Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales
74 Okubun no 1 no Kimi e is the 7th single from the Japanese idol girl group HKT48, released on April 13, 2016 by Universal Music Japan. It was debuted live during a live concert held on March 30, at
Yasushi Akimoto
…producer. Akimoto has been criticized in the past for song lyrics that some consider to have misogynistic undertones. Specifically, the 2016 HKT48 song "Einstein yori Dianna Agron" was seen as an insult to women's intelligence. Akimoto married Onyanko Club member Mamiko Takai in 1988. They had a daughter in 2001…