KOME KOME CLUB
KOME KOME CLUB is a Japanese pop band formed in 1982. It is widely recognized as the only Japanese pop musical group which achieved commercially success by blending funk, soul and latin musical styles. They also use the style of rakugo.
They had an activity pause between 1997 and 2006.
Current members: - Carl Smoky Ishii (カールスモーキー石井; Real name: Tatsuya Ishii (石井 竜也)) born 22 September 1959 (1985-1997, 2006-) - vocal - James Onoda (ジェームス小野田; Real name: Yasuhide Onoda (小野田 安秀)) born 8 November 1959 (1985-1997, 2006-) - vocal, chorus - BON (ボン; Real name: Kensaku Ookubo (大久保 謙作)) born 5 March 1960 (1985-1997, 2006-) - bass - BE (ベー; Real name: Naoki Hayashibe (林部直樹)) born 29 July 1965 (1985-1997, 2006-) - guitar - Flash Kaneko (フラッシュ金子; Real name: Takahiro Kaneko (金子隆博)) born 22 March 1964 (1985-1997, 2006-) - Saxophone, Keyboards, Flute - Minako (ミナコ, Minako; Real name: Minako Kaneko (金子 美奈子)) born 18 December 1961 (1985-1997, 2006-) - Vocal, Dance (younger sister of Ishii and wife of Kaneko) - Mari (マリ, Mari; Real name: Mari Amagaya (天ヶ谷真利)) born 20 November 1966 (1985-1996, 2006-) - Vocal, Dance, Percussion - RYO-J (リョージェイ; Real name: Ryouji Sakaguchi (坂口良治)) born 25 April 1959 (1985-1995, 2006-) - Drums - Joplin Tokunoh (ジョプリン得能; Real name: Ritsurou Tokunou (得能律郎)) born 10 August 1959 (1985-1995, 2006-) - guitar
Live-band support members: - Mataro (マタロー; Real name: Matarou Misawa (三沢またろう)) born 23 October 1960 (1990-1997, 2006-) - Percussion, Chorus - Machiko (マタロー; Machiko; born 23 December) (1991-1997, 2006-) - chorus - Tequila Masaharu (テキーラまさはる; born 17 December 1985) (2013-) - dance, MC, subvocal
Former members: - Toshi: Drums - Juliano Katsumata: Keyboards - Juliano Narabe: Keyboards - Kohtaro: Dance - Shinji: Dance - SCS (Sue Cream Sue) - B.H.B. (Big Horns Bee) - G.I. Gyo: Trumpet - Himarayan Shimogami: Trumpet - Kawai Wakaba: Trombone, saxophone - Orita Nobotta: Saxophone, flute - Fussy Kobayashi: Trumpet - Megumi Hakata: Guitar - Lala Okaku: Guitar - Maru: Percussion - Taka: Vibraslap - Bohz: Percussion - Andes Murata: Trombone - Rocky Tada: Trumpet - Beauty Kondo: Saxophone - Satomi: Dance
