Sakerock

Sakerock
Background information
OriginSaitama, Japan
Years active2000–2015
Labels
Past membersGen Hoshino
Daichi Itō
Kenta Hamano
Kei Tanaka
Takuji Nomura
Websitesakerock.com

Sakerock (サケロック, Sakerokku), 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 Asa-Chang & Blue Hats (ASA-CHANG&ブルーハッツ), Gentle Forest Jazz Band, Killing Floor, Newday and Zainichi Funk (在日ファンク).
Left on 26 December 2011. Member of Chopiiin (ショピン) and Shugo Tokumaru & The Magic Band (トクマルシューゴ＆ザ・マジックバンド).
Still acts as a support-member. Member of Goodluck Heiwa (グッドラックヘイワ), 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 The Shonen Merikensack (少年メリケンサック, Shōnen Merikensakku).

Discography

Albums

with Asa-Chang and Ren Takada as Sakerock All Stars (サケロックオールスターズ)

Mini-albums / EPs

Singles

They also contributed music to Isshin Inudō's film Yellow Tears (黄色い涙, Kiiroi Namida) starring Arashi and based on a manga by Shinji Nagashima.

Videos

References

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  2. ↑ "map store". Archived from the original on 2004-08-19. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
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  4. ↑ "SAKEROCK - CDJournal". artist.cdjournal.com.
  5. ↑ "カクバリズム：アーティスト". www.kakubarhythm.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07.
  6. ↑ "カクバリズム：ディスコグラフィー".
  7. ↑ "映画 少年メリケンサック (2008)について 映画データベース - allcinema".