Masanori Ikeda is a Japanese singer and actor best known for “Night of Summer Side”, the first opening theme of the anime Kimagure Orange Road.[1][2]
Singing career
Encouraged by producer Koichi Fujita, Ikeda made his major-label debut on Toshiba EMI on 25 August 1986 with the single “Heartbreaker wa Odorenai”.[1] “Night of Summer Side”, released on 1 May 1987 as the opening theme of Kimagure Orange Road, reached No. 10 on the TV chart show Uta no Top Ten; it was written by Masao Urino with music by Nobody and arrangement by Hiroshi Shinkawa.[1][2] “Formula Wind”, released on 25 February 1988, reached No. 10 on The Best Ten.[1]
Later work
After “Ai no Celebration” Ikeda suspended his singing career and concentrated on acting, appearing in numerous mystery and police dramas; since the 2000s he has given occasional live performances as a singer.[1] He has also sung anime character songs, including one for Yūdai Yamato in The New Prince of Tennis that entered the Oricon top 100.[1]
Discography
Notable songs
References
- “池田政典”. Wikipedia (Japanese). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- “Night of Summer Side”. J-Pop Wiki (Fandom). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
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