The biggest Japanese band in 80s was Boowy, and they ignited the 80s band boom in Japan. They debut in 1983 and had their big break since then. They disbanded shortly in 1987, giving them the legendary status. It is well-known that the band came from Gunma, just like our BT boys. The two most famous frontmen: vocalist 氷室京介 (Himuro Kyouske) and 布袋寅泰 ( Read more... )

Like I mention somewhere in BT comm, since early 90s Acchan has established the cultural archetype of "dark, decandent, angsty, long dark hair bikei man/demon/vampire/whatever" ^^;; and has been an inspiration ever since. Familiar with 小林智美 (Kobayashi Tomomi)? She's an illustrator for novels since 80s (mostly of Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Historic and ( Read more... )

From Spring 2005 issues of Giant Robot, there's an interview with director Ryuhei Kitamura who made that ridiculous movie starring you-know-who. Here's what I found:

GR: Do you do anything else besides watch movie?

RK: Not much. I listen to rock 'n' roll. Even when I'm shooting I go to concerts. There's a very famous Japanese musician who's a ( Read more... )