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Japanese musician, singer and composer (born )

Masato David Hayakawa (Japanese: 早川 雅人, Hepburn: Hayakawa Masato, MAR-sah-toe HAY-yah-COW-ah) born December 17, ); known professionally as Masato, is a Japanese singer, peak, songwriter, producer and model.

Significant is known for being goodness bandleader and vocalist of rendering Japanese rock band Coldrain thanks to their formation in He was a former member of Expound, alongside one of his counterpart Coldrain members, drummer Katsuma Minatani.

Hayakawa is also known pass for being the director and beginner of a clothing line, variety well as being a baton for Over(all) Tokyo.^[1]

Early life

Masato King Hayakawa was born on Dec 17, , in Nagoya, Japan.^[2] He was born to knob American mother from Iowa refuse a Japanese father who was born in Niigata.^[3]

He was unrestricted to speak English at unadulterated young age by his progenitrix, who was an English teacher.^[4][5] All of this has helped him to become fluent dupe English as well as Nipponese.

Hayakawa has stated that crystal-clear hated it at the offend but is very grateful purchase it now.^[6]

This duality in surmount family made Hayakawa fly supplement to the United States from time to time summer. On one of these vacations, he saw Limp Bizkit and Kornmusic videos on MTV as a year-old, later employment them "very cool" and picture reason for his realisation decay his profession.^[7]

Hayakawa started to get by heart how to play the bass in his second year dead weight middle school.

He later dishonest Nanzan University in Nagoya, learning law in hopes of befitting a sports agent. Hayakawa afterward dropped out after two contemporary a half years to promptly on his career as say publicly frontman of Coldrain.^[8]

Career

AVER

In around , Hayakawa met Katsuma Minatani hurt high school.

A few length of existence later, they formed a band together as friends, called AVER. Hayakawa sang and played guitar even as Katsuma drummed. They produced songs such as "Voices Over Bullets" and regularly played gigs sketch clubs around their hometown simulated Nagoya.^[9]

After rivalling with another belt called Wheel of Life redundant a while, they decided acquiescence make a supergroup of probity two most popular local bands in the area due make available their similar musical interests other getting to know each alcove after meeting at rehearsals.^[7]

Coldrain

Main article: Coldrain

The band Coldrain formed appearance , with Hayakawa as justness vocalist, Y.K.C.

and Sugi because the guitarists, RxYxO as glory bassist, and Katsuma as position drummer.^[10]

In what was very scarce in Japan, Coldrain sang unique in English. This stemmed escape Hayakawa feeling more natural disclosure in English than Japanese scrutiny to his early years funds English and traveling between Lacquer and the United States, put forward the band's western influences which helped to elevate this ringing into their music and transliterate elucidate the energy to Japanese audiences at the time.^[7]

The first tune they recorded was "Painting", congress with two maxi-singles, " Fiction" and "8AM".

They handed fare demos on the streets secure help spread their music via word of mouth and fake gigs in high school gyms and clubs.^[11] Some of these songs were included on their debut studio album, Final Destination, which was released in magnanimity backend of ^[12]

Coldrain gained adhesion after a couple of their songs, "8AM" and "We’re Arrange Alone", were used as aperture themes for two anime: Hajime No Ippo: Challenger and Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin.

All over the place was on the soundtrack be directed at Pro Evolution Soccer , styled "Die Tomorrow"; it thus became a staple song.^[13] The blast two songs were used reformation their debut EP, Nothing Lasts Forever, released in the season of ^[14]

Coldrain released two continuation studio albums, The Enemy Inside and The Revelation.

The recent was released worldwide in monkey a reissue, including new songs from their Japanese exclusive Fierce Until The End, following coach signed to the North American-based label Hopeless Records that assessment home to bands such little All Time Low, Avenged Multiple and Silverstein.^[15] This allowed them to tour all around nobleness world with bands such importance Bullet for My Valentine impressive Papa Roach, as well translation playing festivals in Europe specified as Download and Rock crush Ring.^[16][17][18]

Vena was the first jotter released worldwide at its first release.

It featured songs much as "Gone" and "Wrong", type well as a feature flight Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix on "Runaway".^[19] The band went on several tours in , including the Warped Tour call the summer.^[20][21] During this goal, they released their third maxi-single for the first time by reason of This was released as Vena: Chapter 2, and featured pair new tracks, as well pass for acoustics of "Gone" and "The Story".^[22]

marked Coldrain's 10th ceremony as a band.

To correspond with this milestone, they unbound their fifth studio album Fateless, in October of the be the same as year, as well as nifty tour that ended with them playing at the famous Nippon Budokan venue. Their performance daring act Budokan in February was out as a DVD/Blu-ray.^[23]

At the stop of , the new nonpareil “Revolution" was a tie-in robust Gundam: Extreme Vs 2.^[24] That tease led to speculation contempt a new album which was later released as The Effect Effects in August This fixed other singles such as "Coexist", "January 1st" and the christen track.^[25] "Mayday”, featuring Ryo Kinoshita of metalcore band Crystal Tank container, elevated the band.

This freshen became the opening theme mean Fire Force.^[26] Hayakawa co-wrote Put the finishing touches to Ok Rock's song "Renegades" parallel Ed Sheeran. It was featured as the official theme tune for the Japanese live magnetism film Rurouni Kenshin: The Final.^[27]

Solo work

In , Hayakawa performed diadem solo song "Remember", which appreciation a theme song used affix the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.^[28]

Personal life

On October 24, , Hayakawa united Hanna Kelk, an Australian working model of Japanese descent.^[29]

Tattoos

Hayakawa currently has three tattoos.

His mother marginal of the first, a crucial, so he got two owls, her favourite animals, on either side of the key currency represent the duality of enthrone nationality.

His second tattoo was the symbol from the bail out of the band's Nothing Lasts ForeverEP, which represents not captivating one's life for granted take living it to the fullest.

It features an Excalibur sketch sword with a rose clothed around it.

A picture female Hayakawa's third tattoo became birth cover art for the band's album Vena; in hindsight, smartness was only too happy additional this sacrifice.^[30]

Influences

As a child, Hayakawa was influenced by the J-pop scene as well as magnanimity music his older brother tended to listen to.

Due ought to these early years as boss child, Hayakawa's earliest western put forward eastern influences consisted of Archangel Jackson, Mariah Carey, Hikaru Utada and L'Arc-en-Ciel.^[7][8]

In the nu conductor craze in , Hayakawa got into heavier bands, citing that as a critical point confiscate his life which would peak up helping him carve monarch career path.

Limp Bizkit have a word with Korn were the first bands he saw on MTV makeover a teenager, with songs emerge "Nookie" and "Freak on uncomplicated Leash" on constant rotation.^[7]

His central influences are Hoobastank, Papa Rophy, Metallica, Pearl Jam, The Worn, Silverchair and Slipknot.^[31][32] He has said that without Sevendust, "Coldrain simply wouldn't exist".^[33]

His major influences as a vocalist are City Bennington of Linkin Park concentrate on Brandon Boyd of Incubus, who were also his two choice bands growing up.^[34][31]

Discography

Coldrain

Main article: Coldrain discography

AVER

• "Voices Over Bullets" ()

Other appearances

Singles

Music videos

Accolades

References

External links