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Ata Ryutaro (阿多龍太郎), better known by his stage name Ryu (龍), is a Japanese performer, actor and composer. He is a member of the group THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE.
He participated in the GLOBAL JAPAN CHALLENGE, but didn't get selected.
Early Life[]
Ata Ryutaro was born on September 9, 1998, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. His mother is Filipino, his father is Japanese and he is an only child.[1][2]
Ata grew up under the influence of his mother, who loved listening to Hip-Hop and R&B music. His interest in dance started when he went to a live performance of the Black Eyed Peas with his mother and saw the members dancing on stage.[3]
In fifth grade, he auditioned for GEKIDAN EXILE, and decided that he wanted to learn dancing, leading him to start attending EXPG Tokyo. At that time, Ata dreamed of becoming a track and field athlete (short distance) since he started practicing the sport in junior high school, but as he supported EXILE and Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS as a student of EXPG, his yearning to become an artist grew. A turning point in his life was Sandaime's arena tour Sandaime J Soul Brothers LIVE TOUR 2014 "BLUE IMPACT" which he participated in as a support dancer.[3] He started aspiring to be like the members of JSB III and became more serious and specific in his approach of practicing dance.[4]
Career[]
2012[]
In 2012, at the age of 13, he started his career as a child model for the Japanese magazine nicola.[5]
2013[]
In late 2013, Ata participated in the GLOBAL JAPAN CHALLENGE to become part of PROJECT TARO but was disqualified during the final examination in December.[3]
2014[]
On April 11, he was announced as a candidate for EXILE TRIBE's upcoming group THE RAMPAGE. He took on the stage name "Ryu" after completing the group's first musha shugyo and becoming an official member on September 12 in the same year. [3][6]
2016[]
In 2016, he made his acting debut as "Shibaman" in HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE after passing an internal audition within LDH JAPAN for one of the roles in the movie.[7]
2017[]
On January 25, Ryu made his major debut in THE RAMPAGE with the release of the group's first single "Lightning".
Personal Life[]
- Family
According to Ryu, his parents support him and his career with great passion and love. His mother would be the type "who buys about 10 issues of a magazine when it comes out and distributes them around the neighborhood like an extra".[2]
He also frequently visits the side of his family located in the Philippines.
Works[]
Filmography[]
- Movies
- [2016] HiGH&LOW THE MOVIE
- [2019] HiGH&LOW THE WORST
- Dramas
- [2016] HiGH&LOW Season 2
- [2019] HiGH&LOW THE WORST EPISODE.O
- Stage
- [2022] REAL RPG STAGE "ETERNAL2" -Kouya ni Moyuru Seigi-
- [2023] Castor & Pollux (カストルとポルックス)[8][9][10]
Music[]
- Choreography
- Remixes
Trivia[]
- Hobbies: Collecting accessories, fashion, music, darts
- Specialty: House, Hip-Hop, freestyle
- Emoji: 🐉 (Dragon), 🐲 (Dragon Face), 👶🍼 (Baby + Baby Bottle), 🎧 (Headphone)
- Described as a very shy, quiet and sweet guy. According to his fellow THE RAMPAGE members, he initially wasn't very good at expressing himself, and wasn't the type to speak out on his own. However, as time went by, he would have become very assertive too and established his own individual style.[12][13]
- His members call him "Big Baby" (大きい赤ちゃん) and he is often spoiled by them.[3][14]
- Tallest member of the group.
- According to his members, he might look scary at first but he has a baby-like personality.[15][16]
- After Teppen Toruzo THE RAMPAGE Season 2 he started to study MPC and making beats in earnest.[17][18]
- His goal is to make his own songs in the future.[12]
- On his days off, he likes to go to places rich in nature, such as parks, to reset his mind when things are not going well.[19]
- He has a childhood friendship with fellow member Suzuki Takahide. They met each other for the first time when they were in the 5th grade of elementary school at an audition for Gekidan EXILE and attended EXPG Tokyo at the same time.[3][20]
- Was classmates and childhood friends with Japanese rapper Chanmina. She sat next to him in school.[21]
- Used to play soccer in his childhood.[4]
- In 2017, he was a visual model for Yohji Yamamoto's brand "Ground Y" together with Takechi Kaisei.[3]
- When he appeared as a guest on the radio show "Kenjiro Yamashita's All Night Nippon" in 2018, he revealed that he aspires to become a full-fledged model, and that he was learning a lot from Kobayashi Naoki of Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS.[22]
- One of his hobbies is darts, he likes playing it together with Suzuki Takahide and Urakawa Shohei.[23]
- Likes the anime BLEACH.[24]
- Likes romantic movies.[24]
- His favorite color is black.[2]
References[]
- ↑ https://ananweb.jp/news/528997/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https://www.vivi.tv/post346086/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://realsound.jp/2020/03/post-527214.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.tokyoheadline.com/409420/
- ↑ EXPG Diary Vol. 6 Page 13
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1417462
- ↑ https://www.cyzo.com/2022/09/post_323228_entry.html
- ↑ https://m.tribe-m.jp/news/detail?news_id=42173
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/3666394
- ↑ https://www.tokyoheadline.com/683749/
- ↑ https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/252458
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2023092419541565845
- ↑ https://classy-online.jp/lifestyle/315885/
- ↑ https://gingerweb.jp/timeless/person/article/20240202-hokuto-yoshino
- ↑ https://hochi.news/articles/20220324-OHT1T51246.html?page=1
- ↑ https://www.vivi.tv/post392070/
- ↑ https://realsound.jp/tech/2019/01/post-307966.html
- ↑ https://ananweb.jp/news/335670/
- ↑ https://jj-jj.net/lifestyle/168623/
- ↑ https://realsound.jp/2020/07/post-584781.html
- ↑ https://twitter.com/therampagefext/status/1695072485358919788
- ↑ https://news.1242.com/article/150595
- ↑ https://mdpr.jp/interview/amp/1701608
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 https://ar-mag.jp/articles/-/8860?page=2
