is a Japanese singer and dancer. He is a vocalist of the Japanese all-male dance and music group

Generations from Exile Tribe Generations from Exile Tribe (Japanese: ジェネレーションズ・フロム・エグザイル・トライブ, stylized as GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE and formerly known as Generations) is a six-member Japanese dance and vocal group formed ...

. Ryuto is represented with LDH.

Biography

To achieve his dream of becoming a singer, Ryuto dropped out of high school and attended Osaka's EXPG while doing part-time jobs. In February 2010, he participated in ''VOCAL BATTLE AUDITION 2 ~Yume wo Motta Wakamono-tachi e~'' arranged by

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to become a member of

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but lost in the final round (alongside groupmate

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). On July 19, 2011, Ryuto was selected as a candidate for GENERATIONS, and on April 17, 2012, he was announced as an official member.

made their major debut on November 21, 2012, with the single "Brave It Out". In 2013, he participated in

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competition "''Geinoukai Tokugiou Ketteisen Teppen''" and managed to win the first place. In 2016, Ryuto made his debut as a voice actor for the Japanese dubbing of the American superhero TV show ''

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''. He would be in charge of voicing

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/ Second Generation Death Stroke. In November 2018, he was chosen as one of the ambassadors for LDH Martial Arts' "ENERGY PROJECT" which advertises different fitness supplies from LDH's original brand alongside fellow Generations member

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and

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members

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and

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. On September 21, 2019, he collaborated with fashion brand 24karats for the second time to release a collection of sportswear titled ''NO PAIN NO GAIN''. On October 3 in the same year, Ryuto made his solo debut with the digital single "Nostalgie", which was used in the movie ''HiGH&LOW: THE WORST.'' On the same day, he opened a personal

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account, being the last member of Generations to do so. On March 4, 2020, he will release his second solo song "Mou ichido kimi to odoritai" (''もう一度君と踊りたい; I want to dance with you again'') which will be used in the play of the same name from LDH's ''BOOK ACT''.

Discography

Digital singles

Lyrics

Filmography

Live

TV series

Film

Radio

Voice dubbing

* Legend of Tomorrow (2016) – Grant Wilson / Second Generation Death Stroke (Jamie Andrew Cutler)

References

External links

Official Website
(in English) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kazuhara, Ryuto 1992 births Living people LDH (company) artists 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese male singers Singers from Amagasaki