Origin Japan | Associated acts BBQ CHICKENS
Ken Band | |
Years active 1991–2000, 2011- present Members Ken Yokoyama, Akihiro Nanba, Akira Tsuneoka Record labels Pizza of Death Records, Fat Wreck Chords Genres Melodic hardcore, Hardcore punk, Pop punk Albums Making the Road, Growing Up, Angry Fist, Love Is a Battlefield, Last of Sunny Day Profiles |
Hi standard kids are alright official music video
Hi-Standard is a Japanese hardcore punk band who formed in 1991. The release Making the Road sparked sold-out Japan shows and US/European tours with punk bands such as NOFX, No Use for a Name and Wizo. Although members of Hi-Standard were Japanese born, all of the band's major releases were sung in English. Live footage of the band shows them talking to the crowd in their native Japanese and then immediately changing to English for the songs.
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Hi standard california dreamin
Hiatus
After recording five albums, the band entered a hiatus in August 2000, shortly after playing "Air Jam 2000". Ken Yokoyama began working on other projects, including BBQ CHICKENS. Yokoyama revisited the band's original label Pizza of Death Records, which has since signed many punk and alternative rock bands. Akihiro Nanba's newest project is Ultra Brain. According to CDJapan, Nanba proclaims their debut album, Neo Punk, to be the birth of neo punk. Akira Tsuneoka now provides the drums for the group Cubismo Grafico Five.
Reunion
The band played at 'Air Jam 2011', and 'Air Jam 2012'. Hi Standard has been announced to headline the Japanese edition of Fat Wreck Chords 25th anniversary show in Tokyo in November 2015.
Discography
Videography
Songs
Stay GoldMaking the Road · 1999
Another Starting Line2016
My First KissLove Is a Battlefield · 2000