Tortoise Matsumoto

Tortoise Matsumoto (トータス松本 Tōtasu Matsumoto, born December 28, 1966 as 松本敦 Atsushi Matsumoto) is the lead singer[1] of the Japanese guitar group, Ulfuls. He has also had a couple of acting roles in TV dramas, starting with Namida o Fuite (涙をふいて) in 2000.

Trigun character Nicholas D. Wolfwood is modeled after him.

On July 11, 2018 it was announced via a press conference video that Tortoise Matsumoto, Kazuyoshi Saito, Tamio Okuda, Takashi Hamazaki, Yohito Teraoka and YO-KING have formed a musician supergroup, the "Curling Sitones" (カーリングシトーンズ, Kāringu Shitōnzu).[2]

Discography

Albums

• TRAVELLER (2003)
• FIRST (2009)
• Myway Highway (2010)
• NEW FACE (2012)
• TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY (2012)

Singles

• "Hatsu Koi no ⁓What'sGoing On⁓ (LITTLE feat. Tortoise Matsumoto)" (2005)
• "OhayoJAPAN (RYO the SKYWALKER & Tortoise Matsumoto)" (2007)
• "Namida o todokete" (2008)
• "Hana no you ni Hoshi no you ni" (2008)
• "Boku ga tsuiteru" (2009)
• "Myoujou" (2009)
• "Straight (Tortoise Matsumoto song)|Straight" (2010)
• "Clear!" (2010)
• "Clear!/Dore dake no asa to yoru o ⁓shuarii samudei⁓" (2010)
• "Happy Hour" (2010)
• "Myway Highway - Single" (2009)
• "Waimokun ekaki uta" (2011)
• "Ue o muite arukou" (2011)
• "Buranko" (2012)
• "Waa!/Charidaa" (2014)
• "L-O-V-E (Fuyumi Sakamato & Tortoise Matsumoto)" (2015)
• "Main Street (Ringo Sheena & Tortoise Matsumoto)" (2017)

References

1. "Pouch Light – Tortoise Matsumoto". Kpop Underworld. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
2. [url=https://www.fashion-press.net/news/41273]