Naito Duran Haruhisa (内藤デュラン晴久), better known by his stage name DURAN (デュラン), is a Japanese-Filipino guitarist, singer and songwriter.
He is a former member of the J-Rock bands The ROOTLESS and "a flood of circle". Currently, he is active as a solo artist and a member of the Japanese Pop band RED DIAMOND DOGS.
Biography[]
Naito Duran Haruhisa was born on December 10, 1984, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. His father is Spanish-Filipino while his mother is Japanese. Even though he was born in Japan, he was raised in the Philippines.
After he graduated from the Musicians Institute Japan, he became part of the J-Rock band The ROOTLESS in April 2009. He made his indie debut with the band on September 23 in the same year and his major debut under the record label avex trax about a year later.
On December 3, 2013, DURAN withdrew from The ROOTLESS. He went on to join the J-Rock band "a flood of circle" in September 2014, but left the group in March 2015.
In May 2016, he became one of the founding members of the Pop band RED DIAMOND DOGS.
In 2018, he made his debut as a solo artist.
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