He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to two Japanese immigrants. It was not until middle school that he became interested in music and that eventually led him to start his musical career in 2007. His fifth single "Kaze no Gotoku" was used as the second theme song for the
Yorinuki Gin Tama-san anime. Inoue contributed to
Tetsuya's 2011 solo album
Come On! by rapping on the track "Eden" and later wrote and was featured on
Totalfat's 2011 single "World of Glory". ==Discography==