Edhiii boi

edhiii boi, October 2023

**edhiii boi** (stylized in all lowercase letters), birth name **Uchino Sota** (内野創太) is a Japanese teenage rapper and songwriter signed to Japanese management company BMSG. He made his solo debut in January 2022 under BMSG (Label), and while he's not officially considered a trainee, he does train alongside them.

Before joining BMSG, he had been eliminated from audition show THE FIRST prior to reaching the training camp. However, he later he reconnected with SKY-HI who immediately signed him after hearing his demo.

### Early Life

Edhiii boi was inspired to become an artist after watching a BIGBANG video on YouTube in his first year of elementary school. He started taking dance lessons and imitating their rapping style.

He started taking rapping more seriously and writing his own lyrics in 2016 after his dance teacher introduced him to a local Kobe rapper, who had a studio of his own and invited him to hang out and to record his own songs.

On November 17, 2018, he won the KIRACHARE 2018 BOYS Debut Award.

### 2021

In 2021, Edhiii boi auditioned for SKY-HI's THE FIRST and passed the 2nd / Quality screening round in Kobe (conducted remotely) with "F-3" by SKY-HI (rap performance) and "Neo Gal Wop" by JP the WAVY (dance performance). He was ranked 15th after this round.

In THE FIRST Artisism screening, Sota performed "Snatchaway" by SKY-HI, and was placed in Team C (with Ozawa Naoki, Okubo Towa, Obayashi Kairyu, Hirose Manato). Unfortunately, Sota was eliminated from THE FIRST after this round.

However, he was contacted by SKY-HI after being eliminated and Edhiii boi sent him his original music. Upon listening to it, SKY-HI decided to give him another chance and offered him an artist contract when they met in person at the SKY-HI Round A Ground 2020 concert in Osaka on August 24.

On September 23, the tracklist for SKY-HI's album Hachimenroppi was revealed. It included 14th Syndrome, a song that featured Edhiii boi along with the other two 14 year olds from THE FIRST, RUI and TAIKI. This was the first time Edhiii boi was acknowledged as part of BMSG, but his identity as Uchino Sota was not confirmed until the release of the music video on November 10.

### 2022

On January 12, his first digital single NO was released.

On January 18, he released 118 with Novel Core and SOTA
On January 21, he was announced as a guest for THE FIRST FINAL concert, taking place on January 29 and 30.

On February 14, his second digital single, Otogibanashi, was released.

On March 4, he performed at JFL presents LIVE FOR THE NEXT 2022 as a surprise guest.

On March 14, he released Brave Generation -BMSG United Remix- with the rest of the BMSG POSSE.

On March 23, his third digital single Forever Friend was released.

On April 8, he performed at BMSG Artist Showcase 2022.

On April 20, his fourth digital single NO -remix- feat. TAIKI was released.

On April 27, he performed at Amazon Music BREAKTHROUGH JAPAN Live.

On June 2, it was announced that he would be collaborating with baseball team Chiba Lotte Marines, singing a cheering song called "GRAB THE WIN" for their mascot BUBBLE BOY. He sang the song before the start of the game against the Yokohama DeNA at the ZOZO Marine Stadium on June 12.

On July 2, he released a split EP titled 15th Dream with RUI and TAIKI.

From July to September, he was one of the opening acts for SKY-HI's hall tour SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi-.

On August 21, he performed at FREEDOM Aozora 2022 Awajishima as an opening act with RUI and TAIKI.

On September 17 and 18 he performed at BMSG FES '22.

On September 18 he released New Chapter as a part of BMSG ALLSTARS.

On September 23, he performed at ODD BRICK FESTIVAL 2022 as part of the BMSG POSSE.

On September 24, he performed at TOKYO ISLAND 2022 as part of the BMSG POSSE.

### 2023

On January 1, he opened his own SoundCloud page and uploaded his first song, StAR.

On January 12, his first debut anniversary, he announced his first album edhiii boi is here releasing March 22.

On March 1, he released the digital single Flower, a new track from his upcoming album.

On March 21, 23, and 25 had a series of mini lives and CD signings at Tower Records to commemorate his album's release.

On April 7, he was a special guest performer at 00motion Collective Vol.03.

On April 21, he launched his collaboration project with music streaming service AWA and apparel shop WEGO.

On June 17, he performed as the opening act for the SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM-.

On July 30, he performed at AMAFES. Jack in the BOX "ARTIST EDITION" 2023.

On July 31 and August 1, he performed at the BMSG TRAINEE Showcase 2023.

On September 18, he released The Moon in the WEST as part of BMSG WEST.

During the last two weekends in September, he performed at BMSG FES '23.

On October 15, he performed at Freedom BAY 2023 Chiba.

On November 1, he released his sixth digital single otomodachi.

On November 15, he released his second album Manshin Soui.

On November 18 and 24, he held edhiii boi 1st ONEMAN LIVE "Manshin Soui" in Tokyo and Osaka.

### 2024

On January 22, he will make his very first live TV appearance with a spot on TBS' prime time music program *CDTV LIVE! LIVE!* where he will perform Otomodachi.

On January 26, he will have his final show for edhiii boi 1st ONEMAN LIVE "Manshin Soui".

On March 2, he will perform at Fantastic Date fm RAD DAY 3.5.

## Name 0rigin

Edhiii boi chose his stage name with the help of SKY-HI.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Friendships
* Nicknames
* Name Meaning

When he auditioned for THE FIRST, Edhiii boi was a second year middle school student.

In March 2022, he graduated from middle school in his hometown of Kobe.

As of April 2022, he is a first year high school student in Tokyo.

* **TAIKI**: he's been close to fellow THE FIRST contestant TAIKI since 2018
* **RUI**: he got close to fellow THE FIRST contestant RUI after the recording of 14th Syndrome
* **RYUHEI**: he's close to BE:FIRST member RYUHEI. They talk in Kansai dialect together.
* **SHUNTO**: he's close to BE:FIRST member SHUNTO

* **Eddy** (エディ): most common nickname

Edhiii boi's given name, Sota (創太), means "start" (創) and "thick" (太).

## Profile

* Information
* Q&A

* **Birth Name**: Uchino Sota (内野創太)
* **Stage Name**: edhiii boi (エディーボーイ)
* **Nicknames**: Eddy (エディ)
* **Birth Date**: January 18, 2007 (2007-01-18) (age 17)
* **Birth Place**: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
* **Blood Type**: A
* **Height**: ~170 cm (5 ft 6.9 in)?
* **Western Zodiac**:  Capricorn
* **Eastern Zodiac**:  Dog
* **Emoji**: 🧀
* **BMSG Status**:
	+ 2021-08-24: Joined
	+ 2022-01-12: Solo debut
* **BMSG Units**:
	+ BMSG POSSE (2022)
	+ BMSG ALLSTARS (2022)
	+ BMSG WEST (2023)

* **Special Skills**:
* **Hobbies**: board skating
* **MBTI**: ENFP-T
* **Favorite Artists**: 100 gecs, Kohana Lam, FRUITS ZIPPER, HoneyWorks
* **Favorite Food**: cheese, crab
* **His Dream**: for people all over the world to know his name
* **Best subject in school**: Recitation; Read-aloud

### Singles

1. [2022.01.12] NO
2. [2022.02.14] Otogibanashi
3. [2022.03.23] Forever Friend
4. [2022.04.20] NO -remix- feat. TAIKI
5. [2023.03.01] Flower
6. [2023.11.01] otomodachi

### EP

* [2022.07.01] 15th Dream (with RUI & TAIKI)

### Album

1. [2023.03.22] edhiii boi is here
2. [2023.11.15] Manshin Soui

### Features

* [2021.10.27] SKY-HI - 14th Syndrome feat. RUI, TAIKI, edhiii boi

### Collaborations

* [2022.01.18] SOTA, Novel Core, edhiii boi - 118
* [2022.03.14] SKY-HI, Novel Core, Aile The Shota, edhiii boi - Brave Generation -BMSG United Remix-
* [2022.09.18] BMSG ALLSTARS - New Chapter
* [2023.09.18] BMSG WEST - The Moon in the WEST

### Unreleased songs

* GRAB THE WIN
* StAR

## Live Events

*Main article: Edhiii boi/Live Events*
* One Man Lives
* Featured Lives
* Tours

* [2023.11.18 & 24] edhiii boi 1st ONEMAN LIVE "Manshin Soui"

- [2022.01.22] Novel Core "A GREAT FOOL" BIRTHDAY LIVE  (guest)

- [2022.01.29-30] THE FIRST FINAL  (guest)

- [2022.03.04] JFL presents LIVE FOR THE NEXT 2022 (guest)

- [2022.04.08] BMSG Artist Showcase 2022

- [2022.04.27] Amazon Music BREAKTHROUGH JAPAN Live

- [2022.05.21] POP YOURS  (guest)

- ~~[2022.07.16] BLACK SUMMER WEEKEND 2022~~

- [2022.08.12] ROCK IN JAPAN FES. 2022  (guest)

- [2022.08.21] FREEDOM Aozora 2022 Awajishima  (opening act)

- [2022.08.26] SWEET LOVE SHOWER 2022  (guest)

- [2022.09.17-18] BMSG FES '22

- [2022.09.23] ODD BRICK FESTIVAL 2022 (as part of BMSG POSSE)

- [2022.09.24] TOKYO ISLAND 2022 (as part of BMSG POSSE)

- [2022.12.12] Round A Ground Special 2022 (guest)

- [2023.04.07] 00motion Collective Vol.03

- [2023.06.17] SKY-HI ARENA TOUR 2023 -BOSSDOM- (opening act)

- [2023.07.30] AMAFES. Jack in the BOX "ARTIST EDITION" 2023

- [2023.10.15] Freedom BAY 2023 Chiba

* [2022] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Hachimenroppi- (guest)
* [2022] SKY-HI HALL TOUR 2022 -Cho Hachimenroppi- (opening act)

## Other Works

* Starring TV Programs
* TV Appearances
* Music Videos

* [2021] THE FIRST
* [2022] BE:FIRST TV Tokubetsu-hen Road to BMSG FES’22 / Hulu

* [2021.11.12] Sukkiri / NTV
* [2022.04.01] MUSIC BLOOD - THE NEXT UP / NTV
* [2022.04.09] One Room Music /NHK E-Tele
* [2022.09.23] Music Blood / NTV
* [2023.12.08] Kamioto Yoru / ytv
* [2024.01.22] CDTV LIVE! LIVE! / TBS

*Main article: Edhiii boi/Music Videos*
Featured
* [2021] SKY-HI - 14th Syndrome feat. RUI, TAIKI, edhiii boi

Collaborations
* [2022] edhiii boi, SOTA Novel Core - 118
* [2022] edhiii boi, RUI, TAIKI - Nightmare
* [2022] edhiii boi, RUI, TAIKI - Anytime, Anywhere -Natsuyasumi 2022 ver.-
* [2022] BMSG ALLSTARS - New Chapter

## Publications

*Main article: Edhiii boi/Publications*
* [2023.03.10] Pia MUSIC COMPLEX (PMC) Vol. 27
* [2023.03.27] B-PASS - May 2023 issue
* [2023.11.27] B-PASS - Jan/Feb 2024 issue

## Trivia

* edhiii boi is one of three BMSG artists to be born on January 18th. The other two being Novel Core and SOTA of BE:FIRST. The three of them are also all rappers. On January 18, 2022 the three released the song 118.
* He pitched the concept artwork for his debut single NO, which was subsequently used for his first four singles.
* He learned how to create his own music on the computer software Logic Pro through watching YouTube videos. He also knows how to mix and master tracks.
* He thinks he's a mix of "a lot of people". He was mainly influenced by K-pop (such as BIGBANG) and United States' hip-hop (Travis Scott, iann dior, Juice WRLD, XXXTentacion)
* He really likes j-pop singer ao.
* His writing style is like a diary, a reflection of his daily life.
* SKY-HI liked his original draft of Forever Friend the most out of all the demos he sent.
* He likes to experiment with different singing styles, such as using a raspy voice or autotune.
* He often works out with Novel Core.
* He listens to music all the time, when he's doing different activities, and he looks for new music every day. When he was in middle school, he used 4 different apps to do so.
* He often listens to idol music
* He loves to skateboard, but he hasn't done it in some time because his mother is worried about him injuring himself and has banned him from doing it.

## References

1. ↑  https://deview.co.jp/News?am\_article\_id=2129539
2. ↑  https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/37542/2/1/1
3. ↑ https://deview.co.jp/News?am\_article\_id=2129539
4. ↑ https://bmsg.tokyo/thefirst/
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 edhiii boi AWALounge listening party. 2024/01/16.
6. ↑ this romanization is used by international fans
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 *Natalie - マイベストトラック2022 Vol. 6 ［バックナンバー］ラッパー編* 2023/01/24
8. ↑ neet tokyo
9. ↑  Instagram Live 10/08/2022
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5  https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/37542/2/1/1
11. ↑ Novel Core Interview 新作『No Pressure』で開いた新境地――Z世代の代弁者が見つめる今