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 '''Junichi Masuda''' (Japanese: '''増田順一''' ''Masuda Jun'ichi'', born January 12, 1968 in Yokohama) is one of the founding members of [[Game Freak]] and serves as the Director of the Board. He is best known as a game director and composer for the [[Pokémon games]].
-He runs his [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir Director's Columns] on [[Game Freak]]'s website, with many entries [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english translated into English]. In it, he has talked about why he has done his work in the Pokémon series the way he has and also has given out news about the games he is working on. It was through this column that the [[Masuda method]], a method of obtaining [[Shiny Pokémon]] more easily, was first documented.
+He runs his [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir Director's Columns] on [[Game Freak]]'s website, with many of the entries [http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english translated into English]. In it, he has talked about why he has done his work in the Pokémon series the way he has and also has given out news about the games he is working on. It was through this column that the [[Masuda method]], a method of obtaining [[Shiny Pokémon]] more easily, was first documented.
 ==Early life and career==
-Junichi Masuda was born in the {{wp|Kanagawa Prefecture}}, located in the real-life {{wp|Kantō region}}, on January 12, 1968. His family would vacation in the {{wp|Kyūshū region}}, which became the basis for the Pokémon world's [[Hoenn]]. As a teenager, he played the trombone and had interest in classical music, while also maintaining an interest in arcade games and their programming. He was working in a corporate office in 1989 when [[Satoshi Tajiri]] approached him and asked if he would like to join [[Game Freak]], which was just beginning to form at the time. Masuda agreed and became one of the founding members of the company. 2009 marked his 20th anniversary with Game Freak.
+Masuda was born in the {{wp|Kanagawa Prefecture}}, located in the real-life {{wp|Kantō region}}, on January 12, 1968. His family would vacation in the {{wp|Kyūshū region}}, which became the basis for the Pokémon world's [[Hoenn]]. As a teenager, he played the trombone and had interest in classical music, while also maintaining an interest in arcade games and their programming. He was working in a corporate office in 1989 when [[Satoshi Tajiri]] approached him and asked if he would like to join [[Game Freak]], which was just beginning to form at the time. Masuda agreed and became one of the founding members of the company. 2009 marked his 20th anniversary with Game Freak.
 The first game that Masuda worked on with Game Freak was composing the music for {{wp|Mendel Palace}}, which was released in 1990. He also composed for [[Nintendo]]'s {{smw|Mario and Wario}} in 1993 and {{wp|Sega}}'s {{wp|Pulseman}} in 1994. He also co-produced the Game Freak title {{wp|Drill Dozer}}.