Hello everybody, this is J-Revolution, a place where J-Rock and J-Pop fans can be in harmony together. This place is basically a round table discussion about the many many amazing bands, and amazing talent as I may add, that are in Japan. There will be music video's posted, artist info, etc etc.
If you are by any chance interested in joining this place and becoming a guest poster, than feel free to pm me and I will do that as fast as I can.
Hello everyone at the J-Revolution! I'm Razing Phoenix. I am sharing with you one of my favorite Japanese bands: Bump of Chicken. They make mostly J-rock music but little J-pop too. The song in the video is Karma, also the opening song of the game/anime Tales of the Abyss! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do, because they were the first Japanese band I discovered on my own. Enjoy!
Band members:
Name: Fujiwara Motoo
Age: 27
Birthdate: 12 April 1979
Birthplace: Akita, Akita Prefecture
Zodiac: Aries
Blood Type: O
Composer/Lyricist/Vocalist/Guitarist
Name: Masukawa Hiroaki
Age: 26
Birthdate: 20 December 1979
Birthplace: Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
Zodiac: Sagittarius
Blood Type: A
Guitarist
Name: Naoi Yoshifumi
Age: 27
Birthdate: 9 October 1979
Birthplace: Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
Zodiac: Libra
Blood Type: A
Bassist
Name: Masu Hideo
Age: 27
Birthdate: 10 August 1979
Birthplace: Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
Zodiac: Leo
Blood Type: A
This is a band I have been wanting to check out for a while now. Well, I finaly got around to it and this is what I found.
Ghost was formed in 2004 and unfortunatly disbanded in 2007. Their style is described as 'medolic and old-school Viusal Kei'. Ghost's last live was held at Takadanobaba Area on December 6th, 2007.
Ghost has produced the following singles:
higyaku no shiro
kousoku no hitsugi
FOR DEAR
kuchihateta kumo no sujiro
BLUE CLOUD
akai kumo
Here is one of their PVs, Physco Escape. This is one of their heavier songs, and here's your warning, it is graphic, so if you do not like blood, vomit, ect. Or just darker Visual Kei songs in general, you might not want to see this.
Please tell me what you think, and feel free to request any bands.
If you remember the entry about HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR, I now present you with their sister band, Orange Range!! Formed in Okinawa in 2001, this 5-member group gained mainstream notoriety when their song Viva*Rock was used as the third ending for the Naruto anime. They reached mainstream notoriety again when their single ~*Asterisk*~ was used as the opening to the first season of the Bleach anime. From 2003 to 2006 they consecutively released an album a year, with two reaching number one on the Oricon charts and the other two reaching number two on the charts. Last year, in honor of their fifth year anniversary, they released the compilation albums Orange and Range.
Already this year they have released a two new singles, Kimi Station and O2, also the songs O2 and Shiawase Neiro will be used as the opening and ending themes of the second season of Code Geass.
Below is their single Viva*Rock, a fun and genuinely J-Rock song, please enjoy!
Heres the deal,
I found this band, Wizard, and I tried to find as much about them as I could. I could find little information.
I found a ameteur Visual Kei fan-site that had info about Wizard, but it wasn't much. It also didn't seem very..well, informing.
So what I found was, they have produced nineteen singles and two albums.
Here is a lighter song by them, Cocktail, which sort of reminds me of AnCafe.
After you watch this, I suggest watching another PV by them, Idea.
I absolutely love their costumes, and their hair is pretty, and yes, they are all guys, as are most visual kei bands.
Well, to start off my first post here on The J-Revolution, here is one of my most favorite bands Base Ball Bear. I first fell in love with them when their song “Dramatic” was placed as the opening for the anime version of “Ookiku Furikabutte” in April 2007 and have been listening to them since.
members (L-R): Shiori Sekine, Daisuke Horinouchi, Yūsuke Koide, Shōhei Yuasa
Brief history lesson:
Base Ball Bear (ベースボールベアー?) is a rock/pop band from Tokyo, Japan that formally began in 2002, although the members assembled in the autumn of 2001 under the name “Planets”, loosely based off of a song by SUPERCAR, under the same name. The band’s current name is also based off a song’s title, with them adding the word “bear” in it. The band made its major debut in early 2006. Their style influences include Japanese bands Number Girl and SUPERCAR, and British rock/pop bands such as Oasis. Base Ball Bear is recognized for the "nostalgic" feel of Koide's lyrics, often about teenage life and memories. They are also known for their contributions to the soundtrack and cast of the movie Linda Linda Linda, Ōokiku Furikabutte, and now for the ending theme of the going to be released anime “Toshokan Sensō” which will air on April 11th this year.
