Yasutaka Nakata is the music producer of Perfume and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. A native of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, he has contributed to his hometown by creating the departure melody for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train and organizing music festivals.
Unit CAPSULE is also associated with Kanazawa City
Yasutaka Nakata formed the unit CAPSULE with vocalist Koshijima Toshiko in 1997. Koshijima Toshiko are also from Kanazawa City.
In October 2016, CAPSULE and Kyary Pamyu Pamyu performed at 『OTONOKO』 at the Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall. As part of the 『OTONOKO』 series, Yasutaka Nakata also held 『OTONOKO 2017』 on December 2, 2017 at the Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall and the post-event 『Yasutaka Nakata DJ TOUR 2017』 to enliven the local scene.
By the way, Yasutaka Nakata also produced the music of Natsume Mito, a model, TV personality, and singer who gained popularity with her unique “bangs in a bun” hairstyle (although her hairstyle has now changed).
From Shinkansen departure melodies to new Ado songs
Yasutaka Nakata created the departure melody for Kanazawa Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, which opened on March 14, 2015. Recently, he wrote the lyrics and music for 『New Era』 sung by Ado, which was used as the theme song for the movie 『ONE PIECE FILM RED』 (released on August 6).
At that timing, on October 16, the latest app in the 『Love Live!』 series is scheduled for release in April 2023, and the official account for the new project, 『Hasu no sora Jogakuin School Idol Club』, revealed that the setting is near Kanazawa City.
Which high school in Kanazawa City will be the model? As the tweets got more and more excited, there was speculation that maybe Yasutaka Nakata would be in charge of the music.
Hokuriku Shinkansen and Kanazawa Station Information
| Station name | Kanazawa Station, JR West Japan |
| Address | 1-1, Kinoshinbocho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Inquiries | JR West Japan Customer Service Center 0570-00-2486 (Navi Dial, charged) |
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