Musical groups from Tokyo

joint musical project

band

ZOCX, formerly known as ZOC (ゾック; Zone Out of Control) and Metamuse (メタミューズ; stylized in all caps), is a Japanese alternative idol co-ed group that formed in September 2018. Originally a girl group, they released their debut single, "Family Name", on April 30, 2019. On July 7, 2022, the group changed its name to Metamuse, before reverting back to ZOC on November 11, 2023. ZOC suspended group activities at the end of March 2024. On January 1, 2025, the group re-formed as ZOCX and became a co-ed group.

Japanese visual kei band that plays alternative metal

is a Japanese all-female heavy metal band formed in 1981. The group disbanded in 1998 but reformed with the original line-up in 2005 for the 20th anniversary of their first release. Their music is deeply rooted in classic rock and they have covered songs by bands and artists such as The Beatles, The Doors, the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and AC/DC in their albums and live shows. Their music evolved from the pop rock genre of their first offerings to the heavy metal genre of their most successful albums, Outerlimits (1989) and Hard Way (1990). Show-Ya annually organizes and produces t

Japanese female vocal group

Japanese rock band

J-Rock band founded in 2013

4-member Japanese rock band

J-FRIENDS was a special unit made up of Johnny & Associates groups TOKIO, V6, and KinKi Kids. It was formed in 1997 to raise money for schools affected by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. Until their disbandment in 2003 they were able to release 6 singles and held some charity concerts and events. In the end they were able to donate 836,951,855 yen.

Japanese musical group; idol boy band

Gastunk (stylized as GASTUNK) is an influential Japanese rock band, first active from 1983 to 1988. Initially a hardcore punk band, guitarist Tatsu later recalled that when Gastunk made their major label debut they were dubbed heavy metal by the media. They reunited for one-off concerts in 1999 and 2006, before fully restarting activities in 2010.

Japanese alternative rock band

Japanese pop music group

'''Okamoto's''' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band, formed in 2006. They made their major label debut on May 26, 2010, and were signed by Ariola Japan.

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Japanese rock band

Japanese rock band

is a Japanese idol Jpop band created in 1986 as a four-member sub-group Onyanko Club.

Nisennenmondai (にせんねんもんだい) are a Tokyo-based instrumental rock trio. They formed in 1999 and took their name from the Japanese translation of the then-current phrase "Y2K bug."

Japanese musical group

Japanese idol group

Japanese rock group

was a Japanese girl group formed by Avex Pictures in 2012. The group debuted through the Pretty Rhythm anime series, where they hosted the live-action segments in each episode and later released their first song, "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", on 16 March 2012 as one of the ending theme songs to Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream. Fictionalized versions of themselves appeared as the main cast of Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future to promote their activities.

alternative rock band from Japan

band

J-pop band

Japanese musical group; rock band

Japanese band

Kelun is a Japanese rock band signed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

Japanese male blackface pop group that specialized in doo-wop-influenced music

Japanese idol group

Japanese idol group

band

Japanese musical group

Japanese female heavy metal band