ザ・ブルーハーツ

The Blue Hearts were a Japanese punk rock band that performed from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s, disbanding in 1995. In 2003, they were ranked by HMV Japan as number 19 on its list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts. They admittedly mixed Ramones, Clash and social commentary with country and early rock & roll influences. Members: • Koumoto Hiroto (甲本ヒロト) - vocals • Mashima Masatoshi (真島昌利) - guitar • Kajiwara Tersuya (梶原徹也) - drums • Kawaguchi Junnosuke (河口純之助) - bass • Mikio Shirai (白井幹夫) - keyboards (supporting member) After they broke up in 1995, Komoto, Shirai and Mashima formed the famous punk rock band The High-Lows.