Shoukichi Kina. Shoukichi Kina (喜納昌吉, Kina Shōkichi?)
, born June 10, 1948 in Koza (now part of the city of Okinawa), Okinawa, Japan is a Japanese rock musician and politician. He, along with his band Champloose, played a large role in the Japanese home-grown "folk rock" scene in the 70s and 80s. His first big hit was "Haisai Ojisan" (Hey, old man) in 1972, which he wrote when he was in high school. His song Subete no Hito no Kokoro ni Hana o, as recorded by himself and others, has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.[1] He is now perhaps equally well known for his ongoing activism in the name of peace. He was elected a member of the House of Councillors in July 2004. References[edit] External links[edit] Kina Shoukichi & Champloose Official Site.
Yellow Magic Orchestra. Koshi Inaba. Limited Express (Has Gone?) Limited Express (Has Gone?)
Is a band from Kansai, Japan, who formed in 1998. Its members are Yukari (bass, vocals), Jinichiro Iida (guitar, vocals) and Josh (drums, backing vocals). The band's first album, Feeds You, was released in 2003 after John Zorn heard a copy of the band's demo and asked them to record an album for his Tzadik label. It was well received by Japanese critics. Koji Narazaki (drums) left the band after exhausting touring in 2005. In March 2004, the band toured the United States - including a show at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas - where they quickly built a devoted following from word of mouth stories about their explosive live shows.
Densha Otoko. Akihabara crossing Densha Otoko (電車男?
, translated as Train Man) is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The otaku ultimately begins dating one of the women. Densha Otoko is a popular example of the "nice guy" class of Japanese geeks who wish to lead normal lives, but are too shy to find a girlfriend, or speak openly only online.[1] The television series uses a large number of computer-bound extras. Story[edit] On March 14, 2004, at 9:55 p.m., an anonymous user posted in a 2channel thread for single men to talk about their woes.
Train_Man's posts continued for a while longer, but on May 17, there were posts about the couple being on the verge of having sex, and several forum members made inappropriate comments on the subject. Sandii & the Sunsetz. Sandii & the Sunsetz were a Japanese technopop band that collaborated from 1979 until the 1990s.
The Sunsetz, led by Makoto Kubota, and Sandii started as separate artists, and each have a separate discography. However, their collaboration provided a particular body of work that is representative of the period, and which successfully blended Eastern, Western and pop influences. Early days[edit] Sandii (サンディー?) - born Sandra O'Neale - was born in Japan of mixed Japanese, Spanish and American ancestry. In 1976 Sandii performed at the Yamaha World Popular Song Festival as a non-competitor interval act, and the next year she won the prestigious “Grand Prix Best Vocal Performance” award with the single Goodbye Morning, her best selling record to date. Sandii met Makoto Kubota in 1976, when he was a guest on her NHK TV show and afterward joined his band Yuyake Gakudan ("Sunset Gang") as a backup singer. The Sunsetz[edit] Number Girl. Number Girl (ナンバーガール, Nanbā Gāru?)
Was a rock band formed in Fukuoka, Japan in August, 1995 by guitarist and vocalist Shutoku Mukai. They disbanded in 2002 following bassist Kentarō Nakao's departure from the band. Boris (band) Boris (ボリス, Borisu?) Is a Japanese experimental metal band that combines different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop. Currently, the band's personnel consists of drummer-vocalist Atsuo, bassist-guitarist-vocalist Takeshi, and guitarist-vocalist Wata. Boris was originally a four-piece band, with Nagata on drums. Nagata departed in 1996 leaving Atsuo to take over drumming duties and it has remained a three-piece since.[2] From its formation, Boris' members have made deliberate efforts to avoid being pigeon-holed, or too strongly associated with any musical style. Eastern Youth. Career[edit]
Www.thecooktrio.com. Sambomaster. History[edit] Lead vocalist and guitarist Takashi Yamaguchi first met drummer Yasufumi Kiuchi a few years back, at a university music club they were both members of.
The duo ran into bassist Yoichi Kondo during February 2000, and the three went on to officially form the band now known as Sambomaster. They made their debut at a live house in Tokyo's Kōenji district and soon followed this up with the self-production of their first single "Kick no Oni" (Kicking Demons), which they spent nearly a year working on. It was subsequently released in April 2001 as a limited edition of 300 copies.