With a unique contemporary approach to old school Japanese soul music, Neo Blues Maki is a project launched in 2009 led by Soshi Uchida. While placing lead vocalist, Kayo Yoshioka's...

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Raychell’s career as a singer began in 2009 under the pseudonym LAY (changed to Raychell in 2012). She released her debut single “Kono ai de aruyouni” in...

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Anime credits include: “Katsunda!” (Yatterman), “Ame Tokidoki Hare Nochi Niji” (Ginga e Kickoff!)

 

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• DEPAPEPE (デパペペ), is a music group originating from Japan. The acoustic guitar duo is composed of Miura Takuya (三浦拓也 born 5 April 1983) and Tokuoka...

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•  Miura Takuya (三浦拓也 born 5 April 1983) member of DEPAPEPE (デパペペ) the acoustic guitar duo, who formed in 2002 with his partner YOSHINARI TOKUOKA (徳岡慶也 born...

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• Kawabata Kaname (川畑要) is a Japanese pop-R&B singer and member of CHEMISTRY (ケミストリー) with his partner Dochin Yoshikuni (堂珍嘉邦 born November 17, 1978). They were...

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The group began as a project made by Yuki Kajiura for the song of the animated film "空 の 境界-Sorano Kyoukai-" (The Sky Horizon).

The names...

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Born in Fukuoka prefecture on December of 1994, she is a high school singer/song writer.

 

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Saori Yuki (由紀さおり Yuki Saori?,...

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Shunsuke Takai is a Tokyo-based singer-songwriter, born in Hamamatsu Shizuoka. He was inspired by the sounds of the 80s and mixture...

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 Sakanaction is a five-piece rock band. Their style is a mixture of techno-electronica and live rock sounds. Formed in 2005 by Ichiro Yamaguchi (vocals + guitar) and Motoharu Iwadera (guitar) in...

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Maika is the female pop/rock female singer. She started to sing and play guitar because she was  influenced by Avril Lavigne. Soon after she tried to perform on the street and was...

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Girls Tape Store formed in September 2001. In February of 2002 they contributed a song to a Minty Fresh Japan compilation album. In August of the same year, they released their first EP titled I'm...

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Godzilla and Yellow Gypsy were a 1971-1972 studio recording band composed of guitarist Hiroshi Kato (Yellow Gypsy), and the three piece band Godzilla, who were drummer Jun Kanazawa, keyboard player...

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The Lead were a band of foreigners residing in Japan, and were an anomaly as the only successful geijin rock group in the GS scene. The initial lineup of the band was Phil Trainer (aka Phil Steele) ...

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Modern Girl & Sniper is a techno-pop duo formed by Michiko Yoshinari and Juri Goto. Their brand of electronica is a hyperkinetic soundscape of varying styles, heavy on breezy, playful lyrics and...

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Bo-Peep are three young women who make a high octane brand of rock’n’roll, inspired by the likes of Nirvana, Sonic Youth, the Pixies, Smashing Pumpkins, L7 and the seminal Japanese bands...

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 Candies were an idol trio who had a spectacular, if short-lived, career.  The trio of Ran Ito, Yoshiko “Sue” Tanaka and Miki Fujimura was formed in 1973. Their debut on Sony,...

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 ZAMZA (p.k.a. Zamza n’Banshee) was formed by Banshee Aliouxce (Yoshihito Onda), KOHTA (Kohta Igarashi), Hiroki (Hiroki Ito) and Zinc White (Jinsei Tsuji) in 2007. The name of the band derives...

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Versailles is a visual-kei band noted for their quick rise to international notoriety. The group was formed in March 2007 by singer KAMIJO and guitarist HIZAKI. Bassist Jasmine You, who had previously...

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Noodles is an all-girl pop-punk trio originally hailing from Yokohama and now based in Tokyo.  Their sound features melodic vocals, in both English and Japanese, layered over the standard power...

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Formed in 2000, Hooover's Oover appropriately calls their rock infused pop music "pop'n'rock".  The music is essentially guitar based rock, but vocalist and rhythm guitarist Masami Iwasawa...

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Macdonald Duck Eclair fits into the pico pico category of Japanese pop, along with groups such as Capsule, Plus-Tech Squeeze Box, and Strawberry Machine.  Based in Tokyo, the group has been together...

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Best known as the vocalist of Sotaisei Riron, Etsuko Yakushimaru casts a wide creative net, also working as an illustrator, narrator, and composer of music for television commercials.   ...

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Akira Kosemura is a composer who lives in Tokyo. He also manages his newly formed label “schole.” He learned piano as a child and started composing regularly in 2005. He began his career...

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mama!milk is a chamber music unit comprising Yuko Ikoma (accordian) and Kosuke Shimizu (contrabass).  Based out of Kyoto, mama!milk has crisscrossed the globe, playing old theaters, museums, flagstone...

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Takao Kisugi is a Japanese singer and composer.  After working with Yosui Inoue's band, Kisugi debuted as a singer-songwriter with single "Asai Yume", released in 1976. He became well-known...

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Yoshio Akeboshi, more commonly known as Akeboshi, is a Japanese pop and folk singer mainly known for the song "Wind", which was the first opening for the TV anime series Naruto. ...

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Considering that Fumiya Fujii first broke into the entertainment business fronting a swishy idol group that dressed in matching outfits mixing the aesthetics of the Bay City Rollers and Haircut 100,...

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Moi dix Mois is a Japanese musical project founded by Malice Mizer's front, Mana. As part of the visual kei movement it is marked by Mana's selection of guest...

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LAZYgunsBRISKY is an all-girl hard rock quartet from Tokyo.  Comprising members Lucy (vocals), izumi (guitar), azu (bass, vocals), and Moe (drums)., the band draws influence from 60s - 80s rock...

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Formed by brothers Takefumi and Tomoharu Tsujimura in 1999, wired folk duo Kicell plays dreamy, sophisticated pop in the vein of Shugo Tokumaru and fellow Kyoto natives Quruli. Older brother Tsujimura...

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Ritsuko Abe hails from the tail end of the female Hitori GS boom of the late 1960's. Not only was Ritsuko known for her great vocals and records but her shapely legs and suggestive record picture sleeves...

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Chatmonchy is an all-girl guitar rock trio originally hailing from Tokushima Prefecture. The current lineup is Eriko Hashimoto (guitar, vocals), Akiko Fukuoka (bass, chorus), and Kumiko Takahashi (drums,...

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As a child, Kitade wanted to be a singer and or an anime artist. She started learning the piano at the age of three, and wrote her own lyrics at twelve. In junior high school, she...

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Yellow Generation (known as YeLLOW Generation in Japan) was a female J-pop trio signed under Sony Music Japan's DefSTAR Record label from 2002-2006. The group was best known for the singles "Kitakaze...

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Mamoru Fujisawa, known professionally as Joe Hisaishi, is a composer and director known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. While possessing a stylistically distinct sound,...

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Formed in 2003 in Chiba, Shuu and Nii had been friends since elementary school, the earliest incarnation of the band made its first performance while the members were still in high school....

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Mieko Hirota is a Japanese popular singer. Her nickname is Mico (also spelled Miko).  Hirota was born in Setagaya, Tokyo. She grew up listening to pops and jazz in places like Tachikawa frequented...

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Jazz and blues vocalist, lyricist, and composer Maki Asakawa was born in 1942 in Ishikawa Prefecture.  After a short stint working at the town office in her small village, she headed for Tokyo to pursue...

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Ken Kitamura (北村 健), known professionally as ken, was born in Osaka, Japan on November 28, 1968. He is the guitarist of Japanese rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel. He is...

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Dazzle Vision is a four member hard rock band with hints of emo and heavy metal.  Formed in 2003, the current lineup of Maiko (vocals), Yu (guitar), Takuro (bass), and Haru (drums) was solidified...

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Kiyoharu Mori (森 清治, born 30 October 1968), better known by his given and stage name, Kiyoharu (清春) is a Japanese singer, songwriter,...

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 Mucc (ムック Mukku, stylized as MUCC) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1997. Named after a character from the Japanese children's TV show Ponkickies, the band is also known by the name 69...

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Olivia Lufkin was born on December 9, 1979 in Okinawa, Japan. In 1982, she moved to San Diego, California then back to Okinawa. Olivia later moved again to North Carolina for two years before moving...

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Dué le quartz (デュールクォーツ) was a Japanese visual kei rock band that formed in December 1998 and signed to PS Company, a sub-division of Free-Will. The band opened a fanclub on August...

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UVERworld (ウーバーワールド) is an influential rock band known for their mixture of musical genres such as hard rock, electronic, and post-punk. Uverchan, the band's mascot, is a fictional bear-bat...

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 Janne Da Arc is currently signed on the motorod record label, a subsidiary of avex trax. They have released three indies albums, nine major-label albums (including single collections), 26 singles,...

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