1. Ryuichi Kawamura is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and author.
40 Facts About Ryuichi Kawamura
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Ryuichi Kawamura is best known as lead singer of the rock band Luna Sea since 1989.
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In 2005, Kawamura formed Tourbillon with fellow Luna Sea member Inoran and Hiroaki Hayama.
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Ryuichi Kawamura rejoined Luna Sea when they reunited in August 2010.
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Ryuichi Kawamura was born in Yamato, Kanagawa on May 20,1970.
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Ryuichi Kawamura's father listened to jazz and orchestral music, while his mother was a fan of The Beatles.
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Ryuichi Kawamura recalls that the first time he ever felt joy from singing was in kindergarten, when he sang alone for 20 or 30 of his classmates.
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Ryuichi Kawamura's parents began splitting up when he was in the second grade, and Ryuichi chose to live with his mother.
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Ryuichi Kawamura was a member of the soccer club in elementary school and played tennis, but continued to sing for his own enjoyment.
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Ryuichi Kawamura learned to play an acoustic guitar that was given to him by a relative.
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Ryuichi Kawamura became frustrated with singing as he could not hit the high notes of heavy metal vocalists.
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In high school, Ryuichi Kawamura realized he had not been taking singing seriously and became disillusioned with the daily grind of classes that he believed would not help him in the future.
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Ryuichi Kawamura eventually dropped out of high school in order to pursue his goal of becoming a professional musician.
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Ryuichi Kawamura started his musical career as vocalist of the bands Cradle and Slaughter, while still in high school, under the name Rayla.
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When word got out that Slaughter was breaking up, Ryuichi Kawamura was quickly invited to join Lunacy in May 1989.
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Ryuichi Kawamura provided vocals for the B-side version of hide's 1994 song "Scanner".
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Ryuichi Kawamura later started his own production house titled RK, and in 1999, he went on to produce many artists including Azumaya Toga, Hideki and Izam.
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That same year, Ryuichi Kawamura started his first solo tour and created a subsidiary of RK intended for the production of film music.
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Later, Ryuichi Kawamura released the singles "Shizuka na Yoru wa Futari Iyou" and "Julia".
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Ryuichi Kawamura started appearing on popular music shows including Music Station and Hey x3.
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Later, Ryuichi Kawamura starred as a lead role in the TV Asahi drama series Kowloon de Aimasho and wrote the ending theme "Sugar Lady".
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In 2004, Ryuichi Kawamura released the single "Spoon" and the album Vanilla, followed by a handful of tours.
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Ryuichi Kawamura's fellow Luna Sea's bandmate Inoran was a guest during his New Year's Eve live.
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In 2006, Ryuichi Kawamura released his first cover album, titled Evergreen ~Anata no Wasuremono~.
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Ryuichi Kawamura covered songs by artists such as Yutaka Ozaki and Akiko Kobayashi, as well as Luna Sea's "I for You".
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On December 24,2007, Ryuichi Kawamura reunited with Luna Sea for the concert God Bless You ~One Night Dejavu~ at the Tokyo Dome.
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On February 3,2008, Ryuichi Kawamura held a special concert at the Nippon Budokan titled Yuki no Budokan ~70 Stories~ sponsored by Sports Nippon.
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Ryuichi Kawamura sang the Japanese National Anthem for the occasional sporting event, including the 7th Grand Prix D1 series and one of the J-League's Kashima Antlers soccer game in March 2008.
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In October 2008, Ryuichi Kawamura co-starred in the Broadway musical Chicago, along with Takarazuka stars Yoka Wao and Ryoko Yonekura, in which he played the lawyer Billy Flynn.
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On January 7, Ryuichi Kawamura announced that he would give a special solo concert at the Nippon Budokan on March 13,2011.
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Ryuichi Kawamura covered "Beauty and the Beast" for the cover album V-Rock Disney, which was released on September 7,2011, and features visual kei artists covering Disney songs.
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Between June and July, Ryuichi Kawamura performed Tour 2012: Close to You to celebrate the 15th anniversary of his solo career.
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Ryuichi Kawamura released two studio albums on July 8,2020, Close to You and Account of a Dream.
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Ryuichi Kawamura is best known for his vocal work in Luna Sea.
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When writing songs, Ryuichi Kawamura composes them on acoustic guitar or piano.
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Ryuichi Kawamura met Miss Nippon 2002 Kumi Sano in spring 2005, and they began dating that autumn.
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On January 11,2019, Ryuichi Kawamura underwent surgery to remove adenocarcinoma of the lung.
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In February 2022, Ryuichi Kawamura successfully underwent surgery to remove microvascular lesions in his vocal cords.
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Ryuichi Kawamura later revealed that he had vocal cord nodules removed at that time.
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Ryuichi Kawamura is good friends with his Luna Sea bandmate Inoran.