Tetsuya Kakihara is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is a former member of 81 Produce. His agency, Zynchro, was established on May 15, 2013.
In 2010, Kakihara has been affiliated with Kiramune, a music label by Bandai Visual and Lantis, where he made his first mini album, Still on Journey. His first single, "String of Pain", served as the ending theme song for the anime series Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East. He has released two full albums, five mini albums and six singles. His third single, "咲いちゃいな", was released on 15 April 2015.
Kakihara has voiced young men with fiery personalities, including Natsu Dragneel in Fairy Tail. He also starred in otome games, including Shin in Amnesia and K1-B0 in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. He is also active in BL Drama CDs.