Tetsuya (born October 3, 1969, in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, and music producer. He is primarily active in the rock and J-POP genres and is known as the bassist and leader of the rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel, while also pursuing a successful solo career. He made his solo debut in 2001 with the single “wonderful world / TIGHTROPE” , and his representative works include the albums *COME ON!* (2011) and *STEALTH* (2015) . His representative songs include “Shinkiro,” “15 1/2 Fifteen Half” (2002), “Lookin’ for LIGHT” (2010) , “Make a Wish” (2010) , and “WHITE OUT” (2011) . In 2026, she released her 13th single, “No Matter What” —her first in about five years—and celebrated the 25th anniversary of her solo debut.
