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The song has seen more charting and certifications in the 2000s and onwards. In 2014, a 2009 digital download single of the song was certified Gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 downloads. [19] In March 2020, the song debuted on Billboard Japan 's Hot 100 chart (established in 2008) at No. 38, powered by Twitter mentions and digital downloads.
Ogre You Asshole is a Japanese rock band formed in Nagano, taking influences from Modest Mouse, Fugazi, Talking Heads, and Can. They were signed to major label VAP in 2009 and have been praised by the notable guitarist Johnny Marr .
Back-On (stylized as BACK-ON) is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo, Japan.They are known for performing opening themes to anime and games, such as the Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 opening theme, "fly away"; the Air Gear opening theme, "Chain"; the Murder Princess opening theme "Hikari Sasuhou (fk Metal ver.)", and the Eyeshield 21 opening theme "Blaze Line".
The title itself, "BMF", is a reference to the gang Black Mafia Family. Ross then shouts out the gang's founder Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory when he raps the line, "I think I'm Big Meech". [ 7 ] In the following line, he references Larry Hoover , former leader of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation.
In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated Satori #71 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time". [12] Satori topped musician and author Julian Cope's top 50 albums of Japanese rock, as found in his 2007 book Japrocksampler. Calling it one of the all-time great "hard-rock rages to have been unleashed upon the world ...
Kishidan (氣志團) is a Japanese rock band. They have a retro image, wearing Japanese school uniforms in the style of bōsōzoku. The lead singer, Sho Ayanokoji (often styled as "Show Ayanocozey"), was DJ Ozma, until he retired in December 2008. Kishidan announced a "comeback", after a three-year break, on January 27, 2009.
The song was featured as one of 20 free downloadable songs released for owners of Rock Band 2; [8] notably, it was the first song from a Japanese band to make an appearance in a music video game made in and for the Western market. [citation needed] "I.V." has been reported to be included on X Japan's unreleased album. [9]
The group is a prominent act in the alternative idol and kawaii metal movements. [4] [5] Their name is taken from the Necronomicon, the famous fictional grimoire featured in the work of H. P. Lovecraft, combined with the Japanese words for magic (魔, ma) and necromancy (ネクロ魔, nekuro ma), and "idol".