Rabu, 30 November 2011

Tokyo Jihen


After watching the Music Video from Tokyo Jihen, I will tell you about this band. not much but I'll share some info.  The band name is Tokyo Jihen, I guess everyone can guess where are they come from? Of course from Japan. This bnad started by Ringo  Shiina after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single Gunjo Biyori was released in September 2004. 
Now, I'll introduce the member of this band. 
Ringo Shiina (shinna Ringo)


  • active : 2003-present
  • Instruments : Lead vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitar,piano, electronic keyboards, melodica, kazoo
  • Real name ; Yumiko Shiina.. Shiina is a famous female singer-songwriter in Japan.  She is the founder and the leader of this group. She initially  wrote almost all songs of Tokyo Jihen. But now shares songwriting duties with the other bandmembers.
Seiji Kameda (Kameda seiji)


  • Active : 2003-present 
  • Instruments : Bass guitar, double bass, electric upright bass. 
  • Kameda is a music producer and a music arranger of many musicians and session basist. He know Shiina Ringo before her debut and he has supported her since them. Shiina Ringo calls him "shisho"  (master or teacher). He rose  to fame with her and became a famous producer, but he devotes himself  to only playing the bass guitar in Tokyo Jihen. He produces many musicians such as Angela Aki, Yui Aragaki, Ayaka, Chara, Chatmonchy, Do As Infinity, Elephant Kashimashi, Flow, Fujifabric, Ayaka Hirahara, kan Hirai, Ikimono-gakari, and many more.
Toshiki Hata  (hata Toshiki)


  • Active : 2003-present 
  • Instruments : Drums, Percusion 
  • Hata has played the drums as a session musician and a tour musician of farious musicians, such as Mika Nkashima, Dreams Come True, and Fujifabric. Moreoverhe was the drummer in the band of Junpei Shiina. Shiina's elder brother. 
Ukigumo ( The driffing cloud ) 


  • Active : 2005-Present
  • Instruments : Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, rapping
  • Real name, Ryosuke Nagaoka. Ukigumo is an old friend from Shiina, and he had played in a band with Ringo's elder brother Junpei Shiina, with Hata and Tabu Zombie. then he join Shiina Ringo in Tokyo Jihen
Ichiyo Izawa (Izawa Ichiyo) 


  • Active : 2005-present 
  • Instruments : Piano, Electronic keyboard, electric guitar, background vocal
  • Real name, Keitaro Iawa . 
The genre of this band is jass. Something unique from this band, when you hear the vocal of this band singig you can feel the unique voice form the vocalist. The title of the music video above is Killer Tune really nice song, nice beat, and nice melody. Please nejoy the video and the song.  Arigatou Gozaimas. 


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