31 Musicians from Osaka Prefecture

Akira Fujioka , better known by his stage name of Afra, is a Japanese beatboxer from Suita, Osaka. He formed the beatboxing band Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band in 2005 with Kei and K-Moon. He had a guest appearance alongside Kōichi Yamadera in the eighth episode of the anime Samurai Champloo as the voice of the beatboxing Shinpachi.

Ami Nakashima , known as Ami or Dream Ami, is a Japanese singer, model and television personality. She is a former member of the Japanese girl groups Dream and E-girls.

Aoki Takamasa , is a Japanese electronic musician and producer.

Ayaka Iida , known simply as Ayaka, is a female Japanese singer, songwriter and record producer formerly signed to Warner Music Japan. Born in Osaka, she moved to Tokyo to pursue a singing career. She married actor Hiro Mizushima on February 22, 2009.

Karen Fujii is a Japanese singer, dancer, model and actress. She is a member of J-Pop group Happiness, and a former member E-girls, and ShuuKaRen, and an exclusive model for the magazines JJ and Nicola.

Koichi Fukuda is a Japanese musician, best known as the lead guitarist, programmer, and keyboardist for the metal band Static-X; he has been a member of the band three times, initially from 1994 to 2000, again from 2005 to 2010 and since 2018. He was also the former lead guitarist of the bands Drugstore Fanatics and Bellusira.

Jun Fukuyama is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He played Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass, Koro-sensei in Assassination Classroom, Ichimatsu in Osomatsu-san, Yuta Togashi in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Hero in Maoyu, Kimihiro Watanuki in xxxHOLiC, Joker in Persona 5 and Riku in Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon.

Riyoko Ikeda is a Japanese manga artist and singer. She is included in the Year 24 Group. She was one of the most popular Japanese comic artists in the 1970s, being best known for The Rose of Versailles.

Ryota Katayose is a Japanese actor and singer. He is a vocalist of Generations from Exile Tribe and is represented by LDH.

Kawachiya Kikusuimaru is a Japanese musician and singer. He is a singer of Kawachi ondo folk music from Yao, Osaka.

Teppei Koike is Japanese actor and singer associated with Burning Productions. After appearing in the television drama Tentai Kansoku in 2002, Koike began appearing in several other films and dramas, notably as Atsushi Otani in Love Com. At the same time, Koike was also in the music duo WaT with Eiji Wentz from 2002 to 2016.

Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan. He also has a successful solo career where, in addition to winning several Japan Gold Disc Awards, he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Take Your Pick (2010), which he made in collaboration with Larry Carlton. Matsumoto is only the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson signature model guitar.

Sayuri Matsumura is a Japanese tarento, model and actress who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46.

Hisaya Morishige was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School, and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Manchukuo. He became famous in films first for comedy roles, appearing in series such as the "Company President" (Shacho) and "Station Front" (Ekimae) series, produced by Toho. He appeared in nearly 250 films, both contemporary and jidaigeki. He was also famous on stage playing Tevye in the Japanese version of Fiddler on the Roof. He also appeared in television series and specials, and was the first guest on the television talk show Tetsuko's Room in 1975. He was long-time head of the Japan Actors Union. Among many honors, Morishige received the Order of Culture from the Emperor of Japan in 1991.

Chisato Moritaka is a Japanese pop singer who also is notable as a songwriter. She is affiliated with Up-Front Create, a subsidiary of the Up-Front Group.

Yuta Nakamoto , professionally known as Yuta (Korean: 유타), is a Japanese singer, dancer, radio personality, rapper and model based in South Korea. He is a member of the South Korean boy group NCT. He debuted in the group's second sub-unit NCT 127 in 2016 and in NCT U in 2020. He is one of the two Japanese members in NCT.

Nanase Nishino is a Japanese actress, model, television host, and former member of Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. Her lead roles in TV and film have included Asahi Tōjima in Asahinagu and Ai Amano in Denei Shojo: Video Girl Ai 2018. She co-hosts the Fuji TV variety show Lion no Goo Touch.

Takayoshi Ohmura is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his first instrument was the piano, which he began playing when he was three years old. By the age of 11, he had started to play acoustic guitar, moving to electric guitar at the age of 14. By the age of 17, he had developed an interest in western hard rock and heavy metal music and devoted himself to it.

Ruan Ohyama , known professionally as Ruann is a Japanese singer.

Nagisa Shibuya is a member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is the current captain of NMB48's Team M. She is also a member of the AKB48 sub-unit Tentoumu Chu!, of NMB48 sub-unit Queentet, and formerly held a concurrent position in AKB48's Team 4.

Mitsuki Takahata is a Japanese actress and singer who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. She attended Hosei University as an undergraduate student.

Airi Tanigawa is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She is a member of NMB48's Team N.

Rolly Teranishi more commonly known as Rolly, is a Japanese musician and music producer.

Rinzō Nakao, was the founder of the most important school of shakuhachi playing in late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth-century Japan and was both a performer and prolific composer. His influence continues to the present day.

Kaori Hasegawa , simply known by the stage name UA, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut under Speedstar Records in 1995, with the single Horizon.

Akari Uemura is a Japanese pop singer and idol pop singer signed to Hello! Project as a member of Japanese pop idol group Juice=Juice and Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. She was first introduced at the 2012 March Nama Tamago Show! concert. Her official nickname is Ārī (あーりー).

Shu Yabushita is a former Team BII member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was born in Osaka Prefecture and is currently based in New York.

Fūko Yagura is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48. She was a member of NMB48's Team M.

Sayaka Yamamoto is a Japanese singer and songwriter most widely known for her work as a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48, where she served as the leader of the group and as the captain of Team N. She is also a former member of AKB48's Team K. She made her debut as a solo artist in October 2016 with her first album "Rainbow" while she was still a NMB48 member.

Akari Yoshida is a Japanese YouTuber, tarento and fashion model who is a former member of the Japanese idol girl group NMB48.

Yumi Yoshimura is a Japanese singer, musician, and actress. She is best known as a member of the Japanese pop duo PUFFY, along with Ami Onuki.