Avu-chan is a Japanese singer, songwriter, producer and actor.
12 Facts About Avu-chan
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In 2013, Avu-chan had to pause all band activities, explaining the decision with burnout and technical inexperience.
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Unsure whether to return home or stay in Tokyo, Avu-chan decided to continue pursuing music after being encouraged by a staff member at Avu-chan's record label, who insisted that Queen Bee's signing was not a fluke.
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Around this time, Avu-chan asked an acquaintance, a former Blankey Jet City drummer Tatsuya Nakamura, if the two could create something together, to which he immediately agreed and introduced Avu-chan to bassist KenKen of the band Rize.
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In 2017, Avu-chan debuted as a stage actress with a production of The Rocky Horror Show, in the role of Columbia.
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In 2019, Avu-chan returned to the stage, now in the role of Yitzhak in a Japanese production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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In 2022, Avu-chan starred in the Masaaki Yuasa-directed animated film Inu-Oh as the title character.
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In 2023, Avu-chan composed and wrote the lyrics for the song "8th Heaven" released by Shouta Aoi, which was used as the theme song to the live-action drama adaptation of One Room Angel.
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Avu-chan had been close friends with Harada, the creator of One Room Angel, and had written the song specifically for the series.
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Avu-chan identifies with gender aspects of both men and women.
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In school, Avu-chan related to characters who had non-traditional experiences of gender in films, such as Hedwig from Hedwig and the Angry Inch and the character of Angel in Rent.
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Avu-chan is of partial African-American descent and based the Queen Bee song "Half" on childhood experiences in Japan, when people questioned Avu-chan's ethnic background.