Mai Fukui
2011/01/01
Born in Kyoto Prefecture.
On August 20th, 2008, despite being a newcomer, debuted with the huge tie-up single “Ai no Uta” (Theme song for the TBS drama “Koizora”). Her melancholic voice attracted many fans in their teens and twenties. The song marked more than 1.5 million downloads, which led to her winning various rookie of the year awards in 2008. In November of that year, released the 2nd sing…… more
9GOATS BLACK OUT
2011/01/01
9GOATS BLACK OUT may fool you by their name and appearance but the three members of the band know very well how to make melancholic rock that will blow you away.
They have only been around since December 2007 but already a lot of interest has been shown in the trio—something especially contributed to by their first release; an album that brought much joy to their already existing fanbase.
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OUTRAGE
2011/01/01
In 1982, Yosuke Abe (guitar), Yoshihiro Yasui (bass), Shinya Tange (drums) and Kazutoyo Ito (vocals) got together in Nagoya to form the band OUTRAGE. Playing in the club circuit of Nagoya they mainly did covers of NWOBH. In 1986, with the departure of Ito, Naoki Hashimoto joined thus solidifying the first line up. In 1987, their self titled debut mini-album was released from their self owned labe…… more
Natsuko Kondo
2011/01/01
A singer-songwriter who lives in Osaka. Began learning the piano from age 2. She was always surrounded by music from a young age for her father played the Japanese drums, and her mother was a member of a chorus group. In the 2nd year of junior high school, she began performing on the streets and became a member of a band for the entire 3 years of high school.
Began performing at clubs in Osaka fr…… more
Karasu
2011/01/01
This up-and-coming unit is formed by the best 5 neo-visual band members:
Vocal: Tatsuro (MUCC), Guitar: Hiroto (Alice Nine), Mizuki (Sadie), Bass: dunch (jealkb) & Drums: KENZO(AYABIE).
Karasu first unveiled themselves on stage at “MAVERICK DC GROUP PRESENTS JACK IN THE BOX 2009 SUMMER” held at Makuhari Messe on 8/15/09. They covered 2 songs and also performed "LASTICA," their original number cre…… more