Sakerock

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Sakerock
Origin Saitama, Japan
Years active2000–2015
Labels Kakubarhythm
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Past members Gen Hoshino
Daichi Itō
Kenta Hamano
Kei Tanaka
Takuji Nomura
Website Official Website

Sakerock (サケロック, Sakerokku), typeset as SAKEROCK, was an instrumental Japanese band.

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Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica. [1] [2] [3] Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays. [4] They were signed to the Kakubarhythm label. [5] [6]

Members

Member of Cherry's, Good Dog Happy Men and Killing Floor.
Member of Asa-Chang & Blue Hats (ASA-CHANG&ブルーハッツ), Gentle Forest Jazz Band, Killing Floor, Newday and Zainichi Funk (在日ファンク).
Left on 26 December 2011. Member of Chopiiin (ショピン) and Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band (トクマルシューゴ&ザ・マジックバンド).
Still acts as a support-member. Member of Goodluck Heiwa (グッドラックヘイワ), Natsumen and Wuja Bin Bin.

Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film The Shonen Merikensack (少年メリケンサック, Shōnen Merikensakku). [7]

Discography

Albums

with Asa-Chang and Ren Takada as Sakerock All Stars (サケロックオールスターズ)

Mini-albums / EPs

Singles

They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film Yellow Tears (黄色い涙, Kiiroi Namida) starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.

Videos

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  2. http://www.mapup.net/store/other_distributed_titles/sake-0002.html
  3. http://www.mapup.net/store/compare_notes/cn-0002.html
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  5. "カクバリズム:アーティスト". www.kakubarhythm.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07.
  6. "カクバリズム:ディスコグラフィー".
  7. "映画 少年メリケンサック (2008)について 映画データベース - allcinema".