Hiroaki Tominaga (富永 弘明), known by his stage name, Hiroaki "TOMMY" Tominaga (富永TOMMY弘明) or TOMMY is a Japanese singer and the lead vocalist of the Japanese rock band BLUFF. He made his solo debut performing "JoJo ~The Fate of That Blood~", the first opening theme song for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and has since then become an active member of the JoJo-based vocal unit the JO☆STARS.
Biography
Early life
TOMMY formed a soul band while studying at Toyo University and began performing at Tokyo live houses in 1986 when he was 22 years old. In New York he won the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, which aired on Fuji TV. Three years later after graduating, he formed a funk band. In 1990, the band disbanded and he joined a South Korean band called Be Brothers. He also appeared as a regular reporter in a Japanese TV documentary series called Earth catch me (地球キャッチミー).[1]
Professional Work
- In 1998, TOMMY formed the vocal group BETCHIN' with m.c.A.T and JIN. They performed in many Da Pump tours and released two albums.
- In 2006, he formed his own band TOMMY CHILDE and performed at various places in Tokyo.
- In 2008, TOMMY formed the brass rock band BLUFF with former members of Spectrum.
- Along with performing activities with BLUFF, sessions as TOMMY, commercial singing and narration, he also does vocal teaching.[1]
JO☆STARS
In 2015, TOMMY, Coda and JIN used the pseudonym JO☆STARS to sing JoJo: The Memories of That Blood ~end of THE WORLD~, the second opening of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and the fourth opening of the anime overall.
The first album of the The anthology songs collection features songs sung by TOMMY such as "Fire of Soul", "GO WEST", and "Mirai e no Isan -Jonathan's Ballade-".
The JO☆STARS returned as JO☆UNITED among THE DU, batta, Karen Aoki, and Daisuke Hasegawa to sing Great Days -Units Ver.-, featured in the final episode of Diamond is Unbreakable.
Discography
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# |
Cover | Album / Single Name | Artist | Use | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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JoJo ~The Fate of That Blood~ (ジョジョ～その血の |
Hiroaki "TOMMY" Tominaga | Episodes 2-9 | November 21, 2012 |
| 2 | 
|
JoJo: The Memories of That Blood ~end of THE WORLD~ (ジョジョ その血の記憶～end of THE WORLD～) |
JO☆STARS ～TOMMY, Coda, JIN～ |
SC Episodes 25-48 | January 28, 2015 |
| 3 | 
|
The anthology songs 1 (Fire of Soul, GO WEST, Heritage for the Future -Jonathan's Ballad-) |
Hiroaki "TOMMY" Tominaga | Image songs | April 22, 2015 |
| 4 | 
|
Great Days -Units Ver.- | JO☆UNITED (Hiroaki "TOMMY" Tominaga, Coda, Jin Hashimoto, Jun Shirota, Taisuke Wada, Jeity, Tatsu Hoshino, Karen Aoki, Daisuke Hasegawa) |
DU Episode 39 | December 24, 2016 |
Interviews
| # | Interview | Type | Media | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultra Jump (January 2015) | Interview |
Magazine |
January 19, 2015 |
| 2 | Cyber Festival (July 2020) | Interview |
Video |
July 19, 2020 |
Gallery
JO☆STARS ~TOMMY,Coda,JIN~
JO☆STARS on ORAORAdio
JO☆STARS at the Last Crusaders Event
JO☆STARS on Radio Kansai
JO☆STARS with Daisuke Hasegawa
TOMMY and Shoko Nakagawa
TOMMY and Shoko Nakagawa #2
TOMMY and Shoko Nakagawa #3
TOMMY and Jin Hashimoto
TOMMY and his band
TOMMY performing at the JOESTAR The Inherited Soul Event
TOMMY and Kazuyuki Okitsu in JOESTAR The Inherited Soul event
JO☆STARS with Hasegawa at NuBond Livehouse Tour in 2023
Trivia
- Tommy's favorite character in season one was Will Anthonio Zeppeli. His favorite scene in particular was the ending of Episode 6 where Zeppeli walks to Tarkus to face his fate.[2]