Takahiro Moriuchi

Takahiro Moriuchi (Japanese: 森内 貴寛, Hepburn: Moriuchi Takahiro, born April 17, 1988, in Tokyo), known professionally as Taka, is a Japanese musician who is the lead vocalist of the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. Moriuchi is the main lyricist and composer of his band. In 2017, Kerrang! magazine placed him at number 27 on their list of the "50 Greatest Rockstars in the World".[1] He was also listed by Rock Sound magazine as one of "50 Most Influential Figures in Rock".[2]

Takahiro Moriuchi
森内 貴寛
Background information
Birth name森内 貴寛
(Moriuchi Takahiro)
Also known asTaka
Born (1988-04-17) 17 April 1988
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2003–present
Labels
Associated acts
WebsiteONE OK ROCK official website

Prior to this, he was in the boyband NEWS throughout 2003 until he left the group and the agency.[3] He performs in English and Japanese.

Personal life

Moriuchi was born on April 17, 1988, the eldest son of famous Japanese singers Masako Mori and Shinichi Mori.[4] He has two younger brothers named Tomohiro Moriuchi who works on TV Tokyo, and Hiroki Moriuchi who is the lead singer of the band MY FIRST STORY.[5][6]

He attended Keio Elementary School and graduated in March 2001. Then he began attending Keio Middle School in April 2001 and continued his studies at Keio High School in April 2004. In his first year of high school (March 2005), he dropped out to pursue his musical career.[4] A month later, 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.[7] However, in the June 2012 issue of the magazine, Rockin'On Japan, he stated in an interview that his real name is Takahiro Moriuchi.[8] 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.[9]

Career

2002–2004: Career beginnings and other musical pursuits

Moriuchi signed with Johnny's Entertainment in 2002 and joined the boy band, NEWS, in 2003. Owing to a sex scandal in which pictures were taken of him in bed with a young lady, he left in 2004 to ostensibly "focus on his studies".[4][7] He was briefly in a band called Chivalry of Music in 2004.[10]

2005–present: ONE OK ROCK
Main article: One Ok Rock

Moriuchi was invited by guitarist Toru Yamashita to join One Ok Rock in 2005.[10] The band released their first independent CD in 2006 and were signed by Amuse, Inc., whom they made their major debut with.

Taka during an autograph session at Lucky Strike Live, October 22, 2015

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, Rurouni Kenshin.[11] 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, Simple Plan announced a new version of their song "Summer Paradise" with Moriuchi for a Japanese-only release [12] They later performed together at the music festival, Punkspring 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.[13]

In November 2013, Moriuchi helped Pay Money to My Pain to sing one of their songs on their tribute album "Gene" after their vocalist, K (Kei Goto), died due to heart failure.[14]

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.[15]

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, Warner Bros. Records and released an English version of their album, 35xxxv in February 2015.

On September 11, 2016, ONE OK ROCK signed with Fueled by Ramen. 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.[16] On 27 October 2017, he appeared at Linkin Park and Friends – Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington, performing "Somewhere I Belong" with the remaining members of Linkin Park.[17] On May 12, 2018, he guested on Linkin Park co-vocalist Mike Shinoda's show at Identity Festival in Los Angeles, performing "Waiting for the End / Where'd You Go" mash-up.[18][19]

Influences

His greatest influences are Linkin Park,[20] Good Charlotte, The Used, Red Hot Chili Peppers,[21] Thirty Seconds to Mars,[22] hide, Maroon 5, Adele,[23] Rize,[24] Issues, Sum 41, Green Day and Simple Plan. His favorite artists are X Japan,[21] Bring Me The Horizon, Radwimps,[25] Michael Jackson, Vanessa Carlton,[23] Attack Attack!, Asking Alexandria, Destrage, Coldplay,[26] Nickelback and Avril Lavigne.[27] He has also cited Chester Bennington from Linkin Park and Kellin Quinn from Sleeping With Sirens as his inspirations to switch from pop music to rock music.

Collaborations
Year Title Album Album artist Notes
2011 "Let Life Be" ALLY & DIAZ ALLY & DIAZ Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK) & サイプレス上野 (Cypress Ueno)[28]
2013 "Summer Paradise" Get Your Heart On! (Japan Tour Edition) Simple Plan Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK).[29]
"Voice" gene Pay Money to My Pain P.T.P feat. Taka from ONE OK ROCK.

As tribute to Kei Goto (also known as K), vocalist of Pay Money To My Pain who died in the morning of December 30, 2012 due to acute heart failure.

2014 "Bottle Rocket" First Words GROWN KIDS Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK) & Megan Joy.[30]
2015 "Dreaming Alone" GRAVITY Against the Current Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK).[31]
"Primavera" 5.....GO F.T. Island Moriuchi as a co-composer for both songs.
"My Birthday"
2016 "By My Side" バイ・マイ・サイ

(By My Side)

 Yojiro Noda (RADWIMPS) Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK).

A charity single for the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.

"insane dream" daydream Aimer Taka as a producer, co-writer, and composer. He sings the chorus.[32]
"Higher Ground" Taka as a composer.
"closer" Taka as a producer, co-writer and composer.
"Falling Alone"
"Stars in the rain" Taka as a composer.[33][34]
"War" 13 Voices (Japanese edition)[35] Sum 41 Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK).
2017 "Yung & Dum" Headspace (Japanese edition)[36] Issues
"Don't Let Me Go" The Knife[37][38] Goldfinger
2018 "Ikijibiki" Anti Anti Generation[39] Radwimps
2019 "I Want a Billion" Untitled[40] Kohh
"Action" Don Broco Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK), Tyler Carter (Issues), Caleb Shomo (Beartooth), and Tilian Pearson (Dance Gavin Dance).[41]
"Lights Down Low"
(re-recorded)		 Non-album single MAX Featuring Taka (ONE OK ROCK).[42]

Appearances on music videos
Year Title Artist Role(s) Notes Music video
Actor Singer
2013 "Summer Paradise" Simple Plan Yes Yes Japanese edition
2014 "Bottle Rocket" GROWN KIDS Yes Yes
2015 "Dreaming Alone" Against the Current Yes Yes
2017 "Boys" Charli XCX Yes No Features 75 celebrity cameos in total
2019 "I Want a Billion" Kohh Yes Yes 360-degree video
2020 "Baseball Bat" SiM Yes No Features 25 bands in total
"Mōichido"
(もう一度 Once More)		 Re: Project Yes Yes Also features Aimer, Ayaka, Daichi Miura, Kenta of Wanima, Mao Abe, Shota Shimizu, and Takahiro Nishijima of AAA

See also

References
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