Ono Masatoshi

Ono Masatoshi

Ono Masatoshi (小野正利) is a Japanese rock singer-songwriter. Ono got his start in the 80s when he was the vocalist for the heavy metal band FORT BRAGG. In 1992, he released his first solo single, entitled "Pure ni Nare", under the label Sony Records. But it wasn't till his third single, "You're the Only...", that Ono got a hit song. The single helped him to win the Rookie of the Year award at that year's Nihon Record Taishou and an invitation to that year's Kouhaku Utagassen.

In 2009, Ono became the vocalist for the band GALNERYUS, in which he uses the pseudonym SHO.

Profile

• Birthdate: January 29, 1967 (1967-01-29)
• Birthplace: Adachi, Tokyo, Japan
• Blood Type: AB

Discography

Albums

• [1992.09.09] VOICE of HEART
• [1993.04.02] MONO
• [1993.12.12] With All My Heart
• [1994.11.21] Tenderness
• [1996.08.01] X CROSS
• [1997.12.17] Fragments
• [2003.05.21] REBIRTH
• [2004.11.24] Fuyu Iro Monogatari ~Winter Stories~ (冬色物語 ～Winter Stories～)

Best Albums

• [1995.10.21] The Best Single Selection
• [2008.11.26] GOLDEN☆BEST Ono Masatoshi

Cover Albums

• [1994.06.01] For Pure Lovers
• [2011.10.05] The Voice - Stand Proud!

Singles

• [1992.05.21] Pure ni Nare (ピュアになれ)
• [1992.06.21] Niji ~Roku de Nashi BLUES~ (虹〜ろくでなしBLUES〜)
• [1992.08.01] You're the Only...
• [1992.11.01] Fly Away
• [1993.02.21] Forever My Love
• [1993.05.21] Motto Utsukushikure (もっと美しくなれ)
• [1993.11.21] Believe
• [1994.10.21] Mou Ichido Kimi ga Hoshii (もう一度 君が欲しい)
• [1995.07.21] Itsu ni Ma ni ka Kimi wo (いつにまにか君を)
• [1995.08.21] Kirei da ne (キレイだね)
• [1995.10.01] Itsu ni Ma ni ka Kimi wo (Acoustic Version) (いつのまにか君を(アコースティック・バージョン))
• [1996.03.25] Futari Dake no STORIES (二人だけのSTORIES)
• [1996.05.22] Kimi ni Kita Natsu (君にきた夏)
• [1996.06.21] Loving You
• [1997.06.25] Sympathy
• [1997.11.26] Nani ga Ima Boku ni Dekiru Darou (なにがいま僕にできるだろう)
• [1999.02.01] Heart
• [1999.11.20] Feeling (with Oginome Yoko)
• [2000.12.22] WHITE NIGHT
• [2003.11.19] I wish ~ I hope
• [2011.12.21] departure!

VHS

• [1992.12.12] VOICE of HEART
• [1993.10.01] LIVE in VOICE III TOUR
• [1995.11.22] The Single Selection
• [2003.02.xx] REBIRTH ~10th Anniversary~
• [2009.10.xx] Ono Masatoshi BIRTHDAY LIVE @ duo MUSIC EXCHANGE

Compilations / Other

• [1998.09.26] REST IN PEACE ~Thanks to Cozy~
• [1999.03.25] LUPIN III TRIBUTE You's Explosion (#7 Love Squall)
• [1999.06.23] Shibata Naoto - STAND PROUD! II (#3 The Look In Your Eye)
• [2002.12.11] Japanese Heavy Metal Tribute II Damashii (#7 Blizzard)
• [2004.06.02] HRS PRESENTS HARD ROCK SUMMIT UNPLUGGED NIGHT
• [2005.09.07] Kamen Rider Hibiki CD - Gibiki Kenzan
• [2006.01.11] Kamen Rider Hibiki - Song Collection
• [2006.06.23] TV Animation Kishin Hoko Demonbane Soundtrack (#21 In Cry Of Vengeance)
• [2009.12.23] Oginome Yoko - Super Groover The Box - The Perfect Singles (25th Anniversary Special) (#80 Forever)
• [2012.05.23] "HUNTER X HUNTER" Original Soundtrack 2 (#27 departure! -second version-)

External Links

• Official Site
• Japanese Wikipedia: