- The Captains
Infobox musical artist
Name = The Captains
Img_capt = The Captains inChattanooga ,USA
Background = group_or_band
Origin =Sendai ,Japan
Genre =Japanese rock ,Group Sounds
Years_active = 2001 - present
Label = Last G.S. Records / K&A CO.,LTD. / Tokyo No Records
URL = [http://www.thecaptains.jp/ thecaptains.jp]
Current_members =Kizuhiko (vocals/guitar)Hizashi (dance/guitar)Ted (bass)Yosuke (drums)The Captains is a modern
Group Sounds rock bandcite news
title = The Captain's - Anime Convention Personalities of the Week - Oct. 7, 2007
url = http://www.fansview.com/person/100707pers.htm
publisher = FansView.com
date =2007-10-7
accessdate = 2007-10-16 ] that originated out of Sendai, Japan in 2001. They are influenced heavily by a variety of past Group Sounds artists such as The Mops and The Carnabeats.Early days
Initially, each member was a leader of other Sendai bands; however Kizuhiko, the leader of The Captains, brought them all together to play
Group Sounds as The Captains. They debuted in 2005cite news
title = The Captains CD + US Tour Presented By Tokyo No Records
url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-08-10/the-captains-c.d+u.s-tour-presented-by-tokyo-no-records
publisher = Anime News Network
date =2007-08-10
accessdate = 2007-10-16 ] with their single release "Fall In Love With Me."US Tour
The Captain's toured the United Statescite news
title = Rock Transfusion: Japanese rock visits Anime Weekend Atlanta
url = http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/anime/005630061.cfm
publisher = WizardUniverse.com - Anime Insider
date =2007-08-16
accessdate = 2007-10-16 ] for the first time in September 2007 in support of their debut American release, "Last Group Sounds", a best of albumcite news
title = The Captains CD + US Tour Presented By Tokyo No Records
url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-08-10/the-captains-c.d+u.s-tour-presented-by-tokyo-no-records
publisher = Anime News Network
date =2007-08-10
accessdate = 2007-10-16 ] . The Captains mostly toured alongside The Emeralds and Peelander-Z.Line-up
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Kizuhiko -Vocalist /Guitarist
*Hizashi -Dancer /Electric Guitarist
*Ted -Bassist
*Yosuke -Drummer Discography
Albums
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First Effort (2002 )
*Welcome To The New World (2004 )
*In A Cage Of Roses (2007 )
*Last Group Sounds (2007 )DVD
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Shisshin Tengoku (2007 )References
External links
* [http://www.karaterice.com/interviews/the-captains.html Karaterice Interview with The Captains]
* [http://jasgp.org/content/view/576/179/ The Captains: Love is Guaranteed] - Concert Review, Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia
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