Masao Akashi

was a Japanese music arranger in distributors Being Inc., mainly in their label B-Gram Records. In 1988, he debuted as arranger in debut single Dakara Sono Te wo Hanashite by Japanese hard-rock band B’z. By 1998, his arrangement work had been involved with many Being artists including Manish, Wands and Zard. Although Akashi was no longer working for Being Inc., he sometimes provided producing jobs for various artists such as Naomi Tamura, Maria, Color Bottle and Sonoda Band. Akashi died on May 19, 2025, at the age of 68. List of provided works as arranger ★ album ☆ single/coupling B’z *B’z ★ *Off the Lock ★ *Bad Communication ★ *Wicked Beat ★ *Mars (B’z album) ★ *Love is, Seasons, Itsuka no Merry Christmas (Reprise) (Friends (B’z album)) ★ *The 7th Blues ★ *Teki ga Inakerya (Loose (B’z album))★ *Lady-Go-Round ☆ *Kimi no Naka de Odoritai ☆ *Be There ☆ *Taiyō no Komachi Angel ☆ *Easy Come, Easy Go! ☆ *Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night… ☆ *Lady Navigation ☆ *Alone ☆ *Blowin’ ☆ *Zero ☆ *Ai no mama ni Wagamama ni Boku wa Kimi dake o Kizutsukenai ☆ *Hadashi no Megami ☆ *Don’t Leave Me ☆ *Motel ☆ *Tokyo ☆ Zard *Good-bye My Loneliness (song) ☆ *Koi Onna no Yūutsu, It’s a Boy (Good-bye My Lonelines