Visual kei is a movement among Japanese musicians that is characterized by the use of varying levels of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics, similar to Western glam rock.
Miu Sakamoto is a Japanese pop singer. She is the daughter of musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Akiko Yano.
Schwein is a music group comprising members of Buck-Tick, KMFDM, and PIG. Members Raymond Watts and Hisashi Imai, both having worked together in Schaft, were joined by Atsushi Sakurai, Sascha Konietzko and Lucia Cifarelli. In 2001 Schwein released an album, Schweinstein, followed by the remix album Son of Schweinstein. Schwein toured Japan in the summer of 2001. However, Konietzko did not tour with them, citing illness and a desire to focus on KMFDM.
Atsushi Sakurai is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He has been the vocalist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1985, previously being their drummer from 1983. He released the solo album Ai no Wakusei in 2004 and was also a member of Schwein alongside Hisashi Imai (Buck-Tick), Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM) and Raymond Watts. In 2015, he formed a solo project called The Mortal.
Buck-Tick is a Japanese rock band, formed in Fujioka, Gunma in 1983. The group has consisted of lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, lead guitarist Hisashi Imai, rhythm guitarist Hidehiko Hoshino, bassist Yutaka Higuchi and drummer Toll Yagami since 1985. The band has experimented with many different genres of music throughout their four decade career, including punk rock, industrial rock and gothic rock. Buck-Tick are commonly credited as one of the founders of the visual kei movement. They have released 23 studio albums, nearly all reaching the top ten on the charts.
Taboo is the fourth studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on cassette, CD and as a two-record vinyl set on January 18, 1989 through Victor Entertainment. Taboo was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19, 2002, with two bonus tracks. It was remastered and re-released again on September 5, 2007. "Angelic Conversation" was re-recorded as the b-side to the group's single "M・A・D" in 1991. "Just One More Kiss", "Iconoclasm" and "Taboo" were later re-recorded for the compilation album Koroshi no Shirabe: This Is Not Greatest Hits (1992). "Iconoclasm" was covered by J for the Buck-Tick tribute album, Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- (2005). Taboo peaked at number one on the Oricon charts, selling 298,620 copies in the first year.
Aku no Hana is the fifth studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on cassette and CD on February 1, 1990, through Victor Entertainment. It peaked at number one on the Oricon charts and is the group's best-selling album to date. It was certified gold in the month of its release, and sold 435,080 copies in the first year of its release. The title comes from Charles Baudelaire's volume of poetry, Les Fleurs du mal.
BT is the third compilation album by Buck-Tick, released on March 20, 1999. It compiles every single and B-side they released while signed to Victor Entertainment, except the live B-sides of "Die". It also includes a demo version of "Romanesque". It reached number sixteen on the Oricon chart. The album was remastered and re-released on September 5, 2007.
97BT99 is the fourth compilation album by Buck-Tick, released on March 29, 2000. It contains various material the band released while signed to Mercury Music Entertainment. It reached number thirty-nine on the Oricon chart.
Catalogue 2005 is the sixth compilation album by Buck-Tick, released on December 7, 2005. It is an updated, expanded edition of Catalogue 1987–1995 that was released in 1995. However, it does not contain "M・A・D", "Die" or "Mienai Mono o Miyou to Suru Gokai Subete Gokai da". It reached number fourteen on the Oricon chart.
Catalogue 1987–1995 is the second compilation album by Buck-Tick, released on December 1, 1995. It compiles every single they released while signed to Victor Entertainment, except "Candy" which was released on May 22, 1996. It reached number eight on the Oricon chart. It was certified gold in the month of its release. The album was remastered and re-released on September 5, 2007, this time including "Candy" as a bonus track.
Yutaka Higuchi, nicknamed "U-ta", is a Japanese musician. Known as the bassist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. He is the younger brother of Toll Yagami, Buck-Tick's drummer.
Takashi Higuchi, known exclusively by his stage name Toll Yagami, is a Japanese musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1985. He is the older brother of Yutaka Higuchi, Buck-Tick's bassist.
Akuma to Freud -Devil and Freud- Climax Together is a live concert DVD by Buck-Tick, released on December 22, 2004. It was filmed on September 11, 2004 at Yokohama Arena. The limited edition box set included a second DVD with multiple angles of several songs, and two CDs of the concert.
The discography of Buck-Tick includes 23 studio albums, 4 live albums, 2 extended plays, 43 singles, and 39 video albums. Formed in 1983 in Fujioka, Gunma, the Japanese rock band has consisted of Atsushi Sakurai, Hisashi Imai (guitar), Hidehiko Hoshino (guitar), Yutaka Higuchi (bass) and Toll Yagami (drums) since 1985. In their three decade career, nearly all of their albums have reached the top ten on the charts and they have experimented with many different genres of music, including punk, dark wave, electronic, industrial, gothic and straight rock. Buck-Tick are commonly credited as one of the founders of the visual kei movement.
The discography of Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School includes two studio albums, eight singles, one live album, four video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtrack appearances, and seven other appearances in releases not under that name. Abingdon Boys School, was formed in 2005 by Takanori Nishikawa, or T.M.Revolution, who originally named the band ABS after Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan, and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of Radiohead. The band plays alternative rock and is currently signed to Epic Records Japan.
Hisashi Imai is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known as lead guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. He has also performed in musical side-projects such as Schaft, Schwein (2001), and more recently Lucy (2004).
Catalogue Victor→Mercury 87–99 is the seventh compilation album by Buck-Tick, released on March 7, 2012. It compiles all of their singles released while signed to Victor Entertainment, from 1988's "Just One More Kiss" to 1999's "Miu". It and Catalogue Ariola 00–10 were released on the same day in celebration of Buck-Tick's 25th anniversary.
"Just One More Kiss" is the second single by the Japanese rock band Buck Tick. It was released on October 26, 1988 by Victor Entertainment as the band's major label debut.
"Miss Take: Boku wa Miss Take" is the thirty-second single by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released on July 4, 2012.
