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PROFIL

BACK-ON's music style is a blend of hip-hop, rap, and rock. TEEDA's rap vocals mixed with KENJI03's melodious singing gives the band a harmonious and modern sound.

With their song Chain, which was used as the theme track for the popular anime Air Gear, they gained much success and their name became well-known.

Spring of 2007, they will perform in the USA at the anime convention, Anime Matsuri. Later in the year, they will perform at another anime convention, Anime Evolution in Canada.

Penulis : Cynthia (2007-05-01)

BIOGRAFI

In Tokyo, KENJI03 met and befriended GORI, feeling that they were kindred spirits. In their 6th year in school, a friend who played guitar very well influenced them and they realized that they wanted to start a band, though in the beginning they did it all separately. The two attended the same primary school in Tokyo?s Adachi Ward, a district that, by Japanese standards, is filled with crime and high-density, public housing blocks. It is this less than glamorous background that remains a big part of BACK-ON?s identity.

In high school, KENJI03 met TEEDA while GORI met SHU. They each started out in separate bands, but they naturally began turning toward each other to form their own band. At this time KENJI03 met his brother's friend, MACCHIN, who became the band's drummer.

In September 2002, Jesse who is the vocalist and one of the guitarists of RIZE, named the band BACK-ON using kanji that means "Sound Explosion". For their first couple of years, they performed with other artists such as RIZE, SPHERE of INFLUENCE, and SCREAMING SOUL HILL to name a few, and were included on the compilation album luv graffiti 2 in December 2003.

It wasn't until the following year that they released their first mini-album, ADACHI TRIBE, on October 27th. 2004 was busy not only with the recording of their first mini-album, but also with their participation on two compilation albums and at numerous performances, which included those for the STOP AIDS CLUB MOVEMENT and 「ADACHI TRIBE」TOUR FINAL. One of the compilation albums, which included artists on Avex, was released the same day as ADACHI TRIBE; it was entitled OPTION presents STREAM Z J-LOUD.

BACK-ON went into 2005 at full speed when they released two more mini-albums, one joint album with Pink Flamingo MG and had 111 concerts in one year as their popularity grew rapidly. On November 25th, they had their BABY ROCK TOUR FINAL ONEMAN SHOW at the Shibuya club Asia, which was completely sold out.

In 2006, BACK-ON did the theme track, Chain, for the anime Air Gear, which only helped increase the band's popularity; not only within Japan, but in other countries as well. In April, their song Kodou was used for the television show Tokyo! Mayokara. Considering the popularity gained by Chain being in an anime, the new single was a hit as well! They garnered the same success with the release of their mini-album NEW WORLD, which received good reviews. Following their participation in the Final Ryu Tour on December 14th, MACCHIN withdrew as the band's drummer.

It was not until 2007 that the position of drummer was filled by ICCHAN. The year looks bright for this band as they continue with the anime connection, providing the opening theme of Murder Princess with the track, Hikari Sasuhou and songs A day dreaming... and BLAZE LINE to the anime Eye Shield 21. BACK-ON is also scheduled to perform at two anime conventions, Anime Matsuri in the USA and Anime Evolution in Canada.