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Root (singer)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Root

| genre = J-pop

| associated_acts = Rinu
Colon
Nanamori
Jel
Satomi
(Strawberry Prince)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|10|25}}

| birth_place = Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

| years_active = 2015-present

| label = STPR Records

| instrument = Vocals

}}

{{nihongo|Root|るぅと|Rūto|born October 25, 1998}} is a Japanese singer and live streamer. He is a member of the J-pop group Strawberry Prince.

Biography

Root was recruited by Nanamori to join Strawberry Prince in mid-2016.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-11-26|title=「鬼滅」の次は「すとぷり」？ いま中高生が熱狂する"顔を出さない"謎のユニットとは|url=https://dot.asahi.com/dot/2020112500057.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129173926/https://dot.asahi.com/dot/2020112500057.html|archive-date=2020-11-29|access-date=2020-12-18|website=AERAdot (Asahi Shimbun)|language=ja}} On October 30, 2019, he released his first solo album, {{Nihongo|Kimi to Boku no Himitsu Kichi|君と僕の秘密基地}}, as well as a mini-album, {{Nihongo|Kimi to Boku no Story|君と僕のストーリー}}. Kimi to Boku no Himitsu Kichi sold over 30,000 copies on its release day and placed fourth in the Oricon weekly album ranking,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-10-31|title=【先ヨミ】Hey! Say! JUMP『PARADE』15.7万セールスで現在アルバム1位、どついたれ本舗/ THE RAMPAGEが追う|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/81695/2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719173336/http://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/81695/2|archive-date=2020-07-19|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-11-11|title=オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2019年10月28日～2019年11月03日|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-11-11/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505150608/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-11-11/|archive-date=2021-05-05|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Oricon News|language=ja}} while Kimi to Boku no Story placed twelfth on the Oricon weekly album ranking.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019-11-11|title=オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2019年10月28日～2019年11月03日 11～20位|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-11-11/p/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523000817/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2019-11-11/p/2/|archive-date=2021-05-23|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Oricon News|language=ja}}

From 2018 to 2019, Root played the character of Kippei Nemuri in HoneyWorks's fictional idol unit {{Nihongo|"Dolce"|ドルチェ}}. He recorded one album with the group before it disbanded.{{Cite web|last=Komachi|first=Aone|date=2019-07-08|title=Dolce、新時代のアイドル誕生 HoneyWorks×浦島坂田船＆すとぷりメンバーのタッグが生む"夢"|url=https://realsound.jp/2019/07/post-384481.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430224821/https://realsound.jp/2019/07/post-384481.html|archive-date=2021-04-30|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Real Sound|language=ja}}

Root's music has been featured in other media. The song "Garakuta Reboot" was used as the ending theme for the movie Fukkō Ōen Masamune Datenicle Gattai-ban+,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-04-11|title=すとぷり・るぅと、新曲「ガラクタリブート」のMV公開 初の映画EDテーマに起用|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2190142/full/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702045341/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2190142/full/|archive-date=2021-07-02|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Oricon News|language=ja}} and the song "Wasure Ai" was used as background music in Lawson and Family Mart stores throughout Japan.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-08-14|title=すとぷり・るぅと、新曲「忘れ愛」MV公開 ローソン&ファミマのBGMに|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2203539/full/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814150402/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2203539/full/|archive-date=2021-08-14|access-date=2021-09-24|website=Oricon News|language=ja}}

Discography

= Albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" |Peak position

JPN{{Cite web|title=るぅと|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/731924/|access-date=2021-09-23|website=Oricon|date=5 April 2021 |language=Japanese}}
scope="row"|Kimi to Boku no Himitsu Kichi

|2019

|

{{Hidden|Track listing|# "Kimi wa Itsumo 100-ten Manten!"

  1. "Heroine to Seito B"
  2. "Ike! Bokura no School Front!"
  3. "Justified"
  4. "&you"
  5. "Citrus Fruits"
  6. "Haikei, Fubyōdō no Kami-sama e"
  7. "Jū San-nen Suisei"
  8. "Kono Omoi o Uta ni"
  9. "Compass"
  10. "Clover"
  11. "Ano Natsu ni Hi o Tsukete"
  12. "Good Day"
  13. "Kimi to Boku no Himitsu Kichi"
  14. "Spreading Palette"

}}

|4

= Mini albums =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Year

! scope="col" rowspan="2" |Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1" |Peak position

JPN
scope="row"|Kimi to Boku no Story

|2019

|

{{Hidden|Track listing|# "Kinō no Boku to Sayōnara"

  1. "Pull the Trigger"
  2. "Kyō mo Sora ga Mabushii kara"
  3. "Chikoku Shite mo Ii Jan"
  4. "Kimi to Boku no Story"
  5. "Flowering Palettes"

}}

|12

= Extended plays =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Title

!scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Album details

scope="row"|Boku wa Ame ni Nureta

|2020

|

{{Hidden|Track listing|# "Jester"

  1. "Yozakura Hikō"
  2. "ID"
  3. "Fushin"
  4. "Boku wa Ame ni Nureta"

}}

scope="row"|Wasure Ai

|2021

|

  • Released: August 14, 2021
  • Label: STPR Records
  • Formats: Digital download

{{Hidden|Track listing|# "Chromato"

  1. "Trickster"
  2. "N.E."
  3. "Yoru no Arukikata"
  4. "Wasure Ai"

}}

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:small; text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Title

!scope="col"|Year

scope="row"|"Booo!"

|2020

scope="row"|"Garakuta Reboot"

| rowspan="2"|2021

scope="row"|"Kimi to Boku no Story – Birthday Ver."
scope="row"|"Arifureta Hibi to, Arifurenai Kimi to."

| rowspan="4"|2022

scope="row"|"Nee yo na"
scope="row"|"Wonder Finder!"
scope="row"|"Dō Shiyō mo Naku"
scope="row"|"Ikiru Hanashi"

| rowspan="4"|2023

scope="row"|"Netsu to Hakuchūmu"
scope="row"|"Kidoairaku"
scope="row"|"Kimiloss"
scope="row"|"Sono Koe no Aizu ga"

| rowspan="6"|2024

scope="row"|"Umareta Sono Toki kara"
scope="row"|"Uso de Gomenne"
scope="row"|"Zutto Boku wa"
scope="row"|"Kōkai Nisshi"
scope="row"|"Tōmei na Tsubasa"
scope="row"|"Big Love You"

|2025

Filmography

= Video games =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

!Year

!Title

!Role

! class="unsortable" |Source

2020

|HoneyWorks Premium Live

|Kippei Nemuri

|{{Cite tweet |user=HoneyWorks_Game |number=1327914241240690688 |title=【🎉キャラ紹介 第21弾🎉】 眠桔平（CV: #るぅと ）アイドルユニット・Dolceのメンバーよ！運動神経がよくて、何より記憶力が抜群！でもその割には自信がない様子… 自信を身につけることが今後の課題ね！好みのタイプはギャルなんですって！（by パンミィ）#ハニプレ #弟はハーバード大在学中}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC26AciTXULvcABdrWbaeL8Q Official YouTube channel]

Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Japanese male pop singers

Category:Japanese YouTubers

Category:Strawberry Prince members

Category:Singers from Tochigi Prefecture

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