 2004, he is member of rock band doa as vocalist and bassist. Beside of this he's doing programming, is in charge of piano, organ, guitar, mandolin and percussion. He is also famous for composing the music to the anime Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997). In 2023, Tokunaga and doa's members have announced departure from the label Giza Studio and from September and became freelancers under Floodlight company, the announcement was made on their official website.
List of provided works as composer and arranger
compositions and arrangements
Band-Maid
Don't Let Me Down
Order
Mai Kuraki
Feel Fine!
Winter Bells
Stand Up
Make my day
Fairy tale -my last teenage wish-
Diamond Wave
Yume ga Saku Haru
Zard
Eien
Photograph
Sawayakana Kimi no Kimochi
Seven Rainbow
Vintage
Ai wo Shinjiteitai
U-ka Saegusa in dB
Whenever I think of you
Kimi no Hitomi no Naka de Mystery
June Bride ~Anata shika mienai~
Yumi Shizukusa
Take me Take me
Sometimes
Control your touch
I still believe ~Tameiki~
Akane Sugazaki
Kimi no Namae Yobu dake de
Ai Takaoka
Jinsei wa Paradise!
The★tambourines
Stay young
After wish
Azumi Uehara
Lazy
WAG
Just wanna be
Time waits for no one
Fukisusabu Kaze no Naka de
Don't look back again
Play One More For
Aya Kamiki
Secret Night
Caos Caos Caos
Far away~Aozora Miagete~
Aiko Kitahara
Da da da, grand blue
Natsuiro
Answer, We'll be One Heart, One Love
Exotic Love
UMI☆KUUN
I'm just feeling alive
List of provided works as a composer
Zard
Pray
Good-night sweet heart
Aiuchi Rina
Dream×Dream
Especial thanks,
I'll be delighted
Broken Heart
Wish
Be distant
Azumi Uehara
Himitsu
Aya Kamiki
Communication Break
Mai Kuraki
Be With U
Born to be Free
TRY AGAIN
Barairo no Jinsei
grram
Kanashii Hodo Kyou no Yuuhi Kirei ne
Orange no Sora
U-ka Saegusa in dB
Passionate Wave
Yumi Shizukusa
Keep it Love
Shiori Takei
Like a little Love
Slow step
New day
Ano Umi ga Mietara
The★tambourines
wonder boy
Manish
Iranai
Natsuiro
Bitter & Sweet Rhapsody
Aiko Kitahara
Tango
List of provided work as an arranger
Miho Komatsu
Mysterious Love
Watashi Sagashi
Toori Ame
Kawaita Sakebi
B'z
Ultra Soul
Calling
Liar! Liar!
Green
It's Showtime!
Ocean
The Circle
Survive
Zard
Tooi Hoshi wo Kazoete
Makenaide (in d-project)
Hitomi Tojite
Tenshi no you na Egao de
Koshi Inaba
Hane
Stay free
Kodoku no Susume
Toumei Ningen
Saitahe Hotel
Field of View
Dear Old Days
Dreams
Someday
Aoi Kasa de
Rainy day
When I call your name
Tube
Natsu no Mahou
Aoi Melody
I'm in love you, good day sunshine
Keiko Utoku
Realize
Trust me
Change your life
Are you kidding
Mai Kuraki
Brand New Day, Like a star in the night
Deen
Tegotae no nai Ai
U-ka Saegusa in dB
Tears Go By
Graduation
Secret & Lies
CHU☆TRUE LOVE
Les Mauvais Garçonnes
Otoko to Onna
Yume Miru Chanson Ningyo
Misia
Koi Uta, Don't stop music
Ai Takaoka
Kimi no Soba de, Natsu no Aru hi ni, You're Still The One
Yumi Shizukusa
Wonderful World
Breakerz
Bokura, Ao no Mirai
Azumi Uehara
Mushoku
Marie Ueda
Yume no Parade
Wakannani no wa Iya da
Synchro
RRRRR
Clear
FAR
Natsuiro
Summer Spur
For Dear
Girls song!!!
Caos Caos Caos
Good-bye Memories
Sayuri Iwata
Sora Tobu Ano Shiroi Kumo no you ni
Interview
Entertainmentstation 23.5.2016
Ikebe Times 22.17.2017
References
External links
Official profile
Official Twitter
1971 births
20th-century Japanese composers
20th-century Japanese male musicians
21st-century Japanese composers
21st-century Japanese male musicians
Living people
Being Inc. artists
Japanese male composers
Japanese music arrangers
Japanese rock bass guitarists
Musicians from Yokohama