Tofubeats Explained

Tofubeats
Alias:	DJ Newtown
Birth Date:	1990 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Genre:	Hip hop, house, J-pop
Occupation:	Singer, record producer, DJ
Years Active:	2008–present
Label:	Warner Music Japan Unborde HIHATT Maltine Records
Associated Acts:	lyrical school Chisato Moritaka

,^{[1] [2]} known professionally as Tofubeats, is a Japanese singer, record producer, and DJ.

Kawai began producing music at the age of 14, under the name "DJ Newtown". He initially distributed his music online through websites such as 2channel and YouTube. He later released music with Maltine Records, a Japanese netlabel, before signing with the Warner Music Japan sublabel Unborde in 2013.^[3] Kawai also manages HIHATT, a label he launched in 2018.^[4]

The video for his song "No. 1" featuring G.Rina was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Dance Video (in 2014),^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kobe's tofubeats moves from blogs to the big time. Japan Times. 21 January 2014. 4 February 2014.
2. Web site: 作品データベース検索. JASRAC. 2013. 5 February 2014.
3. Web site: tofubeats calls on pals for his 'First Album'. Japan Times. 30 September 2014. 6 June 2017.
4. Web site: Don't Stop The Music: Introduction To tofubeats, Bridging Netlabels with J-pop. OTAQUEST. 13 May 2020. 4 September 2020.
5. Web site: VMAJ 2014: Our Moment in Music History. MTV 81. Viacom International Inc.. 28 March 2014. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
6. Web site: VMAJ 2014: We Ask MTV Japan's Interns to Share Their Picks!. MTV 81. Viacom International Inc.. 6 June 2014. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
7. Web site: ミュージックビデオの国際的授賞式「MTV VMAJ 2014」最優秀ダンスポップビデオ部門に「No.1 feat. G.RINA」がノミネート！｜tofubeats｜ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン. Warner Music Japan. 28 March 2014. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
8. Web site: MTV Japan Unveils 'MTV VMAJ 2014' Nominations. MTV Asia. 31 March 2014. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
9. Web site: 第7回CDショップ大賞2015に「First Album」がノミネート｜tofubeats｜ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン. Warner Music Japan. 6 January 2016. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
10. Web site: tofubeats、4/1に新作『STAKEHOLDER』リリース. Barks. Yahoo! Japan. 6 February 2015. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
11. Web site: tofubeats、メジャー3枚目となるEPが4月1日発売 – TOWER RECORDS ONLINE. Tower Records Japan. 9 February 2015. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
12. Web site: 「CDショップ大賞」二次ノミネートに大森靖子、林檎、しゃちほこら. Natalie. 6 January 2015. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
13. Web site: tofubeatsのアルバム売上ランキング. Oricon. n.d.. 26 April 2015. Japanese.
14. Web site: Best Dance Video | MTV VMAJ 2014|work=MTV Japan]|publisher=Viacom International Inc.|date=n.d.|accessdate=26 April 2015|language=Japanese}}^[8] and his album titled First Album for the Grand Prix at the 2015 CD Shop Awards.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

    Discography

    Albums

    As Tofubeats

    No.	Album details	Charts
    		JPN ^[13]
    1	Lost Decade First album Released:	40
    2	First Album First album on a major label Released:	11
    3	Positive Second album on a major label Released:	16
    4	Fantasy Club Third album on a major label Released:	19
    5	Run Fourth album on a major label Released:	22
    6	Reflection Fifth album on a major label Released:	14

    As DJ Newtown

    No.	Album details
    1	high-school girl(we loved) Released:
    2	Cutegirl.jpg Released:
    3	Sweet Days, Sweet Memories Released:
    4	S.U.B. Urban Credited as Tofubeats & DJ newtown Released:
    5	West Members Released:

    EPs

    No.	Album details	Charts
    		JPN
    1	Beats for Rap Released:	N/A
    2	Touch Released:	N/A
    3	Summer Dreams Released:	N/A
    4	Don't Stop The Music First EP on a major label Released:	26
    5	Second EP on a major label Released:	35
    6	TBEP Released:	70
    7	A440 Collab with DJ Q Released 27 January 2023	N/A

    Remix albums

    1. Lost Decade Remixes (19 September 2013)
    2. First Album Remixes (28 January 2015)
    3. Positive Remixes (20 January 2016)
    4. Fantasy Club Remixes & Instrumentals (27 July 2018)
    5. RUN Remixes (4 September 2020)
    6. Reflection Remixes (3 November 2022)

    Singles

    • See the singles section in the Japanese Wikipedia.

    Music videos

    Title	Director(s)
    "Her Favorite" feat. Okadada & "Koromogae" "Oshiete Kensaku" feat. Noko "Shopping Mall" "Callin"	tofubeats
    "Suisei" feat. Onomatope Daijin	Arasounara Ōkan Moyase
    "Come On Honey!" feat. Arai Hitomi from Tokyo Girls' Style	Shunsuke Sugiyama, Kuroudo Furuya, and Shōta Mori
    "poolside" feat. PES (RIP SLYME)	Shunsuke Sugiyama, Kuroudo Furuya, and Hiroyuki Ohashi
    "No.1" feat. G.Rina	Takuya Hosogane and Shunsuke Sugiyama
    "Don't Stop The Music" feat. Chisato Moritaka "Disco no Kamisama" feat. Takashi Fujii "BABY"	Yuki Mori
    "Stakeholder"	Shunsuke Sugiyama, Yūya Yamaguchi, and Takuma Miyamoto
    "Lonely Nights"	Ryoji Kamiyama

    External links

    • • Profile at Warner Music Japan
    • Profile on the Oricon website
    • News related to tofubeats at Natalie
    • Interview for CDJournal, 2 May 2013
    .