is a Japanese-American rock musician signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan's

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label.

Background and career

He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to two Japanese immigrants. It was not until middle school that he became interested in music and that eventually led him to start his musical career in 2007. He was accepted to UCLA and UC Berkeley but had chosen music. Inoue performs every instrument on his recordings in addition to writing and composing the pieces on his own. He claims to have learned Japanese by reading manga and watching

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. He gained prominence when his song "Closer" was used as the fourth opening theme for '' Naruto: Shippuden''. His fifth single "Kaze no Gotoku" was used as the second theme song for the '' Yorinuki Gin Tama-san'' anime. Inoue contributed to

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's 2011 solo album '' Come On!'' by rapping on the track "Eden" and later wrote and was featured on

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's 2011 single "World of Glory".

Discography

* ''

In a Way ''In a Way'' (stylized as ''IN A WAY'') is the debut mini-album by Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue, originally released on September 19, 2007. The album only stayed on the Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at t ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Dos Angeles ''Dos Angeles'' (stylized as ''DOS ANGELES'') is Japanese-American recording artist Joe Inoue's second full-length album, originally released as a standard and limited edition release on October 6, 2010. It peaked at 136 on the Oricon Weekly Album ...

'' (2010)

Songwriting contributions

* "Eden" by

from the album '' Come On!'' – rap * "World of Glory" by

from the album ''Damn Hero'' – songwriting * "Adrenaline" by Yoko Yazawa from the album ''Give Me!!!'' – songwriting * "Spinning World" from '' Naruto: Shippuden'' – songwriting * "Rescue Rescue" by Kanjani 8 – songwriting * "Chan-Chara-Chan" by Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku – songwriting * "Hankō Seimei" by Ayumikurikamaki from the album ''Dai Gyakushū'' – songwriting, credited as Tenguboy * "Amagami Days" by Ayumikurikamaki from the album ''Dai Gyakushū'' – songwriting, credited as Tenguboy * " Elevator Girl" (English ver.) by

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from the album '' Metal Galaxy'' – lyrics, credited as Joemetal

References

External links

Official English website

Official main YouTube channel

Other YouTube channels
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inoue, Joe 1985 births American alternative rock musicians American musicians of Japanese descent Japanese-language singers Living people Musicians from Los Angeles Ki/oon Music artists Alternative rock singers