Artist Profile
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A solo project by Hiroaki Watanabe (Pianist / Trackmaker / Sound Producer). His debut song "Everlasting Truth" was released in July 2009 and reached No. 1 on the iTunes hip-hop chart. His first album "Everlasting Truth" was released in March 2010 and has been a super long-running hit, selling over 25,000 copies so far. In 2011, they released their second album "Ordinary Landscape" and in 2015 their third album "miscellany", both of which were big hits and cemented their popularity. In 2016, he released "Finding Stride," an album of songs co-written with singer Ai Ninomoya. He has also expanded his activities as a producer, transcending the boundaries of genres. In 2019, he will release "Prayer," a collaborative album with trumpeter Yusuke Shima, and in 2020, "Floating in the midnight sun," composed entirely of instrumental music. In recent years, his popularity has spread to Europe, the U.S., and Asia, and he has amassed over 50,000 followers on the popular Chinese subscription music163, and has grown to over 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, where he continues to expand.