Miyanaga Jiro (宮永治郎) is a Japanese composer, arranger, and guitarist. He is also the guitarist and leader of the rock band water.
Miyanaga has also written songs for the female rock band ZONE under the name Tora Jiro (虎じろう).
Biography[]
Miyanaga Jiro was born on October 1, 1969 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He attended Higashi Katsushika High School in Chiba Prefecture and graduated from Sophia University's Department of Education.
In 1994, Miyanaga joined a rock band which was later named water in 1996. The band signed with Cube Group in 1997 and made their major debut a year later under the EMI Japan label. water broke up in 2001, but reformed in 2006.[1]
He has arranged songs for various Hello! Project artists and all-female rock bands such as ZONE and SCANDAL. Since 2014, he has worked on the majority of LoVendoЯ's songs and has performed in their concerts as a supporting guitarist.
Profile[]
- Name: Miyanaga Jiro (宮永治郎)
- Stage Name: Tora Jiro (虎じろう)
- Birthdate: October 1, 1969
- Birthplace: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Blood Type: AB
- Western Zodiac:
Libra - Eastern Zodiac: Rooster
Song Credits[]
Abe Natsumi[]
- Aozora (arrangement, guitar)
ANGERME[]
- Desugita Kui wa Utarenai (arrangement, guitar, bass)
- Flag wo Bukkowase! (arrangement)
- Majokko Megu-chan (arrangement, other instruments, programming)
- THANK YOU, HELLO GOOD BYE (arrangement, guitar, programming)
BEYOOOOONDS[]
- Atsui! (drum programming)
- Konna Hazu ja Nakatta! (guitar)
Buono![]
- Hatsukoi Cider (arrangement, guitar)
Ciao Bella Cinquetti[]
- Ichigo Ichie (arrangement)
Country Girls[]
- Good Boy Bad Girl (arrangement)
Hello Pro Kenshuusei[]
- Animal Land (arrangement, guitar, bass, programming)
Juice=Juice[]
- GIRLS BE AMBITIOUS (arrangement)
Kanazawa Tomoko[]
- Kiiroi Sen no Uchigawa de Narande Omachi Kudasai (arrangement)
Kira☆Pika[]
- Hana wo Puun (arrangement, guitar, bass)
- Futari wa NS (arrangement, guitar)
Kobushi Factory[]
- Haru Urara (guitar)
- Hirakinaocchae! (arrangement)
- Kobushi no Hana (electric guitar)
- Naseba Naru (arrangement, bass)
- Seishun no Hana (arrangement, guitar, programming)
- Shalala! Yareru Hazu sa (arrangement)
- Start Line (arrangement, guitar, programming)
- TEKI (programming, guitar, bass)
LoVendoЯ[]
- Bukiyou (arrangement, bass, 12-sting guitar, acoustic guitar)
- Musebinaku (arrangement, bass, 12-sting guitar, acoustic guitar)
- BINGO (arrangement, bass, 12-sting guitar, acoustic guitar)
- Dakedo Mou Ichido Soredemo Mou Ichido (arrangement, bass, 12-sting guitar, acoustic guitar)
- Ikujinashi (arrangement, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar)
- UNDERGROUNDER (arrangement, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar)
- Kono Yo ni Shinjitsu no Ai ga Hitotsu Dake Aru Nara (arrangement, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar)
- Stonez!! (arrangement, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar)
- Shounen (arrangement, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar)
- Futsuu no Watashi Ganbare! (arrangement, bass)
- Desert of a Moonlight Night ~Tsukiyo no Sabaku~ (arrangement, guitar, bass, acoustic guitar, mandolin)
- Princess of lone castle ~Koujou no Himegimi~ (arrangement, bass)
- Takaramono (arrangement, bass, 12-sting guitar)
- Itsuwari (arrangement)
- YELL ~Anata ni Okuru~ (arrangement)
Melon Kinenbi[]
- Onegai Miwaku no Target (arrangement)
- Crazy Happy! (arrangement)
- Romantic wo Tsukinukero ~Break it now~ (composition, arrangement, guitar)
- ALL AROUND ROCK (arrangement, guitar)
- Ai da! Imasugu ROCK ON! (arrangement, guitar)
Miyamoto Karin[]
- Doushite Bokura ni wa Yaruki ga nai no ka (2021) (arrangement, electric guitars, bass, programming)
OCHA NORMA[]
- Good Luck no Munasawagi (arrangement, programming, guitar, bass)
- Uttoushi! (guitar)
Ozeki Mai[]
- Owakare no KISS (arrangement)
Takahashi Ai, Tanaka Reina, Natsuyaki Miyabi[]
- Juunintoiro Sanshasan'you (arrangement)
Tsubaki Factory[]
- Kimi to Boku no Kizuna (arrangement, guitar, programming)
- Kimi to Boku no Kizuna feat. KIKI (arrangement)
Tsukishima Kirari starring Kusumi Koharu (Morning Musume)[]
- Papancake (arrangement)
References[]
External Links[]
- water Twitter
- water Official Blog
- Wikipedia: Japanese