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  [Satoshi Miyata(Vocal)] As a student, he played at Koshien in Tohoku High School in Miyagi and played until college. After retiring, he studied under vocalist Hirose Kohmi (Hirose Kohmi Music School). He decided to become a singer. In 2010, he participated in the "EXILE Presents Vocal Battle Audition 2 ~For Young People with Dreams~", and Matsuo Kiyoshi, a leading figure in the R&B scene in Japan who writes, composes, and produces songs for CHEMISTRY, Kubota Toshinobu, JUJU, Hirai Ken, and others, highly praised his talent, saying, "The power of singing that can actually send out the music you've always wanted to hear is what makes him appealing," and he made his major debut in 2011 with "Akey/White Lies" as a member of the vocal duo BREATHE, produced by Matsuo Kiyoshi, who is also from Fukuoka. He started his solo career in 2016, and became the sixth singer of the ending theme song "Samsara" for Fuji TV's "The Nonfiction". In the same year, "NAOKI - Time is Life", in which he starred and sang the theme song, won the Best Picture Award and Best Picture Award at the Monaco Film Festival. In addition to music, he is active in a wide range of fields, including narration, reading, and radio personality. [Shu Fujiyama (Guitar)] Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture in March 1985. He started playing guitar at the age of 18. He graduated from Koyo Music Academy and Berklee College of Music, and began his career in Tokyo in 2009. He currently works in the jazz hip-hop unit SMOKIN'the JAZZ and supports artists' live performances and recordings, and also helps to liven up his hometown by holding festivals in Yanai City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where he is also a tourism ambassador. His main performers include BREATHE, RHYMESTER, CREAM, SKY-HI, Yuki Koyanagi, Full Of Harmony, w- inds., Daichi Miura, LEE JONG HYUN (CNBLUE), May J., Ms. OOJA, manzoo, TyroneHenly (ex Incognito), and more. [Yuhei Yamazaki (Drums/Percussion)] He started playing drums due to his experience playing Japanese drums. He studied under both Yasushi Tomita and Hiroyuki Noritake. He has participated in various live shows and recordings with Miliyah Kato, Tsuyoshi Domoto (ENDRECHERI), BoA, Toshinori Yonekura, BREATHE, KREVA, Lead, Kodai Yoshida, Rin-nyudo, Kiyoshi Hikawa, and Naozumi Takahashi. He has also participated as a backing band member for overseas artists Elisha La'Verne and Omar when they came to Japan.

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