Lotus Juice is a Japanese rapper mostly famous for his Persona 3 Video games and Anime series where he worked with Shoji Meguro and became famous after he was featured in the Persona-3 album and rapped the main battle theme song; Mass Destruction and the theme of the monorail; Deep Breath Deep Breath.
Lotus Juice like most Japanese artists is not alien to the anime world and so most of his notable works are in tune with anime series and their likes. He is one of the pioneers in rap for official Japanese anime and Video game music and he composes lyrics for Animes regardless of the gender of the characters. This is beautiful because it shows that he can be dynamic and versatile.
Biography Of Lotus Juice
Lotus Juice was born in Tokyo, Japan on the 15th of November 1979. He moved to New Jersey, United States of America with his family at the age of 8, and after High School, moved back to Japan for his College education at the age of 18.
It was quite difficult for him and his family to adapt to the life and culture of the Americans so for a couple of years, they tried to fit in, find their way around and deal with bullies and troublemakers.
Lotus Juice has been a huge music lover and fan since he was a child as he was forced to listen to his dad’s bluegrass music and watch him play the banjo. Growing up, Lotus didn’t like that type of music but he got a hang of it and now appreciates the music.
When he began his career in music and rapping, he was introduced to Shoji in 2006.
10 Things About Lotus Juice
1. He Bought His First Hip-Hop Album At The Age Of 14
Lotus bought his very first hip hop album titled ‘Midnight Marauders’ by ‘A Tribe Called Quest’ when he was 14 years old. This was where his love for hip hop music stemmed from and whenever he got the chance to, he always played hip hop rap music and was largely influenced by a lot of US rap artists then.
2. Lotus Juice Used To Play Basketball
While he was still a teenager, he found a hobby in sports and became a lover of basketball. This sport also drew him closer to his main love; music, rap music to be specific. Whenever he was at the basketball court, there was always someone who would come with a boombox player and blast hip hop music and this introduced him and his peers to a lot of big names and songs during that era.
3. Lotus Juice’s Album Was Released In 2005
Lotus Juice released his own album in 2005 before his work and fame from working on the Persona-3 series. The album includes 15tracks and was titled ‘Only A Test’.
4. His Collaborations With Taku Iwasaki
Lotus Juice has worked closely and on so many projects with Taku Iwasaki and their collaborations always win the hearts of fans the world over. They both worked on songs for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: The Animation in 2012.
5. Lotus Juice Is A Huge Fan Of Jojo Bizarre Adventure
Lotus Juice is a huge fan of Jojo’s animation and has indicated his interest in being featured in the animation series. He desires to have a stand in the animation and also have his album featured in it as the author Hirohiko Araki is known for featuring Japanese artists and their songs/albums on the animation.
Although Lotus had worked with Taku on two songs for the animation titled; ‘Overdrive’ which he carefully wrote and infused some of Jojo’s quotes into and ‘Oh Please…’ which he wrote in barely 30 minutes due to his love for the animation, he still hopes to have his own songs featured in the series.
6. The Duo ‘AMADEUS’
Another notable collaboration for Lotus Juice is the one with Jack Westwood. Jack Westwood goes by the real name Shunsuke Takeuchi and is a famous Japanese voice actor. Lotus and Jack released music together and as a duo, refer to themselves as ‘AMADEUS’.
7. Lotus Juice Tours Around The World
As it is with most artists and Japanese artists who are into anime and gaming, Lotus moves from city to city, touring around the world performing at games and anime conventions for crowds of international fans.
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8. Host Of ‘Stay Connected With Anime’
Lotus Juice hosted the live stream of ‘Stay Connected with Anime’ put together by Warner Bros for fans of anime worldwide. He really enjoyed hosting this event and he got the thrill of his life watching Yugo Kanno perform during the event.
9. Lotus Juice Has His Own Website And Blog
The 45 year old already has a special and personal website and blog to his name. The website goes by ‘Lotus Juice’ while the blog is named ‘Lotus Juice BLOG’.
10. Lotus Juice’s Net Worth
The Japanese rapper, Lotus Juice is estimated to have a wealth in net worth of about $16 million according to networthpost.org.
Being a familiar and consistent name in and outside the Japanese music industry, it is quite expected that his fame through the Persona series and also his collaborations with other notable names and for the Jojo Bizarre’s Adventure animation, he has amassed quite an enormous amount of wealth.
