Zentaro Watanabe 渡辺善太郎 | |
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 Zentaro Watanabe as a member of Shijin no Chi in 1990 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Atami |
| Born | 9 August 1963[1] |
| Origin | Kurashiki, Japan |
| Died | 22 July 2021 (aged 57)[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, producer |
| Years active | 1986–2021 |
| Labels | Epic Records Japan, Avex Trax, Rainbow Entertainment, Toy's Factory |
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Zentaro Watanabe (渡辺 善太郎, Watanabe Zentarō, 9 August 1963 – 22 July 2021) was a Japanese musician and music producer. He debuted as a musician in 1986 as the guitarist for the band Shijin no Chi, later forming the duo Oh! Penelope with former bandmate Mutsuji Tsuji. Since the mid-1990s, Watanabe worked as a music producer, creating songs such as Chara's "Yasashii Kimochi" (1997), Hitomi's "Love 2000" and Ikimonogakari's "Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi" (2008). In 2000, Watanabe launched a solo project entitled Atami.
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- ^ 音楽プロデューサー渡辺善太郎さん死去、いきものがかりなどを手がける (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.