Yasutaka Nakata

Yasutaka Nakata
中田ヤスタカ
Yasutaka Nakata 中田ヤスタカ
	Yasutaka Nakata in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Yasutaka Nakata (中田康貴)
Born	February 6, 1980 (age 45); Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Genres	J-pop; electropop; dance-pop; electro house; EDM; Shibuya-kei; electronica; experimental; future bass; dubstep;
Occupation(s)	Music producer, DJ, remixer, composer
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Contemode (former), Warner
Website	yasutaka-nakata.com

Yasutaka Nakata (中田ヤスタカ, Nakata Yasutaka; born February 6, 1980) is a Japanese music producer and DJ. He formed the group capsule in 1997 with vocalist Toshiko Koshijima and himself as composer and record producer. The group debuted in 2001 with the song "Sakura".^[2]

Quick Facts 中田ヤスタカ, Background information ...

He is known for being the music producer of Japanese girl group Perfume and Japanese model-turned-singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu since 2003 and 2011, respectively. These artists have gained commercial success for the songs that Nakata wrote and produced, such as "Chocolate Disco", "Polyrhythm", "Fashion Monster", and "Ninja Re Bang Bang". Nakata has worked with several other Japanese pop singers, including MEG, Ami Suzuki, and SMAP, and has also remixed songs by other artists, including m-Flo and Leah Dizon. He ran his own label, Contemode, in association with Yamaha. After Towa Tei, he was the second Japanese artist to officially remix Kylie Minogue,^[3] contributing a version of her single "Get Outta My Way". He also formed Coltemonikha with singer, model, and fashion designer Kate Sakai. In July 2012, he won the "Creator" award for the "Change Maker of the Year 2012" event.^[4] The Japan Record Awards also awarded Nakata the Best Music Arrangement Award twice, the first for the songs "Tsukema Tsukeru" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and "Spice" by Perfume in 2012, and the second one for Kyary's songs "Harajuku Iyahoi" and "Easta" in 2017. Nakata released his first solo album, Digital Native, on February 7, 2018.

As of September 25, 2019, Nakata has put out a total of ten number-one albums, most as part of his production with Perfume (six albums and two compilations)^[5] and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (two albums).^[6]

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Year	Title	Artist	Record label	Oricon Weekly chart peak position	Oricon Weekly digital chart peak position
2001	High Collar Girl	Capsule	Yamaha Music Communications	N/A	–
2003	Cutie Cinema Replay		Yamaha Music Communications	232
2003	Phony Phonic		Contemode	120
2004	S.F. Sound Furniture			35
2005	Nexus-2060			59
2005	L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer			49
2006	Fruits Clipper			29
2007	Sugarless Girl			25
	Beam	Meg	Universal J	24
	Flash Back	Capsule	Contemode	20
2008	Game	Perfume	Tokuma Japan Communications	1
	Step	Meg	Universal J	8
	More! More! More!	Capsule	Contemode	6
	Supreme Show	Ami Suzuki	Avex Trax	16
2009	Beautiful	Meg	Universal J	10
2009	Triangle	Perfume	Tokuma Japan Communications	1
2010	Player	Capsule	Contemode	4
2010	Maverick	Meg	Universal J	20
2011	World of Fantasy	Capsule	Contemode	3
2011	JPN	Perfume	Tokuma Japan Communications	1
2012	Stereo Worxxx	Capsule	Contemode	5
2012	Pamyu Pamyu Revolution	Kyary Pamyu Pamyu	Unborde	2
2013	Nanda Collection	Kyary Pamyu Pamyu	Unborde	1
	Level3	Perfume	Universal J	1
	Caps Lock	Capsule	Unborde	13
2014	Pika Pika Fantajin	Kyary Pamyu Pamyu		1
2015	Wave Runner	Capsule		5
2016	Cosmic Explorer	Perfume	Universal J	1
2017	Natsumelo	Natsume Mito	Sony Music Associated Records	64	N/A
2018	Digital Native	Yasutaka Nakata	Unborde	13	1
	Future Pop	Perfume	Universal J	1	1
	Japamyu	Kyary Pamyu Pamyu	Unborde	12	7
2021	Candy Racer	Kyary Pamyu Pamyu	Nippon Columbia	22	28
2022	Plasma	Perfume	Universal J	3	1
2022	Metro Pulse	Capsule	Warner Music Japan	23	16
2024	Nebula Romance (Part 1)	Perfume	Polydor	5	3

Yasutaka Nakata

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