# Takashi Matsumoto

> Takashi Matsumoto  is a Japanese lyricist and former musician. After several years playing the drums in the rock bands Apryl Fool and Happy End during the late 1960s and early 1970s, Matsumoto decided to focus on writing lyrics for others in 1974. As of 2015, he had written over 2,100 songs, 130 of which entered the top 10 on the Oricon chart. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 49.8 million copies, making him the third best-selling lyricist in Japan. In 2017, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government for his work in music.

*Japanese lyricist and drummer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/takashi-matsumoto-q3514198

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1949-07-16
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/takashi_mtmt (@takashi_mtmt)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/takashi_mtmt/ (@takashi_mtmt)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1191929/ (@nm1191929)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.kazemachi.com/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/625603)
- [تاكاشي ماتسوموتو (موسيقي)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88_(%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A))
- [تاكاشى ماتسوموتو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%89_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88)
- [تاکاشی ماتسوموتو (موزیسین)](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%88_(%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%86))
- [Takashi Matsumoto (lyricist)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Matsumoto_(lyricist))
- [Takashi Matsumoto](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Matsumoto)
- [松本隆](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E6%9C%AC%E9%9A%86)
- [마츠모토 타카시 (작사가)](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A7%88%EC%B8%A0%EB%AA%A8%ED%86%A0_%ED%83%80%EC%B9%B4%EC%8B%9C_(%EC%9E%91%EC%82%AC%EA%B0%80))
- [Мацумото, Такаси (музыкант)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%86%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE%2C_%D0%A2%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8_(%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%8B%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82))
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/06a8c77c-9151-4be8-9968-7cce63dc634a)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3514198)
- [Takashi Matsumoto](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2241458)

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