SUIKEN

Born in Tokyo in 1975. A member of NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND. In the early 1990s, before NITRO's activities, he formed CHANNEL 5 with DABO, K-BOMB (THINK TANK), and DJ HAZIME. He mainly performed live at clubs in areas such as Nishizōjibashi and Shibuya in Tokyo. In 1997, he made guest appearances on works such as SHAKKAZOMBIE's '共に行こう' and BUDDA BRAND's 'REMIX (KRUSH GROOVE 4)'. In 1998, he made his solo debut with the analog single 'The Sense' under EL DORADO RECORD (エル ドラド レコード), led by DEV LARGE (BUDDA BRAND). In 2000, he made his major debut with the single 'ALKMAN' under SonyMusic, becoming the first member of NITRO to achieve a major debut. He released his 2nd single 'PAR CHEE THA 四千' and 3rd single '千夜月兎' in succession. He also released the first album of NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND. In 2001, he released his first album 'SUIKEN PRESENTS SIXTEEN STARS', which generated much discussion with guest appearances by female singers 'bird' and 'wyorica'. He also appeared in the TV commercial for the mobile site 'cool sound'. That same year, he performed at FUJIROCK as part of NITRO. In 2003, he released the single 'NITRICH' under the NITRO name. In 2004, he released the EP 'UPRISING' and the 2nd album 'STRAIGHT FROM THE UNDERGROUND'. In 2004, he participated as part of the unit 'SUIKEN×S-WORD' (with S-WORD) for the insert song of the anime 'Samurai Champloo'. He also released the mini album 'MONTIEN' as part of the unit 'MONTIEN' consisting of singer Tina and NITRO's MACKA-CHIN. In 2005, he released the album 'HYBRID LINK' under the name 'SUIKEN×S-WORD', and the mini album 'MONTIEN ?' under the name 'MONTIEN' with Tina and NITRO's MACKA-CHIN. In 2006, he released his 3rd album 'HOT IN POT' and the album 'MONTIEN ?' under the name 'MONTIEN'. In 2007, he released the 3rd album of NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND, 'SPECIAL FORCE'. In 2008, he released the limited edition DVD of the 'SPECIAL FORCE' tour, 'SPECIAL FORCE TOUR - LIVE DVD', under TSUTAYA RECORDS, and released the EP 'BACK AGAIN' on December 31. In 2009, he released the first best-of album 'NITRO X 99-09' to commemorate the 10th anniversary of NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND.