Spitz

One of the nation's leading bands, Japanese pop/rockers Spitz sold more than 20 million records (albums and singles combined) over the course of their career and scored no less than 14 number one hits on the Oricon charts, and are still showing no signs of letting up. But this is not to say that the band is only career-driven; indeed, in their humble beginnings Spitz didn't think of commercial success, nor did they have any. The group dates back to 1986, when Tokyo art students Masamune Kusano and Akihiro Tamura started playing punk rock under the name Cheetahs. This early inc...