[FUN FACT] Sato Ryuji: His Visual Kei Origins
Main visual for The Brow Beat (above, left) and the cover for the album “Ragnarok” Limited Press Edition C (above, right)
In light of his band project, The Brow Beat, which is produced by HAKUEI, I thought it'd be nice to take a brief look at Sato Ryuji's own visual kei origins (HAKUEI is a vocalist from the visual kei alternative rock band, PENICILLIN, and as can be seen in the "Black & Black" MV, The Brow Beat’s style leans heavily towards this genre).
Ryuji has always considered himself to be someone who comes from the visual kei genre.
(For information about visual kei, please refer to this link: HERE )
Before he made his official debut in the entertainment industry in 2011, Ryuji used to belong to a visual kei band called ZOIDO (ゾイド) where he was the drummer. A band from Sendai, they were active in 2010 (which would put Ryuji at 15 years old), but disbanded shortly after.
Ryuji's profile picture from his time in exZOIDO (above, left) and his current look from The Brow Beat (above, right)
In 2013, Ryuji acted in the stage production “Present5″ where he had the opportunity to play Yamato Kyosuke, a member of a visual kei group that became an idol group.
Present5′s MV for “Sora ni Ochiru ~Chi no Ame to Muchi~”
(“Sora ni Ochiru ~Chi no Ame to Muchi~” as well as the rest of the songs for Present5 are available on iTunes: HERE and their album can be purchased from Amazon Japan: HERE )
And in 2017, Ryuji announced his new band project The Brow Beat. Taking on the name “Ryuji”, he is the lead vocalist in the band and has also written several songs for their first album “Ragnarok”.
Ryuji in the "Black & Black" MV (Credits: @sutekiyomitsu)
Ryuji in the "AIRISU" MV (Credits: @sutekiyomitsu)
He has also commented on his blog that his favourite singer is the GazettE, which is a visual kei rock band, and remarked that he was proud of the fact that he could play most of their songs on the drums (at the time that Ryuji wrote the entry, which is dated 12.11.2011, he had been playing the drums for five years). His favourite songs from the band include "ruthless deed", "14 Sai no Knife", "Sumire" and "Akai Kodou".
For more information about The Brow Beat, please refer to this post: HERE
