Hideaki Takizawa

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Hideaki Takizawa
滝沢秀明
2017
Born	(1982-03-29) March 29, 1982 (age 42) Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Tackey (タッキー)
Occupations	Singer actor
Years active	1995 (1995)–2018; 2019
Musical career
Genres	J-pop
Labels	Avex Trax
Formerly of	Tackey & Tsubasa Ken Tackey
Musical artist
Website	avex.jp/tackeytsubasa/

Hideaki Takizawa (滝沢 秀明, Takizawa Hideaki, born 29 March 1982), also known professionally as Tackey (タッキー), is a Japanese record producer and former singer and actor. Takizawa debuted as an actor in 1995, and in 2002, he made his musical debut as the duo Tackey & Tsubasa with Tsubasa Imai.^[1]

In 2018, Takizawa retired from entertainment and became the founder and president of Johnny's Island, a subdivision of Johnny & Associates, of which he oversaw the debuts of Snow Man and SixTones. In July 2019, he was made the vice president of Johnny & Associates, a position he held until he resigned in November 2022 to pursue other career ventures.