Asei Kobayashi

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Asei Kobayashi
小林 亜星
Born(1932-08-11)11 August 1932
Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Died30 May 2021(2021-05-30) (aged 88)
Tokyo, Japan
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Website Official website

Asei Kobayashi (小林 亜星, Kobayashi Asei, 11 August 1932 – 30 May 2021) [1] [2] was a Japanese composer. He was also a lyricist, actor, and multi-tarento. He could also sing songs and advertisement songs.

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Kobayashi was represented by Astro Music. He was the director of the Japan Songwriters Association (J-scat). Kobayashi served as the first president of the Dai Nihon Piman-sha Renmei (Dai Pi Ren). His songs are used in advertisements and television themes.

Asei also composed the music for the 1990 Famicom video game Niji no Silkroad. A soundtrack CD was later released titled Rainbow Silkroad Image Album WINDY ROAD.

He also composed The TV Asahi song in 1977 when the television station changed its name to its current name.

Filmography

Anime

List of production work in anime
YearTitleCrew roleNotesSource [3]
196365 Wolf Boy Ken Music, OP/ED composition
196566 Hustle Punch Music, OP/ED composition
196668 Sally the Witch ED3 composition
1967 The King Kong Show Music, OP composition
1969 Himitsu no Akko-chan ED composition
197071 Kick no Oni Music, ED composition
197274 Gatchaman ED1/OE2 composition
197273 Hazedon OP2/ED2 composition
197374 Dororon Enma-kun ED composition
1975 Tekkaman: The Space Knight ED composition
1976 Gowappa 5 Gōdam ED composition
197677 Chōdenji Robo Combattler V ED composition
198082 Kaibutsu-kun Music2nd TV series
1982 Asari-chan Ai no Marchen Shōjo ED compositionFilm
2002 Minna no Uta SongEp. "Buta ma n-gokoro"
ぶたまんごころ
2003 ja:もも子、かえるの歌がきこえるよ IS1 composition
List of voice work in anime
YearTitleVoice roleNotesSource [3]
1983 Noel's Fantastic Trip SundayFilm
1985 A Journey Through Fairyland TeacherFilm

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References

  1. Nihon Tarento Meikan 2016 . VIP Times. 27 Jan 2016. p. 153.
  2. "Veteran Japanese composer Asei Kobayashi dies at 88". Kyodo News. 14 Jun 2021.
  3. 1 2 アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 小林亜星 [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Asei Kobayashi]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs . Retrieved March 8, 2017.