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== Artist Information ==
== Artist Information ==
* Name: Toshio Sakurai (桜井敏郎)
* Name: Toshio Sakurai (桜井敏郎)
* SAFETY SHOES website: https://www.safetyshoes.jp/
* Website: https://www.bigsmilemusic.com
* twitter: https://twitter.com/toshio_sakurai
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/sakurai_toshio_, https://twitter.com/BsmSakurai


== Profile ==
== Profile ==
Toshio Sakurai is a former artist for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series. From [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] to [[AC_GF9DM8|GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX]], he provided a number of songs for the series, many of them involving [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]]. He was also the music director of [[AC DM|drummania]] and [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]].
Toshio Sakurai is a former artist for the GuitarFreaks & DrumMania series. From [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] to [[AC_GF9DM8|GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX & drummania 8thMIX]], he provided a number of songs for the series, many of them involving [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]]. He was also the music director of [[AC DM|drummania]] and [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]].


Toshio left KONAMI in 2001, and started playing live in March 2002. In April 2002, he formed a new group called Toshio Sakurai with db Communication (桜井敏郎 with dB Communication), which was dissolved in June 2003. In July 2003 he formed the band SAFETY SHOES, and still continues to perform music with the band to this day.
Toshio left KONAMI in 2001, and started playing live in March 2002. In April 2002, he formed a new group called Toshio Sakurai with db Communication (桜井敏郎 with dB Communication), which was dissolved in June 2003. In July 2003 he formed the band SAFETY SHOES, which was disbanded in 2019. Currently, he performs as a solo artist.


== Aliases ==
== Aliases ==
* Love machineguns (with [[Hideyuki Ono]] and [[Yuei Uematsu]] as composers, and [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] on vocals)
* Love machineguns (with [[Hideyuki Ono]] and [[Yuei Uematsu]] as composers, and [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] on vocals)
* Nut & Bridge (with [[Hideyuki Ono]])
* Nut & Bridge (with [[Hideyuki Ono]])
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| [[Cutie pie]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] || POPS || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[Cutie pie]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC GF|GUITARFREAKS]] || POPS || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Depend on me]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] || POPS || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[Depend on me]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] || SWING ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[D.M."POWERFUL"MIX]] || || [[AC DM|drummania]] || - || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[D.M."POWERFUL"MIX]] || || [[AC DM|drummania]] || MEDLEY || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Eyes of kids]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] || POPS BRITISH STYLE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[Eyes of kids]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] || POPS BRITISH STYLE || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Heaven is a '57 metallic gray]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|Sweet little 30's]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || SWING ROCK || - || - || ✓ || -
| [[Heaven is a '57 metallic gray]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|Sweet little 30's]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || SWING ROCK || - || - || ✓ || -
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| [[I think about you]] || [[Elizabeth Dobbs]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[I think about you]] || [[Elizabeth Dobbs]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || 90's ROCK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[Ska Ska No.1]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|小野秀幸]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || SKA || - || - || ✓ || -
| [[Ska Ska No.1]] || [[Hideyuki Ono|小野秀幸]] || [[AC DM|drummania]] / [[AC GF2|GUITARFREAKS 2ndMIX]] || SKA || - || - || ✓ || -
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| [[BREAK OUT]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || FUNK || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
| [[BREAK OUT]] || [[Thomas Howard Lichtenstein]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || FUNK || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
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| [[COSMIC COWGIRL]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || HEAVY METAL FUNK || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
| [[COSMIC COWGIRL]] || Toshio Sakurai || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || FUNK HEAVY METAL || ✓ || ✓ || - || -
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| [[I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU]] || [[Nobumitsu Irio|(Bay City Rollers)]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
| [[I ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU]] || [[Nobumitsu Irio|(Bay City Rollers)]] || [[AC DM2|drummania 2ndMIX]] || - || - || ✓ || ✓ || -
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[[Category:BEMANI Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:BEMANI Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:GFDM Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:GuitarFreaks & DrumMania Artists|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:GFDM Staff|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:GuitarFreaks & DrumMania Staff|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Sakurai, Toshio]]
[[Category:Ex-Konami Staff|Sakurai, Toshio]]