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One Ok Rock

 
Artist: One Ok Rock
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Group Members:

Tomoya, Takahiro Moriuchi, Alex, Toru, Ryota

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The Brilliant Green, Mucc, Abingdon Boys School, Art-School, 9MM Parabellum Bullet, Brahman, Buck-Tick, Beat Crusaders, D'espairsRay

Influenced By:

Foo Fighters, The Smashing Pumpkins, blink-182
  • Formed: 2005, Japan
  • Genres: Rock

Biography

One Ok Rock are a Japanese power pop/alt-rock band that draws on the sound of blink-182 and Foo Fighters. The group, which derives its name from the phrase "one o'clock" (the time of the band's scheduled practice), pronounced the same as "one ok rock" in Japanese, was established in 2005 by the high schooler Toru (guitar), who teamed with bassist Ryota; vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi (formerly of News); and another guitarist, the San Francisco-born Alex, who used to work as a fashion model. After a string of successful shows around Tokyo, One Ok Rock debuted with the EP One Ok Rock in mid-2006, followed by another mini-album, Keep It Real, by the end of the same year. In 2007 One Ok Rock finally found a permanent drummer in Tomoya, who played on their first single, Naihi Shinsho (2007), which made its way to national radio and secured the band a deal with the major label Amuse. A nationwide tour predated the release of the band's debut studio album, Zeitakubyou (2007), which was followed by two LPs, Beam of Light and Kanjou Effect, in 2008. ~ Alexey Eremenko, All Music Guide
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One Ok Rock
Genres Rock
Years active 2006-Present
Labels A-Sketch
Website www.oneokrock.com
Members
Taka
Toru
Ryota
Tomoya
Former members
Alexander Onizawa

One Ok Rock (stylized as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005, composed of four members, Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya. It originally contained a fifth member, Alex, but he has since left the group.

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History

The foundation for One Ok Rock began when Toru Yamashita, then a high school student, wanted to start a band. Toru told his friend Ryota Kohama, who had been a fellow member of hiphop dance group, Heads, to learn the Bass and asked Alex to join. After seeing Taka, a vocalist, perform in a cover band, Toru saw him as the best possible candidate for a vocalist in their band, and insisted that he join. Tomoya, the last member to join, joined One Ok Rock as a drummer in 2007.[1] Tomoya had played with band on all their albums but only became an official member when they debuted.

The band name, One Ok Rock, came from "one o'clock," the time that the band used to practice on weekends. However, noticing that the Japanese language made no distinction between r's and l's, they changed "o'clock" to "o'crock" (or "o'krock") which then became separated to become "ok rock".[1]

Members

  • Taka (森内 寛貴 Moriuchi Takahiro?, born April 17, 1988 in Tokyo) - Vocals. Son of Shinichi Mori. Former NEWS member.
  • Toru (山下 亨 Yamashita Tōru?, born December 7, 1988 in Osaka) - guitar and some vocals. Former member of the hip-hop dance group, Heads.
  • Ryota (小浜 良太 Kohama Ryōta?, born September 4, 1989 in Osaka) - bass. Former member of hip-hop dance group, Heads.
  • Tomoya (神吉 智也 Kanki Tomoya?, born June 27, 1987 in Hyogo) - drums.

Former members

  • Alexander Onizawa[2] (born March 19, 1988 in San Francisco) - guitar. Officially left band as of May 2009.

Discography

Singles

  • "Naihi Shinsho"
  • "Yume Yume"
  • "Et Cetera"

Mini-Albums

  • 2006: One Ok Rock
  • 2006: Keep It Real

Albums

References

  1. ^ a b "Interview with One Ok Rock in Tokyo". http://www.jame-world.com/uk/articles-4982-interview-with-one-ok-rock-in-tokyo.html. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  2. ^ "One Ok Rock to return in summer, minus Alex". http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-4802. Retrieved 2009-11-22. 

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Singles
"Naihi Shinsho" · "Yume Yume" · "Et Cetera"
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