Ore Ska Band

Infobox musical artist
Name = ORESKABAND

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Alias = オレスカバンド
Origin = Sakai, Japan
Genre = Ska
Years_active = 2003-present
Label = Sony Music Japan
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URL = http://www.oreskaband.com/
Current_members = Ikasu, Tae-san, Leader, Saki, Moriko, Tomi
Past_members = nihongo|ORESKABAND|オレスカバンド|Oresukabando is an all-female ska band from Sakai, Japan. They have released two full albums in Japan, "Ore" in July 2006, and "WAO!!" in May 2007, as well as a self-titled compilation album for a US release, "ORESKABAND". They have performed both in Japan and the United States, including the Fuji Rock Festival. Their songs have been featured as the 14th ending theme for the anime "Naruto" and the 11th ending theme for the anime "Bleach".

The band name, "ore ska band," literally translates as "we're (a) ska band." While "ore" is normally an extremely masculine and casual way to say "I" in Japanese and the suffix "-tachi" is added to personal nouns when emphasizing that they are plural, it's clear in this context that "ore" means something more along the lines of "we fellows." The choice of "ore" is also one of gender play, as the band usually appear wearing boy's school uniform in their videos and concerts.

History

ORESKABAND began in 2003 when the members were in middle school and playing at local clubs. They self-produced their first album, "Penpal", in 2005 and were signed by Sony Music in 2006 while they were still in high school. The band received media attention from their appearance in a commercial advertising the popular Japanese snack Pocky, as well has having their song "Pinocchio" featured as the 14th "Naruto" anime ending theme. In July 2006, their debut album "Ore" was released and a month later, they appeared at the Fuji Rock Festival attracting 1,000 attendees, a record for a new artist. In March 2007, the band members graduated from high school and toured in the United States appearing in Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. In April 2007, their song, nihongo|Tsumasaki|爪先|Tiptoe, was featured as the 11th ending for the anime "Bleach". They played at Anime Expo in Long Beach, California in July 2007 and at the Vans Warped Tour in Marysville, California and Portland, Oregon. The band is also playing the entire 2008 Vans Warped Tour. The band was recently chosen by executive producer Barry Rosenbush to star in an upcoming film, [ http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200705020089.html "Osaka's all-girl Oreskaband picked for Hollywood movie set in Japan] , Asahi Shimbun ("IHT"), May 2, 2007.] "Lock and Roll Forever," which is set for a 2008 release in Japan [ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135938/ "Lock and Roll Forever, Internet Movie Database (iMDB), May 20, 2008.] .

Members

*Ikasu - Guitar, Vocals
*Tae-san - Drums
*Leader - Pink Trombone
*Saki - Trumpet
*Moriko - Saxophone
*Tomi - Fender Bass, Vocals

Discography

ingles

*nihongo|"Almond"|アーモンド (November 1, 2006)
*nihongo|"Wasuremono / Chuck"|忘れもの / チャック (March 7, 2007)
*nihongo|"Tsumesaki"|爪先; Fingertip (May 9, 2007)

Albums

*nihongo|"Penpal"|ペンパル (independent) (2005)
*nihongo|""Ore""|俺 (July 19, 2006)
*"WAO!!" (May 23, 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.oreskaband.com Official Site]
* [http://www.jmusicamerica.com/us/database-artist.php?id=640 ORESKABAND profile at JaME]
* [http://www.jmusicamerica.com/us/database-artist-articles.php?id=640 Various interviews with ORESKABAND at JaME]