Overview: X Japan (エックス・ジャパン, Ekkusu Japan) is a Japanese heavy metal band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi. Predominantly a power/speed metal band with heavy symphonic elements ...

Overview: L'Arc-en-Ciel ("The Rainbow" in French, stylized as L'Arc~en~Ciel) is a Japanese rock band, founded in Osaka in 1991. With a reported 40 million records sold, they were the first Japanese act to headline ...

Overview: Asian Kung-Fu Generation (アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション, Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon), typeset as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan, in 1996. For nearly its entire ...

Overview: Puffy (パフィー, Pafī, romanized as PUFFY) is a Japanese pop rock duo formed in Tokyo in 1995, consisting of singers Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura. In the United States, they adopted the name Puffy AmiYumi ...

Overview: May Jamileh Hashimoto (橋本 芽生, Hashimoto Mei), better known by her stage name May J., is a Japanese pop and R&B singer who made her major label debut under Sony Music Japan on July 12, 2006, with her first ...

Overview: Polysics (ポリシックス, Porishikkusu, typeset POLYSICS) is a Japanese new wave and rock band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". It was named after a brand of synthesizer, the Korg ...

Overview: Tetsuya (テツヤ, born 3 October 1969) is a Japanese musician, best known as the leader and bassist of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. Formerly known by the stage name tetsu, on December 1, 2009 he started to ...

Overview: Guitar Wolf (Japanese: ギターウルフ) is a Japanese garage rock power trio founded in Tokyo in 1987. The band is known for songs with piercing vocals and an extremely loud style of noise-influenced punk which ...

Overview: Nico Touches the Walls (stylized as NICO Touches the Walls) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2004. The band members are: Mitsumura Tatsuya as the Vocalist/guitarist, Sakakura Shingo as the bassist, F ...

Overview: chatmonchy (チャットモンチー, chattomonchī) is a two-piece all-female rock band which consists of Eriko Hashimoto (guitar, vocals), Akiko Fukuoka (bass, chorus), and formerly Kumiko Takahashi (drums, chorus) who ...

Overview: Acid Android (often stylized as acid android) is the solo project of Yukihiro, drummer of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. They are signed to yukihiro's Tracks on Drugs label, a division of Ki/oon ...

Overview: Home Made Kazoku (HOME MADE 家族, literally "Home Made Family") is a Japanese hip-hop trio from Nagoya, formed in 1996. They are signed to Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

Overview: Joe Inoue (井上ジョー, Inoue Jō, born August 30, 1985) is an Japanese-American rock musician signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Ki/oon Records label.

Overview: Aco (born February 3, 1977) is a Japanese singer. She made her debut in 1995 with the pop single "Fuan nano" (不安なの). She is a part of Sony Music Japan. She explores different musical styles, with the albums ...

Overview: Yoshinori Sunahara (砂原 良徳 Sunahara Yoshinori, born September 13, 1969) is a Japanese producer and DJ. He was a member of the techno group Denki Groove. Together with Yukihiro Takahashi, Keigo Oyamada ...

Overview: Denki Groove (電気グルーヴ, Denki Gurūvu, "Electric Groove") is a Japanese synthpop group founded in 1989. Influenced by Yellow Magic Orchestra and Kraftwerk, Denki Groove is a part of Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon ...

Overview: Chaba (チャバ, Chaba) was a folk rock band consisting of three members. They formed in 1996 at the Osaka University of Arts and made their big debut in 2004 and were signed to Ki/oon Records. One of their ...

Overview: Piko (ピコ, Piko, born March 11, 1988) is a male Japanese pop singer signed to the Sony Music Entertainment sub-label Ki/oon Music. He became popular on the Internet through the video sharing network Nico ...

Overview: Supercar (スーパーカー, Sūpākā) was a Japanese rock band active from 1995 to 2005, and who made their debut in 1997. Consisting of composer and vocalist Kōji Nakamura (中村弘二 Nakamura Kōji), lyricist and guitarist ...