His debut album Monday was released world wide October 20, 2016 and subsequently rose to the top of the charts in Japan[citation needed].

In 2016 he became the first Grammy nominated producer from Japan[2] rising him to fame in his country of origin.

Uproxx later wrote, "starRo may well be one of the first, true SoundCloud producers to be nominated for a Grammy.

"[3] The LA-based, Japanese-born producer also became the first to host a Beats1 Radio show focused on Tokyo culture.

[4] Since then, he produced for a number of Japanese and Korean R&B/Hip Hop stars including the Korean group Common Cold (Mad Clown and Justhis) called "WASH!WASH!