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Preview 01. Kiyoshiro Imawano

Known as "King of Rock", and sometimes "King of Live (performance)", Kiyoshiro Imawano was one of the Japan music scene's most revered and prolific figures for forty years, working...

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Preview 02. Chara

With her wild earthy look and distinctive voice, Chara is one of the most easily identifiable artists on the music scene. Making music that is at the same time innocent and mature, clean and dirty,...

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Preview 03. Puffy

Puffy (comprising Yumi Yoshimura and Ami Onuki) debuted in 1996 with the single "Asia No Junshin (Pure Heart of Asia)", which sold more than 1 million copies. The duo specialize in an upbeat...

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Preview 04. Char

Along with Tomoyasu Hotei, Char is one of Japan's few bona fide guitar heroes, and after a long and eventful career he has become firmly ensconced as one of the Japanese music scene's elder statesmen....

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Preview 05. Kodo
Drumming group Kodo has taken the art of playing Japanese taiko drums to new heights both musically and as spectacle, achieving international fame in the process. Kodo traces its origins to Ondekoza, which...
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Preview 06. Tomomi Ogawa

Birthplace: Hyogo Prefecture Blood type: A Height: 157 cm

TOMOMI, the bass and writer of majority of their songs. Like HARUNA, she also dreamed of becoming a dancer but rock n’ roll opened...

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Preview 07. Chage and Aska

Chage and Aska were THE J-pop success story in the late '80s and early '90s. The two natives of Fukuoka Prefecture first came to the public's attention by winning the 1979 Yamaha Popular Song Festival,...

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Preview 08. The 5.6.7.8's

The 5.6.7.8's formed in Tokyo in 1986. Since then the line-up has changed many times, with the constants being singer/ guitarist Ronnie "Yoshiko" Fujiyama, and drummer Sachiko. The band embraces...

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Preview 09. Momoe Yamaguchi

"Living legend" is a term loosely thrown around; often an exaggeration or an indication only that somebody once did something spectacular. However to call Momoe Yamaguchi a living legend is...

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Preview 10. Asuca Hayashi

Jaws dropped when Asuca Hayashi began singing at Toshiba-EMI's Music Talks showcase event in Tokyo in late 2002. Just 13 at the time, the diminutive (154 cm tall) Hayashi displayed an amazingly mature,...

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Preview 11. Haruna Ono

Birthplace: Aichi Prefecture Blood type: A Height: 153 cm

HARUNA, the eldest among the group and also serves as the leader. A girl who had a passion for dancing and dreamed of...

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Preview 12. Mami Sasazaki

Sasazaki Mami has the best guitar skills among the girls, and serves as the lead guitarist in SCANDAL. She often amazes fans that come to see them live with her dexterity and skill with the electric...

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Preview 13. The Peanuts

The Peanuts were one of Japan's first pop sensations, and one of the few that has become well known internationally. The duo comprised identical twin sisters Emi and Yumi Ito, born Hideyo and Tsukiko...

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Preview 14. hitomi

hitomi (always in lower case) is a very cute and sexy girl. Oh, and she also happens to sing. Born Hitomi Furuya on January 26, 1976 in Tochigi prefecture, hitomi has been a popular idol singer now...

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Preview 15. Ellegarden

Ellegarden are Takeshi Hosomi on vocals and guitar, Shinichi Ubutaka on guitar, Yuichi Takada on bass, and Hirotaka Takahashi on drums. In their tenth year as a band, 2008, they announced they would...

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Preview 16. Bonnie Pink

Kaori Asada, better known as Bonnie Pink, got her first break in the music industry when Pony Canyon scouts caught one of her gigs when she was still a college student in Kyoto. Her first album, Blue...

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Preview 17. Gackt

One of the best-known figures in Japanese history is Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the brave but doomed 12th-century warrior who exemplifies the archetype of the bishonen - a young man of extraordinary,...

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Preview 18. The Brilliant Green

The Brilliant Green is one of Japan's premier power pop bands. The band was formed in 1995 by guitarist Ryo Matsui and bassist Shunsaku Oda, who brought in singer Tomoko Kawase (Tommy) after seeing...

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Preview 19. Rina Suzuki

RINA, the youngest among the group and serves as the drummer. A girl that always has a smile painted on her face when performing – showing that performing and music is nothing but love. She’s...

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Preview 20. Aqua Timez

Aqua Timez formed in 2000 after two of the original members, the vocalist and bass met on the internet and discovered that they attended the same university. At their formation with all their...

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