, born December 30, 1974 in Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

) is a Japan

Japan

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ese R&B singer, also known as just Ryohei. He debuted as "山本領平" (written in kanji

Kanji

Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...

) under Warner Music Japan on 2003 with single "Almost There". Prior to that, on November 2002, he was featured on a track "Why Not?" by Fantastic Plastic Machine

Tomoyuki Tanaka (musician)

is an electronic music artist/DJ, better known by his stage name of Fantastic Plastic Machine. Tanaka is considered to be part of the Shibuya-kei movement, drawing heavily from bossa nova, lounge music, soft rock, and French pop, but he also incorporates many other types of music...

. In 2006 he shortened his name to just "Ryohei" (written in Romanized letters

Latin alphabet

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) and transferred to the label Rhythm Zone

Rhythm Zone

is a record label in the Avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary Japanese music.-History:The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura to address the need for a new urban music label, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.In 2000, Koda Kumi was signed...

. He is known for his collaborations with m-flo

M-flo

is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the...

, being featured on tracks such as "Miss You" and "Summer Time Love".

Ryohei is one of the most popular artists on iTunes

ITunes

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 Japan with his latest single 'So Fly' reaching #1.

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Album

Album Title: Take Over


Release Date: September 23, 2004


Label: Warner Music Japan


Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Take Over
3. Speedway
4. Set Free
5. この空に
6. Can't You See?
7. Game We Played
8. Almost There
9. Rainy Days
10. Fantasy
11. Why Not, Darling?
12. Purify
13. Moon Sexy
14. Believe Me
15. Let It Flow
16. Outro

Album Title: ReListen


Release Date: February 7, 2007


Features: M-Flo

M-flo

is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the...

, Lisa

LISA (musician)

is a Japanese-Colombian singer and producer better known as LISA. In 1999 she formed the Japanese urban contemporary group M-Flo with Verbal and Taku Takahashi. Daughter of a Japanese father and Afro-Colombian mother, LISA met her fellow band members while attending international school in Tokyo...

Label: Rhythm Zone

Rhythm Zone

is a record label in the Avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary Japanese music.-History:The label was founded in 1999 by Max Matsuura to address the need for a new urban music label, signing M-Flo as its first artist, then followed by Exile.In 2000, Koda Kumi was signed...

Tracks:

1. Intro
2. Onelove (feat. Verbal
   Verbal (rapper)
   Verbal is a Japanese third generation Zainichi Korean hip-hop MC, who debuted in 1998 as a member of the J-Pop hip-hop duo m-flo....
   
    (M-Flo
   M-flo
   is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the...
   
   ))
3. ReListen (feat. Lisa)
4. あなたの手　
5. World　
6. Like This　
7. Upside Down　
8. you said...　
9. Just Want　
10. the LIGHT　
11. In My Arms　
12. Gift　
13. Outro

Bonus Tracks

1. After The Love Has Gone
2. A Night To Remember
3. Sincere

Singles

1st Single: Onelove
Release Date: March 8, 2006

Features: M-Flo

M-flo

is a Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal.Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career, and the remaining members then started the M-Flo Loves... project working different vocalists for each song over three albums, including the...

Tracks:

1. onelove
2. Just Want
3. onelove [instrumental]
4. Just Want [instrumental]

2nd Single: the LIGHT

Release Date: July 26, 2006

Tracks:

1. the LIGHT
2. Like This
3. the LIGHT [instrumental]
4. Like This [instrumental]

3rd Single: you said...

Release Date: November 1, 2006

Tracks:

1. you said...
2. One Sugar Dream -Ryohei version-
3. Special acoustic live medley at JZ Brat on 16 October 2006
4. you said...[instrumental]

External links

• Official Site
• TFL.ORG APPROVED FANLISTING
• Artimage Official Site - An English biography page is available.
• Official profile at Warner Music Japan