Takuro
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Takuro

Japanese musician

Takurō Kubo (Japanese: 久保 琢郎, Hepburn: Kubo Takurō; born May 26, 1971 in Hakodate, Hokkaido), better known by his stage name TAKURO, is a Japanese musician and lyricist best known as one of the guitarists and leader of the rock band Glay, for which he is also the main composer and lyricist. As a musician and composer, Takuro has worked with different artists and has also released solo works.2

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Born May 26, 1971.1

About

Takuro and his older sister were raised by a single mother, as she never remarried after his father's death, when Takuro was three years old. He considers his mother an early influence in his musical career, as he was strongly impressed by her singing.

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Early life and education

  • Date not recordedHokkaido Hakodate Ryouhoku Senior High School3

Career

Occupation: composer, guitarist, lyricist, pianist, keyboardist, musician, songwriter.5 6

Known for: Soul Love, Yuuwaku.7

Personal life

  • BornMay 26, 1971, Hakodate8 9
  • CitizenshipJapan10
  • SpouseSeri Iwahori11

Takuro married the Japanese model Seri Iwahori in May 2004. He was introduced to her during the shooting of the movie Casshern, in which he made a short cameo with Hisashi in 2003. They have a son, born in October 2005 and a daughter, born in October 2007. They own a house in Los Angeles, California and also one in Tokyo.

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