[FANGIRL SECTION] ONE OK ROCK

10969

ONE OK ROCK, JAPANESE ROCK BAND

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW..

Konnichiwa!

Sebelum kalian pengen tau banyak soal band ini, mau cerita dikit gimana awalnya diri ini menyukai band ini. Oke. Seperti yang lain, kok suka sama genre rock gini dan emang dari dulu saya lebih interest sama dark vibes. Gatau kenapa suka aja sama yang grunge dan deep gitu. Kemudian ga sengaja ada sodara yang merekomendasikan salah satu lagu di albumnya.

"The Beginning"

Oh iya, lagu itu saya dengerin akhir 2015 dilanjut dengan asupan lagu semi-mellow yang judulnya

"Whenever you are"

Sumpah lagunya kece! Kalo ga percaya dengerin aja dulu ya kan? Oke. Seketika aja tuh, minta list album semua lagunya dan yang paling favourite itu album 35xxxv. Kayanya tiap hari ga bosen dengerin album lagu tersebut. Menurut saya, album ini punya mixed feeling yang keren sih, unik dan pas sama genre yang disukai anak muda.

And still, ga pernah bosen dengerinnya. Oh iya udh gitu mereka juga ternyata udh International Debut. Bikin takjub dan bangga banget, btw lagunya japanese tapi ada english version dan ga kalah kece!

So this sedikit info siapa aja sih member band ini dan saya percaya band ini gabikin kecewa, someday they will rising so high! 

Member and History

One OK Rock (stylized in all caps as ONE OK ROCK), is a Japanese rock band, formed in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. The band currently consists of Takahiro Moriuchi (vocalist), Toru Yamashita (guitarist, bandleader), Ryota Kohama (bassist), and Tomoya Kanki (drummer). They play many different styles of music, with songs ranging from alternative rock and emo to post-hardcore and pop rock.

The band's name comes from "one o'clock", the time that the band used to practice their music on weekends. They chose to play at one o'clock in the morning because it was cheaper to use the rehearsal space during such hours. However, noticing that the Japanese language made no distinction between R's and L's, "O'CLOCK" transformed into "O'CROCK" or "O'KROCK", which later transformed into "OK ROCK". In addition, One OK Rock can be expressed as "10969" (wan-ō-ku-ro-ku). The band uses both Japanese and English lyrics in their songs.

ONE OK ROCK ini disingkat OOR, dan genrenya itu alternatif pop, power pop, post-hardcore, pop punk, post-grunge dan emo. Berada dinauangan label A-Sketch, Fueled by Ramen kemudian Warner Bros.

Takahiro "Taka" Moriuchi (森内 貴寬, Moriuchi Takahiro) – lead vocals (2005–present)

Toru Yamashita (山下 亨, Yamashita Tōru) – guitars, vocals (2005–present)

Ryota Kohama (小浜 良太, Kohama Ryōta) – bass guitar, backing vocals (2005–present)

Tomoya Kanki (神吉 智也, Kanki Tomoya) – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2006–present)

2005-06: Awal mulai band ini terbentuk adalah sang gitaris, Toru mengajak Ryota, Yuu, Alex dan Taka. Nah udh gitu Taka ngerasa ga cocok sama band tersebut sampai akhirnya Alex dan Yuu keluar dan band tersebut bubar. Kemudian Toru membentuk One OK Rock dengan personal Ryota, Taka dan Tomoya.

2007-09: Their debut single, "Naihishinsho", reached number 48 on the Oricon Charts and sold 15,000 copies. Their second single, Yume Yume, followed that success and charted at number 43. After those singles, they released their debut album Zeitakubyō in 2007 and had their first tour, the Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya Quattro Tour. They released their second album Beam of Light in May 2008. Disini mereka udh banyak dikenal orang-orang karena emang lagunya kece abisss!

2010-12: With the new four-member formation, the band released the single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" on February 3, 2010. It reached 9th on the Weekly Oricon Chart. They released their fourth studio album titled Niche Syndrome on June 9, 2010. The band had their tour This is my own judgement! in five Zepp music halls across the nation in 6 days, starting Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and ending in a 2-day concert in Tokyo. The second part the tour took place at sixteen different venues until 11 December 2010. They held a final performance in Nippon Budokan, Tokyo on 28 November. 

Their next single, "Answer is Near", was released on February 16, 2011. The Answer is Alive 2011 tour took place in six Zepp music halls and three other venues from April to June 2011. The band released their first double A-side single "Re:make/No Scared" on July 20, 2011

The band's fifth album, Zankyo Reference, was released on October 5, 2011. One OK Rock announced fourteen dates between November and December 2011 for the Zankyo Reference Tour. The band also announced their final tour for this album as a two-day concert in Yokohama Arena on 21 and 22 January 2012. This was their first time playing in Yokohama Arena, the biggest venue in Kantō region. The concert was sold out with more than 24,000 attendees(wow!!)

In 2011, One OK Rock headlined many music festivals, including Jisan Valley Rock Festival in South Korea. In July the band headlined SETSTOCK 2011 and Jisan Valley Rock Festival, followed by Rock in Japan Festival, Rising Sun Rock Festival, Summer Sonic Festival, Monster Bash, Sky Jamboree, and Space Shower's Sweet Love Shower. At the end of the year, they headlined Radio Crazy and Countdown Japan once more.

The band declared their first overseas tour in Start Walking The World on May and June 2012, covering Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Oke. FYI. Lagu "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" adalah kebanggan. Kenapa begitu? My favorit dan kalian harus dengerin sendiri! Sumpah lagunya bikin semangat dan keren sih udh ga ngerti lagi. Dan tour mereka wahhhhhh cendol gan, cakeppp banget live performancenya!

2013-14: Their next single, "The Beginning", was chosen as the theme song for the live action movie adaptation of the Rurouni Kenshin manga, and was released on August 22, 2012, reaching number 5 on the Oricon charts.Later in 2013, "The Beginning" won two awards - "Best Rock Video" from the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2013 and a second award as Best Your Choice in Space Shower Music Video Awards. Currently "The Beginning" is the most popular song by the band, having reached more than 100 million views on their YouTube channel.

The single "Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps" was released on January 9, 2013 and hit 2nd place on the Oricon charts. The song "Nothing Helps" was used for the Japanese version of the video game DmC: Devil May Cry, and "Deeper Deeper" was used for the commercial of Suzuki Swift Sport in Japan.

Their sixth full-length album Jinsei×Boku= was released on March 6, 2013 and managed to reach second place on the Oricon weekly chart.

Inilah, penyebab pertama kali menyukai band ini! The Beginning berirama misterius tapi kompleks pokonya kece! Dan banyak lagu mereka yang dijadiin soundtrack movie atau games gitu. Mantapp!

2014-16: On January 12, 2014 their album producer John Feldmann tweeted that One OK Rock had already started recording their new album.Their first single from the forthcoming album, "Mighty Long Fall", was the theme song for the movie sequel of Rurouni Kenshin. One OK Rock released the new single "Mighty Long Fall/Decision" on July 30, 2014. The song "Decision" is the theme song for their documentary film FOOL COOL ROCK. The music video for "Decision" released on August 20, 2014, is a compilation of footage from their tours in Europe and Asia. They also revealed the theme song for another movie sequel of Rurouni Kenshin entitled "Heartache".

In September 2014, One OK Rock held a 2-day stadium concert in Yokohama Stadium in front of 60,000 people called "Mighty Long Fall Live at Yokohama Stadium 2014". This was their first time performing in a stadium. They played more than twenty songs, including three new songs and one cover of A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton.

One OK Rock announced U.S., South American and European tours in late 2014. They performed at Knotfest, in both Japan and the United States, with an additional two dates for the United States in October. They visited Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Mexico for South America in November and France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom and Russia in December. They performed alongside Ghost Town in the US and UK, and with Tonight Alive and Mallory Knox for most dates in Europe. On November 27, they were a guest performer in Hoobastank's Japan tour.

On October 9, 2014, the band announced that new album will be released February 2015. The official website of the band was redesigned along with this announcement.Around December 16, 2014, the band revealed the cover and name of their new Japanese upcoming album, 35xxxv.

On February 28, 2015, their new album 35xxxv peaked at #11 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums.This chart is for new and upcoming musicians, which is usually a stepping stone towards Billboard 200 or Billboard Hot 100. On the same week, it peaked at #43 on Billboard's Independent Albums. Then it peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart and reached #1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.

In July 2015, One OK Rock officially announced that they have signed with Warner Bros. Records and planned to re-release 35xxxv as a deluxe edition containing all English tracks on September 25, 2015. The band was set to have a North American tour in fall 2015 with a few selected cities as headlining artists, but will spend the majority of their time as the opening act for All Time Low and Sleeping with Sirens. One OK Rock will also have world tour in Europe and Asia to promote their album.

On October 17, 2015, 35xxxv (Deluxe Edition) debuted at #20 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums and its highest peak position is at #17.

Disini mereka udh international debut! Jadi album 35xxxv dibuat english version yang ga kalah kece sama japan version nya. I like both! International Tour! Keceeee abiss.

Nah gimana? Bikin bangga kan? Untuk kalian yang suka band rock tapi gamau yang hardcore, band ini tuh kece pokoknya cocok didengerinn. 

Soooo, segini dulu infonya! Semoga suka! 

Ja, matane!

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sumber referensi: wikipedia.com, oneokrock.com