Tokio

Standing apart from many of the Japanese boy bands by virtue of their instrumental abilities, Tokio appeared in 1994 as part of the hit factory known as Johnny's and Associates. The group provided theme music for a long list of television dramas and anime shows over the years, developing a fan base with a pop format closer to American power pop than to the ultra-saccharine J-pop that dominated the Japanese airwaves (though they walked the line between the two at times). In another departure from J-pop, the band is not given to choreography (likely a side effect of the members ...