Takahiro Moriuchi

Takahiro Moriuchi known professionally as Taka is a Japanese musician and the lead vocalist of the band ONE OK ROCK Taka signed with Johnnys Entertainment in August 2001 at age 13 He joined as a trainee in the group called Johnnys Junior and made some singing appearances on Japanese music shows during this period In September 2003 two years after joining the agency Taka was one of the Johnnys Juniors chosen to be part of the idol group NEWS However his activities were suspended when he left the agency and the group in December of the same year Taka was invited by guitarist Toru Yamashita to join ONE OK ROCK in 2005 The band released their first independent CD in 2006 and were signed by Amuse Inc with whom they made their major debut In 2017 Kerrang magazine placed Taka at number 27 on their list of the 50 Greatest Rockstars in the World He was also listed by Rock Sound magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential Figures in Rock In 2025 he contributed to the original soundtrack of the Netflix original series Glass Heart