, better known as SO-SO is a Japanese beatboxer, looper, singer-songwriter and producer. He was a member of the beatbox crew SARUKANI until the group announced his graduationhttps://x.com/SarukaniBeatbox/status/1928738232889475179 on May 31, 2025.
Early life Born in Osaka, Sota took piano classes since he was 6 years old because he was influenced by his friends around him. He joined a theater company, Osaka Himawari from elementary school and 10 years into his junior school graduation. He was mainly an extra in musicals, movies, and dramas such as a student in the Showa era and as a child during the war. In his freshman year of high school, he watched beatbox videos on YouTube and self-taught. On his birthday in second grade of high school, he received a looper, BOSS RC-505, from his mother and started a loop station. Entered in Osaka College of Music in 2018, he studied composition, music theory, mixing and continues to produce music.
Career In April 2019, he became popular because he was the first Japanese beatboxer to enter the top 4 in the loopstation category of the international competition Grand Beatbox Battle held in Poland in July. He also won the championship in the loopstation category of the Asian Beatbox Championship in Taiwan in the same year. In 2020, he formed the beatbox crew SARUKANI and duo group DOILii, with Nijiiro Samurai. He is also start working as a DJ in December 2020.
In October 2021, he participated in international competition Grand Beatbox Battle held in Poland, and his won the championship in category Tag-team Loopstation with teammate, Rusy as SORRY and runner-up in Crew with SARUKANI.
Styles SO-SO has a high voice that produces a unique sound from his mouth. While self-taught beatboxing from the video Reeps One and starting looping every day, he was inspired by various music, one of which was so heavily influenced by Canadian DJ REZZ that he was fascinated by bass music. After that, he studied electronic game music, musicals and others, so he created his voice with his own musical view.
SO-SO is known to have a unique style in the way of fashion, colorful clothes, wearing glasses and haircut style, resembling the anime character Nobita.
Other ventures SO-SO has maintained numerous national endorsement deals in various industries throughout their career. He starred in the commercial for Fuji School Bag on 2019–2020. In April 2021, he is in commercial for footwear retails ABC-Mart.
Performance in competitions +As participate on beatbox eventsYearsCompetitionsHeldResultNotes2017Asian Beatbox ChampionshipTaiwanEliminationLoopstation2018Beatbox Battle World ChampionshipBerlin, GermanyElimination2019Grand Beatbox BattleWarsaw, PolandAsian Beatbox ChampionshipTaiwan2021Grand Beatbox BattleWarsaw, PolandEliminationTag Team Loopstation (with Rusy as SORRY)Crew (part of SARUKANI)EliminationTag Team (with Kaji as Wildcard Guys) +As appreciates on competitions or eventsYearsCompetitions / eventsHeldNotes201812th GATSBY Creative AwardsTokyo, JapanRunner-up (on music category)China Beatbox ChampionshipBeijing, ChinaShowcase2019Mynavi MIKAKUNIN FestivalTokyo, JapanRunner-up2020DADERINRIN @Ebisu LIQUIDROOMPerformingHaHaHa Osaka Creative AwardsOsaka, JapanTap3x DanceToyonaka, JapanDrum'n'Bass Exchange 1st AnniversaryOsaka, JapanOnline World Beatbox ChampionshipBeatbox Community's DiscordJudges2021One Night STAND @Shibuya Live HouseTokyo, JapanPerforming
Discography Albums TitleDetailsParty Released: June 13, 2019 Label: Independent, TuneCore Japan Formats: digital downloadNO LOOP NO LIFE Released: December 7, 2019 Label: Independent, TuneCore Japan Formats: digital downloadParty 2.0 Released: September 14, 2022 Label: Independent, TuneCore Japan Formats: digital download
Extended plays TitleDetailsSakura (Remixes) Released: March 9, 2020 Label: Independent, TuneCore Japan Formats: digital downloadBeat Pandemic Released: June 6, 2020 Label: Independent, TuneCore Japan Formats: digital download
Singles As lead artist TitleYearAlbum"Myten 2016"2016"Interview"2019Party"This is 8bit""CO3" (feat. Kimura Rin)"Crazy Drive"NO LOOP NO LIFE"NO LOOP NO LIFE""Sakura" (feat. Kimura Rin)2020"SARUKANI WARS" (feat. Kohey, Rusy & Kaji)Beat Pandemic"Interview 2.0"2021"Psycho Looper 2.0"Psycho Looper 2.0"Psycho Looper 2.0" (Allen Mock remix)"2022"2022
As promotional singles TitleYearAlbum"Darkness"2019Maronie Fashion Grand Prix"Zooming!"2020ZOOM Vocal Proccesor V3"I Scream" (with Masayoshi Iimori)I Scream"I Scream" (SO-SO beatbox)"Renegade VIP" (SO-SO solo)2021ULTRA POWER
Concerts Co-headlining SARUKANI 1st Tour Live "#BKPK2022" (2022)
Filmography Television shows YearProgramNetworkRolesRef.2021Sôkai jôhô variety Sukkiri!!Nippon TVGuest
Musical theaters YearTitleRoleNotesRef.2019Koriyama RhapsodyBackground soundExtras
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