Ryuichi Kawamura

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ryuichi Kawamura
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	May 20, 1970(1970-05-20)
Age	54
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Taurus

Ryuichi Kawamura Biography

Ryuichi Kawamura is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on May 20, 1970 in Japan. The lead singer of Luna Sea is a singer, songwriter, actor and producer.

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Ryuichi Kawamura started his musical career as vocalist of the bands Cradle and Slaughter, while still in high school, under the name Rayla. On May 6, 1989, he was invited by Inoran to join their band Lunacy. In 1991, hide of X Japan found them on the indie circuit, he eventually got them signed to X Japan co-founder Yoshiki’s Extasy Records. They went on to become very successful, having sold more than 10 million certified units in Japan, and are considered one of the most influential bands in the visual kei movement. Ryuichi provided vocals for the B-side version of hide’s 1994 song “Scanner”. During Luna Sea’s temporary break in 1997, Ryuichi started his solo career. Going by his full name, Ryuichi Kawamura, he changed his vocals and music from the powerful rock sound to more of a pop idol sound. That year, he released four singles, one mini-album and his first full album, Love. The album includes his cover version of the song “Namida Iro,” which was formerly sung by Japanese female singer Noriko Sakai with his songwriting. Love topped the Japanese Oricon charts with the sales of around 1,021,000 copies, making him the only solo male artist ever to have an album sold over one million copies within its initial week release in Oricon charts history. In total, Love sold over 2,788,000 copies on the Oricon charts. Kawamura later started his own production house titled “RK”, and in 1999, he went on to produce many artists including Azumaya Toga, Hideki and Izam.

Kawamura’s second album Love topped the Oricon chart with sales of around 1,021,000 copies, making him the only male solo artist ever to have an album sell over one million copies within its initial week in Oricon charts history. That same album sold over 2,788,000 copies by the end of the year, therefore it holds the record for best selling male solo album. In 1997 alone, with his mini and full-length albums and four singles (of which “Glass” sold over one million itself), he sold over six million records.

He married Miss Nippon 2002, Kumi Sano.

Ryuichi Kawamura Net Worth

Ryuichi Kawamura is one of the richest Rock Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ryuichi Kawamura 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a member of the high school bands Cradle, and Slaughter.

Luna Sea ended in 2000 and he began a solo career.

Ryuichi Kawamura (河村 隆一 , Kawamura Ryūichi, born May 20, 1970 in Yamato, Kanagawa) is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, actor, author and race car driver. He is best known as lead singer of the rock band Luna Sea. After the band disbanded in 2000, Kawamura continued his successful solo career. In 2005 he formed Tourbillon with fellow Luna Sea member Inoran and Hiroaki Hayama. He has recently rejoined Luna Sea, as they reunited in August 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ryuichi Kawamura Dating?

According to our records, Ryuichi Kawamura married to Kumi Sano. As of December 1, 2023, Ryuichi Kawamura’s is not dating anyone.

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Kawamura was introduced to Kumi Sano (佐野公美 ) by a mutual friend in early 2005, and several months later they began dating. Sano had been crowned Miss Nippon in 2002. Although the pair stated that they had no plans for a wedding ceremony or a reception, a representative visited the local city office to register their marriage on January 23, 2006. Kumi gave birth to their first child, a son, on June 18, 2009. On January 11, 2019, Kawamura underwent surgery to remove adenocarcinoma of the lung. The cancerous cells were completely removed and he could return to work the following month after a few weeks rest.

Facts & Trivia

Ryuichi Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Ryuichi Kawamura celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.

Ryuichi Kawamura is best known for his vocal work during his work with Luna Sea. He was inspired both vocally and visually by Morrie, frontman of the influential Japanese metal band Dead End. From the early to mid-90s, his style often included screamed singing during their hard rock songs. It then changed to more traditional pop techniques after starting his solo career. Since 2007, Kawamura has been singing in a more operatic style.