In the cultural paradise of this side of Asia, everything has been given a new layer of unique Asian artistic wrapping. But if you want to play your own piece of the world in the birthplace of things, it is not so simple.
Rock originated in the United States in 1940 and swept the world in just over a dozen years. To this day, rock is a familiar word. Everyone must know more or less about rock and roll, and they have liked which band. From the Beatles in Liverpool, Queen in London, the Rolling Stones, to the childhood memories that I and everyone love, Beyond. Rock and roll is deeply engraved in the heart of every young person. Both boys and girls must have been shocked by rock 'n' roll.
What I want to write about today is a rock singer that I really like.
I remember the first time I listened to one OK ROCK song, I was still in middle school. The name of the first song I listened to at the time was "RE:MAKE". At that time, Taka's voice was still slightly immature, but the chorus part was performed with a strong roar, but it was unexpected and did not contradict it, and it would not cause the song to change pitch because of the roar.
The lyrics of the song are mostly in English, with a small amount in Japanese in some places. At that time, the author was still young, and the Network was not as developed as it is today.
At that time, Taka's English was already the most standard among Asians, so much so that I kept mistakenly thinking that ONE OK ROCK was a European and American band.
Now that the author has also entered the society, english is more or less better than before, and I have experience with the TOEFL test, and I still feel that Taka's English is very standard. In his songs, you can't hear the common Japanese English. So far, I think Taka's English level has raised the band's ceiling a lot, and it's one of the important reasons why they stand out.
You know, most of the songs in the band, the lyrics and arrangements are done by Taka alone. Without excellent English proficiency, it should be incompetent.
Taka was born into a family of stars. His father was Mori Shinichi, a popular singer known as the "King of Singing", and his mother was Masako Mori, a famous idol, singer, and actress.
But Taka's life wasn't as good as he thought.
When he was in junior high school, he was discovered to be an idol, and together with Tomohisa Yamashita, Ryo Nishikido, and others, he founded News as a member. But within a few months, Taka chose to quit the society in order to maintain his studies. After that, he began to study hard and decided to enter high school.
Kung Fu paid off, and after hard work, Taka managed to attend high school. But at this time, Mori Jinichi and Mori Masako made another separation storm, and finally ended in divorce. How could Taka, who was in his freshman year of high school, not be affected? Although he wanted to continue his studies, Taka's love for music could not be dispelled. At the unwavering invitation of ONE OK ROCK's captain, Toru, Taka was embarrassed (or helpless) to join the band as lead singer and dropped out. Taka was 17 years old at the time and was in his freshman year of high school.
Naturally, fathers do not allow such behavior. The rebellious Taka rejects his father and insists on taking his own path, no matter how difficult it is ahead, how many bumps are waiting for him. A few years later, Taka broke with his father.
Taka bears the pain of being criticized for being an idol, and in the name of Mori Jinichi's son, he vows to fight his own world.
He wanted to tell the world that he was by no means a vase, nor was he a simple second generation of stars. He works harder than anyone, and he works harder than anyone. He wants to remove the label from himself, and when he wants the world to think of him, he can say his own name aloud, Takahiro Moriuchi.
But he had no way back, he could only move forward. He can only take this road of success or failure that has been cut off by himself and has an uncertain future.
In April 2009, the band had another problem. One of the members of the five-piece band, guitarist Alex, was arrested for indecent schoolgirls on the tram. This incident had a great impact on the band members, who were in the ascendancy of their careers, but they were also a group of young people, as if they had suddenly lost their way.
But after five months of silence, in September of the same year. ONE OK ROCK rekindles the firewood and fights again. They came back to life with a "ONE OK ROCK 2009 "Overcome Emotion" TOUR, perhaps as the name suggests, a battle in which they overcame their emotions.
They are more determined, they will never admit defeat, they will never retreat for the sake of their dreams.
In 2010, he released the single "Completely Feel The Dreamer", which was a great success. In November of the same year, it debuted at the Budokan in Tokyo, which is arguably the highest honor given to musicians in Japan.
In 2011, he released his fifth album,"Residual Reflection", and in November, he performed concerts in Japan with the main theme of this album. At the celebration afterwards, the drunken Taka blushed and said, "I must guard it, I only have it." ”
The band of four is Tomaya Toru Taka Ryota from left to right
Taka wasn't satisfied with that, he wanted to proclaim his dream to the world.
In 2015, ONE OK ROCK released its first all-English album "35xxxv Deluxe Edition" to the world, which was a great success.
In 2017, the album "Ambitions" was released, and in 2019, the album "Eye of the Storm" was released, which caused a sensation around the world.
There are many songs on these albums that have collaborated with foreign celebrities. One of the most famous is the "Listen" with Lavigne. Taka, who has become famous overseas, has also met many excellent European and American creators and has been recognized by them.
Lavigne
Ziara Smokers Macshinda Steve Aoki
Boss Huang
One OK ROCK, which has entered the overseas market, began a global tour again and again, and the venue was full, and none of them were not shocking.
He did it. From Mori Toshiichi's son to Taka.
He told the world that those who work hard will succeed. But instead of throwing his success in the face of those who once treated him differently, he used his music to inspire more young people. ONE OK ROCK's songs are the music that can most touch the hearts of young people and make them move forward.
Everyone's success cannot be replicated, but Taka's success at least proves that in order to dream, you should never admit defeat, you should never be defeated by reality, you just need to follow the path you choose, you can pierce the darkness in front of you, step into the unknown challenge.
"The world is much smaller than everyone thinks, but before that, you must believe in your future!" Imprint it in your heart and throw away your ego. There are many things we can change. It has nothing to do with things like age and gender. ”——Taka