Takuro Yoshida (76), who produced many hit songs and left a big mark in the Japanese music world, released the last album on the 29th, which concludes his artist activities for more than half a century.

Takuro's last album "ah-Interesting" was released on the 29th, and a special corner was set up in the store in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.



Takuro, who made his debut in 1970, not only produced many hit songs such as "Let's get married" and "Tabi no Yado", but also succeeded in an outdoor concert with an audience of 65,000, and an artist. He left a big mark in the Japanese music world, such as establishing his own record company and providing songs that are not tied to any genre.



On the other hand, in 2003, he underwent surgery to remove lung cancer, and in 2014, cancer was found in his throat, and a radio program broadcast in April said, "I don't have much time left." Was saying.



Kazumasa Oda and KinKi Kids, who have a close relationship with each other, participated in the production of the album released this time, and Takuro wrote and composed all nine songs recorded.

Of these, the ninth song, which has the same title as the album, was created based on an episode in which he told his wife and actor Aiko Morishita that she wanted to say "Ah, it was interesting" when she left the world.



It is a work that concludes Takuro's artist activities for more than half a century, with the joy of being able to communicate with each other and living together.



A 59-year-old self-employed man who bought the album said, "I'm just grateful that I could live in the same age as Takuro-san. I'm going to take a break from work in the afternoon and listen to the album all day long." ..



Takuro-san is about to retire from his line after finishing all his appearances on TV and radio.

"Ah-it was interesting" for the video such as the last recording

Takuro Yoshida recorded the recording as a video along with the production of the final album.



According to that, the production of the album started in November last year.



Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, Takuro initially contacted the music producers in the studio on his smartphone and proceeded with the production.



And this March, he actually visits the studio and starts voice training.



It was the first time in three years that Takuro-san sang in public.



After that, Takuro continued recording with his trusted companions, and showed that he was obediently pleased with the performance of the song.



Kazumasa Oda (74), who Takuro calls his ally, also participated in the recording of the song "Yuki Sayonara" out of the nine songs on the album.



At the time of recording, Mr. Oda suddenly suggested "Let's do it together".



The video shows Takuro-san standing in front of the microphone with a bitter smile and playing harmony together.



Regarding the last recording in his musical life, Takuro said, "Some people say that you can't do anything with music, but I think it's different. The power of music is absolutely irresistible. It feels like "ah-it was fun". "



Also, in this video, there was a figure of Takuro who visited the former venue of the outdoor concert "Tsumagoi" in 1975.



On the spot, Takuro recorded a message to the fans and said, "I was over 70 years old when I realized that I wanted to do my best while being loved by music while being loved by music. I was able to overcome all the tough situations because I was sick. Music was everything in my life. "



He concluded, "I think I'm living a very happy life full of love now. I hope everyone will have a lot of love coming down from the sky."