Tag Archives: 2002 in Osaka

The visual kei music group Doremidan were formed in Osaka on January 1, 2002, by members of varied small local acts. Originally a program music group, Doremidan mostly performed cover versions for any couple of months before determining to create their own materials. Their unusual combination of affects and isolation …

JAPAN psychedelic pop group Water Fai were founded in Osaka in 2002 by Yuko Kureyama (guitar, vocals), Yumi Norimoto (guitar, vocals), Makiko Toba (bass, vocals), and Mayumi Ennaka (keyboards). (Single male organ Tadahiko Aono became a member of on drums by 2007.) The four ladies gave their 1st performance as …

Nominally an eight-strong boy band from japan region of Kansai, Kanjani Eight (“8” is spelled horizontally, as an infinity sign) is in fact an umbrella showbiz brand that Johnny & Associates, a gigantic male idol manufacturing agency, has specialized in. The group’s music may be the anticipated pop fare, with …