Ricky (musician)

Ricky
Born	October 20
Origin	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Rock
Years active	2001-
Labels	Avex Trax, Marsa, Universal Music Japan, PCI Music
Associated acts	Dasein R*A*P Rider Chips THE MICRO HEAD 4N'S
Website	www.marsa.ne.jp/ricky/

Ricky (born October 20, year unknown) is a Japanese musician originally from Saitama Prefecture. He is known as the vocalist of bands Dasein^[1] and R*A*P, and became the full-time vocalist of Rider Chips in 2005.

Ricky, who claims to have the full name Ricky Astrovich Primakov, also claims that he is an extraterrestrial, specifically one from the planet Iscandar, a planet from the Space Battleship Yamato metaseries. In 2009, he began a solo project with the release of "Yugaidoku Song" (唯我独SONG), and later in 2009 he released the album R☆POP.^[2] In 2010, Dasein, which went on hiatus in 2003, released a new single to announce a new tour^[3] that Ricky became a part of after his tour ended.^[4]

Discography

Albums

• R☆POP - November 18, 2009 - Marsa/Universal
• R☆MUSTER - December 15, 2010 - Marsa/PCI

Singles

• "Yugaidoku Song" (唯我独SONG) - April 1, 2009
• "Wagamama Emotion" (我儘EMOTION) - July 22, 2009

References

1. "ナタリー - DASEIN、早くも復活ライブDVD＆噂のコピバン新作発売". 2010-04-09. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
2. "ナタリー - Rickyがナタリー初登場！ソロ活動の裏側を語り尽くす". 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
3. "ナタリー - DASEIN復活ライブ即日完売でAX追加公演急遽決定". 2010-02-19. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
4. "ナタリー - Ricky、下北沢で2カ月連続「春☆POP☆SHOW」". 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2010-10-07.

External links

• Official website