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, known professionally as Taka, is a Japanese singer and musician who is the lead
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of the Japanese
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band
One Ok Rock (stylized in all caps as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005. Originally five members, the band currently consists of vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi, guitarist and bandleader Toru Yamashita, bassist Ryota Kohama, a ...
. Moriuchi is the band's main lyricist and composer. In 2017, ''
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'' magazine placed him at number 27 on their list of the "50 Greatest Rockstars in the World". He was also listed by ''
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'' magazine as one of "50 Most Influential Figures in Rock". Prior to One Ok Rock, he was in the boyband
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throughout 2003 until he left the group and the agency. He performs in English and
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.


Personal life

Taka was born on April 17, 1988, the eldest son of famous Japanese singers Masako Mori and
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. He has two younger brothers named Tomohiro Moriuchi who works on
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, and
Hiroki Moriuchi (born January 25, 1994, in Tokyo), better known as his stage name Hiro, is a Japanese singer and the lead vocalist of the Japanese rock band My First Story. Personal life Hiro was born on January 25, 1994, the youngest son of Japanese singer ...
who is the lead singer of the band
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. He attended Keio Elementary School and graduated in March 2001, then continued his studies at Keio Middle School in April 2001. He joined soccer club in his first year of middle school. In April 2004, he attended Keio High School until his first year of high school (March 2005). He then dropped out to pursue his musical career. After dropping out of high school, after a fight with his parents he left home and lived with his grandmother. During this time, he took up a part-time job at a restaurant in Aoyama to prepare himself for living alone. In April 2005, his parents divorced. In 2005, he changed his last name from Moriuchi (森内) to Morita (森田) due to the divorce of his parents. However, in the June 2012 issue of the magazine, ''
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'', he stated in an interview that his real name is Takahiro Moriuchi. In 2013, he is shown again in a photo using his last name, Moriuchi, where all One Ok Rock band members held a written sign of their real names. The photo was taken by photographer, Rui Hashimoto. Taka wrote the song "Nobody's Home" on fourth album '' Niche Syndrome'', tells about his apology and gratitude straightforwardly for his parents. The song was performed at several concerts, including at the
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in 2010 where his parents attended the concert.


Career


2001–2004: Career beginnings and other musical pursuits

Taka signed with
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in August 2001 at age 13. He joined as a trainee in the group called Johnny's Junior and made some singing appearances on Japanese music shows during this period. In September 2003, two years after joining the agency, Taka was one of the Johnny's Juniors chosen to be part of the idol group
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. However, his activities were suspended when he left the agency and the group in December of the same year. He was briefly in a
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called Chivalry of Music in 2004, consisted of a keyboardist, a guitarist, and him on vocals.


2005–present: One Ok Rock

Taka was invited by guitarist
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to join
One Ok Rock (stylized in all caps as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005. Originally five members, the band currently consists of vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi, guitarist and bandleader Toru Yamashita, bassist Ryota Kohama, a ...
in 2005. The band released their first independent CD in 2006 and were signed by
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, whom they made their major debut with. The band did moderately well with music sales until they hit with major success in August 2012 upon the release of " The Beginning", which was the theme song for the live action movie adaption of the manga and anime, ''
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''. The band's concerts have been sold out many times with high attendance and constantly adding new tour dates in Japan. ONE OK ROCK has also held concert tours overseas in Asia, U.S., Europe and South America. In March 2013,
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announced a new version of their song " Summer Paradise" with Moriuchi for a Japanese-only release They later performed together at the music festival, Punkspring 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2013, Taka helped
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to sing and write one of their songs on their tribute album ''Gene'' after their vocalist, K (Kei Goto), died due to
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. In summer 2014, One Ok Rock's newest songs, " Mighty Long Fall" and "Heartache" were featured as theme songs for the live action movie sequels, '' Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno'' and '' Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends'', respectively. In February 2015, Moriuchi was featured as a guest vocalist on the track "Dreaming Alone" by Against the Current. As of July 2015, One Ok Rock is signed with the U.S. label,
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and released an English version of their album, ''
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'' in February 2015. On September 11, 2016, One Ok Rock signed with
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. Their eighth album, '' Ambitions'', was released on January 11, 2017, for the Japanese version album under the Japanese label A-Sketch and on January 13, 2017, for the English version album under the American label Fueled by Ramen. In July 2017, Moriuchi was featured on the track "Don't Let Me Go" from Goldfinger's album '' The Knife'' as a guest vocalist. On 27 October 2017, he appeared at
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, performing "
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" with the remaining members of
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. On May 12, 2018, he guested on Linkin Park co-vocalist
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's show at
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in Los Angeles, performing "
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/ Where'd You Go" mash-up. On September 14, 2020,
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frontman
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collaborated with him covering the 1981 Journey classic ballad " Open Arms". The cover was recorded separately in isolation, and uploaded on Pineda's YouTube channel.


Artistry


Influences

His greatest influences are
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. His favorite artists are
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. He has also cited
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from
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from Sleeping With Sirens as his inspirations to switch from pop music to rock music.


Discography


Collaborations


Songs written by Takahiro Moriuchi


Appearances on music videos


References


External links

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Official Taka Instagram


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