IKUO (イクオ; real name Ikuo Shibutani, 渋谷郁央) is a Japanese bassist and singer-songwriter from Masuda, Shimane Prefecture. He made his major-label debut in 1996 with the band Ex-iT and later played in Lapis Lazuli, Cube-ray, BULL ZEICHEN 88 and Rayflower. His solo debut single, "Long Way" (2003), was used as an opening theme of the TV anime The Prince of Tennis, and he composed and arranged the song himself. He has released the albums R.E.D. ZONE (2014) and Easy come, easy core!! (2019) on King Records.
