The brilliant green

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The correct title of this article is the brilliant green. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.

This article is about the J-Rock band. For the album of the same name, see the brilliant green (album).

the brilliant green
Country	Japan
Years active	1995–present
Genres	Alternative, J-Rock, Pop
Labels	Sony Music Japan
Members	Tomoko Kawase (Vocalist) Ryo Matsui (Guitar) Shunsaku Okuda (Bass, Guitar)

the brilliant green is a Japanese rock (or J-Rock) band. Tomoko Kawase (川瀬智子 Kawase Tomoko) is the vocalist; Ryo Matsui (松井亮 Matsui Ryo) plays electric/lead guitar; and Shunsaku Okuda (奥田俊作 Okuda Shunsaku) is on bass as well as acoustic/rhythm guitar. To his fellow band members and fans alike, Okuda is affectionately known as "Leader" as he composes the majority of the band's music.

the brilliant green take much of their influence from western music, most predominantly The Beatles, with over half their songs including English lyrics. Their debut album sold over one million copies in just two days, and their first national tour, 'There Will Be Love There', sold out across Japan in only three minutes. Along with the pillows and Dir en grey, the brilliant green are one of the few Japanese rock bands, or indeed artists, to gain a substantial following in America. This can be said to be mostly due to filesharing programs and word-of-mouth.

Since the release of THE WINTER ALBUM in 2002 the band members have each moved on to solo projects but the group has not officially broken up. Tomoko has started a new career as a solo artist under the names "Tommy february⁶" and "Tommy heavenly⁶". Ryo has also started a new band named "meister".

On November 22, 2003, Kawase and Okuda announced their marriage.