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Sakerock | |
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Origin | Saitama, Japan |
Years active | 2000–2015 |
Labels |
Kakubarhythm Compare Notes |
Past members |
Gen Hoshino Daichi Itō Kenta Hamano Kei Tanaka Takuji Nomura |
Website | Official Website |
Sakerock (サケロック, Sakerokku), typeset as SAKEROCK, was an instrumental Japanese band.
Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica. [1] [2] [3] Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays. [4] They were signed to the Kakubarhythm label. [5] [6]
Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film The Shonen Merikensack (少年メリケンサック, Shōnen Merikensakku). [7]
They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film Yellow Tears (黄色い涙, Kiiroi Namida) starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.
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Sakerock | |
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Origin | Saitama, Japan |
Years active | 2000–2015 |
Labels |
Kakubarhythm Compare Notes |
Past members |
Gen Hoshino Daichi Itō Kenta Hamano Kei Tanaka Takuji Nomura |
Website | Official Website |
Sakerock (サケロック, Sakerokku), typeset as SAKEROCK, was an instrumental Japanese band.
Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica. [1] [2] [3] Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays. [4] They were signed to the Kakubarhythm label. [5] [6]
Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film The Shonen Merikensack (少年メリケンサック, Shōnen Merikensakku). [7]
They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film Yellow Tears (黄色い涙, Kiiroi Namida) starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.