Tamio Okuda
Rock
The next Tamio Okuda concert is scheduled for Friday, July 4, 2025 at Nippon Budokan in 千代田区, Japan. See all 7 upcoming concerts
![Listen to Shooting Stars and Ballads (feat. Tamio Okuda) [2020 Remaster] by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music113/v4/ae/54/3d/ae543de8-96ab-afeb-ae9f-5bf89ec5e2d1/195081099903.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Shooting Stars and Ballads (feat. Tamio Okuda) [2020 Remaster] by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!")
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About Tamio Okuda
Hometown
Japan
Born
May 12, 1965
Genre
Rock
Cofounder and leader of the legendary Japanese rock band Unicorn, Tamio Okuda has also enjoyed success as a solo artist, songwriter, and producer.
∙ Following Unicorn’s breakup, Okuda launched his solo career with 1995’s 29, an album that sold more than a million copies and is now considered a classic of ’90s Japanese rock.
∙ He produced and cowrote “Asia No Junshin,” the million-selling 1996 debut single by Japanese pop duo PUFFY, and helped create many of their other hit singles and albums.
∙ Singer-songwriter Yosui Inoue and Okuda collaborated on 1997’s Shopping, which included new versions of songs they’d penned for PUFFY and was a No. 4 hit on the Oricon Albums chart.
∙ In 2010, he joined The Verbs—an American rock band led by drummer/producer Steve Jordan—as their lead guitarist, appearing on several of their records, including 2014’s acclaimed Trip.
∙ Nine of his solo singles have landed in the Top 20 of Japan’s Oricon Singles chart, with 2013’s “風は西から” peaking at No. 8.
∙ Okuda’s “Engine” was used as the closing theme of Cars/Crossroad, the Japanese version of animated film Cars 3 in 2017.
Tamio Okuda has also released music as a member of The Band Has No Name, カーリングシトーンズ, Unicorn, and Chikyusankyodai.
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