Beat Crusaders
The Beat Crusaders are a Japanese rock band that was formed in 1997 with four members Hidaka, Umu, Araki and Thai and mainly made indie music.
In 2003, she changed her label. Umu, Araki and Thai left the group and made way for four new members: Masahito, Mashiita, Keitaimo and taro. They managed to enter the Oricon charts. Her breakthrough came through the anime Beck, for which she contributed the opening. By autumn 2006 their single Tonight, Tonight, Tonight ran in the anime Bleach as an opening. In addition, they provided to the U.S., parodic anime series Kappa Mikey for the title track. In April 2007, her single Ghost appeared. Their current single " Long Winter " was used as the opening of the anime series Hero Tales. In June 2008, the boys celebrated their 10th anniversary. Therefore, in the same month came her album " Popdod " on the market.
Their music is a mix of rock and entertaining pop music. They also mostly sing in English.
Members
Not much is known about the five members because they keep their identity secret.
- Vocal / Guitar: Hidaka Tooru
- Bass: Kubota Masahiko
- Drums: Mashiita ( Yamashita Hirofumi )
- Keyboard: Keitaimo ( Tanabe Keita )
- Guitar: Katou Tarou
Former members: These three members left in 2003, the group and the current lineup was established with four new ones.
- Umu ( Yashikimitsutaka Umu ): bass and vocals
- Araki ( Araki Takayuki ): drums and vocals
- Thai ( Hiroyuki Tai): keyboards, guitar and vocals