Taiiku Okazaki

, known professionally by the stage name , is a Japanese musician and songwriter who is signed to SME Records. Beginning his career as an independent musician in 2012, he made his major debut with the release of his first major album Basin Techno in 2016. The album includes the song "Music Video", which became a viral hit in Japan for parodying common tropes used in music videos. That same year, he performed the song "Pose", which was used as the first closing theme for the anime series Pokémon: Sun & Moon. He has also written music for commercials and for other musicians.

Biography Oka was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture on July 3, 1989. The album ranked first on iTunes's J-Pop chart, and peaked at number 9 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts.

That same year, he began performing songs for various commercials, as well as writing music for other artists. and , which was used as the first closing theme for Pokémon: Sun & Moon; "Shiokaze" was released as his first single on December 7, 2016.

In 2017, Okazaki released his second major album, XXL, which peaked at number 2 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts. The album includes the song "Natural Lips", which features lyrics that are in Japanese but sung in a way that makes them resemble English words. He released his third major album, OT Works, in April 2018; the album peaked at number 18 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts. In October of that year, his song began to be used as the fourth opening theme to Pokémon: Sun & Moon.

Okazaki released his fourth studio album, Saitama, on January 9, 2019; the album peaked at number 5 on Oricon's Weekly Album Charts. He made a voice acting cameo in Pokémon Sun and Moon as a rapping Team Skull member. He held a solo live concert at the Saitama Super Arena on June 9, 2019 and at Yokohama Arena on November 23, 2021. A Zepp TOUR from April to May 2024 was also held. All of these has been sold out in its entirety.

Discography

Singles / EPs +TitlePeak Oricon positionPeak Billboard position Release date: December 7, 2016group=upper-alpha"Suplex"

Albums +TitlePeak Oricon positionPeak Billboard positionBasin Techno

Release date: May 18, 20169 XXL Release date: June 14, 20172 OT Works Release date: April 25, 201818 Saitama Release date: January 9, 20195 Pokemon the Movie: Koko's Theme Songs19 OT Works II24 FIGHT CLUBOT Works III37

Filmography Film Mahjong Horoki 2020 (2019), Doku Kappei (2022), Horita

Television Manpuku (2018), Charlie Tanaka Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (2019), Akitoshi (Ep. 115) You Can't Expense This! (2019), Kazuo Umagaki Isonoke no Hitobito - 20 nengo no Sazae-san (2019), Nakajima Boku wa Doko kara (2020), Shun MIU 404 (2020), Kameda (Ep. 3) DCU: Deep Crime Unit (2022), Nanao Morita Cap Kakumei Bottleman DX (2022), Tycoon Ochazaki What Will You Do, Ieyasu? (2023), Torii Suneemon Light of My Lion (2024), Yota Sadamoto The 19th Medical Chart (2025), Tetsuo Osu Last Samurai Standing (2025), Keage Jinroku Unbound (2025), Eishōsai Chōki