, also known as Sho, is a Japanese rock/heavy metal singer-songwriter and vocal coach. Ono got his start in the 1980s as vocalist of the heavy metal band Fort Bragg. In 1992, he released his first solo single, "Pure ni Nare", on

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. It was not until his third single, "You're the Only...", that he began to receive notable attention. The single helped Ono win the "Rookie of the Year" award at the 34th Japan Record Awards and an invitation to that year's ''

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''. In 2009, Ono became the vocalist of the

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band

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. His first single in eight years, "Departure!", was used as the opening theme song for the 2011 ''

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'' anime. "Departure! -Second Version-" was used as the series' second opening theme, with Galneryus' "Hunting for Your Dream" as the second ending theme. Ono sings "Fight It Out!!", the opening theme song for the international versions of the final arc of ''

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''. In 2010 he established his own vocal school "Bese".

Discography

Studio albums

* 992.09.09''Voice of Heart'' * 993.04.02''Mono'' * 993.12.12''With All My Heart'' * 994.11.21''Tenderness'' * 996.08.01''X Cross'' * 997.12.17''Fragments'' * 003.05.21''Rebirth'' * 004.11.24''Fuyu Iro Monogatari ~Winter Stories~'' (冬色物語～Winter Stories～)

Compilation albums

* 994.06.01''For Pure Lovers'' * 995.10.21''The Best Single Selection'' * 008.11.26''Golden Best Masatoshi Ono''

Singles

* 992.05.21"Pure ni Nare" (ピュアになれ) * 992.06.21"Niji ~Roku de Nashi Blue~" (虹〜ろくでなしBLUES〜) * 992.08.01"You're the Only..." Oricon Singles No.02 * 992.11.01"Fly Away" * 993.02.21"Forever My Love" * 993.05.21"Motto Utsukushikure" (もっと美しくなれ) * 993.11.21"Believe" * 994.10.21"Mou Ichido Kimi ga Hoshii" (もう一度君が欲しい) * 995.07.21"Itsu ni Ma ni ka Kimi wo" (いつにまにか君を) * 995.08.21"Kirei da ne" (キレイだね) * 995.10.01"Itsu ni Ma ni ka Kimi wo (Acoustic Version)" (いつのまにか君を(アコースティック・バージョン)) * 996.03.25"Futari Dake no Stories" (二人だけのSTORIES) * 996.05.22"Kimi ni Kita Natsu" (君にきた夏) * 996.06.21"Loving You" * 997.06.25"Sympathy" * 997.11.26"Nani ga Ima Boku ni Dekiru Darou" (なにがいま僕にできるだろう) * 999.02.01"Heart" * 999.11.20"

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) * 000.12.22"White Night" * 003.11.19"I Wish ~ I Hope" * 011.12.21"Departure!" * 014.07.16"Knock on Your Gate!"

Other

* 011.10.05''The Voice -Stand Proud!-'' # " Lady of Winter" –

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# " Spotlight Kid" –

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# " Rock 'n' Roll Children" – Dio # " Mighty Wings" –

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# "Never Surrender" –

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# " Angel Don't Cry" – Toto # "Stranded" –

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# " I Want Out" –

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# " Open Arms" –

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;Personnel * Sho – vocals on all tracks * Yuhki (

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) – keyboards on all tracks except 11 * Syu (Galneryus, Spinalchord,

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) – guitar on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 10 * Taka (Galneryus) – bass on tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 & 9 * Junichi (Galneryus, Spinalchord, ex: Concerto Moon) – drums on tracks 1, 3, 6 & 7 * Katsuji Kirita (Animetal, Gargoyle,

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) – drums on tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10 & 11 * Kentaro (Gargoyle) – guitar on tracks 4 & 11 * Toshi (Gargoyle) – bass on tracks 4 & 11 * Masaki (Canta, Animetal, Zigoku Quartet) – bass on tracks 5, 8, 10 & 12 *

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(Canta, Seikima-II) – guitar on tracks 8 & 12 * Raiden Yuzawa (Canta, Seikima-II) – drums on tracks 8 & 12 * Shinichi Kobayashi (Zigoku Guartet) – guitar on tracks 1, 6 & 9 * 015.02.10''

'': "Fight It Out!!" & "Let It Burn"

Videos

* 992.12.12''Voice of Heart'' * 993.10.01''Live in Voice III Tour'' * 995.11.22''The Single Selection'' * 003.2''Rebirth ~10th Anniversary~'' * 009.10''Masatoshi Ono Birthday Live @ Duo Music Exchange''

References

External links

Official website

Vocal school ~Bese~
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ono, Masatoshi Japanese heavy metal singers Japanese male rock singers Japanese male singer-songwriters Singers from Tokyo 1967 births Living people English-language singers from Japan Warner Music Japan artists 20th-century Japanese male singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers 21st-century Japanese singers