generasia:Featured article for 2019 week 21
RöE
RöE (ロイ) is a Japanese "dystopia-kei" singer-songwriter signed to unBORDE. She began composing music after graduating from junior high school. After about half a year, she had completed about 20 convincing songs. In the spring of 2015, the major entertainment company Stardust Promotion held the first "SDR" audition. RöE sent in her demo tape she made by herself on her computer. Out of 1,900 applicants, she won unanimously, then using the stage name Iroha. Judges praised her talents and her unique lyrics and world view. Before her debut under STARDUST RECORDS, she produced about 50 songs.
On April 6, 2016, she released her debut limited single "Touryuu Onna" at Village Vanguard Shimokitazawa under her real name Izumo Sakino. The song was used as the theme for the drama Joyu Ochi. Her following two songs were also used as tie-ins for the drama Isansouzoku Bengoshi Kakizaki Shinichi and the 2016 event FLOWERS BY NAKED Miwaku no Rakuen.
During the summer of 2017, she announced her affiliation with the Warner Music Japan sub-label unBORDE at the live event "unBORDE Summer Xmas Party 2017". She performed at the "unBORDE LUCKY 7 TO TOUR" in 2018. Under the new stage name RöE, she released her debut digital EP Uka* on October 19, 2018.
Her first digital single, "VIOLATION*", is released this week on May 22nd.
