Sakerock

Sakerock
Origin Saitama, Japan
Years active 2000–present
Labels Kakubarhythm
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Associated acts Asa-Chang & Blue Hats
Cherry's
Chopiiin
Gentle Forest Jazz Band
Good Dog Happy Men
Goodluck Heiwa
Killing Floor
Natsumen
Newday
Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band
Wuja Bin Bin
Zainichi Funk
Website Official Website
Members Gen Hoshino
Daichi Itō
Kenta Hamano
Past members Kei Tanaka
Takuji Nomura

Sakerock (サケロック Sakerokku), typeset as SAKEROCK, is an instrumental Japanese band.

Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica.[1][2][3] Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays.[4] They are signed to the Kakubarhythm label.[5][6]

Members

Current members

Member of Cherry's, Good Dog Happy Men and Killing Floor.
Member of Asa-Chang & Blue Hats (ASA-CHANG&ブルーハッツ), Gentle Forest Jazz Band, Killing Floor, Newday and Zainichi Funk (在日ファンク).

Past members

Left on 26 December 2011. Member of Chopiiin (ショピン) and Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band (トクマルシューゴ&ザ・マジックバンド).
Still acts as a support-member. Member of Goodluck Heiwa (グッドラックヘイワ), Natsumen and Wuja Bin Bin.

Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film The Shonen Merikensack (少年メリケンサック Shōnen Merikensakku).[7]

Discography

Albums

with Asa-Chang and Ren Takada as Sakerock All Stars (サケロックオールスターズ)

Mini-albums / EPs

Singles

They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film Yellow Tears (黄色い涙 Kiiroi Namida) starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.

Videos

External links

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