Kenichiro Fukui is a music composer, musician and lecturer. He began as a member of the Konami Kukeiha Club, creating music tracks for the sidescrolling shooter Gradius II. Fukui performs on the electric keyboard as a member of the Final Fantasy rock band, The Black Mages.
In 2007 he left Square Enix to become a lecturer, though he is still part of The Black Mages and still contributes music to the company as a freelancer.1