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Hideaki Takizawa
滝沢秀明
Hideaki Takizawa 20170831 1.jpg
2017
Born (1982-03-29) March 29, 1982 (age 43)
Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Other names Tackey (タッキー)
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active 1995 (1995)–2018; 2019
Musical career
Genres J-pop
Labels Avex Trax

Hideaki Takizawa (滝沢 秀明, Takizawa Hideaki, born 29 March 1982), also known as Tackey, is a Japanese record producer. He used to be a singer and actor.

Takizawa started acting in 1995. In 2002, he began his music career. He formed a music group called Tackey & Tsubasa with Tsubasa Imai.

In 2018, Takizawa stopped being an entertainer. He became the founder and president of Johnny's Island. This was a part of Johnny & Associates. He helped new groups like Snow Man and SixTones start their careers. In July 2019, he became the vice president of Johnny & Associates. He left this job in November 2022 to try new things.

Hideaki Takizawa's Career Journey

In August 2017, Hideaki Takizawa was given a special role. He became a goodwill ambassador for Japan and the UAE. This means he helped build friendly ties between the two countries. Taro Kono, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, gave him this role.

In January 2019, Takizawa was chosen to lead a new company. It was called Johnny's Island and was part of Johnny & Associates. His job was to manage and help new trainee groups. These groups included Snow Man and SixTones. He helped them get ready for their debuts.

After Johnny Kitagawa, who started Johnny & Associates, passed away in July 2019, Takizawa took on a bigger role. He became the executive vice president of the company. However, on November 1, 2022, Takizawa decided to leave Johnny & Associates. He wanted to explore other career paths.

On March 21, 2023, Takizawa shared exciting news on Twitter. He announced that he was starting his own talent agency. The company is called Tobe.

Music Releases

This section lists the songs Hideaki Takizawa released as a solo artist. For his music with the group Tackey & Tsubasa, you can look at their main page.

Singles

Title Year Peaks Sales
JPN
 JPN Hot.
"Ai・Kakumei" (愛・革命) 2009 1 2 72,000
"Sha La La" (シャ・ラ・ラ) 1 4 53,000
"Mugen no Hane" (無限の羽) 81
"Hikari Hitotsu" (ヒカリひとつ) 1 3 54,000
"Anata Dake ni Ima Utau Kono Uta"
(あなただけに今歌うこの詩)		 2014 – –
"–" means the song did not appear on the music charts or was not released in that area.

Acting Roles

This section shows the movies and TV shows Hideaki Takizawa has been in.

Movies

Year Title Role Director Notes
1995 The Cure Erik Peter Horton Voice role
2000 Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni Akira Hamamoto Yasushi Akimoto
2017 Kodomo Tsukai Kodomo Tsukai Takashi Shimizu Main role

Television Dramas

Year Title Role Network Notes
1995–1996 Thursday Ghost Stories: Kaiki Club Noboru Akahoshi Fuji TV Main role, 2 seasons (39 episodes)
1996 Dareka ga Dareka ni Koishiteru Oyaji (handle) TBS Television special
1996 The Chef Unknown NTV Episode: "The Best X-mas Dinner Confrontation Ever... Ajizawa dies"
1997 Thursday Ghost Stories: Time Keepers Rentarō Satonaka Fuji TV Main role (10 episodes)
1998 News no Onna Ryū Kitahara Fuji TV Main role (11 episodes)
1998 Kokoro no Tobira Yū Hase Nippon TV Main role, TV special for 24 Hour Television
1999 Nekketsu Renai Dō Friday Takizawa Nippon TV Main role (17 episodes)
1999 Genroku Ryōran Yoshichika Kira NHK A historical drama called Taiga drama
1999 Majo no Jōken Hikaru Kurosawa TBS Main role with Nanako Matsushima (11 episodes)
1999 Ppoi NTV Drama guide
1999 Shin Oretachi no Tabi Ver. 1999 Skirt-chasing passerby NTV Episode: "Scoring Girls and Finding Employment! President is Amazed"
2000 The Sun Never Sets Nao Masaki Fuji TV Main role (11 episodes)
2001 Strawberry on the Shortcake Manato Irie TBS Main role (10 episodes)
2001 Speed Star Shō Mikage NTV Main role
2001 Antique Bakery Eiji Kanda Fuji TV Main role (7 episodes)
2002 Season of the Sun Tatsuya Tsugawa TBS Main role (11 episodes)
2003 Boku dake no Madonna Kyōichi Suzuki Fuji TV Main role (11 episodes)
2004 Chichi no Umi, Boku no Sora Kyōhei Hayakawa NTV Main role, TV special for 24 Hour Television
2005 Yoshitsune Minamoto no Yoshitsune NHK Main role, a historical drama
2006 Satomi Hakkenden Inuzuka Shino Moritaka TBS Main role, TV special (2 episodes)
2007 Romeo and Juliet Off-topic Hiromichi Morita NTV Main role, TV special
2007 Kimi ga Kureta Natsu Masato Kizaki NTV Main role, TV special for 24 Hour Television
2008 An Actor's Revenge Yukinojō Nakamura/Yamitarō NHK Main role, New Year's TV special
2008 Kokuchisezu Ryō Hasegawa TV Asahi Main role, TV Asahi's 50th Anniversary TV special
2009 Orthros no Inu Shinji Ryūzaki TBS Main role (9 episodes)
2009 Akutō Shūichi Saeki Fuji TV Main role, TV special
2013 Mayonaka no Panya-san Yōsuke Kurebayashi NHK BS P Main role (8 episodes)
2014 Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru Jirokichi NHK Main role (8 episodes)
2014 Hamu: Public Security Police Man Shinji Natsuhara Fuji TV Main role, TV special
2016 Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru 2 Jirokichi NHK Main role (8 episodes)
2016 Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru Kairi Miyoshi TBS Main role (10 episodes)
2018 Kazoku no Tabiji Yūsuke Asari Tokai TV Main role (8 episodes)
2019 A Lone Scalpel Tetsuhiko Toma Wowow Main role (8 episodes)

Songs Written by Tackey

Hideaki Takizawa has also written several songs, including:

  • Words of Love
  • Everlasting Love
  • 894...Hakushi
  • Madonna (for DreamBoy musical in 2004)
  • Futari no Yoru
  • My Angel, You are Angel (for KAT-TUN; released in Cartoon KAT-TUN II You album 2007)
  • Fight All Night (for KAT-TUN; for DreamBoy musical in 2004; released in Cartoon KAT-TUN II You album 2007)
  • Da.ke.do
  • Jūnigatsu no Hana
  • With Love
  • Ai.Kakumei
  • Mugen no Hane
  • Monster
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