Tomoya Kanki

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Tomoya Kanki
神吉 智也
Tomoya at One Ok Rock concert closing, Ambitions World Tour, New York City, 2017
Born
Kanki Tomoya

(1987-06-27) June 27, 1987 (age 36)
Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
  • Musician
  • drummer
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Children3
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Drums
  • percussion
  • xylophone
Years active2006–present
Labels
Websiteoneokrock.com

Tomoya Kanki (Japanese: 神吉 智也, Hepburn: Kanki Tomoya, born June 27, 1987, in Hyogo), better known mononymously as Tomoya, is a Japanese musician and drummer of the band One Ok Rock. Although not an original member, he has appeared on every One Ok Rock album.

Life and career[edit]

Tomoya is the eldest member of ONE OK ROCK. In junior high school, he belonged to the percussion group in a brass band club, playing various percussion instruments such as tambourine and xylophone. He formed a band in the fall of his first year in high school, and started the band in earnest. After graduated from high school, he came to Tokyo and studied at a technical college.[1][2]

Tomoya attended ESP Musical Academy where one of his lecturers who was in a band introduced him to a band they had played with earlier that was looking for a drummer. That band was One Ok Rock and after a period of playing as support, he formally joined a month before their major debut.[1] He often updates the One Ok Rock blog.[3]

Kanki and Ryota Kohama composed the song "Deeper Deeper" together.[4]

On June 9, 2017, he announced that he had gotten married. He has three sons, born in November 2017, May 2019, and March 2021.[5][6]

Equipment[edit]

Tomoya mainly plays drums as his instrument. He has also played percussion and xylophone.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Interview with ONE OK ROCK in Tokyo". JaME. June 21, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "One Ok Rock Interview". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Vol. 401. June 2012. pp. 67–76.
  3. ^ "Tomoya". JpopAsia.com. June 27, 1987. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Sugioka, Yuki (January 9, 2013). "ONE OK ROCK "Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps" Special Feature". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  5. ^ Edohsama (November 5, 2017). "ONE OK ROCK's drummer Tomoya is now also a proud father!". Jrock News. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "ONE OK ROCKのTomoyaに第3子誕生". natalie.mu (in Japanese). March 26, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

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