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Sakerock

, typeset as SAKEROCK, was an instrumental Japanese band.

Led by Gen Hoshino, the group was formed in 2000 by graduates of a high school in Hannō, Saitama. The band was named after a Martin Denny song and performs uplift, melodic instrumental music influenced by jazz, folk, Latin music and exotica. Over the decade, they released more than 10 albums and mini-albums, including soundtracks for Japanese movies, television dramas and stage plays. They were signed to the Kakubarhythm label.

Members

Member of Cherry's, Good Dog Happy Men and Killing Floor.
Member of , Gentle Forest Jazz Band, Killing Floor, Newday and .
Left on 26 December 2011. Member of and .
Still acts as a support-member. Member of , Natsumen and Wuja Bin Bin.

Both Gen Hoshino and Kenta Hamano pursue acting careers; together with Kei Tanaka and Daichi Itō, they appeared in Kankurō Kudō's 2009 film .

Discography

Albums

  • Yuta (2003)
  • Yuta (Renewal) (2003)
  • Life Cycle (2005)
  • Penguin Pull Pale Piles Sound Tracks 「Best」 (2005)
  • (2006)
with Asa-Chang and Ren Takada as

Mini-albums / EPs

  • Sakerock (2002) (demo)
  • (2004)
  • original soundtrack (2006)

Singles

  • (2004)
  • (2008)

They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.

Videos

  • (2005)
  • (2007)
  • (2008)
  • (2009)
  • (2009)
  • (2012)

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