Wowaka || ヲワカ

November 4, 1987 - April 5, 2019
Wowaka
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Timeline
November 4, 1987
Wowaka is born in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
May 11, 2009
Wowaka releases his first original Vocaloid song, In the Grey Zone (グレーゾーンにて。), feat. Hatsune Miku. At this time, Wowaka stated that he was a beginner in making songs; however, his music was well-received and
March 4, 2011
Wowaka helps found Ballroom, an independent Japanese record label that mainly focused on releasing content made with Vocaloid software.
May 18, 2011
Wowaka releases album titled Unhappy Refrain (アンハッピーリフレイン) under Ballroom's label. This album features Rolling Girl (ローリンガール), Two-Faced Lovers (裏表ラバーズ), Unhappy Refrain (アンハッピーリフレイン), and World's End Dancehall (ワールズエンド・ダンスホール), all of which are today considered Vocaloid classics.
August 24, 2011
And I'm Home, written and composed by Wowaka, is released. It was used in the anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica as its third and last ending theme song.
2011
Wowaka forms hitorie (ヒトリエ), a Japanese rock band. He was their lead singer as well as their guitarist.
December 31, 2012
Hitorie releases their first album, Room Sick Girls Escape (ルームシック・ガールズエスケープ)
January 26, 2016
One Me Two Hearts (ワンミーツハー) was released as hitorie's fourth single. It was written and composed by Wowaka, and was used as the opening theme song for the anime series Divine Gate
August 22, 2017
Wowaka releases Unknown Mother Goose (アンノウン・マザーグース), feat. Hatsune Miku, which ends up being the final Vocaloid song to be produced by him. This song was made in honor of Hatsune Miku's 10th aniversary.
November 28, 2018
Polaris (ポラリス) is released by hitorie, which was written and composed by Wowaka. It was used as the seventh ending theme song for the anime series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (BORUTO-ボルト- -Naruto Next Generations-)
April 5, 2019
At 31 years of age, Wowaka dies peacefully in his sleep due to heart failure.