Famous Japanese musician

How much do you know about Japanese musicians? Today, we will tell you about famous Japanese musicians. First, do you know ''YMO'' ? ''YMO'' is an abbreviation for that is Yellow Magic Orchestra. YMO is one of the most famous Japanese musical groups. They are a techno pop group. It is composed of three members: Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Especially, Ryuichi is a very famous pianist in the world. YMO's masterpieces are 'RYDEEN', 'TECHNOPOLIS' and 'Kimi ni mune-kyun'. They were organized in 1978 and broke up in 1983. But in 1993 and 2007, they ware reorganized. Today, YMO has become active.

http://blog.neoteny.com/eno/archives/2007_02_ymo.html

EXILE is a group of 14 men who play Japanese-Pop and dance performances. They are not only playing music but also making magazines, animated cartoons, and apparels. And some of the members are also actting as acting. When they debuted, they made dance number music. But recently they make mostly pop music. The songs they make are always bought by many people. They are very popular in Japan!

http://natalie.mu/news/show/id/19502

We will next introduce another famous rock band. L'Arc〜en〜Ciel is the Japanese rock band. It has four members, hyde, ken, tetsuya and yukihiro. The meaning of the band name is ''the arch in the sky(=rainbow)''. They started in February 1991 in Osaka. And they made their major debuted in 1994. Then, they were just like top of Japanese music. But, they stopped action in 1997 and 2001. However, in 2002, they released a new single "READY STEADY GO", they revived perfectry. Until this time, they released many popular songs. "KASO", "HEAVEN'S DRIVE", "Killing Me" and so on. But to our regret, their concert won't be held until 2011.

http://www.nautiljon.com/people/l-arc-en-ciel.html

Up to today, many Japanese artists have played an active part. We have expectations for them, and want to listen to good songs. How about you? Do you have expectations for your country's musicians?

By, Taro Nakatani, Ryosuke sakaguchi