Kazuki Watanabe was born on April 7, 1981 in Shibuya, Tokyo. After playing some roles in a few TV programs and a film,[1] he went on to have a musical career. In 1997 he became a member of the rock band Raphael,[2] who's members were all just 15 years old. In only three years time they were popular enough to headline the Nippon Budokan