There never was a single person in the Japanese music industry more influential than Tetsuya Komuro during the 1990s. Appearing at the right place at the right time, he opened the national scene to the wonders of Western techno pop, and for a while, became the unrivaled leader in J-pop heaven. All in all, the records he's had a hand in, as a producer or songwriter, have sold over 170 million copies in Japan, and millions more throughout the Far East. Moreover, Komuro became a superstar producer, known not just to people behind the scenes, but to the record-buying public at lar...