Yamada Khadim Ryo (山田・ハーディム・稜), better known by his stage name HANATAROU (ハナタロウ), is a Japanese performer, rapper and model.
He is a former member of the group PSYCHIC FEVER and the performance team from Imaichi Ryuji.
Biography[]
Yamada Khadim Ryo was born on March 22, 1998. His father is Senegalese and his mother is Japanese.
Before entering EXPG Tokyo, he was part of the dance crew from Japanese choreographer Riehata.
On June 8, 2018, he was introduced as a student of EXPG Pro.[1][2]
On July 4, 2019, he made his first appearance as a member of PSYCHIC FEVER at the BATTLE OF TOKYO ~ENTER THE Jr.EXILE~ live concert at Makuhari Messe. On September 24 in the same year, he was announced as an official member of the group.
On May 31, 2020, it was revealed that HANATAROU had been suffering from poor health for a while and had decided to leave the group and end his activities under LDH JAPAN after discussing with the company.[3][4]
In early 2021, he opened a personal Twitter and Instagram account.
Works[]
Music[]
- Music Video Appearances
- [2017] ZICO - "ARTIST"
- [2018] GENERATIONS - "F.L.Y. BOYS F.L.Y. GIRLS"
- [2018] KODA KUMI - "PARTY"
- [2018] EXILE THE SECOND - "Acacia"
- [2019] Sudannayuzuyully - "TEN MADE TOBASO"
- [2019] Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS - "Yes we are"
- [2019] FANTASTICS - "Time Camera"
- [2019] RYUJI IMAICHI - "ZONE OF GOLD"
Concerts/Tours[]
Tours featured in as a backup dancer
- [2017-2018] EXILE THE SECOND LIVE TOUR 2017-2018 "ROUTE 6・6"
- [2018] RYUJI IMAICHI LIVE TOUR 2018 "LIGHT>DARKNESS"
- [2019] Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS LIVE TOUR 2019 "RAISE THE FLAG"
- [2020] LDH PERFECT YEAR 2020 SPECIAL SHOWCASE RYUJI IMAICHI / HIROOMI TOSAKA
Trivia[]
- He has several tattoos, one of them is a Michael Jackson portrait on his right forearm.
- On his blog on LDH mobile, he used the 🌻 emoji in all of his posts.
- During his time in EXPG, he also worked as a model.
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