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(biography information from Wikipedia entry)

m-flo is a Japanese rap group. m-flo currently consists of Japanese composer Taku and Korean-Japanese rapper Verbal.

m-flo is an abbreviation for mediarite-flo. Mediarite is a play on the words meteorite, and media rite (of passage).

Verbal: Born Ryu Yong Gi in Tokyo, Japan on August 21, 1975. He began rapping while on exchange in America during his early twenties. Verbal is also responsible for forming Espionage Records, and the label supports his pet projects The Heartsdales and MIC BANDITZ. He has also rapped for and produced many other successful acts including Namie Amuro, Bratzpack, and in 2003 he contributed to the SUITE CHIC project alongside other top names in Japanese hip-hop.

LISA: Born Elizabeth Sakura Narita in Tokyo, Japan on October 26, 1974.; LISA is half Colombian and half Japanese. She left m-flo in the spring of 2002, citing artistic differences. She has since resumed a solo career, with limited success. She rejoined the band for a collaboration (TRIPOD BABY) on their album BEAT SPACE NINE in 2005.

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