Biography: Demon Kakka – Musician

Demon Kakka, also called Demon Kogure, is a Japanese Singer, Actor, Songwriter, Journalist, Voice Artist, Commentator, Radio Anchor, and Entertainer.
His original name is not known yet. He is notable for always wearing face paint and working in character.

Born and brought up in Shibuya City, Tokyo Japan, Demon pursued schooling at Meguro Daiichi Junior High School. For college, he went to Waseda University to study for a Bachelor’s in social science. An enthusiast of sumo since adolescence, he was a part of the institute’s Sumo club. He was also a component of their folk music club.

Demon initially earned attention in the 1980s as the singer of the gigantic metal band Seikima-II before commencing a solo pursuit in 1990 and spreading out into other forms of entertainment. When Sunplaza Nakano-Kun departed the Waseda University rock band Super Slump to form Bakufu Slump, Demon took his place as a Singer.

He and fellow student Damian Hamada of Waseda University created the heavy metal band Seikima-II in December 1982. They got a boost when they signed with huge music company CBS/Sony and released their first album in collaboration with them. The album was called Seikima II – Akuma Ga Kitarite Heavy Metal in 1985.

Seikima-II went on to publish about 12 studio albums and sold over 10 million records. Demon published his original solo album in 1990  after his association Seikima-II dissolved, and focused on his Solo Vocation. Demon occurred on Larry King Live show in 1994 becoming the foremost Japanese musician to do so.

He was a regular guest anchor on the Gekisen! Ōzumō was a show on J Sports Television for five consecutive years.

Demon also hosted weekly radio shows starting with Demon Kogure no All Night Nippon on Mondays. The Demon acted, directed, and wrote a short movie named Kona Nishite Fū.

He also lent his voice to the character Satan in the 2012 movie Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum film. He also composed and executed its theme song, ‘Forest of Rocks’. In 2017, Demon was assigned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to teach the public and bring awareness about the damage of extreme radio waves.

The Demon was appointed as a Diplomat for good medical care by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare In 2019.