Rolly Teranishi

Every time ROLLY turns up on screen I just grin, because the guy is a full-blooded rock star in a country that doesn't always make room for them. He's a Kyoto kid, which somehow makes the whole glam-rock thing funnier and cooler at once: the makeup, the kohl-rimmed eyes, the wild costumes, the showman's pout, all of it lifted straight from Bowie-era Britain and worn with total conviction. Sure, variety TV likes to cast him as the lovable eccentric uncle, but the second he straps on a guitar that flips, and his playing does the talking. What I love most is that he never softens his aesthetic to fit in. There's real music sitting dead-center of all that flash, and that combination of theater and genuine chops is rarer than people admit. He's a one-of-one, and I'm always glad he's around.

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Rolly Teranishi (known professionally as ROLLY) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist born on September 6, 1963, in Minami Ward, Kyoto Prefecture. He attended Seisho High School and has built a career characterized by a flamboyant glam-rock aesthetic that sets him apart in the Japanese music scene. He maintains an official website at rollynet.com and is active on social media under the handle RollyBocchan on X.

Name (English)

Rolly Teranishi

Name (Japanese)

ROLLY

Reading

ろーりー

Born

September 6, 1963 (age 62)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Origin

Minami Ward, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Agency

ソニー・ミュージックアーティスツ

Active years

1982 -

Occupation

Singer-songwriter / Guitarist

High school

Seisho High School

Works summary

Appearances

144 (1993–2026)

By year

1993: 2, 1994: 3, 1995: 4, 1996: 4, 1997: 3, 1998: 3, 1999: 2, 2000: 5, 2001: 4, 2002: 2, 2003: 3, 2004: 3, 2005: 6, 2006: 4, 2007: 5, 2008: 3, 2009: 2, 2010: 5, 2011: 2, 2012: 6, 2013: 6, 2014: 4, 2015: 4, 2016: 6, 2017: 5, 2019: 4, 2020: 1, 2021: 3, 2022: 2, 2023: 1, 2024: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 1

Debut work

森田一義アワー 笑っていいとも!

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://rollynet.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/RollyBocchan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROLLY
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3940399

Tags

• From Kyoto Prefecture
• Singer-songwriter
• Guitarist

Last updated

2026-08-26

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.