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Takahiro Moriuchi (Japanese: 森内 貴寛, Hepburn: Moriuchi Takahiro, born April 17, 1988, in Tokyo), known professionally as Taka, is a Japanese singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the Japanese rock band One Ok Rock. Moriuchi is the band's main lyricist and composer. 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
Moriuchi during Back to the Future Hearts Tour at CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida in 2015
Born	Moriuchi Takahiro (1988-04-17) April 17, 1988 (age 34) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Singer lyricist composer
Parents	Shinichi Mori (father) Masako Mori (mother)
Relatives	Hiroki Moriuchi (youngest brother) Tomohiro Moriuchi (brother)
Musical career
Genres	Alternative rock post-hardcore
Instrument(s)	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Fueled by Ramen Warner Bros. 10969 Inc.
Website	oneokrock.com
Musical artist

Prior to One Ok Rock, 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

Taka 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 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.[4] 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.[7] In April 2005, his parents divorced.[8]

In 2005, he changed his last name from Moriuchi (森内) to Morita (森田) due to the divorce of his parents.[9] However, in the June 2012 issue of the magazine, Rockin'On Japan, he stated in an interview that his real name is Takahiro Moriuchi.[10] 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.[11]

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 Nippon Budokan in 2010 where his parents attended the concert.[12]

Career

2001–2004: Career beginnings and other musical pursuits

Taka signed with Johnny's Entertainment 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 News. However, his activities were suspended when he left the agency and the group in December of the same year.[13][14]

He was briefly in a cover band called Chivalry of Music in 2004, consisted of a keyboardist, a guitarist, and him on vocals.[15][16]

2005–present: One Ok Rock

Taka was invited by guitarist Toru Yamashita to join One Ok Rock in 2005.[16] The band released their first independent CD in 2006 and were signed by Amuse, Inc., 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, Rurouni Kenshin.[17] 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 [18] They later performed together at the music festival, Punkspring 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.[19]

In November 2013, Taka helped Pay Money to My Pain to sing and write one of their songs on their tribute album Gene after their vocalist, K (Kei Goto), died due to heart failure.[20]

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.[21]

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.[22] 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.[23] 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.[24][25]

On September 14, 2020, Journey frontman Arnel Pineda 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.[26]

Artistry

Influences

His greatest influences are Linkin Park,[27] Good Charlotte, The Used, Red Hot Chili Peppers,[28] Thirty Seconds to Mars,[29] hide, Maroon 5, Adele,[30] Rize,[31] Issues, Sum 41, Green Day and Simple Plan. His favorite artists are X Japan,[28] Bring Me the Horizon, Radwimps,[32] Michael Jackson, Vanessa Carlton,[30] Attack Attack!, Asking Alexandria, Destrage, Coldplay,[33] Nickelback and Avril Lavigne.[34] 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.

Discography

Collaborations

Song	Artist(s)	Album	Year	Notes	Ref.
"Summer Paradise"	Simple Plan featuring Taka (One Ok Rock)	Get Your Heart On! (Japan Tour Edition)	2013		[35]
"Bottle Rocket"	Grown Kids featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) & Megan Joy	First Words	2014		[36]
"Dreaming Alone"	Against the Current featuring Taka (One Ok Rock)	Gravity	2015		[37]
"Primavera"	F.T. Island	5.....GO		Moriuchi is co-composer for both songs.	[38]
"My Birthday"
"By My Side"	Yojiro Noda (Radwimps) featuring Taka (One Ok Rock)	バイ・マイ・サイ (By My Side)	2016		[39]
"Higher Ground"	Aimer	Daydream		Moriuchi as a producer and composer.	[40]
"Stars in the rain"				Moriuchi as a composer.	[41][42]
"War"	Sum 41 feat. Taka of One Ok Rock	13 Voices (Japanese edition)			[43]
"Yung & Dum"	Issues featuring Taka of One Ok Rock	Headspace (Japanese edition)	2017		[44]
"Don't Let Me Go"	Goldfinger featuring Takahiro Moriuchi of One Ok Rock	The Knife			[45][46]
"Ikijibiki"	Radwimps feat Taka	Anti Anti Generation	2018		[47]
"Lights Down Low" (re-recorded)	MAX featuring Taka (One Ok Rock)	Non-album single	2019		[48]
"Curtain Call"	Shota Shimizu featuring Taka (One Ok Rock)	Hope	2021		[49]

Songs written by Takahiro Moriuchi

Key

	Indicate song released as single

Song title, original artist, album of release, and year of release

Song	Artist(s)	Writer(s)	Album	Year	Ref.
"Let Life Be"	Ally & Diaz featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) & サイプレス上野 (Cypress Ueno)	Taka, Cypress Ueno	Ally & Diaz	2011	[50]
"Voice"	Pay Money to My Pain feat. Taka from One Ok Rock	Taka	Gene	2013	[51]
"Insane Dream"	Aimer	Aimer, Taka, Jamil Kazmi	Daydream	2016	[52]
"Closer"		Taka, Jamil Kazmi
"Falling Alone"		Taka, Jamil Kazmi
"I Want a Billion"	Kohh	Carlo Colasacco, Pete Nappi, Taka, Yuki Chiba	Untitled	2019	[53]
"Action"	Don Broco featuring Taka (One Ok Rock), Tyler Carter (Issues), Caleb Shomo (Beartooth), and Tilian Pearson (Dance Gavin Dance)	Tom Doyle, Taka Moriuchi, Simon Delaney, Robert Damiani, Matthew Donnelly, Laurence Hibbitt, Dan Lancaster, Caleb Shomo	Non-album single		[54]
"Rainbow"	ReN Feat. Taka	Daniel Ledinsky, Jamil Kazmi, ReN, Takahiro Moriuch	ReNBRANDT	2021	[55]
"Victim of Love"	Ayaka featuring Taka	Ayaka, Taka	Love Cycle	2022	[56][57]
"Sayonara Saraba"	BiSH	Taka, MEG, Kenta	-	2022	[58]
"A long way to go"		Taka, MEG, JxSxK

Appearances on music videos

List of music videos showing year released, artists and notes

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Role(s)		Notes	Music video
			Actor	Singer
"Summer Paradise"	2013	Simple Plan	Yes	Yes	Japanese edition
"Bottle Rocket"	2014	Grown Kids	Yes	Yes
"Dreaming Alone"	2015	Against the Current	Yes	Yes
"Boys"	2017	Charli XCX	Yes	No	Features 75 celebrity cameos in total
"I Want a Billion"	2019	Kohh	Yes	Yes	360-degree video
"Action"		Don Broco	No	Yes	Taka as Taka-tron, an action figure of himself
"Baseball Bat"	2020	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
"Curtain Call"	2021	Shota Shimizu	Yes	Yes
"Victim of Love"	2022	Ayaka	Yes	Yes
"Tokyo 4am"		Chanmina	Yes	No	Features 26 cameos including Hiro of My First Story, Sky-Hi, and Thelma Aoyama[59]

References

External links

• Official website (in English and Japanese)
• Official Taka Instagram
• An Interview with Taka from ONE OK ROCK at jame-world

На других языках

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[de] Takahiro Morita

Takahiro „Taka“ Moriuchi (* 17. April 1988 in Tokio als Takahiro Moriuchi), einst bekannt als Takahiro Morita, ist ein japanischer Musiker und Leadsänger der Rockband One Ok Rock. Von 2003 bis 2004 war er als Gründungsmitglied bei der japanischen Pop-Band NEWS aktiv. Taka schreibt die Liedtexte und komponiert die Songs der Band.

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[es] Takahiro Moriuchi

Takahiro Moriuchi (森内寛貴, Moriuchi Takahiro?) más conocido por su nombre artístico "Taka" (Halcón) (Tokio, Japón, 17 de abril de 1988) es un cantante y compositor japonés. Es el vocalista y compositor del grupo de j-rock One Ok Rock.

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[ru] Мориути, Такахиро

Такахиро Мориути (яп. 森内 貴寛 Moriuchi Takahiro) — родился 17 апреля 1988 года в Токио, Япония — японский музыкант, также известный как Така, вокалист японской рок-группы ONE OK ROCK. В настоящее время Така является основным композитором и автором песен в группе. В 2017 году журнал Kerrang! присудил ему 27 место в своем рейтинге «50-ти Величайших Рок-звезд Мира».[1] Журнал Rock Sound также удостоил его звания одной из «50-ти Самых Влиятельных Фигур в Роке».[2]

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