Born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Taro Suruga grew up as the son of rakugo performer Shōfukutei Tsurube II and completed his secondary education at Shinko Gakuen High School before attending Osaka University of Arts Junior College. After a two-year study period in England, he entered the music scene in 2003 under the moniker “taro,” releasing singles and mini-albums on Polystar and later fronting the ba…
