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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese three-piece rock band. Formed in 1986 by college students based in Tokyo, they have 10 original albums and continue to tour Japan. They once left the music scene but returned in July 2002 after a five-year absence. The current members are:
  • Haru (Haruyuki Oki), (Lead vocals & Bass)
  • Abi san (Yoshikazu Abiko), (Guitar)
  • Shinichiro Sato, (Drums)


Recently they participated in a tribute album for another Japanese rock band the pillows
The pillows
The Pillows are a Japanese rock band. The group has released more than a dozen original studio albums, along with several EPs, singles and compilations...

, with which they have strong ties. They played one song from the pillows' second album 90's My Life
90's My Life
90's My Life is an EP released by The Pillows on October 25, 1990. It was re-released on March 8, 2004 as 90's My Life Returns with five additional tracks. The original EP, like its predecessor Pantomime, has since gone out of print....

. They played the pillows' Pari no Josei Mary in the tribute album, Synchronized Rockers
Synchronized Rockers
Synchronized Rockers is tribute album recorded by various artists covering songs by The Pillows. It was released on September 16, 2004, celebrating the band's 15th anniversary.-Track listing:#"Runners High"...

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Their latest drummer, who is touring with them for summer of 2005, is Sato Shinichirou, none other than the drummer for the pillows. He has been drumming with them for the past few years as a side project.

Discography

Main albums:
# Information
1st The Greatest Hits VOL. 1
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Victor
2nd The Greatest Hits VOL. 2
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Victor
  • 3rd Masukaki Zaru
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Victor
  • 4th Kuzu n natte GO
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • 5th Todome wo Hade ni Kure
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Victor
  • 6th Doko e mo Kaeranai
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: King
  • 7th Rihabiri Chudan
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: King
  • 8th The Pees
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: King
  • 9th Anti-Glider
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: King
  • 10th Akabane 39
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: King


  • Best albums:
    • Butchie Mary 1989‐1997 Selection Side A, 1991
    • Butchie Mary 1989‐1997 Selection Side B, 1991


    Others
    • O.P.King, July 30, 2003
    • Synchronized Rockers
      Synchronized Rockers
      Synchronized Rockers is tribute album recorded by various artists covering songs by The Pillows. It was released on September 16, 2004, celebrating the band's 15th anniversary.-Track listing:#"Runners High"...

      , September 9, 2004
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