Ryota Kohama, bassist of ONE OK ROCK, launched the Melty Island project inside Fortnite on July 23, 2026, a battle royale-style practice world with original music and art.
Ryota Kohama, the bassist of the rock band ONE OK ROCK, launched a new project called Melty Island inside Fortnite on July 23, 2026. The island is a battle royale-style practice world where players fight 99 bots while exploring environments featuring original music and art. It was built using Fortnite's Creative 2.0 mode and the Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and is free to play on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.
The project began from Ryota's desire for a personal practice space. The island's art comes from Swedish artist Emil Öhlund, who has previously done jacket art for ONE OK ROCK. Music was composed by Shuya Yamamoto, with vocals from SennaRin, Bonnie Fraser (Stand Atlantic), and Hoshikuma Minami. Creative direction is by Junji Kumahara of STUDIO KONBINI. The island includes multiple themed areas such as a glitch city, a monster-eroded district, and a factory zone. Players can stream and monetize gameplay footage.
Separately, a different Ryota appears in other stories: Ryota Miyadate of Snow Man appeared on his third solo cover of anan magazine in June 2026, and Ryota Kamiya took over the lead role in the Gachiakuta stage play after the original actor injured his leg. Critic Ryota Fujitsu warned in an interview about anime losing its identity to commodification. These are distinct individuals sharing the given name Ryota.
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C'CLOCK, the voice actor digital clock line, is launching a new series called C'CLOCK MASTERS built around veteran voices. Aoni Production's Tetsu Inada, Mitsuo Iwata, and Ryota Takeuchi get models with orders opening at noon on September 9, 18, and 28, 2026. All voice data is newly recorded for the series, and the line is designed so buyers can collect multiple actors by swapping microSD cards.
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On July 22, 2026, Alche Inc. announced that Ryota Kohama, bassist of the rock band ONE OK ROCK, is launching a new project called "Melty Island" inside Fortnite. The island goes live on July 23 at 17:00 JST (some sources list 18:00 JST) and is free to play. Melty Island is a battle royale-style practice world where players fight 99 bots while exploring environments that feature original music and art. The project began from Ryota's desire for a personal practice space. It was built using Fortnite's Creative 2.0 mode and the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. The island's art comes from Swedish artist Emil Öhlund, who has previously done jacket art for ONE OK ROCK. Music was composed by Shuya Yamamoto, with vocals from SennaRin, Bonnie Fraser (Stand Atlantic), and Hoshikuma Minami. Creative direction is by Junji Kumahara of STUDIO KONBINI. The island includes multiple themed areas such as a glitch city, a monster-eroded district, and a factory zone. Players can stream and monetize gameplay footage. The project aims to connect games, music, and art, and is available on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.
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