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• APOLLO

  A reggae deejay from Higashinari, Osaka. Armed with fast rapping that spits out lyrics like a machine gun and a flow that gives off a unique sense of melody, he has established his own style as a deejay, but is also highly regarded both inside and outside the genre as an artist who is constantly evolving by incorporating the essence of various music. In 2007, he was shocked by the unique reggae show style ``RUB A DUB'' that he saw for the first time, and that's how he started his career. The following year, in 2008, about a year into his career, he achieved a good result by advancing to the finals of ``ROAD TO YOKOHAMA REGGAE FESTIVAL 2008,'' a tournament-style audition event for the right to participate in ``Yokohama Reggae Festival,'' known at the time as a summer monster event that attracted over 30,000 people. The following year, in 2009, he won the deejay contest ``Dynamite XX - Who Can Sing First?'' held at Osaka Azul. In the same year, he participated in the Tokyo qualifying round of the national freestyle battle tournament UMB 2009. After a close battle with Chinza Dopeness, he was unfortunately defeated, but as a new face born in the Heisei era who can be expected to perform across genres, he quickly became a figure that attracted attention in the scene. In 2010, he won the ``ROAD TO Yokohama Reggae Festival 2010'' on his third attempt, and performed at the ``Yokohama Reggae Festival'' in the same year. Since his first release in 2008 with the combination song ``Debanda'' included in H-MAN's album ``Fudaten,'' he has released songs from various labels. He has steadily expanded his fan base with a series of big tunes such as ``m'aider -s.o.s-'' and ``Mada...''. In 2015, he announced his affiliation with Kaeru Studio, and in 2016 he released his long-awaited first album ``APOLLO.'' The lead track "APOLLO STYLE" has been viewed over 5 million times on YouTube, making it one of the most representative songs of the 2010s reggae scene. Not only have the songs been well-received, but their live performances, which always bring the audience to their boiling point, have also been highly praised, and they have held regular solo concerts at large live houses representing Kansai, such as BIGCAT, Zepp Namba, and Namba Hatch, and have been very successful. In December 2024, they also declared that they would hold a live concert at the Budokan within the next four years, and as the first step towards that goal, they are currently releasing a single every month for five consecutive months.

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