Tomoko Okada
Tomoko Okada
Artist Information
- Name: Tomoko Okada (岡田 知子)
- Birthdate: June 7th, 1959
- Birthplace: Okayama Prefecture, Japan
- Died: October 20th, 2020
Profile
Tomoko Okada was a Japanese singer-songwriter, keyboardist, composer, disc Jockey, and record shop manager from Okayama Prefecture.
Tomoko learned piano from a young age and began playing in a band when she entered high school. While attending university in Fukuoka, she worked part-time at a large import record store, where she was exposed to a wide range of music. She began her activities as a member of Instant Citron around 1992. She was in charge of vocals, keyboards, songwriting, etc. Since the mid-2000s, she had composed music solo for many programs aimed at children on NHK Educational TV, as well as for TV anime and commercials.
Tomoko passed away from cancer on the night of October 20th, 2020. She was 51 years old. The news was announced on October 24th by her agency and her husband on Twitter.
Trivia
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Aliases
- Tomoko Kataoka
BEMANI Songs
Song | Artist | Game | Genre | Lyrics | Vocals |
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breathless | Studio Bongo Mango feat.Tomoko Kataoka | beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS | DIST.LOUNGE | ✓ | ✓ |
on voit la mer | Togo Project feat. Tomoko Kataoka | DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE2 | - | ✓ | ✓ |
L'amour dans le lycee (High School Love -Bossa Arr.-) | Studio Bongo Mango feat. Tomoko Kataoka | REFLEC BEAT limelight | - | ✓ | ✓ |