The second album “Tamaki Koji’s Music World II” will be released, containing songs provided by Tamaki Koji!

The second album, “Tamaki Koji’s Music World II,” which contains famous songs provided by Tamaki Koji, has been decided to be released on Wednesday, April 16th. “Tamaki Koji’s Music World” was released last December, and while attention has been drawn to his overwhelming talent as a melody maker, “Tamaki Koji’s Music World II” also includes a total of 24 songs, ranging from popular songs that everyone knows, rare songs, generations, and genres. In particular, Takehara Pistol’s “Mannen Assignment No Shoujo” is a song that was born from Tamaki Koji’s addition to a poem by Takehara Pistol, and was recorded for this work.

The cover photo of this work also features a painting drawn by Tamaki Koji himself. It also includes liner notes by lyricist Matsui Goro, who has teamed up on many of his works.

In addition, on NHK General TV, we will be taking a look at the charms of Tamaki Koji’s music world from 10pm today, the 20th, “The Covers Special Tamaki Koji Night!” ‘ will be broadcast, so please take a look.

◆TV on-air information

NHK General: The Covers Special Tamaki Koji Night! ‘

[MC]Lily Franky Kamishiraishi Moeka[Narrative]Nagazumi Takashi

[Covers Guest]Goto Maki Saito Yuki Sakai Yu Tokunaga Hideaki (alphabetical order)

[Special Message]Tamaki Koji

■Broadcast schedule: Thursday, February 20th, 10:00-10:45pm (NHK General)

■Rebroadcast schedule: Monday, February 24th, 11:50pm – 00:35am the next day (NHK General)

https://www.nhk.jp/p/thecovers/

◆Release information

“Tamaki Koji’s Music World II”

Product number and specifications: COCB-54377-54378/[UHQCD]

Price: 4,950 yen (tax included)

Release date: Wednesday, April 16th

DSIC1

1. Hardrain Blue/Kazuma Morio

2. Don’t forget/Takahashi Mariko

3. In Italy, Ishikawa Seri

4. Chest Pendulum/Yakushimaru Hiroko

5. Amanojaku/Saito Yuki

6. If it’s going to come true, stay dreamed/Ogura Yoshi

7. Ima just gumba (Let’s do our best)/Yanagiba Toshiro

8.DISTANCIA – This Promise in Your Chest -/Anko

9. The Sun Doesn’t Shake/Wada Akiko

10. Rain Requiem / Nakamori Akina

11. Morning howling at the “Moon”/GAO

12. Ah I’m in love with you/Kasai Kaori

DISC2

1.FEMME FATAL / Ikeda Satoshi

2. I’m love/V6

3. Prayer/Dolphin

4. Be by your side/Yoshida Minako

5. Rainbow Lalala/MISIA

6.& You/Suzuki Masayuki

7. Bye to Sadness/Kato Tokiko

8. Serenade/Gerro

9. Ayumi/Ayumi Nakamura

10. My Star/Aota Noriko

11. Mama and Country Beer/Takenaka Naoto

12. A cheering for a permanent replacement/Takehara Pistol

“billboard classics Tamaki Koji LEGENDARY SYMPHONIC CONCERT 2024 “Pastorale” Expo Commemoration Park”

Release date: Wednesday, March 26th

BD+CD (2-disc set) 11,000 yen (tax included) Product number: COZB-2172-2174

DVD (2-disc set) + CD (2-disc set) 9,900 yen (tax included) Product number: COZB-2168-2171

Starring: Tamaki Koji, (conductor) Yanagisawa Toshio, (orchestra) Balkan Chamber Orchestra x Osaka Symphony Orchestra

Blu-ray contents

1. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “The Country” 5th Movement – Song of Joy (Orchestra)

2. Baudevillian – The Sorrowful Clown

3. Homeless

4. Beautiful World

5. Aspiration (Instrumental)

6. MR.LONELY ~All I Do ~ Searchlight (Medley)

7. Friend

8. “Dance” from “Spirit of Tradition”

9. Rhapsody for Orchestra

10. SACRED LOVE

11. Don’t go

12. Wine Red Heart – Twitching – Sadness (Medley)

13. JUNK LAND

14. End of Summer Harmony

15. Rural

16. Melody

17. Rural

DVD and CD contents

[Disc1]

1. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “The Country” 5th Movement – Song of Joy (Orchestra)

2. Baudevillian – The Sorrowful Clown

3. Homeless

4. Beautiful World

5. Aspiration (Instrumental)

6. MR.LONELY ~All I Do ~ Searchlight (Medley)

7. Friend

[Disc2]

1. “Dance” from “Spirit of Tradition”

2. Rhapsody for orchestra

3. SACRED LOVE

4. Don’t go

5. Wine Red Heart – Twitching – Sad Sadness (Medley)

6. JUNK LAND

7. End of Summer Harmony

8. Rural

9. Melody

10. Rural

◆Tamaki Koji Live Information

“billboard classics Tamaki Koji LEGENDARY SYMPHONIC CONCERT 2025 “ODE TO JOY””

2025/3/2 (Sun) Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Tokyo]Bunkamura Orchard Hall

Orchestra: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Tokyo 0570-550-799 (11:00-18:00/Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-18:00)

2025/3/10 (Mon) Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Fukuoka]Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall Concert Hall

Orchestra: Kyushu Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Yanagisawa Hisao

Question: Kyodo West Japan 0570-09-2424 (11:00-15:00/Closed Sundays and holidays)

2025/3/11 (Tue) Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Fukuoka]Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall Concert Hall

Orchestra: Kyushu Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Yanagisawa Hisao

Question: Kyodo West Japan 0570-09-2424 (11:00-15:00/Closed Sundays and holidays)

Friday, March 14th, 2025 Doors open at 17:00 Show starts at 18:00

[Kumamoto]Kumamoto Castle Hall Main Hall

Orchestra: Kyushu Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Yanagisawa Hisao

Question: Kyodo West Japan 0570-09-2424 (11:00-15:00/Closed Sundays and holidays)

2025/3/22 (Sat) Doors open 16:00 Show starts 17:00

[Osaka]Festival Hall

Orchestra: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Enkoji Masahiko

Question: Kyodo Information 0570-200-888 (12:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2025/3/23 (Sun) Doors open 15:00 Show starts 16:00

[Osaka]Festival Hall

Orchestra: Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Enkoji Masahiko

Question: Kyodo Information 0570-200-888 (12:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

Friday, March 28, 2025 Doors open at 17:00 Show starts at 18:00

[Ishikawa]Ishikawa Prefectural Music Hall Concert Hall

Orchestra: Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa Conductor: Yanagisawa Hisao

Question: FOB Kanazawa 076-232-2424 (11:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2025/4/5 (Sat) Doors open 16:00 Show starts 17:00

[Tokyo]NHK Hall

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Tokyo 0570-550-799 (11:00-18:00/Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-18:00)

2025/4/6 (Sun) Doors open 15:00 Show starts 16:00

[Tokyo]NHK Hall

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Tokyo 0570-550-799 (11:00-18:00/Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-18:00)

2025/4/10 (Thu) Doors open 17:15 Show starts 18:00

[Hyogo]Hyogo Prefectural Arts and Culture Center KOBELCO Large Hall

Orchestra: Osaka Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Yuasa Takuo

Question: Kyodo Information 0570-200-888 (12:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

Friday, April 11, 2025 Doors open 17:15 Show starts 18:00

[Hyogo]Hyogo Hyogo Prefectural Arts and Culture Center KOBELCO Large Hall

Orchestra: Osaka Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Yuasa Takuo

Question: Kyodo Information 0570-200-888 (12:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2025/04/16 (Wed) Doors open 16:30 Show starts 18:00

[Osaka]Osaka Castle Hall

Orchestra: Japan Century Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Information 0570-200-888 (12:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2025/4/24 (Thu) Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Okinawa]Naha Culture and Arts Theatre Nahato Grand Theater

Orchestra: Ryukyu Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: PM Agency 098-898-1331 (11:00-15:00/Closed Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

Friday, April 25th, 2025 Doors open at 17:00 Show starts at 18:00

[Okinawa]Naha Culture and Arts Theatre Nahato Grand Theater

Orchestra: Ryukyu Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: PM Agency 098-898-1331 (11:00-15:00/Closed Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

Friday, May 2, 2025 Doors open at 17:00 Show starts at 18:00

[Yamagata]Yamagin Prefectural Hall Large Hall

Orchestra: Yamagata Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Edward Live 022-266-7555 (11:00-15:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2025/5/10 (Sat) Doors open 16:00 Show starts 17:00

[Aichi]Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater Large Hall

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Tanaka Yuko

Question: Sunday Fork Promotion 052-320-9100 (12:00-18:00 all day)

2025/5/11 (Sun) Doors open 15:00 Show starts 16:00

[Aichi]Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater Large Hall

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Tanaka Yuko

Question: Sunday Fork Promotion 052-320-9100 (12:00-18:00 all day)

2025/5/17 (Sat) Doors open 16:00 Show starts 17:00

[Hokkaido]Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru

Orchestra: Billboard Classics Orchestra with SORA Conductor: Tanaka Yuko

Question: Doshin Play Guide 0570-00-3871 (10:00-19:00/Closed on Tuesdays)

2025/5/18 (Sun) Doors open 15:00 Show starts 16:00

[Hokkaido]Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitaru

Orchestra: Billboard Classics Orchestra with SORA Conductor: Tanaka Yuko

Question: Doshin Play Guide 0570-00-3871 (10:00-19:00/Closed on Tuesdays)

2025/5/24 (Sat) Doors open 16:00 Show starts 17:00

[Kagawa]Lexham Hall (Kagawa Prefecture Prefectural Hall) Large Hall

Orchestra: Seto Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Information 0570-200-888 (12:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2025/5/26 (Mon) Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Hiroshima]Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall

Orchestra: Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Enkoji Masahiko

Question: YUMEBANCHI (Hiroshima) 082-249-3571 (12:00-17:00/Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

2025/5/29 (Thu) Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Nagasaki]Benex Nagasaki Brick Hall Large Hall

Orchestra: Kyushu Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Tanaka Yuko

Question: Kyodo West Japan 0570-09-2424 (11:00-15:00/Closed Sundays and holidays)

Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Shizuoka]Act City Hamamatsu Large Hall

Orchestra: Central Aichi Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Sunday Folk Promotion Shizuoka 054-284-9999 (Monday-Saturday/12:00-18:00)

2025/6/10 (Tue) Doors open 17:00 Show starts 18:00

[Ibaraki]Mito Civic Hall Globis Hall (large hall)

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Tokyo 0570-550-799 (11:00-18:00/Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-18:00)

Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 Doors open at 16:30 Show starts at 18:00

[Tokyo]Nippon Budokan

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Tokyo 0570-550-799 (11:00-18:00/Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-18:00)

2025/6/18 (Wed) Doors open 16:30 Show starts 18:00

[Tokyo]Nippon Budokan

Orchestra: Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Otomo Naoto

Question: Kyodo Tokyo 0570-550-799 (11:00-18:00/Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays 10:00-18:00)

S seats ¥15,000 A seats ¥11,000 (all seats reserved, tax included)

*Includes bonus *Preschool children are not allowed

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【profile】

Tamaki Koji

Born in 1958. A singer-songwriter from Hokkaido. They debuted in 1982 as the band “Safety Zone.” He swept the music scene of the 1980s, including “The Wine Red Heart,” “Predictions of Love,” and “Goodbye to Sadness.” He began writing lyrics as a solo artist, and produced many hits including “Dorano” and “Melody.” In 2012, the original label “SALTMODERATE” was launched. While working in parallel with the safe zone, he released his first original solo album in seven years, “GOLD,” and his album “Gunzo no Hoshi,” which sang famous songs by artists who shared the same era. In 2015 and 2016, Billboard Classics performances were held in collaboration with major domestic and international orchestras. In June 2016, the special Balkan Symphony Orchestra was given a tribute to the orchestra, “Song of Joy.” In 2017, the double anniversary year marked 30th anniversary of his solo debut and 35th anniversary of his safety zone debut, and the live concert held at Nippon Budokan attracted 25,000 people over two days. He also worked tirelessly in 2018 and 2019, including orchestra performances and solo tours. In November 2019, the first stadium live performance in a safe zone in about 30 years, “Safe Zone IN Koshien Stadium Goodbye Game,” attracted 38,000 people, and brought excitement to the audience with their overwhelming vocal skills. In December 2020, they released their first new album, “Chocolate cosmos,” in six years. “Denen” made its first appearance in the 71st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen in 24 years and performed with the orchestra, and was filled with a passionate touch to the nation. In 2021, the orchestra performance “PREMIUM SYMPHONIC CONCERT 2021 “THE EURASIAN RENAISSANCE “ОТТЕПЕЛЬ (Ocepelli)”” (6 performances in four cities), followed by the “КАПЕЛЬ (Capepelli)” (8 performances in seven cities), which was resumed in January, sparked huge applause in various places. Starting in September of the same year, the band’s band-formed “Tamaki Koji Concert Tour 2021 Hometown Orchestra ~ Chocolate Cosmos” will be held at 27 venues in 24 cities across the country. In 2022, he celebrated his 35th anniversary of his solo debut and 40th anniversary of his safety zone debut.