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Yukihiro Takahashi
Yukihiro Takahashi
Japanese singer-songwriter, drummer, lyricist, composer, arranger, music producer, fashion designer, writer (1952-)
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Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Japanese electronic music group
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Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono
Japanese musician, Yellow Magic Orchestra member (1947-)
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Kazuhiko Katō
Kazuhiko Katō
Japanese Japanese record producer, songwriter and singer (1947–2009)
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Japanese musician
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Masami Tsuchiya
Masami Tsuchiya
Japanese guitarist
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Hideki Matsutake
Hideki Matsutake
Japanese composer, arranger, synthesizer programmer (1951-)
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Masayoshi Takanaka
Masayoshi Takanaka
Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, producer (1953-)
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Shigeru Suzuki
Shigeru Suzuki
Japanese guitarist, composer, arranger, music producer (1951-)
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Yukinojō Mori
Yukinojō Mori
Japanese lyricist, poet, composer (1954-)
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Japan
Japan
English new wave band
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Gota Yashiki
Gota Yashiki
Japanese musician (1962-)
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Akiko Yano
Akiko Yano
Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-)
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Sandii & The Sunsetz
Sandii & The Sunsetz
Japanese rock band
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James Iha
James Iha
musician (guitarist, producer, writer, singer)
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David Sylvian
David Sylvian
English recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
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Fennesz
Fennesz
Austrian musician
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Jun Fukamachi
Jun Fukamachi
Japanese keyboardist, composer, arranger, producer (1946-2010)
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Zaine Griff
Zaine Griff
New Zealand musician
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Sugizo
Sugizo
Japanese rock musician and music producer (1969-)
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Ars Nova
Ars Nova
Japanese band
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Sawa
Sawa
Japanese singer
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Yasuaki Shimizu
Yasuaki Shimizu
Japanese saxophonist, composer, music producer (1954-)
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Anzen Chitai
Anzen Chitai
Japanese rock band
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Animetal
Animetal
Japanese heavy metal band
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Yoko Kanno
Yoko Kanno
Japanese composer, arranger, keyboardist, music producer (1964-)
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Uwe Schmidt
Uwe Schmidt
German musician and composer
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Konami Kukeiha Club
Konami Kukeiha Club
Konami's sound team. It is often confused with Kukeiha Club
Sadistic Mika Band
Japanese rock band (1972-1975)

Sadistic Mika Band

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Japanese rock band (1972-1975)
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Sadistic Mika Band (サディスティック・ミカ・バンド) was a Japanese rock group formed in 1972. Its name is a parody of the "Plastic Ono Band". Produced by Masatoshi Hashiba on Toshiba-EMI Records (now EMI Music Japan), the band was led by the then husband and wife team of guitarist Kazuhiko Katō, and his wife, singer Mika Fukui [ja]. The word "sadistic" is reported to be inspired by her insensitive sense of humour.

In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the band at No. 94 on their list of the "Top 100 Japanese Pops Artists". In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their 1974 album Black Ship at No. 9 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".