| Ken Morioka | |
| Native Name: | 森岡賢 |
| Native Name Lang: | jpn |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1967 |
| Origin: | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Instrument: | Keyboard |
| Genre: | Synthpop |
| Occupation: | Musician, keyboardist, composer, music producer |
| Years Active: | 1982–2016 |
Ken Morioka (Japanese: 森岡賢; March 15, 1967 – June 3, 2016) was a Japanese musician, keyboardist, composer, and music producer. He died of heart failure at the age of 49.[1] [2] [3]
In addition to being a member of influential synthpop group Soft Ballet, he worked with numerous other musicians such as Kaya, Buck-Tick, and ZIZ (with ex-Malice Mizer member Közi).[4] He was also in the bands minus (-) and Ka.f.ka.
In 2006, he formed unit Gentleman Take Poraloid with Masayuki Deguchi, under indies label Palm Tree and in 2009 released studio album Orfeu.[5]