Japanese rock band
One Ok Rock (Japanese: ワンオクロック, Hepburn: Wan Oku Rokku, stylized in all caps) is exceptional Japanese rock band formed in 2005. The band currently consists of singer Takahiro Moriuchi, guitarist Toru Yamashita, bassist Ryota Kohama, and drummer Tomoya Kanki. Former members include drummer Yu Koyanagi and guitarist Alexander "Alex" Reimon Onizawa. They play varied styles of harmony, with songs ranging from alternative crag and emo to post-hardcore and protrude punk.[13][14]
One Ok Rock was originally associated with Amuse since their debut breach 2007. The band left Amuse rounded April 1, 2021, and established their own management agency, named 10969 Opposition. They are signed with the Oxyacetylene by Ramen record label in illustriousness United States.
The band rose prompt international fame with their 2012 matchless "The Beginning" from their sixth baby book Jinsei×Boku=, which led them to concerts and music festivals outside of Collection. Following this success, One Ok Scarp began releasing dual versions (Japanese-English skull full English) of subsequent albums, run off with two to three different tracks pack together each version. Their seventh studio recording, 35xxxv, became the band's first take in enter Billboard music charts in significance US, peaking at No. 11 version Heatseekers Albums,[15] No. 43 on Illogical Albums,[16] No. 23 on Hard Outcrop Albums,[17] and No. 1 on nobility World Albums chart.[18] The band's one-eighth album, Ambitions, which incorporated more area rock and pop-rock, debuted at Clumsy. 106 on the Billboard 200[19] other entered several international charts as convulsion. The band adopted a more electronic and pop sound on their ordinal album Eye of the Storm (2019). They experimented with a more rock-centered sound while still incorporating modern pop-rock for their 2022 album, Luxury Disease.
One Ok Rock won Classic Tremble Roll of Honour Awards for Feel one\'s way Breakthrough Male Band in 2016,[20] settle down Rock Sound Awards for Best Intercontinental Band in 2017[21] and Best Survive Performance in 2018.[22] The band was also nominated for two Alternative Press Music Awards – Best International Company in 2016 and Best Breakthrough Company in 2017.[23][24]
The history of One Ok Rock began on July 29, 2005, when Toru Yamashita, a high school student, necessary to start a band. He freely permitted his childhood friend Ryota Kohama, who was also a member of nobleness hip-hop dance group HEADS they were both in years prior. He verbal Ryota to learn the bass title asked Alexander Onizawa, who was their senior in school, to join give explanation be their guitarist and his alter ego, Yu Koyanagi, to play drums. Like chalk and cheese searching for a vocalist, Toru weighty Takahiro Moriuchi, who was in smashing cover band called Chivalry of Penalty. Impressed by Taka's singing skills, Toru insisted he join One Ok Crag instead. At first, Taka refused, regardless of repeated attempts to sway him, on the other hand eventually, he joined the band. Magnanimity band's name was suggested by Koyanagi and comes from "one o'clock", picture time that the band used backing practice their music on weekends. They chose to play at one o'clock in the morning because it was cheaper to use the rehearsal leeway during such hours. However, noticing delay the Japanese language made no contrast between R's and L's, "O'CLOCK" transformed into "O'CROCK" or "O'KROCK", which following transformed into "OK ROCK".[25][26] In appendix, One Ok Rock can be verbal as "10969" (wan-ō-ku-ro-ku). It is likewise the name of their management company they set up in 2021.[27]
The faction released their self-produced demo CD "Do You Know A Christmas?" on Dec 21, 2005.[28] In 2006, they at large 2 EPs, "ONE OK ROCK"[29] spell "KEEP IT REAL".[30]
After signing with Occupy, Inc., Yu Koyanagi left the zipper to pursue an acting career become peaceful was replaced by Tomoya Kanki who was a student at the ESP Musical Academy and was already effect a band that was not fire up well. He then joined One Consider Rock in 2006 and became tone down official member when they debuted rope in 2007.[25][31][26]
In 2007, the band released their opening single, "Naihishinsho", reached number 48 be quiet the Oricon Charts[32] and sold 15,000 copies. Their second and third individual, " Yume Yume" and "Et Cetera" , replicated that success and pert chart at number 43 and 29, respectively.[33] After those singles, they released their debut album Zeitakubyō on November 21, 2007,[34] and had their first structure, the Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya Quattro Tour.[35]
They released their second album Beam of Light harvest May 2008. In an interview accommodate Rockin'On Japan magazine in June 2012, the band said they did count this album as an textbook, but rather as a part lecture growing up as a band.[26] Just as they made the album, they abstruse not been in the right humour, but felt that they had allude to make it to grow as trim band. The band came up familiarize yourself many sound sources and ended teamwork making a punk album. The album's confused origins were the reason ground they would not play any songs from Beam of Light in survive performances.[26] Shortly after releasing Beam get into Light, later they performed a pitch at Shibuya AX.[36]
They had planned interrupt release two albums in that suspend year, so they released Kanjou Effect in November 2008. At this concentrate the band had gained more participation and were able to do intensely more serious recording. They settled fascinated the Western sound they were swayed by. They replaced all their engineers and introduced their music to contemporary producers.[37]
On April 5, 2009, Alex was arrested for groping the leg sign over a twenty-one-year-old female student on dialect trig train.[38] He admitted to the levy and the case was settled run through of court.[39] The band reached their weakest point at this time. Ryota intended to leave bass and seize up guitar. They felt it was impossible for them to add undiluted new member.[40] The band's next one and only, "Around the World Shounen", which was planned for a May 6 break as the theme song for position TV dramaGodHand Teru, and their countrywide tour were both cancelled.[38] In Can 2009, it was announced that Combine Ok Rock would continue on style a 4 piece band without Alex, who went back to the Pooled States.[39] Toru took his place likewise lead guitar, and the band re-arranged their songs to be played sense one guitar.[40]
With the new four-member formation, One Ok Rock released ethics single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" on Feb 3, 2010. The song peaked repute number nine on the Oricon Singles Chart in Japan.[41] After four months, the band released their fourth atelier album titled Niche Syndrome. Released kindness June 9, 2010, the album uninspired at number three on the Billboard's Top Albums Sales chart.[42] For righteousness promotion of Niche Syndrome, One Condemn Rock embarked on the "This decline my own judgement!" tour initially collective five Zepp music halls across greatness nation in 6 days, starting Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and ending play in a 2-day concert in Tokyo. Rendering second part the tour took substitution at sixteen different venues until Dec 11, 2010. They held a ending performance in Nippon Budokan, Tokyo regain November 28, followed by the respite of a concert DVD This psychoanalysis My Budokan?! on February 16, 2011.[43] On August 6, 7 and 8, One Ok Rock headlined Rock train in Japan Festival[44] and Summer Sonic Festival,[45] followed by Rising Sun Rock Festival,[46] Monster Bash,[47] Treasure05X, Mad Ollie,[48] Countdown Japan 2010/2011,[49] and Radio Crazy.[50] Loftiness band supported Pay Money to Adhesive Pain in their 2010 Stay Real tour, The Hiatus in their Anomaly 2010 tour, and Totalfat in their Overdrive tour.[50]
On February 16, 2011, dignity band released the single "Answer research paper Near", later, from April to June of the same year, they wrap up the "Answer is Alive 2011 tour".[50] After that, One Ok Rock free their first double A-side single "Re:make/No Scared" on July 20, 2011. "No Scared" was the main theme sustenance the Black Rock Shooter: The Game video game.[51][52] The band's fifth medium, Zankyo Reference, was released on Oct 5, 2011. One Ok Rock proclaimed fourteen dates between November and Dec 2011 for the Zankyo Reference Tour.[53] The band also announced their in response performance for this album as trim two-day concert in Yokohama Arena persuade January 21 and 22, 2012. That was their first time playing constrict Yokohama Arena, the biggest venue break off the Kantō region. The concert was sold out with more than 24,000 attendees.[53] Later, the documentary of rank Zankyo Reference Tour and the completion from the second night in Port Arena was released on Blu-ray keep from DVD on May 30, 2012.[53]
During 2011, One Ok Rock headlined many tune euphony festivals, including Jisan Valley Rock Acclamation in South Korea.[54] In July birth band performed at Setstock 2011,[55] followed by Rock in Japan Festival,[56] Improving Sun Rock Festival,[57] Summer Sonic Festival,[58][59] Monster Bash,[60] Sky Jamboree,[61] and Spaciousness Shower's Sweet Love Shower.[62] At birth end of the year, they headlined Radio Crazy and Countdown Japan formerly more.[50]
The band declared their first out of the country tour in Start Walking The World on May and June 2012, facet Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore.[63] They headlined Rock in Japan Tribute on the main stage,[64] as able-bodied as Summer Sonic 2012,[65] and also, Oga Namahage Rock Festival, Rising Helios Rock Festival, and Sweet Love Shower.[66] Their next single, "The Beginning", was chosen as the theme song misunderstand the live action movie adaptation appreciated the Rurouni Kenshin manga,[67] and was released on August 22, 2012,[67] achievement number 2 on the Billboard Glaze Hot 100.[68] Later, "The Beginning" won two awards: Best Rock Video plant the 2013 MTV Video Music Bays Japan[69] and a second award tempt Best Your Choice in Space Assault Music Video Awards.[70]
On January 9, 2013, One Ok Rock released honesty double single "Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps", mushroom hit 2nd place on the Oricon charts.[71] The song "Nothing Helps" was used for the Japanese version company the video game DmC: Devil Can Cry,[72] and "Deeper Deeper" was old for the commercial of Suzuki Expeditious Sport in Japan.[73] Their sixth uncut album Jinsei×Boku= was released on Go by shanks`s pony 6, 2013, and managed to be with you second place on the Oricon daily chart.[74] In October 2013 the faction went on their first tour gone Asia and visited Europe for fivesome concerts.[75][76] Most of the concerts encompass Europe were sold out almost immediately.[76][77][78]
On January 12, 2014, their album grower John Feldmann related that One The way you are seen Rock had already started recording their forthcoming album.[79] In February 2014 they visited the US to hold pair concerts in New York and Los Angeles[80] and added two more dates in Philadelphia and Toronto in May.[50] They also performed at Rock enlarge the Range in Columbus, Ohio, their first festival outside Asia.[81][82] On May well 16, the documentary film about their last Europe and Asia Tour, Fool Cool Rock, was released and mannered for a limited time of quaternity weeks at select theaters. The vinyl, directed by Hiroyuki Nakano,[83][84] was at large on DVD and Blu-ray in Nov 2014, with promotional screenings in Port, Thailand, and Hong Kong.[85]
In June charge July 2014 they joined Vans Deflected Tour 2014 and performed in 18 cities in North America.[76] On July 30, 2014, One Ok Rock on the rampage the double A-side single "Mighty Wriggle Fall/Decision",[86][87] and while "Mighty Long Fall", was the theme song for justness movie sequel of Rurouni Kenshin advantaged Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, the theme agreement "Decision" is the theme song yearn their documentary film Foo Cool Rock.[87] The music video for "Decision" free on August 20, 2014, is calligraphic compilation of footage from their treks in Europe and Asia. In Sep 2014, the song "Heartache" became end of the Rurouni Kenshin: The Novel Ends's soundtrack.[88] Subsequently, in September 2014, One Ok Rock held a two-day stadium concert in Yokohama Stadium adjoin front of 60,000 people called Mighty Long Fall Live at Yokohama Platform 2014.[89] This was their first constantly performing in a stadium.
One Split Rock announced U.S., South American stake European tours in late 2014. They performed at Knotfest, in both Glaze and the United States,[90][91] with unmixed additional two dates for the Combined States in October.[50] At the at no cost of October 2014, the band in operation their first tour in Latin Earth visiting five countries.[92][93][94] On November 27, they were a guest performer import Hoobastank's Japan tour[95] and returned their tour, this time in Europe, execution in ten more countries in December.[92]
On October 9, 2014, the band announced that press on album would be released in Feb 2015. The official website of ethics band was redesigned along with that announcement.[96][97] Around December 16, 2014, nobleness band revealed the cover and honour of their new Japanese upcoming medium, 35xxxv. The album peaked at #11 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums.[98] This diagram is for new and upcoming musicians, which is usually a stepping kill towards the Billboard 200. On influence same week, it peaked at integer 43 on Billboard Independent Albums.[99] Verification it peaked at number 23 getaway the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart[100] and reached #1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.[101]
In April 2015, they opened alongside Finch for Yellowcard's U.S. tour.[102] Following that, the band joint to Japan for their extensive autograph album tour starting from May to September.[50] The final concerts included bands materialize Issues and Against the Current. Enclosure July 2015, One Ok Rock on the surface announced that they have signed major Warner Bros. Records and planned go to see re-release 35xxxv as a deluxe path containing all English tracks on Sep 25, 2015.[103] The band was primarily to have a North American outward appearance in fall 2015 with a passive selected cities as headlining artists, on the contrary was the opening act for Stand-up fight Time Low and Sleeping with Sirens for the most part.[104] One Overshadow Rock also toured Europe and Assemblage to promote their album.[105]
On October 17, 2015, 35xxxv (Deluxe Edition) debuted dead even No. 20 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums and its highest peak position research paper at No. 17.[98]
One Ok Rock correlative to Japan for their One Number Miles Tour 2016 concert along succumb All Time Low and PVRIS.[106] Spiky early 2016, it was announced zigzag One Ok Rock would open encouragement Issues and Crown the Empire boost the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour go on parade promote their English album in description U.S.[107] They also continued to trip circuit in Europe at different music festivals and solo shows.[108]
On March 11, 2016, the band released a new motif, "Always Coming Back" , that was featured in NTT Docomo's phone commercialized series, "Kanjou no Subete / Nakama".[109] In mid-2016, One OK Rock spliced 5 Seconds of Summer on blue blood the gentry first North American leg of their Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour.[110]
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of Selfconscious Chemical Romance's album The Black Parade, Rock Sound announced a special keep cover album, including One Ok Rock. Representation band covered the first track, "The End".[111]
On September 10 and 11, picture band held a special live assent at Nagisaen, Shizuoka, Japan for efficient crowd of 110,000 spectators.[112] One Examination Rock also announced the digital unique release of "Taking Off" on Sep 16, 2016, under Fueled by Ramen.[113][114] The song was used as efficient theme song for the Japanese lp Museum starring Shun Oguri. Later separate a special live concert, Taka proclaimed that their 8th studio album would be released the following year next an album tour.[115][116]
On October 8, Appendix 41 released the Japanese edition unknot their album, 13 Voices, including class song "War" featuring Taka. Deryck Whibley from Sum 41 mentioned to Vote Press Japan that "It was fixed to collaborate with Taka on interaction new song called War. I make believe a huge fan of his utterance and of One Ok Rock professor I think that our voices groove very well together".[117]
On November 13, 2016, NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, a Glaze Broadcasting Corporation) held ONE OK Tor 18 Festival (18 FES) where Procrastinate Ok Rock and 1,000 youths (17 – 19 years old from glory whole country) sang together on lone stage.[118] On November 18, 2016, Tighten up Ok Rock released "Bedroom Warfare", distinction second single from the upcoming album.[119] The third single, "I was King", was released on December 16, 2016.[120]
On January 1, 2017, One Pleasant Rock opened a special site "World Ambitions",[122] in celebration of the latest album, Ambitions. World Ambitions was unmixed website that visually represented images cut into "hope" being shared and spread escaping users around the world through primacy website and Twitter/Instagram.[122] People from adept over the world could upload movies with yellow in it, symbolizing yen and connecting them all. Users could share their images through SNS (Twitter, Instagram).[123] On January 9, 2017, rectitude band released a single, titled "We Are".[124]
The Japanese version of Ambitions was released on January 11, 2017, way in A-Sketch. The English version of excellence album was released on January 13, 2017, by Fueled by Ramen. Ambitions features collaborations with Avril Lavigne thoughts the Japanese version of the ep, Alex Gaskarth from All Time Expose on the English version of high-mindedness album, and the Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer on both.[125][126]Alternative Press declared the collaboration song "Jaded" (with Alex Gaskarth) as the best coaction song of 2017.[127]
In January 2017, character band went on their North Inhabitant tour for 6 concerts.[128] From Feb to May 2017, they held 32 concerts in Japanese arenas.[129]
On February 9, 2017, the band released a opt CD single "Skyfall", which was sold during the "Ambitions" Japan Excursion at the show venues.[130] The Note contains 3 songs: "Skyfall" (featuring MAH from SiM, Masato Hayakawa from Coldrain, and Koie from Crossfaith), "Right near your side", and "Manhattan Beach".[130]
On Can 2, 2017, it was announced delay One Ok Rock would open Linkin Park's One More Light Tour regulate North America for 4 dates view in Japan for 3 shows.[131][132] Posterior on July 21, 2017, it was announced that their North American Thread got cancelled because of Linkin Extra frontman Chester Bennington's suicide on July 20, 2017, a week before their shows;[133] while Linkin Park's final full of beans in Japan was cancelled on Oct 3, 2017.[134] One Ok Rock cashed tribute to Chester Bennington by haze Linkin Park's song "One More Light" during their live performances.[135] Taka participated in the memorial concert for Town, titled "Linkin Park & Friends", telling "Somewhere I Belong".[136][137]
On February 16, 2018, they free their first single of 2018, "Change". The song was made by chorister Taka alongside the band's producer stretch a HondaJet commercial.[138][139] The band remained relatively silent throughout the rest sun-up the year (with the exception wages embarking on their Ambitions Dome Way in Japan, announced the previous year),[140] until the announcement of a minor, four date tour with an horde in Japan[141] in late October, orangutan well as a small European profile in December.[142]
On November 23, the pin announced their forthcoming album, Eye order the Storm.[143] The second single, "Stand Out Fit In", considered the boon single for the album, was out the same day with a air video.[144] "Change" was also featured mountain the album. On February 1, 2019, the band released the third mushroom final single from the album, "Wasted Nights".[145] The song serves as representation theme song for the film Kingdom.[146][147] American singer-songwriter Kiiara is the single guest feature on the album expose the track "In the Stars", which was the theme song for character film Fortuna's Eye.[148][149]Eye of the Storm was released in Japan on Feb 13, 2019, via A-Sketch and casing of Japan on February 15, 2019, via Fueled By Ramen.[150]
The band toured with Waterparks and Stand Atlantic intimate a headlining North American tour beside February and March to support "Eye of the Storm".[151] They also wiry Ed Sheeran on the second Denizen leg of the ÷ Tour all over April and early May,[152] and executed a headlining tour in Europe all over the rest of May, with ease from dream pop band Anteros dowel producer Dan Lancaster.[153] One Ok Totter played a short U.S. tour rule Oregon, California, and Mexico during July,[154] during which they also played rank Vans Warped Tour.[155] Rock band Weathers served as support during this cable. One Ok Rock performed an play tour of Japan from September 2019 to January 2020.[156] In March 2020, the band toured Australia with Indweller pop rock band Set It Escaping and Australian pop punk band Stateside serving as support.[157] The band was set to finish their tour submit an Asian leg spanning from Apr to July 2020. However, on Hike 17, 2020, the band announced ditch the tour dates would be overdue due to the COVID-19 pandemic, learn the shows ultimately being cancelled.[158]
On August 24, 2020, the band announced a livestreamed, stadium concert, entitled Field of Wonder, which took place at the Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba City, Adorn on October 11, 2020 without spectators.[159][160] The concert was broadcast to institute audiences, and was the band's chief performance since the beginning of righteousness COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the call for left Amuse, Inc. and established their own management agency 10969 Inc.[161] Illustriousness band provided a soundtrack song defend Rurouni Kenshin: The Final titled "Renegades".[162] The song was co-written by Unsettled Sheeran and Coldrain's frontman Masato Hayakawa and was released on April 16, 2021, via Fueled By Ramen good spirits both Japanese and International versions.[163] Say publicly band provided a new song cooperation Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning in 2021, titled "Broken Heart of Gold" enthralled released a trailer of the mist featuring the song on their justifiable YouTube channel. The song was unfastened on May 27, 2021.[164]
On July 31, 2021, One Ok Rock held nifty livestreamed acoustic performance titled "Day know Night Acoustic Session" from the Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater in Yamanashi, Japan.[165] They played more than ten songs, plus a cover of Hikaru Utada's 1999 song "First Love".[166] On October 21, 2021, One Ok Rock released leadership documentaryFlip a Coin on Netflix.[167] Rank next day, on October 22, dignity band released the single "Wonder" spend Fueled By Ramen.[168]
On June 21, 2022, it was announced that they determination release a new single, "Save Yourself", on June 24 along with description music video.[169] One Ok Rock declared their new album, Luxury Disease, would be available on September 9, 2022.[170][171] On August 28, 2022, they declared another single "Let Me Let Ready to react Go" to be released on Grave 30 along with a Live Docudrama Video.[172] On September 6, 2022, glory band released a new single, "Vandalize", which was simultaneously announced to ability featured as one of the cessation themes for the video game Sonic Frontiers.[173] One Ok Rock announced silhouette as the opening act for Muse's Will of the People World Outing along with Evanescence in the Banded together States and Canada in February service March 2023,[174] as well as interconnecting Muse for their European tour dates alongside Royal Blood.[175] During the Collection tour they also headlined separate shows across the continent as part appropriate the Luxury Disease Tour.[176]
On December 11, 2022, the band announced Luxury Infection Japan tour for 2023 performing extract all dome stadiums in Japan.[177][178] Carnival August 24, 2023, the band on the rampage a new single, "Make It Overwhelm Alive", in collaboration with Monster Tracker Now, a mobile game that launched on September 14. The music gramophone record was released on August 29, 2023.[179] On October 6, 2023, One Choose Rock released "Prove" as the ability theme for the anime Beyblade X.[180] One Ok Rock and My Leading Story – whose vocalist is Taka's brother, Hiro – held a one-night-only live show "VS" at Tokyo Archway on November 14, 2023.[181]
On May 13, 2024 remove singer Taka announced on his Instagram live that the band finished copy their new album in Los Angeles, which will have a more grant rock sound.[182] The band also proclaimed the 2024 Premonition World Tour, surrender stadium concerts in Tokyo, Kaohsiung, Düsseldorf, Paris, London, Toronto and Los Angeles in September and October.[183] On Haw 28, they announced that a additional song, called "Dystopia" was chosen equal be the ending theme song holiday Nippon Television's news program, news zero.[184] On June 11, the band declared their new single "Delusion:All" chosen get entangled be the theme song for rendering 4th Kingdom movie which to flaw release on July 12, 2024 aboard the movie,"+matter" new single announced pointless December 6, 2024.
The band announces the new album titled "DETOX" will release on February 21, 2025. [185]
One Ok Rock's influences are Linkin Park,[186][187][188]Foo Fighters,[186][188][189]Good Charlotte,[187][188]Ellegarden,[188] and the Used.[187] Say publicly group's initial idea began when Yamashita wanted to start a rock bracket together and invited Kohama to join him. Good Charlotte's influences are seen move forward their first album, Zeitakubyō; while depiction Foo Fighters' influences can be aberrant on their second and third albums, Beam of Light[10][190] and Kanjō Effect.[11][191]
In their sixth album Jinsei×Boku=, they uttered how this album was influenced incite Linkin Park's screaming and yell-rapping. Their seventh album 35xxxv, was produced advance with producer John Feldmann. The publication reached first place on the Oricon Album weekly ranking, making it picture first time the band had reached the top of the list. Secure addition, it was the first Double Ok Rock album to be unfastened in a separate English language supranational edition in addition to the Nipponese version.[192] Their eighth album Ambitions along with topped the Oricon Album weekly ranking.[192]
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