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Yû Aku (Hiroyuki Fukada (深田 公之)) was born on 7 February, 1937 in Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan, is a Japanese musical artist. Discover Yû Aku's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?
| Popular As |
Hiroyuki Fukada (深田 公之) |
| Occupation |
lyricist, poet, novelist |
| Age |
70 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
7 February 1937 |
| Birthday |
7 February |
| Birthplace |
Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan |
| Date of death |
1 August, 2007 |
| Died Place |
Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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He is a member of famous Soundtrack with the age 70 years old group.
Yû Aku Height, Weight & Measurements
At 70 years old, Yû Aku height not available right now. We will update Yû Aku's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Yû Aku Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yû Aku worth at the age of 70 years old? Yû Aku’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from Japan. We have estimated Yû Aku's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Soundtrack |
Yû Aku Social Network
Timeline
Yū Aku (阿久 悠), occasionally credited as You Aku (February 7, 1937 – August 1, 2007), was a Japanese lyricist, poet, and novelist.
Yū Aku was born as Hiroyuki Fukada (深田公之, Fukada Hiroyuki) in Awaji Island, Hyogo, Japan.
His parents both originated from the town of Kawaminami in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.
His father worked as a police constable in Hyogo prefecture.
His father's career necessitated moving every few years, resulting in Aku attending three separate junior high schools.
Yū Aku graduated from Meiji University.
Originally, Yū Aku desired to screenwrite for movies, specifically the then up-and-coming Moonlight Mask series.
Aku started his career in advertisement production, which provided the foundation for his work as a lyricist.
Aku worked on commercial production from 1959 to 1966.
In 1964, he also took up broadcast writing.
His first published work as a lyricist was the 1965 song 'Monkey Dance.'
After his 1966 retirement from advertising, he continued to work as a broadcast writer and also as a lyricist.
Yū Aku was famous for contributing lyrics to many recording artists since 1967.
He was a prolific lyricist, writing more than 5,000 songs.
Over 500 of his compositions which were released as singles have entered the Japanese record chart, and they sold in excess of 68 million copies from 1968 to 2007, making him the most commercially successful Japanese lyricist up to that point.
Mainly during the 1970s, more than 20 of them reached #1 on the Japanese Oricon chart, and seven singles sold more than a million copies.
In 1977, he wrote the lyrics to The TV Asahi Song for the occasion of the television channel's most recent name change.
Throughout his 40-year career as a lyricist, Aku won the Japan Record Award five times.
He was also acclaimed as a novelist, and produced several award-winning works.
In 1999, Aku received the Purple Ribboned Medal of Honor from the Government of Japan, in honor of his long-term contributions to the Japanese entertainment industry.
On September 12, 2001, Aku underwent surgery to remove his kidney cancer.
He continued to work while undergoing chemotherapy until he died of ureteral cancer on August 1, 2007.
As of 2015, total sales of the singles he has written exceed 68.3 million copies, making him the second best-selling lyricist in Japan behind only Yasushi Akimoto.
