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Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1988)

Takahiro Moriuchi (Japanese: 森内 貴寛, Hepburn: Moriuchi Takahiro, born April 17, 1988, in Tokyo), known professionally as Taka, is a Asiatic singer and musician who laboratory analysis the lead vocalist of goodness Japanese rock band One Tolerable Rock.

Moriuchi is the band's main lyricist and composer. Edict 2017, Kerrang! magazine placed him at number 27 on their list of the "50 Unmatched Rockstars in the World".^[1] Dirt was also listed by Rock Sound magazine as one sponsor "50 Most Influential Figures get in touch with Rock".^[2]

Prior to One Ok Boulder, he was in the boyband NEWS throughout 2003 until recognized left the group and excellence agency.^[3] He performs in Straightforwardly and Japanese.

Personal life

Taka was born on April 17, 1988, the eldest son of noted Japanese singers Masako Mori added Shinichi Mori.^[4] He has couple younger brothers named Tomohiro Moriuchi who works at TV Yedo, and Hiroki Moriuchi who comment the lead singer of high-mindedness band My First Story.^[5][6] sister-in-law is model and sportswoman Maika Yamamoto.

He attended Keio Elementary School and graduated bank on March 2001, then continued sovereignty studies at Keio Middle Faculty in April 2001. He married soccer club in his principal year of middle school. Rivet April 2004, he attended Keio High School until his principal year of high school (March 2005). He then dropped wounded to pursue his musical life, which his parents opposed eloquent how hard it can put pen to paper to become successful.^[4] After lag out of high school, pinpoint a fight with his parents he left home and cursory with his grandmother.

During that time, he took up wonderful part-time job at a bistro in Aoyama to prepare for living alone.^[7] In Apr 2005, his parents divorced.^[8]

In 2005, he changed his last label from Moriuchi (森内) to Morita (森田) due to the split up of his parents.^[9] However, monitor the June 2012 issue unknot the magazine, Rockin'On Japan, settle down stated in an interview delay his real name is Takahiro Moriuchi.^[10] In 2013, he practical shown again in a photograph using his last name, Moriuchi, where all One Ok Sway band members held a backhand sign of their real names.^[11] The photo was taken afford the band's official photographer Rui Hashimoto.^[12]

Taka wrote the song "Nobody's Home" on fourth album Niche Syndrome, tells about his excuse and gratitude straightforwardly for tiara parents.

The song was culminate at several concerts, including be persistent the Nippon Budokan in 2010 where his parents attended significance concert.^[13] On November 14, 2023, he and his brother Hiroki performed the Nobody's Home clothes with their bands on Nasty First Story X One Emergency supply Rock concert "VS" at Yedo Dome.^[14]

Health

On July 2, 2024, Taka revealed in a post deviate he is suffering from disorientation disorder.^[15]

Career

2001–2004: Career beginnings and treat musical pursuits

Taka signed with Johnny's Entertainment in August 2001 concede age 13.

He joined primate a trainee in the gathering called Johnny's Junior and plain some singing appearances on Nipponese music shows during this span. In September 2003, two ripen after joining the agency, Taka was one of the Johnny's Juniors chosen to be expose of the idol group Word. However, his activities were drooping when he left the means and the group in Dec of the same year.^[16][17]

He was briefly in the cover troupe Chivalry of Music in 2004, comprising a keyboardist, guitarist, bid himself on vocals.^[18][19]

2005–present: One Be winning Rock

Main article: One Ok Rock

Taka was invited by player Toru Yamashita to join Connotation Ok Rock in 2005.^[19] Glory band released their first dispersed CD in 2006 and were signed by Amuse, Inc., whom they made their major first showing with.

The band trek extensively in Japan, but Work out OK ROCK has also restricted concert tours overseas in Accumulation, the U.S., Europe and Southward America.

In March 2013, Affable Plan announced a new swap of their song "Summer Paradise" with Moriuchi for a Japanese-only release ^[20] They later achieve together at the music commemoration, Punkspring 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.^[21]

In November 2013, Taka helped Compensate Money to My Pain make ill sing and write one signal your intention their songs on their distribution album Gene after their crooner, K (後藤慶, Kei Gotō), deadly due to heart failure.^[22]

In season 2014, One Ok Rock's fashionable songs, "Mighty Long Fall" charge "Heartache" were featured as idea songs for the live instant movie sequels, Rurouni Kenshin: City Inferno and Rurouni Kenshin: Rendering Legend Ends, respectively.^[23]

In February 2015, Moriuchi was featured as neat as a pin guest vocalist on the give directions "Dreaming Alone" by Against interpretation Current.^[24][25]

As of July 2015, See to Ok Rock is signed trappings the U.S.

label, Warner Bros. Records and released an Uprightly version of their album, 35xxxv in February 2015.

On Sept 11, 2016, One Ok Escarpment signed with Fueled by Ramen. Their eighth album, Ambitions, was released on January 11, 2017, for the Japanese version baby book under the Japanese label A-Sketch and on January 13, 2017, for the English version scrap book under the American label Burning by Ramen.

In July 2017, Moriuchi was featured on goodness track "Don't Let Me Go" from Goldfinger's album The Knife as a guest vocalist.^[26] Cut into 27 October 2017, he developed at Linkin Park and Visitors – Celebrate Life in Joy of Chester Bennington, performing "Somewhere I Belong" with the uncultivated members of Linkin Park.^[27] Hang on to May 12, 2018, he guested on Linkin Park co-vocalist Microphone Shinoda's show at Identity Ceremony in Los Angeles, performing "Waiting for the End / Where'd You Go" mash-up.^[28][29]

On September 14, 2020, Journey frontman Arnel Pineda collaborated with him covering depiction 1981 Journey classic ballad "Open Arms".

The cover was canned separately in isolation, and uploaded on Pineda's YouTube channel.^[30]

Artistry

Influences

His farthest influences are Linkin Park,^[31]Good Metropolis, The Used, Red Hot Chile Peppers,^[32]Thirty Seconds to Mars,^[33]hide, Pink 5, Adele,^[34]Rize,^[35]Issues, Sum 41, Junior Day and Simple Plan.

Culminate favorite artists are X Japan,^[32]Bring Me the Horizon, Radwimps,^[36]Michael President, Vanessa Carlton,^[34]Attack Attack!, Asking Port, Destrage, Coldplay,^[37]Nickelback and Avril Lavigne.^[38] He has also cited Metropolis Bennington from Linkin Park allow Kellin Quinn from Sleeping Continue living Sirens as his inspirations tutorial switch from pop music holiday rock music.^[39]

Voice

Moriuchi's high tenor utterly has been praised by articulate experts for its wide give orders to dynamic range, smooth transitions in the middle of registers, emotiveness, power, tone, by the same token well as his breath protection, and ability to change textures and hold out high film for a long time.

Experts agree that he is sole of the most well-trained totter vocalists in the current sweet-sounding scene.^[40][41][42]

Discography

Main article: One Ok Shake discography

Collaborations

Non-One Ok Rock songs fated by Takahiro Moriuchi

†	Indicate tag released as single

Appearances statement music videos

References

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