One Ok Rock (stylized as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005, composed of four members, Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya. It originally contained a fifth member, Alex, but he has since left the group.
History
The foundation for One Ok Rock began when Toru Yamashita, then a high school student, wanted to start a band. Toru told his friend Ryota Kohama, who had been a fellow member of hip hop dance group, Heads, to learn the Bass and asked Alex to join. After seeing Taka, a vocalist, perform in a cover band, Toru saw him as the best possible candidate for a vocalist in their band, and insisted that he join. Tomoya, the last member to join, joined One Ok Rock as a drummer in 2007.[1] Tomoya had played with band on all their albums but only became an official member when they debuted.
The band name, One Ok Rock, came from "one o'clock," the time that the band used to practice on weekends. However, noticing that the Japanese language made no distinction between r's and l's, they changed "o'clock" to "o'crock" (or "o'krock") which then became separated to become "ok rock".[1]
After Alex left the band in May 2009, the band released the single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" on February 3, 2010.
Members
* Taka (森内 寛貴, Moriuchi Takahiro?, born April 17, 1988 in Tokyo) - Vocals. Son of Shinichi Mori. Former NEWS member.
* Toru (山下 亨, Yamashita Tōru?, born December 7, 1988 in Osaka) - guitar and some vocals. Former member of the hip-hop dance group, Heads.
* Ryota (小浜 良太, Kohama Ryōta?, born September 4, 1989 in Osaka) - bass. Former member of hip-hop dance group, Heads.
* Tomoya (神吉 智也, Kanki Tomoya?, born June 27, 1987 in Hyogo) - drums.
Former members
Alexander Onizawa[2] (born March 19, 1988 in San Francisco) - guitar. Officially left band as of May 2009.
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