'The Beginning' is the seventh single released by ONE OK ROCK.The title track was used as the theme song for the live-action movie of Rurouni Kenshin. The first pressing comes with a sticker. It received a digital download single certification of Gold from the Recording Industry Association of Japan for sales of 100,000. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and stayed for 45 weeks.
Contents.Music video The music video for the title track was directed by maxilla. The video begins showing vocalist Taka starting to sing melancholy as the camera zooms out while giving glimpses of the other members playing their instruments. It then focuses on a young man holding what appears to be a diamond, as the song takes an intense drop while showing key frames of the phrases 'Take my hand' & 'And bring me back'. The band starts playing inside an extant empty dark room, a young woman then is shown briefly waiting in a desolated beach while the man starts walking slowly. The whole video is recorded with a gloomy filter and bright brief gleams.
Vocalist Taka passionately keeps on singing while drummer Tomoya is often shown from a back perspective with the camera occasionally focusing on guitarist Toru and bassist Ryota. All the band members move in slow motion at first showing they are in sync with their movements while performing. Eventually the phrases 'Stand up stand up', 'Wake up wake up', 'Never give up' and 'Just tell me why baby' take over the screen and then leave a wide perspective of the band playing with quick focuses on Taka and the unnamed young man who keeps walking while limping.
The room where the band is playing keeps getting darker and somehow foggy. When the man finally shows up in the beach the songs reaches its climax and most intense and heavy part with the guitar and bass getting louder as a countdown begins, the young man then gives the diamond to the girl and then blacks out. The song reaches its lowest part right after this and the man seems to have died as the girl softly closes his eyes while crying then walks away, with Taka singing softly and saddening the moment more. The girl walks away and then the band enters the last chorus while headbanging to the melancholic melody accompanied by a subtle piano beat that indicates the close end then Taka sings out 'It finally begins' as the end, the noise of the guitar fades out and the band members stand still looking down while the image fades out. The song title 'The Beginning' is shown at the end sparkling then fading out too.'
The Beginning' won two awards at the and an award at the.Track listing The single was released in a regular edition. All songs were written and composed by.Regular Edition CDNo.TitleLength1.' The Beginning'4:562.' Ketsuraku Automation' ( 欠落オートメーション)3:453.' Notes N' Words'4:50Charts ChartPeakposition2Daily Singles Chart3Weekly Singles Chart5Certifications RegionCertification/SalesJapan Gold100,000 ^^shipments figures based on certification aloneAwards YearNominee / workAwardResult2013'The Beginning'WonWonYearNominee / workAwardResult2013'The Beginning'WonPersonnel One Ok Rock. —. —,.
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Yu KoyanagiOne OK Rock (stylized in all caps as ONE OK ROCK), is a Japanese band, formed in, in 2005. The band currently consists of , (, ), , and. They have been playing many different styles of music, with songs ranging from to to to.The band's name comes from 'one o'clock', the time that the band used to practice their music on weekends. They chose to play at one o'clock in the morning because it was cheaper to use the rehearsal space during such hours. However, noticing that the made no distinction between R's and L's, 'O'CLOCK' transformed into 'O'CROCK' or 'O'KROCK', which later transformed into 'OK ROCK'. In addition, One OK Rock can be expressed as '10969'.
The band uses both Japanese and English lyrics in their songs.One OK Rock has won for in 2016, and Awards for Best International Band in 2017. The band was also nominated for two – in 2016 and in 2017. Contents.History 2005–06: Formation and earlier days The foundation for One OK Rock began when Toru Yamashita, then a high school student, wanted to start a band. He told his friend Ryota Kohama, a fellow member of the dance group Heads, to learn the bass and asked Alex Onizawa, who was their senior in school to join. He asked his classmate, Yu, to play drums. At that time, Taka Moriuchi was playing with another band named Chivalry of Music; however, Taka didn't enjoy playing with them, so Toru insisted that he join One OK Rock instead.
After signing with Yu left the band to pursue an acting career and his parents didn't want their son to pursue that line of work. Tomoya Kanki had been teaching at ESP (Musical Academy) and was already in a band that wasn't going well. He then joined One OK Rock in 2006, but only became an official member when they debuted in 2007. 2007–09: Early releases and departure of Onizawa Their debut single, 'Naihishinsho', reached number 48 on the Charts and sold 15,000 copies. Their second single, Yume Yume, followed that success and charted at number 43. After those singles, they released their debut album in 2007 and had their first tour, the Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya Quattro Tour. They released their second album in May 2008.
In an interview with magazine in June 2012, One OK Rock said they didn't count this album as an album, but rather as a part of growing up as a band. When they made the album, they hadn't been in the right mood, but felt that they had to make it to grow as a band. The band came up with many sound sources and ended up making a punk album. The album's confused origins were the reason why they wouldn't play any songs from Beam of Light in live performances until now. Shortly after releasing Beam of Light, they performed a gig at Shibuya AX.They had planned to release two albums in that one year, so they released in November 2008. At this point, the band had gained more experience and were able to do some more serious recording.
They settled into the western sound they loved and followed by replacing all their engineers and introducing their music to new producers. This led to some division within the band - Taka and Alex in particular disagreed about how to make this album.On April 5, 2009, Alex was arrested for groping the leg of a twenty-one-year-old female student on a train. He admitted to the charges and the case was settled out of court. The band reached their weakest point at this time. Ryota intended to leave bass and take up guitar. They felt it was impossible for them to add a new member. The band's next single 'Around the World Shounen', which was planned for a May 6 release and to be used as the theme song for the TV drama God Hand Teru, and their nationwide tour were both cancelled.
In May 2009, it was announced that One OK Rock would continue on without Alex, who went back to the United States. Toru took his place as lead guitar, and the band re-arranged their songs to be played for one guitar.2010–12: Niche Syndrome and Zankyo Reference With the new four-member formation, the band released the single 'Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer' on February 3, 2010.
It reached 9th on the Weekly Oricon Chart. They released their fourth studio album titled on June 9, 2010.
The band had their tour This is my own judgement! In five music halls across the nation in 6 days, starting Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and ending in a 2-day concert in Tokyo. The second part the tour took place at sixteen different venues until 11 December 2010. They held a final performance in, Tokyo on 28 November, followed by the release of a concert DVD 'This is My Budokan?!'
On 16 February 2011. On August 6, 7 and 8, One OK Rock headlined and, followed by, Monster Bash, Treasure05X, Mad Ollie, Countdown Japan 2010/2011, and Radio Crazy.The band supported in their 2010 STAY REAL tour, in their ANOMALY 2010 tour, and in their OVERDRIVE tour.Their next single, 'Answer is Near', was released on February 16, 2011. The Answer is Alive 2011 tour took place in six Zepp music halls and three other venues from April to June 2011. The band released their first single 'Re:make/No Scared' on July 20, 2011, one of which's songs was the main theme for the video game. The band's fifth album, was released on October 5, 2011. One OK Rock announced fourteen dates between November and December 2011 for the Zankyo Reference Tour.
The band also announced their final tour for this album as a two-day concert in on 21 and 22 January 2012. This was their first time playing in Yokohama Arena, the biggest venue in. The concert was sold out with more than 24,000 attendees.
Later, the documentary of the Zankyo Reference Tour and the performance from the second night in Yokohama Arena was released on Blu-ray and DVD on 30 May 2012.In 2011, One OK Rock headlined many music festivals, including in South Korea. In July the band headlined SETSTOCK 2011 and Jisan Valley Rock Festival, followed by Rock in Japan Festival, Rising Sun Rock Festival, Summer Sonic Festival, Monster Bash, Sky Jamboree, and 's Sweet Love Shower. At the end of the year, they headlined Radio Crazy and Countdown Japan once more.The band declared their first overseas tour in Start Walking The World on May and June 2012, covering Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore., and were the guest performers of their four concert dates in Japan. They headlined Rock in Japan Festival on the main stage, as well as Summer Sonic 2012, alongside,. They also headlined Oga Namahage Rock Festival, Rising Sun Rock Festival, and Sweet Love Shower.2013–14: Jinsei×Boku= and international debut. One Ok Rock performing in 2014Their next single, was chosen as the theme song for the live action movie adaptation of the manga, and was released on August 22, 2012, reaching number 5 on the Oricon charts. Later in 2013, 'The Beginning' won two awards - 'Best Rock Video' from the 2013 and a second award as Best Your Choice in.
Currently 'The Beginning' is the most popular song by the band, having reached more than 100 million views on their YouTube channel.The single 'Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps' was released on January 9, 2013 and hit 2nd place on the Oricon charts. The song 'Nothing Helps' was used for the Japanese version of the video game, and 'Deeper Deeper' was used for the commercial of Sport in Japan.Their sixth full-length album was released on March 6, 2013 and managed to reach second place on the Oricon weekly chart.In October 2013 the band went on their first tour outside Asia and visited Europe for five concerts. Four out of the five concerts in Europe were sold out almost immediately. In February 2014 they visited the US to hold two concerts in New York and Los Angeles and added two more dates in Philadelphia and Toronto in May.
They also performed at in Columbus, Ohio, their first festival outside Asia. In June and July 2014 they joined and performed in eighteen cities in North America. On May 16, the documentary film about their last Europe and Asia Tour, FOOL COOL ROCK, was released and played for a limited time of four weeks at select theaters. This movie was directed.
FOOL COOL ROCK was released on DVD and Blu-ray in November 2014, and included an extra screening from Bangkok, Thailand, and Hong Kong. 2014–16: 35xxxv and international success. This section may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's. Please help by to make improvements to the overall structure. ( November 2017) On January 12, 2014 their album producer tweeted that One OK Rock had already started recording their new album. Their first single from the forthcoming album, 'Mighty Long Fall', was the theme song for the movie sequel of.
One OK Rock released the new single 'Mighty Long Fall/Decision' on July 30, 2014. The song 'Decision' is the theme song for their documentary film FOOL COOL ROCK.
A music video for 'Decision' released on August 20, 2014, is a compilation of footage from their tours in Europe and Asia. They also revealed the theme song for another movie sequel of entitled 'Heartache'.In September 2014, One OK Rock held a 2-day stadium concert in in front of 60,000 people called 'Mighty Long Fall Live at Yokohama Stadium 2014'. This was their first time performing in a stadium.
They played more than twenty songs, including three new songs and one cover of by.One OK Rock announced U.S., South American and European tours in late 2014. They performed at, in both Japan and the United States, with an additional two dates for the United States in October. They visited Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Mexico for South America in November and France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom and Russia in December. They performed alongside in the US and UK, and with and for most dates in Europe.
On November 27, they were a guest performer in 's Japan tour.On October 9, 2014, the band announced that new album will be released February 2015. The official website of the band was redesigned along with this announcement. Around December 16, 2014, the band revealed the cover and name of their new Japanese upcoming album,.On February 28, 2015, their new album peaked at #11 on. This chart is for new and upcoming musicians, which is usually a stepping stone towards. On the same week, it peaked at #43 on. Then it peaked at #23 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart and reached #1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart.
One OK Rock performing at, October 22, 2015In April 2015, they opened alongside Finch for 's U.S. Following that, the band returned to Japan for their extensive album tour starting from May to September. The final concerts included bands like Issues. In July 2015, One OK Rock officially announced that they have signed with and planned to re-release 35xxxv as a deluxe edition containing all English tracks on September 25, 2015. The band was set to have a North American tour in fall 2015 with a few selected cities as headlining artists, but will spend the majority of their time as the opening act for. One OK Rock will also have world tour in Europe and Asia to promote their album.On October 17, 2015, debuted at #20 on and its highest peak position is at #17.One OK Rock returned to Japan for their ONE THOUSAND MILES TOUR 2016 concert along with and.In early 2016, it was announced that One OK Rock would open for and on the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour in to promote their English album in the U.S.
They also continued to tour in Europe at different music festivals and solo shows.On March 11, 2016, the band released a new song 'Always Coming Back' that was featured in 's phone commercial series, 'Kanjou no Subete / Nakama'.In the summer of 2016, One OK Rock joined on the first North American leg of their.To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 's album, announced a special cover album, including One OK Rock. The band covered the first track, 'The End'.On September 10 and 11, the band held a special live concert at Nagisaen, Shizuoka, Japan for a crowd of 110,000 spectators. One OK Rock also announced the digital single release of 'Taking Off' on September 16, 2016 under. The song was used as a theme song for the Japanese movie 'Museum' starring Shun Oguri.
The movie debuted on November 12, 2016. Later at a special live concert, Taka announced that their 8th studio album will be released early next year following an album tour.On October 8, released Japanese edition of their album, including the song 'War' featuring Taka. From Sum 41 mentioned to Alternative Press Japan that 'It was great to collaborate with Taka on our new song called War. I am a huge fan of his voice and of One OK Rock and I think that our voices work very well together'. 2016–2018: Signed to Fueled by Ramen and Ambitions After signing with on September 11, 2016, they released the lead single 'Taking Off' from their eighth album,.
The Japanese version of the album was released on January 11, 2017 with A-Sketch. The English version of the album was released on January 13, 2017 with Fueled by Ramen. Ambitions features collaborations from on the Japanese version of the album, from on the English version of the album, and the Australian band on both. Declared the collaboration song 'Jaded' (with ) as the best collaboration song of 2017.On November 13, 2016, ( Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai, a Japan Broadcasting Corporation) held ONE OK ROCK 18 Festival (18 FES) where One OK Rock and 1,000 youths (17 – 19 years old from the whole country) sang together on one stage.On November 18, 2016 One OK Rock released 'Bedroom Warfare', the second single from the album. The third single, 'I was King', was released on December 15, 2016.On January 1, 2017, One OK Rock opened a special site 'WORLD AMBITIONS', in celebration of released on January 11, 2017.
WORLD AMBITIONS is a website that visually represents images of “hope” being shared and spread from users around the world through the website and Twitter/Instagram. People from all over the world can upload pictures with yellow in it, symbolizing hope and connecting them all. Users can share their images through (Twitter, Instagram).On January 9, 2017, the band released their single 'We Are'.In January 2017, the band went on their North American tour for 6 concerts. From February to May 2017, they will held 32 concerts in Japanese arenas.On February 9, 2017, the band released the limited CD single, which was only sold during the 'Ambitions' Japan Tour at the show venues. The CD contains 3 songs: 'Skyfall' (featuring MAH from, Masato from, and Koie from ), 'Right by your side', and 'Manhattan Beach'.On May 2, 2017, it was announced that One OK Rock would open 's in North America for 4 dates and in Japan for 3 shows.
Later on July 21, 2017, it was announced that their North American Tour got cancelled because of Linkin Park frontman 's death on July 20, 2017, a week before their shows; while Linkin Park's final leg in Japan was cancelled on October 3, 2017. One OK Rock paid tribute to Chester Bennington by covering Linkin Park's song ' on their live performances. 2018-present: Eye of the Storm On February 16, 2018, they released their first single of 2018, 'Change'. The song was made by vocalist Taka alongside the band's producer for a commercial.
The band remained relatively silent throughout the rest of the year (with the exception of embarking on their Ambitions Dome Tour in Japan, announced the previous year), until the announcement of a small, four date tour with an orchestra in Japan in late October, as well as a small European tour in December.On November 23, the band announced their forthcoming album,. The second single, 'Stand Out Fit In', considered the lead single for the album, was released the same day with a music video. 'Change' was also featured on the album.
On February 1, 2019, the band released the third and final single from the album, 'Wasted Nights'. The song will serve as the theme song for the film. American singer-songwriter is the sole guest feature on the album on the track 'In the Stars', which serves as the theme song for the film Fortuna's Eye.The band toured with and in a headlining North American tour during February and March to support 'Eye Of The Storm'.
They also supported on the second Asian leg of the throughout April and early May, and performed a headlining tour in Europe throughout the rest of May, with support from dream pop band and producer. One Ok Rock is set to play a short tour of Oregon, California, and Mexico during July, during which they will also play the. Rock band will serve as support during this tour. One Ok Rock will perform an arena tour of their native country of Japan from September 2019 to January 2020.Eye Of The Storm was released in Japan on February 13, 2019, via A-Sketch and outside of Japan on February 15, 2019, via Fueled By Ramen. Artistry One OK Rock's basic influences are,. The group's initial idea began when Toru wanted to start a rock band and invited Ryota to join him.Good Charlotte influences are seen on their first album,; while Foo Fighters influences can be seen on their second and third albums, and.In their sixth album, they expressed how this album was influenced by 's and 's screaming and yell-rapping.
Their seventh album, was produced along with producer who also worked with,. The album was described as 'too Americanized' by international fans, yet it managed to get the first place on the Album weekly ranking, making it the first time the band had reached the top of the list. Their eighth album also topped the Oricon Album weekly ranking, and incorporated more American pop and pop-rock. Band members Current members. ( 森内 貴寬, Moriuchi Takahiro) – (2005–present). ( 山下 亨, Yamashita Tōru) –, (2005–present). ( 小浜 良太, Kohama Ryōta) –, (2005–present).
( 神吉 智也, Kanki Tomoya) –, (2006–present)Former members. Alexander Reimon 'Alex' Onizawa ( 鬼澤 アレクサンダー 礼門, Onizawa Alexander Reimon) –, backing vocals (2005–09). Yu Koyanagi ( 小柳 友, Koyanagi Yū) – drums, percussion (2005–06)Timeline. One OK Rock's logo. (2007). (2008). (2008).
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