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Schoolhouse Rock |
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HIGH-ENERGY PLAYLISTS FROM 3 J-POP BANDS |
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by Misaki Kido |
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Left to Right: Ketchup Mania's Dai (guitar), Hiro (vocals), Yosei (bass), and Wani (drums) offer up an audio adrenaline rush.
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Ketchup Mania
Shojo Beat readers voted these frenetic punkers Best Japanese Punk Band in 2007. Wild out to their guitar-heavy sound, which makes you feel like anything is possible. Ketchup Mania's new album F.L.A.G is available now. Check it out at japanfiles.com.
The Tunes
"Sucker punch," The Wildhearts
"Your Girlfriends," Damone
"Doubt," Hide with Spread Beaver
"Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me," Pipettes
"Bubble Pop Electric," Gwen Stefani
The Memories
""I studied heavy metal and women every day! I was very dedicated! I had really long hair, as long as Slash from Guns N' Roses. I was in a cover band that played all sorts of different songs, depending on what I was listening to, like Green Day, Wild Hearts, Metallica, X Japan. My teachers were always scolding me. I'd get really hungry in class, so I wouldn't wait until lunch—I'd start eating a bento box right in class. I got in trouble for that a lot."
—Dai, guitarist of Ketchup Mania
"I wasn't that good of a student. My favorite subject was Japanese language. My least favorite was Physical Education. I was good at swimming, but that was it. I would get in trouble for changing around my school uniform—changing my skirt or rolling my socks in different ways. After school I'd dress in brands like Super Lovers and Hysteric Glamour—bright and flashy, like pop style! Sometimes I'd go with a ganguro [extremely tan girls] style like Alba Rosa. I had a tan and everything. In high school, I really wanted to be in a band, but my school was really strict and wouldn't let me do that kind of thing, so on the weekends I took private voice training. I liked bad boys; they were more fun. I have pretty much the same attitude now."
—Hiro, singer of Ketchup Mania
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"Schoolhouse Rock" has been edited for shojobeat.com.
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