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Daisuke Kawai (川合大介 / だいすけ・かわい, December 16, 1976, in Tokyo), is a Japanese singer, better known by his stage name KM-Markit (stylized as KM-MARKIT).

In 1998, he was initially part of the Urbarian Gym (URBARIAN GYM / UBG), a Japanese hip-hop group, which also featured popular Japanese rapper Zeebra beginning in 1997. He went on to sign with the Pony Canyon label in 2004, releasing his first album, Vivid, in April the following year. He released one more album under label before parting ways to do his own projects.

UBG later disbanded in 2010.

After UBG's disbandment, in 2010, he co-founded the Raider Music Record and helped create the underground hip-hop group The Raiders, becoming the executive producer. The group released one album, The Raiders, along with several singles. KM-Markit also collaborated with other artists, though they were under different labels.

Daisuke "KM-MARKIT" Kawai was born in Tokyo, Japan on December 16, 1976. In 1998, he joined the Urbarian Gym, a hip-hop group who was created by Japanese rapper ZEEBRA in 1997. Daisuke departed from the group to begin his solo projects under the Pony Canyon label in 2005, with his debut album Vivid (stylized as VIVID). The album featured Koda Kumi(倖田來未), who was one of Japan's more popular artist at the time (alongside Namie Amuro and Ayumi Hamasaki). This was despite Kumi being under the Avex sub-label Rhythm Zone at the time.

He released his second studio album, Mark Out (stylized as MARK OUT), a year later on May 12, 2006. Unlike Vivid, Mark Out charted only at No. 97 on the Oricon charts. It remained on the charts for two weeks. The album featured famed singer-songwriter Miliyah Kato.

Urbarian Gym disbanded thirteen years after their debut on March 24, 2010.

In 2010, after UBG's disbandment, KM-MARKIT co-founded the label RAIDERMUZIK RECORDS, and joined the underground hip-hop group The Raiders, coming on as the executive producer. Other members included MINESIN, D-ON, HAR-CO, 8, HI-D, YUKALI, MICHO, KOHH(千葉雄喜), TY-KOH, TAKESHI & SATOSHI and Mr. LOW-D. Their first single, Oh Baby (stylized as OH BABY), featured KM-MARKIT, YUKALI and 8. They released their first album, The Raiders, the following year.

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