Kawasaki Ichiro (D.M)

Kawasaki Ichiro (川崎一郎) is a Japanese singer/songwriter underneath Louph Entertainment. He's the oldest alongside the Lead Rapper of H2O. He's often seen as the fake maknae of the group for his immature humour, although that doesn't mean he isn't mature personality wise.

Early Life and Education
Ichiro was born the 30th August, 1992, into a middle class family in Tokyo, Japan. His family consists of his much older sister Himari and his two parents. On his 4th birthday, both of his parents died in a car crash on their way to their grandparents where they'd celebrate Ichiro's birthday. Luckily, Ichiro survived.

His grandparents took care of him for a few years, before he moved into his older sisters apartment. He used to attend one of the public schools near his house, where he did pretty well grade wise.

When he turned 10 years old, he and his sister moved to South Korea. There he had a hard time adjusting to the new language and different social status.

At the age of 17, he managed to keep a career as a underground rapper. One day he won a competition for a position to become a trainee underneath Source Music.

Pre-Debut
Ichiro became a trainee underneath Source Music at the age of 17, there he trained for eight years before debuting underneath Louph Entertainment in H2O.

He wasn't very talkative with the others members in the start, although as time went by, he slowly opened more up.

Career
Ichiro debuted with the other boys in late 2017, and was one of the less popular members of the group. He helped produce their music, and still has a big hand in their production to this day.

Fans around the world began worrying for his health in mid 2018, when Ichiro had lost an creepy amount of weight. Although he ensured them that he's alright, and the lost weight is because of the amount of training.

The same year, Ichiro was involved in a fake dating scandal with a staff member, which costed him a lot of reputation among fans.

In early 2019, the boys went on their first world tour, and honestly Ichiro had the time of his life. He often appeared on different variety shows and held different meet and greets in between their many concerts.

In 2020, it's been shown that he's helped the girl group MAGIC producing their upcoming album, alongside Castle Ji-Yu. Their own world tour has been delayed as well, due to the Coronavirus.