Takuya (singer)

Takuya Asanuma (浅沼 拓也), better known mononymously as Takuya (stylized in all caps as TAKUYA), is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was formerly the second guitarist of the Judy and Mary. He currently works as a solo artist under the name Takuya and also had a solo project called Robots which was dissolved in 2009. He was previously married to a former geisha from Gion, but they divorced in 2006. His most recent release was a duet with Aya Kamiki titled "W-B-X (W-Boiled Extreme)", the theme for Kamen Rider W.

Singles

 * As Robots
 * 1) "Koibito" (コイビト)
 * 2) "Robot" (October 29, 1997)
 * 3) "Palette" (パレット)
 * 4) "she-through" (May 13, 1998)
 * 5) "Alchemist" (September 9, 1999)
 * 6) "Irotoridori no Sekai" (イロトリドリ ノ セカイ)
 * 7) "Jumping Jack" (November 3, 1999)
 * 8) "Cloud Collector" (January 1, 2000)
 * Digital singles as Robots
 * "Greatest delight" (June 18, 2006)
 * "Kill Me Lil Bee" (キルミーリルビー)
 * "Zero" (December 24, 2008)
 * "Butterfly" (バタフライ)


 * As Takuya
 * 1) "I love you" (September 11, 2002)
 * 2) "Hotaru" (October 23, 2002)
 * 3) "Ai x Go! Yu x Go!" (January 18, 2012)


 * Collaboration
 * 1) "WBX (W-Boiled Extreme)" (November 11, 2009) (with Aya Kamiki)
 * 2) "Over Again" (February 10, 2021) (with Aya Kamiki)

Albums

 * As Robots
 * 1) Guitar de Pop (November 6, 1997)
 * 2) Cloud Collector (November 3, 1999)
 * 3) Dying Music (September 5, 2007)
 * 4) Kogare Sandy mo Sam mo (転がれサンディもサムも)


 * As Takuya
 * 1) The Wide Wild World (November 27, 2002)
 * 2) 54 it (read as "go for it") (September 1, 2004)

Music production

 * Saruganseki's "Hatsukoi" (Lyrics & composition as Takuya, arrangement as Robots)
 * Lucifer's "Seitenshi Blue" (Composition), "Silent Melody" (Composition), "Tokyo Illusion" (Composition), "Carnation Crime" (Composition), "Rinne no Hitomi" (Composition), "Tsubasa" (Composition), & "Hyper Sonic Soul" (Composition)
 * Juemilia's "Reset" (Lyrics with Yasushi Akimoto & Composition)
 * SMAP's "Susume!"
 * Hitomi Takahashi's "Komorebi" (Composition & Arrangement), "Candy Line" (Composition & Arrangement), "Jet Boy Jet Girl" (Composition & Arrangement), & "Tsuyoku Nare" (Composition & Arrangement)