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Tomoyasu Hotei
Tomoyasu Hotei
Japanese guitarist and musician (1962-)
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Kyōsuke Himuro
Kyōsuke Himuro
Japanese singer-songwriter (1960-)
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Moi dix Mois
Moi dix Mois
Japanese visual kei gothic metal band
3
Pata
Pata
Japanese musician
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Color
Color
Japanese punk band
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Vamps
Vamps
Japanese rock duo
6
Outrage
Outrage
Japanese metal band
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Bow Wow
Bow Wow
Japanese hard rock / heavy metal band
8
The Yellow Monkey
The Yellow Monkey
Japanese rock band (1988-)
9
SIAM SHADE
SIAM SHADE
band
10
Sug
Sug
band
11
Toshi
Toshi
Japanese musician
12
Mary's Blood
Mary's Blood
Japanese all-female heavy metal band
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Ryuichi Kawamura
Ryuichi Kawamura
Japanese singer, actor, music producer, novelist (1970-)
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Destrose
Destrose
Japanese all-female heavy metal band
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The Stalin
The Stalin
Japanese punk rock band (1980-1993)
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Hamada Mari
Hamada Mari
Japanese singer-songwriter (1962-)
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Band-Maid
Band-Maid
Japanese five-piece female hard rock band
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Kōji Kikkawa
Kōji Kikkawa
Japanese singer, actor (1965-)
19
Hide
Hide
Japanese musician
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Arashi
Arashi
Japanese idol group (1999–2020)
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Lovebites
Lovebites
Japanese all-female heavy metal band
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Sugizo
Sugizo
Japanese rock musician and music producer (1969-)
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SMAP
SMAP
Japanese boy band
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Show-Ya
Show-Ya
Japanese female heavy metal band
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Luna Sea
Luna Sea
Japanese rock band
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Lead
Lead
Japanese pop group
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Base Ball Bear
Base Ball Bear
band
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UVERworld
UVERworld
Japanese rock band
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Ai Otsuka
Ai Otsuka
Japanese singer-songwriter
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Yukinojō Mori
Yukinojō Mori
Japanese lyricist, poet, composer (1954-)
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Aldious
Aldious
Japanese all-female heavy metal band
Boøwy
Japanese musical group; rock band (1981-1988)

Boøwy

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Japanese musical group; rock band (1981-1988)
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Boøwy (/ˈboʊi/ BOH-ee; stylized as BOØWY) was a Japanese rock band formed in Takasaki, Gunma in 1981. The classic lineup of vocalist Kyosuke Himuro, guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei, bassist Tsunematsu Matsui, and drummer Makoto Takahashi reached legendary status in Japan during the 1980s.

In 1988, the year they broke up, they became the first male artists to have three number-one albums within a single year on the Oricon chart. They were named Artist of the Year at the 3rd annual Japan Gold Disc Awards in 1989. The 1990s Band Boom in Japan was credited to Boøwy as they popularized the formation of musical groups. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Boøwy at number 22 on their list of the "100 Most Important Japanese Pop Acts".