Ricky (born October 20, year unknown) is a Japanese musician originally from
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
. He is known as the vocalist of bands Dasein and
R*A*P, and became the full-time vocalist of
Rider Chips
are a Japanese hard rock band started in 2000 on the Avex Mode label. Originally, it consisted of only three instrumentalists who invited different vocalists periodically. But in 2006, Ricky (formerly of Dasein) joined the group full-time as vo ...
in 2005.
Ricky, who claims to have the full name Ricky Astrovich Primakov, also claims that he is an
extraterrestrial, specifically one from the planet Iscandar, a planet from the ''
Space Battleship Yamato
is a Japanese science fiction anime series produced and written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975 ...
'' metaseries. In 2009, he began a solo project with the release of , and later in 2009 he released the album ''R☆POP''. In 2010, Dasein, which went on hiatus in 2003, released a new single to announce a new tour that Ricky became a part of after his tour ended.
Discography
Albums
*''R☆POP'' - November 18, 2009 - Marsa/Universal
*''R☆MUSTER'' - December 15, 2010 - Marsa/PCI
Singles
* - April 1, 2009
* - July 22, 2009
References
External links
Official website
Japanese male rock singers
Visual kei musicians
Living people
Musicians from Saitama Prefecture
Year of birth missing (living people)
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