is a Japanese singer and

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. He is a member of the

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Strawberry Prince is a Japanese boy band formed in June 2016. The group consists of six members: Nanamori, Jel, Satomi, Colon, Rinu, and Root. Each member is represented by an illustrated character when appearing in media. History Strawberry Prince was found ...

Biography

Root was recruited by Nanamori to join Strawberry Prince in mid-2016. On October 30, 2019, he released his first solo album, ''Kimi to Boku no Himitsu Kichi'' (), as well as a mini-album, ''Kimi to Boku no Story'' (). ''Kimi to Boku no Himitsu Kichi'' sold over 30,000 copies on its release day and placed fourth in the

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weekly album ranking, while ''Kimi to Boku no Story'' placed twelfth on the Oricon weekly album ranking. From 2018 to 2019, Root played the character of Kippei Nemuri in

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's fictional idol unit "Dolce" (). He recorded one album with the group before it disbanded. Root's music has been featured in other media. The song "Garakuta Reboot" was used as the ending theme for the movie '' Fukkō Ōen Masamune Datenicle Gattai-ban+'', and the song "Wasure ai" was used as background music in

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and Family Mart stores throughout Japan.

Discography

Albums

Mini albums

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Video games

References

External links

Official YouTube channel
Living people Japanese male pop singers 1998 births Utaite Japanese male YouTubers Japanese YouTubers People from Tochigi Prefecture {{Japan-singer-stub