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When it comes to Japanese rock bands, there are two who have had the most no. 1 chart topping singles and albums. And one of those bands is Mr.Children. The band is comprised of Sakura Kazutoshi (vocals/guitar), Tahara Kenichi (guitar), Nakagawa Keisuke (bass) and Suzuki Read More …
The month of May is the 30th anniversary of Mr.Children’s debut and the music video for the band’s latest song “Ikiro” was released, prior to the band’s releases of “Mr.Children 2011-2015” and “Mr.Children 2015-2021 & Now” (slated to be released on May 11th). The band Read More …
In a rare video together, Sakura Kazutoshi, vocalist of Mr. Children and Inaba Koshi, vocalist of B’z sat together in a dialogue video posted on the B’z YouTube channel and as part of Inaba’s official website, “en-zine”. In a discussion about taking care of their Read More …
This is possibly one of the best Japanese concerts I have watched in my 25-years of reviewing Japanese entertainment. Magnificent production, well-edited and it looks and sounds awesome in HD! And with the addition of every major music video covering their single releases from the Read More …
Mr.Children’s vocalist/guitarist Sakura Kazutoshi (50) has another musician in the family with his son kaito (19), the drummer of the rock band Inner Journey. But Kaito is getting a lot of attention for his model-like looks and was a model for PRADA PRE-NYLON at Isetan Read More …
On December 2nd, Mr.Children’s new album “SOUNDTRACKS” will be released and the music video “Brand new planet” which will be used for the new Fuji TV drama “Neechan no Koibito” (which begins on October 27th) has been released on YouTube: If you are not familiar Read More …
Another wonderful single from Mr. Children. The single is a budget-priced release with only track. Despite no coupling track or karaoke track, it’s still an awesome single! BAND: Mr. Children CD SINGLE: Hana – Memento-Mori- LABEL: Toy’s Factory CATALOG #: TFDC-28042 DURATION: 4:45 RELEASE DATE: Read More …
Fans of Mr.Children were surprised when 20 full-length music videos featuring their popular hit songs since their debut, were released on YouTube.
“Kiseki no Hoshi” is a wonderful collaboration and a single that showcases Kuwata Keisuke and Sakurai Kazutoshi’s vocals. A catchy, rock track with synth and brass featured prominently in the opening and transitioning to a music that allows both vocalists to shine. ARTIST: 桑田佳祐 & Read More …
Mr.Children’s Sakurai Kazutoshi and EAST END rapper GAKU-MC (aka Ukasukaji) released a music video out titled “Jidai”. The group has been around since 2013 and the group’s original name was UKASUKA-G (an abbreviation of their name backwards) but in 2014, the group decided to change Read More …
It appears that Mr.Children’s vocalist/musician/producer Sakurai Kazutoshi (49) and his music influence has reached his eldest son Kaito (18). The eldest son of Sakurai and former TV talent, Yoshino Mika (47), unlike his father, Kaito chose the drums and has participated in a number of Read More …
A special website promoting Mr.Children’s upcoming live Blu-ray and DVD is now open and the title of the upcoming release is “Mr.Children Tour 2018-2019 Juryoku to Kokyu” and features the bands full Osaka performance. Mr. Children is currently touring with 26 performances and 13 locations Read More …
Oricon revealed their “ORICON HEISEI RANKING” and B’z took #1! B’z sold over 82.6 million singles and AKB48 ranked second, Mr.Children at #3, Hamasaki Ayumi at #4 and Dreams Come True ranked #5. SMAP took #1 for best selling single with “Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake Read More …
On October 3rd, Mr.Children will be releasing their new album “Jūryoku to kokyū” (Gravity and Breathing). The album marks the first album in three years and four months since their last album “REFLECTION”. The band released three music videos on their YouTube channel which include Read More …
On October 3rd, Mr.Children will be releasing their new album “Jūryoku to kokyū” (Gravity and Breathing). The album marks the first album in three years and four months since their last album “REFLECTION” and to celebrate the upcoming album release, TOWER RECORDS will be promoting Read More …