Takahiro Moriuchi

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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 36)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Parents
RelativesHiroki Moriuchi (brother)
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
Years active2001–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly of
  • Chivalry of Music
  • NEWS
Websiteoneokrock.com

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]

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[edit]

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, which his parents opposed knowing how hard it can be to become successful.[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.[11] The photo was taken by the band's official photographer Rui Hashimoto.[12]

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.[13] On November 14, 2023, he and his brother Hiroki performed the song together on One Ok Rock × My First Story concert "VS" at Tokyo Dome.[14]

Career[edit]

2001–2004: Career beginnings and other musical pursuits[edit]

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.[15][16]

He was briefly in a cover band called Chivalry of Music in 2004, consisted of a keyboardist, a guitarist, and him on vocals.[17][18]

2005–present: One Ok Rock[edit]

Main article: One Ok Rock

Taka was invited by guitarist Toru Yamashita to join One Ok Rock in 2005.[18] The band released their first independent CD in 2006 and were signed by Amuse, Inc., whom they made their major debut with.

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

The band's concerts have been sold out many times with high attendance and constantly adding new tour dates in Japan.[citation needed] 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 [19] They later performed together at the music festival, Punkspring 2013 in Tokyo, Japan.[20]

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 (後藤慶, Kei Gotō), died due to heart failure.[21]

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.[22]

In February 2015, Moriuchi was featured as a guest vocalist on the track "Dreaming Alone" by Against the Current.[23][24]

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.[25] 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.[26] 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.[27][28]

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.[29]

Artistry[edit]

Influences[edit]

His greatest influences are Linkin Park,[30] Good Charlotte, The Used, Red Hot Chili Peppers,[31] Thirty Seconds to Mars,[32] hide, Maroon 5, Adele,[33] Rize,[34] Issues, Sum 41, Green Day and Simple Plan. His favorite artists are X Japan,[31] Bring Me the Horizon, Radwimps,[35] Michael Jackson, Vanessa Carlton,[33] Attack Attack!, Asking Alexandria, Destrage, Coldplay,[36] Nickelback and Avril Lavigne.[37] 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.[citation needed]

Voice[edit]

Moriuchi's high tenor voice has been praised by vocal experts for its wide and dynamic range, smooth transitions between registers, emotiveness, power, tone, as well as his breath control, and ability to change textures and hold out high notes for a long time. Experts agree that he is one of the most well-trained rock vocalists in the current musical scene.[38][39][40]

Discography[edit]

Main article: One Ok Rock discography

Collaborations[edit]

Song Artist(s) Album Year Notes Ref.
"Summer Paradise" Simple Plan featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) Get Your Heart On! (Japan Tour Edition) 2013 [41]
"Bottle Rocket" Grown Kids featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) & Megan Joy First Words 2014 [42]
"Dreaming Alone" Against the Current featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) Gravity 2015 [43]
"Primavera" F.T. Island 5.....GO Moriuchi is co-composer for both songs. [44]
"My Birthday"
"By My Side" Yojiro Noda (Radwimps) featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) バイ・マイ・サイ

(By My Side)

2016 [45]
"Higher Ground" Aimer Daydream Moriuchi as a producer and composer. [46]
"Stars in the rain" Moriuchi as a composer. [47][48]
"War" Sum 41 feat. Taka of One Ok Rock 13 Voices
(Japanese edition) 		[49]
"Yung & Dum" Issues featuring Taka of One Ok Rock Headspace
(Japanese edition) 		2017 [50]
"Don't Let Me Go" Goldfinger featuring Takahiro Moriuchi of One Ok Rock The Knife [51][52]
"Ikijibiki" Radwimps feat Taka Anti Anti Generation 2018 [53]
"Lights Down Low"
(re-recorded) 		MAX featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) Non-album single 2019 [54]
"Curtain Call" Shota Shimizu featuring Taka (One Ok Rock) Hope 2021 [55]

Non-One Ok Rock songs written by Takahiro Moriuchi[edit]

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 [56]
"Voice" Pay Money to My Pain feat. Taka from One Ok Rock Taka Gene 2013 [57]
"Insane Dream" † Aimer Aimer, Taka, Jamil Kazmi Daydream 2016 [58]
"Closer" Taka, Jamil Kazmi
"Falling Alone" † Taka, Jamil Kazmi
"I Want a Billion" † Kohh Carlo Colasacco, Pete Nappi, Taka, Yuki Chiba Untitled 2019 [59]
"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 [60]
"Rainbow" † ReN Feat. Taka Daniel Ledinsky, Jamil Kazmi, ReN, Takahiro Moriuch ReNBRANDT 2021 [61]
"Victim of Love" † Ayaka featuring Taka Ayaka, Taka Love Cycle 2022 [62][63]
"Sayonara Saraba" † BiSH Taka, MEG, Kenta - 2022 [64]
"A long way to go" † Taka, MEG, JxSxK

Appearances on music videos[edit]

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 [1]
"Bottle Rocket" 2014 Grown Kids Yes Yes [2]
"Dreaming Alone" 2015 Against the Current Yes Yes [3]
"Boys" 2017 Charli XCX Yes No Features 75 celebrity cameos in total [4]
"I Want a Billion" 2019 Kohh Yes Yes 360-degree video [5]
"Action" Don Broco No Yes Taka as Taka-tron, an action figure of himself [6]
"Baseball Bat" 2020 SiM Yes No Features 25 bands in total [7]
"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 [8]
"Curtain Call" 2021 Shota Shimizu Yes Yes [9]
"Victim of Love" 2022 Ayaka Yes Yes [10]
"Tokyo 4am" Chanmina Yes No Features 26 cameos including Hiro of My First Story, Sky-Hi, and Thelma Aoyama[65] [11]

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