Toru Yamashita

Biography

Toru Yamashita, known by his stage name Toru, is a Japanese musician born on December 7, 1988, in Osaka. Before rising to fame as the guitarist and leader of rock band One Ok Rock, he was part of hip-hop dance group Heads alongside childhood friend Ryota Kohama. The duo's experience performing in dance competitions in the late 1990s laid the groundwork for Toru's future success. He is also known for his self-directed documentary "Flip a Coin -ONE OK ROCK Documentary-" (2021).