Joe Inoue 井上ジョー | |
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| Born | (1985-08-30)August 30, 1985 (age 39) Los Angeles, California, U.S |
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| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Ki/oon Records |
| Website | joeinoue |
Joe Inoue (井上ジョー,Inoue Jō, born August 30, 1985) is a Japanese rock musician signed toSony Music Entertainment Japan'sKi/oon Records label.
He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to two Japanese immigrants.[1] It was not until middle school that he became interested in music and that eventually led him to start his musical career in 2007.[1] He was accepted to UCLA and UC Berkeley but had chosen music. Inoue performs every instrument on his recordings in addition to writing and composing the pieces on his own. He claims to have learned Japanese by readingmanga and watchinganime.
He gained prominence when his song "Closer" was used as the fourth opening theme forNaruto: Shippuden.[2] His fifth single "Kaze no Gotoku" was used as the second theme song for theYorinuki Gin Tama-san anime.[3]
Inoue contributed toTetsuya's 2011 solo albumCome On! by rapping on the track "Eden"[4] and later wrote and was featured onTotalfat's 2011 single "World of Glory".[5]
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