is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2010.
Biography
Rake was born in Sendai, Japan. He began an interest in music by playing an antique guitar at his family home, and in high school, was a member of a hard rock band. In university, Rake considered singing for the first time, and began steps to becoming a professional musician.
Rake performed as the opening act to Japanese band Kimaguren's 2009 tour Kid in the Sky, and the following January debuted under Sony Music Japan, with the single "Fly Away." The song was used as the theme song for the Tokyo MX drama Taxmen, and while few copies were sold, the song received such extremely heavy airplay across Japan that it topped Billboard'''s Japan Hot 100 chart for two weeks. Rake, after releasing his debut extended play All You Need Is'', performed his first solo concert in July, followed by performances at summer festival Summer Sonic in August.
In 2011, Rake had his first hit single, "Hyakuman-kai no "I Love You"," which was used in a television commercial campaign for Yokohama Tire. The song was successful on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart in its first week, debuting at number six. However, due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurring several days after the single's physical release in Rake's hometown, many promotional events for the song were cancelled. Rake was at his home in Sendai at the time of the earthquake.
In 2015 he went into retirement as a singer-songwriter until 2018 when he resumed under a new project called "Samurai Japan Project".
Discography Album Year Album Information OriconAlbumsCharts Reportedsales (subscription only)2011First Sight2024,000
Extended play Year Album Information2010All You Need Is...
Singles Release Title NotesChart positions Oriconsales AlbumOricon Singles ChartsBillboard Japan Hot 100RIAJ digital tracks2010"Fly Away"Billboard No. 1 for two weeks. 159 1 —300All You Need Is.../First Sight — 75 ——All You Need Is...2011Certified platinum for full-length cellphone downloads. 25 33 616,000First Sight2012 TBA 66 13TBAWONDERFUL WORLD2012ED song for Space Brothers anime. TBA TBA TBATBAWONDERFUL WORLD
Other charted songs Release TitleChart positions AlbumBillboard Japan Hot 100RIAJ digital tracks2010"All I Need Is..." 99 —All You Need Is...2011 — 88First Sight
References
External links Official site Official Sony Music Japan label site Official blog