Ronin (band)

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Ronin
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Ronin Singapore: (left to right) Simon Lee, Bang Ong, Levan Wee, Sean Cheng, Derryn Wong
Background information
Origin Singapore
Genres Rock
Years active2003–2008
Labels Universal
MembersSean Cheng
Derryn Wong
Simon Lee
Bang Ong
Past membersLevan Wee

Ronin was a rock band based in Singapore. They were known for their live performances and being one of the few popular bands in the hard/classic rock genre from Singapore. Before their entry to the mainstream market, the band launched a self-released EP which included five songs, and later released an LP which was hugely successful[ citation needed ]. [1] Their debut album Do or Die received rave reviews[ citation needed ] by local press, and is one of the top selling English-language albums in Singapore of all time[ citation needed ]. In 2006, the band collaborated with local Mediacorp artiste Fiona Xie in a love song duet, entitled "Love Will Shine on Through". The song was recorded to raise funds for a cancer project, with a book and a CD recorded together. One of their songs, "One More Moment", was covered by Singaporean artiste Ho Yeow Sun.

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The band enjoyed a number one hit on local radio station 98.7, Black Maria in the Singapore charts, the song Crazy Son reached third. [2] Ronin has also written the theme song and title soundtrack 'Memories' for the film Singapore Dreaming . [3] [4]

In June 2007, lead singer Levan Wee performed with the band for the last time, due to a combination of personal issues, as well as differences in musical direction. [5] The band continued for a short while after, but has been inactive as of 2008.

Members

All four members of Ronin were students from Victoria School. The band members have cameo appearances in the movie Anna & Anna, starring Karena Lam. They appear as the backing band of the film's lead actor, Tender Huang.

Previous members

Discography

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Ronin's 2006 album Do or Die

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References

  1. "Leonard Soosay's 10 greatest anthems for Singapore | JUICE Singapore". JUICE Singapore. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 CD Baby Archived 21 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine - notes on "Do or Die"
  3. www.funkygrad.com Archived 23 January 2013 at archive.today - Ronin interview
  4. www.singaporedreaming.com Archived 4 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Full credits
  5. "Levan left Ronin". www.soft.com.sg. Retrieved 31 October 2018.