was a Japanese music arranger in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label B-Gram Records.
In 1988, he debuted as arranger in debut single Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite by Japanese hard-rock band B'z. By 1998, his arrangement work had been involved with many Being artists including Manish, Wands and Zard.
Although Akashi was no longer working for Being Inc., he sometimes provided producing jobs for various artists such as Naomi Tamura, Maria, and .
Akashi died on May 19, 2025, at the age of 68.
List of provided works as arranger
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album â single/coupling
- Good-bye My Loneliness (song) âÂÂ
- Koi Onna no YÃ
«utsu, It's a Boy (Good-bye My Loneliness) âÂÂ
- Fushigi ne... âÂÂ
- MÃ
 Sagasanai âÂÂ
- Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite âÂÂ
- Dareka ga Matteru, Sayonara Ienakute, Ano Hohoemi wo Wasurenai de, Dangerous Tonight, Tooi Hi no Nostalgia, So Together Hold Me âÂÂ
- In My Arms Tonight âÂÂ
- Stray Love âÂÂ
- Kimi ga Inai âÂÂ
- Yureru Omoi âÂÂ
- Season, Anata wo Suki dakedo, Listen to me, I want you, Futari no Natsu (Yureru Omoi) âÂÂ
- MÃ
 Sukoshi, Ato Sukoshi... âÂÂ
- Oh My Love (whole album) âÂÂ
- Kitto Wasurenai âÂÂ
- Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy âÂÂ
- Konna ni Soba ni Iru no ni âÂÂ
- Ima Sugu Ai ni Kite, High Heel Nugi Sutete, Forever you, Mou Nigetari Shinai wa Omoide kara, Hitomi Sorasanaide (Forever You) âÂÂ
- Take Me to Your Dream âÂÂ
- Teenage Dream âÂÂ
- Love ~Nemurezu ni Kimi no Yokogao Zutto Miteita~, Mitsumete Itai ne (Today Is Another Day) âÂÂ
- Ai de Anata wo Sukuimashou Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita âÂÂ
- Tsubasa wo Hirogete âÂÂ
- Koe ni Naranaide Itoshii âÂÂ
- Kimi ga Hoshii Zenbu ga Hoshii âÂÂ
- Dakedo Tomerarenai âÂÂ
- Mou Dare mo Me wo Kinishinai âÂÂ
- Kirameku Toki ni Torawarete âÂÂ
- Best Friend âÂÂ
- True Heart âÂÂ
- Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro âÂÂ
- Toki no Tobira âÂÂ
- Sekaijuu no Dare yori Kitto âÂÂ
- Glass no Kokoro de, Sono Mama Kimi he to, Kodoku he no Target (Toki no Tobira) âÂÂ
- Ai wo Kataru yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou âÂÂ
- Remember me, Summer Girl, Hey Baby, Melody Kimi no Tame ni (Summer City) âÂÂ
BAAD
- Kimi ga Suki to Sakebitai âÂÂ
- Donna Toki demo Hold me Tight âÂÂ
- Do you wanna hold me? âÂÂ
- Dokomademo Zutto âÂÂ
- Message âÂÂ
- Dream in Love, Otogi Banashi, Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Kimi wo Uchinukou, Aoi Sora ni Deaeta, Kono Machi de Kimi to Kurashitai, Kimi ga Inai Natsu (Nazo (album)) âÂÂ
Yumiko Morishita
- Tears âÂÂ
- Somebody to believe âÂÂ
- Just Illusion âÂÂ
- So Bad âÂÂ
- Only Lonely Crazy Heart âÂÂ
- Apple Love
- Swan no Namida
- Emerald no Densetsu
- Omoide no Nagisa
- Blue Night Yokosuka
- Blue Light Yokohama
- La Jolla âÂÂ
- Summer Illusion âÂÂ
- Kimi ga Inai âÂÂ
KIX-S
- Tobikiri Lonely Night
- Mou Ichido Dakishimete
- Too Late
- Jiyuu de aru Tame ni âÂÂ
- Puzzle (A Jack In the Box) âÂÂ
- Over âÂÂ
Fairy Fore
- As a person âÂÂ
- Be Honest âÂÂ
- Blue Sky âÂÂ
TUNE'S
- DÃ
Âbutsuen wa Taihen da âÂÂ
- Yurari Sakurazora
- Kanashimi Rensa
- Kiss-shite Loneliness âÂÂ
- Natsu no Obaka-san âÂÂ
- Necessary âÂÂ
- Andersen âÂÂ
- Majimesugiru Kimi he âÂÂ
List of provided works as producer
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Sonoda Band
List of works as a supportive musician
Wands
Television appearance
In Music Station as bassist:
- Manish: Kirameku Toki ni Torawarete
- B'z: Fireball, Real Thing Shakes, Snow/Kizugokoro, LOVE PHANTOM, love me I love you, Negai, Itsuka no Merry Christmas, Odekakemashou, Ai no Mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake wo Kizutsukanai, Zero, Be There
In online television Infinite Colors
Magazine appearance
From J-Rock Magazine:
- 1996: Vol,8 (January), Vol.11 (April), Vol.14(June), Vol.19 (December)
- 1997: Vol.20 (January)
From E-cube Magazine:
From Sound&Recording Magazine:
References
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