Let me introduce my pick of the week, Aqua Timez! First formed in 2000, this group consist of leader/vocalist Futoshi, guitarist Daisuke, bassist OKP-STAR, keyboardist Mayuko, and drummer TASSHI. Since their major debut on Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Aqua Timez has met great success on the Oricon charts and has released 11 singles and 6 albums to date.
Like many of us JPop fans, I too was introduced to this world through Anime. One Anime in particular I was keeping up with (until a little after the first fillers) was BLEACH. That was when I first heard Aqua Timez singing the end song “ALONES.” Too bad that ending song was running during the season of Bleach that got a bit too confusing and hectic for me to keep up with so I so I gave up watching it. However, when the song was played for me a few months ago at a friends house I immediately remember where I had first heard that catchy song.
I was lucky enough to see Aqua Timez at a concert back in April at the NHK Hall in Tokyo, Japan. I even took a small interview with some hard core fans Nina (15) and Hanna (15.)
Jessica: Who is your favorite member and what is your favorite song?
Nina: My favorite member is Futoshi! I really like the song Jitensha
Hanna: I like Daisuke. My favorite song the new one, Ehagaki no Haru
Jessica: What brings you to the concert today?
Nina: We tried to get tickets for the other shows but, they were sold out. We won the special lottery to buy the tickets for last show today.
Jessica: How did you find discover Aqua Timez? How long have you been fans?
Nina: I have been a fan for 3 years. I was watching the Anime “Brave Story” and heard their song.
Hanna: About 1 year. Nina is a big fan and she told me about them.
Jessica: If you had the chance to ask them any thing what would you ask?
Nina: When Futoshi thinks of lyrics, what goes on in his mind? I really love his lyrics!
Hanna: What do they all think and what feelings they get from their songs.
The concert was very entertaining. Even though I knew about 3 songs that were played, I was still captured by the sounds that were being produced. It was really a lot of fun and the fans were really enjoying themselves. I defiantly would recommend this band. They have a great sound and it’s not that hard to have a song stuck in your head after just the 1st listen. I know I’m a new fan. Check out Aqua Timez
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