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Artist Profile

• Kōya Ogata

  Kōya Ogata joined COMME des GARCONS as a fresh graduate and left after two years. Until 2014, he performed with THE CHERRY COKE$, appearing at music festivals across Japan including FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL and COUNTDOWN JAPAN. Since 2017, he has worked as a solo artist, creating ambient and soundscape works that explore the presence of sound and space. He has been responsible for soundscape design for shoe artist Noriyuki Misawa's solo exhibitions in New York, Paris, London, Singapore, Sapporo, and Tokyo Ginza. In 2025, he composed music for Misawa's exhibition film presented at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. He has released SENSE1, SENSE2, and SENSE3, and his instrumental albums have reached No. 1 in 11 countries and the Top 10 in 29 countries on the iTunes / Apple Music instrumental album charts.

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