Tetsurō Oda

is a Japanese composer, record producer, and singer-songwriter. Oda is the third best-selling composer in the history of the Japanese singles chart, with over 40 million units being sold. Between years 1980-1981, he was member of another rock band "Oda Tetsurō&9th IMAGE".

Oda has embarked on his own solo career since the 1981. As a recording artist, he is best known for the chart-topping single "Itsumademo Kawaranu Ai o", which was released in 1992.

Oda gained prominence as a songwriter in Japan during the late 1980s. He composed over 50 top-ten hit singles on the Japanese Oricon chart during the 1990s, including 12 that have sold over 1 million copies. At the commercial peak of his career, Oda produced a string of popular hit songs with artists such as Zard, Tube, Wands, Deen, and Field of View. He also discovered and collaborated with Nanase Aikawa, one of the best-selling Japanese female pop icons from the latter half of the 1990s.

In 1990, Oda won the 32nd Japan Record Award for the song "Odoru Pompokorin", co-written by Momoko Sakura and performed by B.B. Queens. Oda has been the third best-selling composer in the history of the Japanese singles chart, which started in 1968, just behind Kyōhei Tsutsumi and Tetsuya Komuro. Accumulated sales of his compositions released as singles have been estimated at over 40 million units as of 2020.

In 2000, he was attacked in an attempted robbery in Madrid, Spain, where he was visiting for sight seeing. His neck was squeezed from behind so hard that his vocal cords were damaged and his singing voice disappeared. After a year of rehabilitation, Oda resumed a live tour in 2002.

Discography

Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon Voice Released: 22 June 1983 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming - New Morning Released: 21 May 1984 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Night Waves Released: 28 August 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Life Released: 21 April 1986 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Ships Released: 26 August 1987 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Season Released: 21 May 1988 Label: CBS Sony Formats: LP, CD - Candle in the Rain Released: 21 March 1989 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD - Released: 21 April 1990 Label: Platz Formats: CD72 Endless Dream Released: 24 June 1992 Label: BMG Victor Formats: CD9 T Released: 21 May 1993 Label: Rhizome Formats: CD35 One Night Released: 23 May 2007 Label: Universal J Formats: CD100 W Face Released: 30 October 2013 Label: King Formats: CD106

EPs Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon 2023

Collaboration singles YearAlbumChart positions(JP) Label1992"Bomber Girl

Songwriting credits 1990s

2000s

+ List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name Year Title Artist(s) Album/Single2003 "Days" Akina Nakamori Days "Kaze no Hate He" I Hope So

2010s

+ List of songs written for other artists, showing year released and album name Year Title Artist(s) Album/Single2012 "Namida Hoshi ni Kagayaku" KinKi Kids Kawatta Karachi no Ishi