Thank you JJM/ Profile of Ryo Onuki

Hello,

Thank you for joining us at the Jakarta Japan Festival today! It was a pleasure to perform for you, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. For those who are not fluent in Japanese, we hope this English profile of Ryo Onuki is helpful.

Additionally, I would like to share the backstory of the second song he performed today, "Anata no Kagero." This song is deeply personal as it is dedicated to his mother, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome 13 years ago. Ryo was her caregiver for 10 years. Three years ago, her condition worsened significantly; she could no longer even drink water and was hospitalized.

Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, Ryo was unable to visit her in her final days, and she passed away without him having the chance to say goodbye or express his love and gratitude. That poignant experience inspired this song and has become one of his favourites. Ryo now aims to share this song and his experience with 100 million people, travelling across Japan by car, and hopefully performing at the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen—a prestigious New Year's Eve television program watched by millions in Japan.

We plan to provide more content in English, so please follow his social media for updates. We hope to return to Jakarta soon and also visit other Southeast Asian countries to share his music.

Once again, thank you for coming to the Jakarta Japan Matsuri and listening to Ryo sing.

PROFILE

Ryo Onuki (Ryo Onuki)

Born July 21, 1985
From Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture Cancer Height: 192 cm

As a child, despite his tall stature, he was deeply engrossed in soccer. However, during his junior high school days, at his parents' suggestion, he discovered the harmonica and the wonderful world of music.

Around the same time, he formed a band using the harmonica and was deeply moved by performing in front of an audience. He then taught himself bass and guitar. After experiencing various bands as a vocalist, he switched to a solo singer-songwriter career in 2007.

2010 Featured as a promising newcomer on Fuji TV's music information program "Music Saturday."

Released his first cover song, Off Course's "YES-YES-YES," on iTunes Store.

2012 Performed at Summer Sonic 2012 (Garden Stage).

Released his first music video "name."

2013 Appeared on Fuji TV's music program "ASIA VERSUS." Released "name" on iTunes Store.

2014 Released the CD "Yui yui." Appeared at Fuji TV's information program "Music Saturday" live recording event "Megaphone Night."

2015 In April, became the theme song artist for BS12's "Yumelabo" (song title: "Yumeiro").

Performed at the JAPAN FOLK FESTIVAL.

On December 2, released his first nationally distributed CD "Aikotoba."

2016 Appeared as a street musician in episodes 8 and 9 of TBS's Teppen! Mizu Dora!! "The Villains Run a Thousand Miles." The CD "Yui yui," featuring his performance from the drama, was released nationally.

Appeared on TBS TV (Kanto local) "Kaiun Ongakudo," where the music video for "Merry-go-round Paradise" from the album "Yui yui" was aired.

Guest-starred on the music program "Utanabi!" broadcast on 10 terrestrial stations & BS networks.

From 2018, participated as the vocalist and guitarist in the new music project "Aoto Yuuhi."

In August 2018, started releasing songs consecutively on various music distribution sites.

In July 2019, held Aoto Yuuhi's first solo live at Daikanyama LOOP.

On July 1, 2020, opened a Note account and, over six months, wrote and composed the theme song "Beni" for his original romance novel "Omoi o Tsuzuru."

On January 29, 2021, released the children's clothing brand "minau"'s theme song "mirai," and on March 5, released the ballad "Beni."

From June 11, 2022, his self-composed song "Inochino" became the theme song for BS12 Twelbi's "SDGs Lab."

On July 4, released two songs simultaneously, "Anata no Kagerou" and "Inochino."

On September 16, guest-starred on "Nakayama Hideyuki's Yurakucho de Aimasho♪" and performed "Anata no Kagerou" live, broadcast on Nippon Broadcasting and J