Ore Ska Band

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ORESKABAND
Also known as オレスカバンド
Origin Flag of Japan Sakai, Japan
Genre(s) Ska
Years active 2003-present
Label(s) Sony Music Japan
Website http://www.oreskaband.com/
Members
Ikasu, Tae-san, Leader, Saki, Moriko, Tomi
ORESKABAND in Los Angeles, during SXSW Asia's JapanNite US tour.
ORESKABAND in Los Angeles, during SXSW Asia's JapanNite US tour.

ORESKABAND (オレスカバンド Oresukabando?) is an all-female ska band from Sakai, Japan. They have released two full albums in Japan, Ore in July 2006, and WAO!! in May 2007, as well as a self-titled compilation album for a US release, ORESKABAND. They have performed both in Japan and the United States, including the Fuji Rock Festival. Their songs have been featured as the 14th ending theme for the anime Naruto and the 11th ending theme for the anime Bleach.

The band name, "ore ska band," literally translates as "we're (a) ska band." While "ore" is normally an extremely masculine and casual way to say "I" in Japanese and the suffix "-tachi" is added to personal nouns when emphasizing that they are plural, it's clear in this context that "ore" means something more along the lines of "we fellows." The choice of "ore" is also one of gender play, as the band usually appear wearing boy's school uniform in their videos and concerts.

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[edit] History

ORESKABAND began in 2003 when the members were in middle school and playing at local clubs. They self-produced their first album, Penpal, in 2005 and were signed by Sony Music in 2006 while they were still in high school. The band received media attention from their appearance in a commercial advertising the popular Japanese snack Pocky, as well has having their song Pinocchio featured as the 14th Naruto anime ending theme. In July 2006, their debut album Ore was released and a month later, they appeared at the Fuji Rock Festival attracting 1,000 attendees, a record for a new artist. In March 2007, the band members graduated from high school and toured in the United States appearing in Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. In April 2007, their song, Tsumasaki (爪先 Tiptoe?), was featured as the 11th ending for the anime Bleach. They played at Anime Expo in Long Beach, California in July 2007 and at the Vans Warped Tour in Roseville, California and Portland, Oregon. The band was recently chosen by executive producer Barry Rosenbush to star in an upcoming film,[1] Lock and Roll Forever, which is set for a 2008 release in Japan [2].

[edit] Members

  • Ikasu - Guitar, Vocals
  • Tae-san - Drums
  • Leader - Pink Trombone
  • Saki - Trumpet
  • Moriko - Saxophone
  • Tomi - Fender Bass, Vocals

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • Almond (アーモンド?) (November 1, 2006)
  • Wasuremono / Chuck (忘れもの / チャック?) (March 7, 2007)
  • Tsumasaki (爪先; 20 Tips/Tiptoe?) (May 9, 2007)

[edit] Albums

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200705020089.html "Osaka's all-girl Oreskaband picked for Hollywood movie set in Japan], Asahi Shimbun (IHT), May 2, 2007.
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135938/ "Lock and Roll Forever, Internet Movie Database (iMDB), May 20, 2008.

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