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Itou Kashitarou (伊東歌詞太郎, Kashitarou Itou), formerly known as weezer, is a singer-songwriter and utaite known for his strong, clear, "refreshing", and earnest-sounding voice, with a narrow, almost quavering vibrato. Although this distinct vibrato is occasionally described as being fluttery and slightly "peculiar", his voice is commonly considered to be "warm" and pleasant to listen to. He is a technically sound singer, capable of hitting notes cleanly and effortlessly as well as having a decent vocal range; he is also very good at controlling his singing volume.
His first upload was in fact not a cover, but an original VOCALOID song titled "Namida ga Koboreru Mae ni" using Hatsune Miku, after which he was given the -P honorific and dubbed FuwamokoP (ふわもこP). In addition to VOCALOID work, he posted a few acoustic and arranged covers on the side under the utaite name weezer; but though they were well-received, their view counts almost never broke the 10K mark.
His cover of "Melt" , posted in early 2012, was his first breakthrough hit - shortly afterwards, he created a new account, changing his utaite name to Itou Kashitarou. He has since deleted his old account, but despite this, the videos posted on it remain viewable. He continues to upload original VOCALOID works, although he is not as active in songwriting as he is in uploading covers.
He is good friends with Amatsuki, with whom he often collaborates, and is also friends with the illustrator and mangaka Kuwahara Souta, who has illustrated some of his twitter avatars. He is a close, longtime friend of LeftyMonsterP (with whom he forms the unit Itowokashi) and often collaborates with him, including composing songs or having lives together. They have known each other since childhood, and performed together in middle school. Whenever he performs live as Itou Kashitarou, he wears a fox mask, while LeftyMonsterP wears one of several other masks.
His first entry into the utattemita category was an acoustic cover of the pillows' "Strange Chameleon", however his first cover under his present name was "Narisumashi Gengar" , which currently has 1Mil views and 15K Mylists. His first hit cover was "Shiwa", which currently has over 381K views and 28K Mylists, and is the most popular cover of that song; while his most popular solo cover to date is "Pierrot", which currently has over 2 million views and 40.4K Mylists as of January 2015.
Affiliations and Collaboration Projects[]
- Member of Smiley*2GS
- Member of ShimeFive (〆5)
- Member of Circle of Friends
- Member of Teito Hanayoi
- Natsuiro Lonely Days (Released on September 05, 2012)
- Circle of Friends Vol.1 (Released on December 22, 2012)
- Daylight Dreamer (Released on December 31, 2012)
- Nijiiro Orchestra (Released on December 31, 2012)
- Gakuen Shisoutan (Released on December 31, 2012)
- "Nou Shou Sakuretsu Girl Utattemita" wo Kiitemita (Released on March 13, 2013)
- Vocarock collection Utattemita (Released on April 24, 2013)
- 2GS First Trip (Released on May 08, 2013)
- QuaLia with Soraru & Ryo-kun (Released on May 27, 2013)
- ADEUTA (Released on May 29, 2013)
- CliCK ~ Naki Uta de Utattemita ~ -Prince ver.- (Released on May 29, 2013)
- PANDORA VOXX REBOOT (Released on June 12, 2013)
- MAGICAL EFFECTORS ~ Tribute to buzzG ~ (Released on July 03, 2013)
- Shoubu Zenya Ginpuu ~ Utaite ver. ~ (Released on August 07, 2013)
- Circle of Friends Vol.2 (Released on August 12, 2013)
- Stars on Planet (Released on August 12, 2013)
- Giniro Yasou (Released on August 12, 2013)
- Radio Drama CD Teito Hanayoi Nikki Vol.1 (Released on August 15, 2013)
- Radio Drama CD Teito Hanayoi Nikki Vol.2 (Released on August 15, 2013)
- Radio Drama CD Teito Hanayoi Nikki Vol.3 (Released on August 15, 2013)
- style (Released on August 21, 2013)
- Honey Rabbit image songs with Amatsuki (Released on December 06, 2013)
- Nijiiro Orchestra 2 (Released on December 31, 2013)
- blank (Released on April 26, 2014)
- Circle of Friends Vol.3 (Released on August 17, 2014)
- EXIT TUNES Albums#18 edge (Released on January 16, 2019)
- Kotonoha Project ~Eishoshuu~ (Released August 14, 2019)
Collaboration Units[]
- Itowokashi with LeftyMonsterP
- Amatou Kashitsuki (甘党加湿器) with Amatsuki
Commercially Featured Works[]
- "Kioku no Hakobune" - Released on July 29, 2020
- Ending theme of the original anime DECA-DENCE
- "Tsukikage Okuri" - Released on 2025
- 2nd Ending Theme of the anime adaptation of Watashi no Shiawase Kekkon
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Illust. by Tama (たま)
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Illust. by Kuwahara Souta (桑原草太)
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Illust. by Kuwahara Souta (桑原草太)
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Illust. by Kuwahara Souta (桑原草太)
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Illust. by Tama (たま)
Trivia[]
- His name comes from the name of his favorite Edo period samurai, Itou Kashitarou (伊東甲子太郎) from Shinsengumi with the only difference being the kanji for "kashi" in each; he replaced the kanji 甲子 in the historical Itou Kashitarou's name with 歌詞, the kanji for "lyrics".[citation needed]
- He is about 180 cm (5'11") tall.[2]
- He was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.[3]
- He always wears a fox mask during lives when performing as Itou Kashitarou.
- In hip-hop project Paradox Live, Itou Kashitarou voice acts as the character Toma Hikage from the in-universe idol group VISTY.
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