Tetsurō Oda
Tetsurō Oda is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda is the third best-selling composer in the history of the Japanese singles chart, with over 40 million units being sold.
Biography
Between years 1978-1979, he was member of the rock band Why along with Kenji Kitajima, following frontman of the band Fence of Defense and brother of the musical producer Daiko Nagato, Shuusuke Nagato. Between years 1980-1981, he was member of another rock band "Oda Tetsurō&9th IMAGE".Oda has embarked on his own solo career since the 1981. As a recording artist, he is best known for the chart-topping single "Itsumademo Kawaranu Ai o", which was released in 1992.
Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have sold over 1 million copies. At the commercial peak of his career, Oda produced a string of popular hit songs with artists such as Zard, Tube, Wands, Deen, and Field of View. He also discovered and collaborated with Nanase Aikawa, one of the best-selling Japanese female pop icons from the latter half of the 1990s.
In 1990, Oda won the 32nd Japan Record Award for the song "Odoru Pompokorin", co-written by Momoko Sakura and performed by B.B. Queens. Oda has been the third best-selling composer in the history of the Japanese singles chart, which started in 1968, just behind Kyōhei Tsutsumi and Tetsuya Komuro. Accumulated sales of his compositions released as singles have been estimated at over 40 million units as of 2020.
In 2000, he was attacked in an attempted robbery in Madrid, Spain, where he was visiting for sight seeing. His neck was squeezed from behind so hard that his vocal cords were damaged and his singing voice disappeared. After a year of rehabilitation, Oda resumed a live tour in 2002.
Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Self-cover albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Digital single
Collaboration singles
Songwriting credits
1990s
| Year | Title | Artist | Album/Single |
| 1990 | "Chance!" | Yui Asaka | Chance! |
| 1990 | "7 Days Girl" | Yui Asaka | Nude Songs |
| 1990 | "Odoru Pompokolin" | B.B.Queens | Odoru Pompokolin |
| 1990 | "Yume ga Ippai" | Yumi Seki | Yume Ippai |
| 1990 | "Kiss Shite Loneliness" | Yoko Minamino | Kiss Shite Loneliness |
| 1991 | "Good-bye my Loneliness" | Zard | Good-bye my Loneliness |
| 1991 | "Fushigi ne..." | Zard | Fushigi ne... |
| 1991 | "Mō Sagasanai" | Zard | Mō Sagasanai |
| 1991 | "Omoide Kujuukurihama" | Mi-Ke | Omoide Kujuukurihama |
| 1991 | "Rock Your Fire" | Hideki Saijo | Rock Your Fire |
| 1991 | "Hashire Shougimono" | Hideki Saijo | Hashire Shougimono |
| 1991 | "Abunai Hashi wo Watare" | Hideki Saijo | Moichido |
| 1992 | "Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite" | Zard | Nemurenai Yoru wo Daite |
| 1992 | "Just Illusion" | T-Bolan | Just Illusion |
| 1992 | "Kanashiki Teddy Boy" | Mi-Ke | Kanashiki Teddy Bo |
| 1992 | "Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto" | Miho Nakayama and Wands | Sekaijū no Dare Yori Kitto |
| 1993 | "Makenaide" | Zard | Makenaide |
| 1993 | "Yureru Omoi" | Zard | Yureru Omoi sg. |
| 1993 | "You and me " | Zard | Yureru Omoi al. |
| 1993 | "Kitto Wasurenai" | Zard | Kitto Wasurenai |
| 1993 | "Kono Mama Kimi Dake wo Ubaisaritai" | Deen | Kono Mama Kimi Dake wo Ubaisaritai |
| 1993 | "Tsubasa wo Hirogete" | Deen | Tsubasa wo Hirogete |
| 1993 | "Memories" | Deen | Memories |
| 1993 | "Chotto" | Maki Ohguro | Chotto |
| 1993 | "Sakihokore Itoshisa yo" | Wink | Sakihokore Itoshisa yo |
| 1993 | "Koe ni Naranai hodo ni Itoshii" | Manish | Koe ni Naranai hodo ni Itoshii |
| 1993 | "Kimi ga Hoshii Subete ga Hoshii" | Manish | Kimi ga Hoshii Subete ga Hoshii |
| 1993 | "Nemurenai Machi ni Nagasarete" | Manish | Nemurenai Machi ni Nagasarete |
| 1994 | "Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukaretemo" | Zard | Kono Ai ni Oyogi Tsukarete mo/Boy |
| 1994 | "Oh My Love" | Zard | Oh My Love |
| 1994 | "Anata wo Kanjiteitai" | Zard | Anata wo Kanjiteitai |
| 1994 | "Hitomi Sorasanaide" | Deen | Hitomi Sorasanaide |
| 1994 | "Omoikiri Waratte", "Hiroi Sekai de Kimi to Deatta" | Deen | Deen |
| 1994 | "Sekai wa Owaru Made wa" | Wands | Sekai wa Owaru Made wa |
| 1995 | "Aoi Usagi" | Noriko Sakai | Aoi Usagi |
| 1995 | "Kimi ga Ita kara" | Field of View | Kimi ga Ita kara |
| 1995 | "Totsuzen" | Field of View | Totsuzen |
| 1995 | "Forever you", "I'm in love" | Zard | Forever You |
| 1995 | "Zettai ni Dare mo" | Zyyg | Zettai ni Dare mo |
| 1995 | "Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai" | Nanase Aikawa | Yume Miru Shoujo ja Irarenai |
2000s
| Year | Title | Artist | Album/Single |
| 2003 | "Days" | Akina Nakamori | Days |
| 2003 | "Kaze no Hate He" | Akina Nakamori | I Hope So |
2010s
| Year | Title | Artist | Album/Single |
| 2012 | "Namida Hoshi ni Kagayaku" | KinKi Kids | Kawatta Karachi no Ishi |