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Hideaki Takizawa
滝沢秀明
Hideaki Takizawa 20170831 1.jpg
2017
Born (1982-03-29) March 29, 1982 (age 42)
Other names Tackey (タッキー)
Occupation
  • Singer
  • actor
Years active 1995 (1995)–2018; 2019
Musical career
Genres J-pop
Labels Avex Trax

Hideaki Takizawa (滝沢 秀明, Takizawa Hideaki, born 29 March 1982), also known professionally as Tackey (タッキー), is a Japanese record producer and former singer and actor. Takizawa debuted as an actor in 1995, and in 2002, he made his musical debut as the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Tsubasa Imai.

In 2018, Takizawa retired from entertainment and became the founder and president of Johnny's Island, a subdivision of Johnny & Associates, of which he oversaw the debuts of Snow Man and SixTones. In July 2019, he was made the vice president of Johnny & Associates, a position he held until he resigned in November 2022 to pursue other career ventures.

Career

In August 2017 he was appointed Japan-UAE goodwill ambassador by Taro Kono, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

In January 2019, Takizawa was named the president of a new subdivision of Johnny & Associates called Johnny's Island, where he will manage and oversee the debuts of trainee groups Snow Man and SixTones. After the death of Johnny Kitagawa (the founder of Johnny & Associates) on July 9, 2019, he became the executive vice president of the company. On November 1, 2022, Takizawa resigned from Johnny & Associates to pursue other career ventures.

On March 21, 2023, Takizawa announced on his Twitter Space that he was creating Tobe, a talent agency.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peaks Sales
JPN
JPN Hot.
"Ai・Kakumei" (愛・革命) 2009 1 2 72,000
"Sha La La" (シャ・ラ・ラ) 1 4 53,000
"Mugen no Hane" (無限の羽) 81
"Hikari Hitotsu" (ヒカリひとつ) 1 3 54,000
"Anata Dake ni Ima Utau Kono Uta"
(あなただけに今歌うこの詩)
2014
"–" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes
1995 The Cure Erik Peter Horton Voice role
2000 Kawa no Nagare no Yō ni Akira Hamamoto Yasushi Akimoto
2017 Kodomo Tsukai Kodomo Tsukai Takashi Shimizu Lead role

Television drama

Year Title Role Network Notes
1995–1996 Thursday Ghost Stories: Kaiki Club Noboru Akahoshi Fuji TV Lead role, 2 seasons (39 episodes)
1996 Dareka ga Dareka ni Koishiteru Oyaji (handle) TBS Television special
1996 The Chef Unknown NTV Episode: "The Best X-mas Dinner Confrontation Ever... Ajizawa dies"
1997 Thursday Ghost Stories: Time Keepers Rentarō Satonaka Fuji TV Lead role (10 episodes)
1998 News no Onna Ryū Kitahara Fuji TV Main role (11 episodes)
1998 Kokoro no Tobira Yū Hase Nippon TV Lead role, television special for 24 Hour Television
1999 Nekketsu Renai Dō Friday Takizawa Nippon TV Main role (17 episodes)
1999 Genroku Ryōran Yoshichika Kira NHK Taiga drama
1999 Majo no Jōken Hikaru Kurosawa TBS Lead role with Nanako Matsushima (11 episodes)
1999 Ppoi NTV Drama navigator
1999 Shin Oretachi no Tabi Ver. 1999 Skirt-chasing passerby NTV Episode: "Scoring Girls and Finding Employment! President is Amazed"
2000 The Sun Never Sets Nao Masaki Fuji TV Lead role (11 episodes)
2001 Strawberry on the Shortcake Manato Irie TBS Lead role (10 episodes)
2001 Speed Star Shō Mikage NTV Lead role
2001 Antique Bakery Eiji Kanda Fuji TV Lead role (7 episodes)
2002 Season of the Sun Tatsuya Tsugawa TBS Lead role (11 episodes)
2003 Boku dake no Madonna Kyōichi Suzuki Fuji TV Lead role (11 episodes)
2004 Chichi no Umi, Boku no Sora Kyōhei Hayakawa NTV Lead role, television special for 24 Hour Television
2005 Yoshitsune Minamoto no Yoshitsune NHK Lead role, taiga drama
2006 Satomi Hakkenden Inuzuka Shino Moritaka TBS Lead role, television special (2 episodes)
2007 Romeo and Juliet Off-topic Hiromichi Morita NTV Lead role, television special
2007 Kimi ga Kureta Natsu Masato Kizaki NTV Lead role, television special for 24 Hour Television
2008 An Actor's Revenge Yukinojō Nakamura/Yamitarō NHK Lead role, New Year's television special
2008 Kokuchisezu Ryō Hasegawa TV Asahi Lead role, TV Asahi's 50th Anniversary television special
2009 Orthros no Inu Shinji Ryūzaki TBS Lead role (9 episodes)
2009 Akutō Shūichi Saeki Fuji TV Lead role, television special
2013 Mayonaka no Panya-san Yōsuke Kurebayashi NHK BS P Lead role (8 episodes)
2014 Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru Jirokichi NHK Lead role (8 episodes)
2014 Hamu: Public Security Police Man Shinji Natsuhara Fuji TV Lead role, television special
2016 Nezumi, Edo o Hayaru 2 Jirokichi NHK Lead role (8 episodes)
2016 Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru Kairi Miyoshi TBS Lead role (10 episodes)
2018 Kazoku no Tabiji Yūsuke Asari Tokai TV Lead role (8 episodes)
2019 A Lone Scalpel Tetsuhiko Toma Wowow Lead role (8 episodes)

Songs written by Tackey

  • Words of Love
  • Everlasting Love
  • 894...Hakushi
  • Madonna (for DreamBoy musical in 2004)
  • Futari no Yoru
  • My Angel, You are Angel (for KAT-TUN; released in Cartoon KAT-TUN II You album 2007)
  • Fight All Night (for KAT-TUN; for DreamBoy musical in 2004; released in Cartoon KAT-TUN II You album 2007)
  • Da.ke.do
  • Jūnigatsu no Hana
  • With Love
  • Ai.Kakumei
  • Mugen no Hane
  • Monster
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