One Ok Rock
One Ok Rock (written as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005. The band is composed of Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya. Originally there were five members in the band, but a guitarist Alex left the group in 2009, and it is a four-piece band now.
ONE OK ROCK | |
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 One Ok Rock in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-hardcore, pop punk, power pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Fueled by Ramen Warner A-Sketch |
| Members | Takahiro Moriuchi Toru Yamashita Ryota Kohama Tomoya Kanki |
| Past member(s) | Alexander Reimon Onizawa Yu Koyanagi |
| Website | www |
The band had various singles that entered the Oricon charts and their songs are getting more and more popular.
Members
change- Taka – vocalist
- Toru – guitarist
- Ryota – bass guitarist
- Tomoya – drummer
History
change2005 In April, Toru, Ryota, Alex, and Tomo started activities of One Ok Rock. In May, Toru invited Taka, and he started singing in the band.
2006 Tomo gave up his membership in One Ok Rock. On July 26th, they released the first album "ONE OK ROCK" and it became an indie rock band.
2007 In March, for the substitution of Tomo, Tomoya became a new member. In March 25th, they released the 1st single "naihishinsho", and that allowed this band to made a major debut.
2009 In April, Alex was accused of sexual assault(groping) on a train.[1] Because of that, One Ok Rock made a statement that it would stop its activity for a while. In the next month, Alex dropped out of the band. However, the rest of the members decided not to quit working and they restarted the activity of One Ok Rock.
2010 In February, One Ok Rock released the fourth single "完全感覚Dreamer". On November twenty eighth, they did a live in Budoukan for the first time of their career.
Discography
change- Zeitakubyo (2007)
- Beam of Light (2008)
- Kanjō Effect (2008)
- Niche Syndrome (2010)
- Zankyo Reference (2011)
- Jinsei×Boku= (2013)
- 35xxxv (2015)
- Ambitions (2017)
- Eye of the Storm (2019)
- Luxury Disease (2022)
Other websites
change- One Ok Rock's official website (Japanese) Archived 2013-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
- One Ok Rock's official website(English) Archived 2013-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
References
change- ↑ "森進一長男のバンドのギタリスト痴漢逮捕". Asahi Shinbun Digital. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
