As revealed in one of his livestreams, TOPHAMHAT-KYO, who also goes by AO, Ham, or THHK, was born on December 24th, 1989, in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan.

As a child, AO was extremely shy, which was very ironic considering he expresses many of his opinions and ideas through his music.
In middle school, his identity began to blossom and he began to take interest in music- specifically, hip-hop and the culture surrounding the genre. In a biography stream, AO mentions his inspiration:

TOPHAMHAT-KYO doesn’t look up to sports players or elite businessmen, instead finding that in a world where he existed around corrupt politicians and police that didn’t protect the weak, he instead looked up to “rap-stars!”

He began his crusade into the genre by practicing his rapping and uploading his works onto a website known as Underground Theaterz (now formally known as Net Rap). Net Rap had a huge influence on AO and his current rap style.
After graduating high school, he became a butcher. He was very unsatisfied with his life; so, after being pushed to follow his dreams, he finally left his hometown and moved to Matsudo, Chiba.
He eventually met Dyes Iwasaki and FAKE TYPE was formed with great success, allowing him to finally live off his music.

After the group’s disbanding in 2017, THHK released his first solo album, Blue Note, in 2018, and has since taken off, releasing songs and albums with his previous group’s electro-swing flair and rap style.
As of September 30th, 2020, AO has reunited with Dyes Iwasaki and the two brought FAKE TYPE back to life.

“I’m a pop, tricky, rapper who runs around the beat freely.
A selfish musician who also handles track making himself.
Therefore, [it’s not an] exaggeration to say that [this] music is 100% composed by [me].
As a rapper, as a track maker,
enjoy the unique sound that lets you see the colorful expressions of the four seasons.”

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