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560:, but the B-side would have something more psychedelic, more genuine rock. That gap between the two sides felt strange to me and the other members of Happy End, so we decided to not worry about whether what we created would sell. We just wanted to do something original. If you make something original, it's probably better to sing it in Japanese." Although, he did note that Hosono had initially felt that they should sing in English; "I think Hosono-san had the intention of wanting to do something that would go beyond just Japan. For me, I wanted to share something that was good about everyday Japanese life. That was the basis of my lyrics. It's something that's interesting to people even beyond Japan, but I actually think it would have needed a really good translator to connect." 417:. As Matsumoto explained: "We had already given up on Japan, and with , we were saying bye-bye to America too—we weren't going to belong to any place." While the band officially disbanded on December 31, 1972, the album was released in February 1973. They had their last concert on September 21, 1973, titled City -Last Time Around, with a live album of the show released as 583:". Matsumoto said, "We literally had no promotion, and they stopped selling our albums shortly after they came out — everything afterward was a re-issue. But the important thing about Happy End is that parents show it to their kids. Older workers show it to new co-workers. The older students share it with younger classmates. That's how our music has passed down." 44: 564:
material for use in experimentation. for Happy End, the Japanese language functioned not as a repository of tradition or identity but as an alienated and alienating tongue — a source of noise.” Singer-songwriter Sachiko Kanenobu wrote that "they had a poetic way of writing that was never part of Japanese rock music before".
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According to music critic Ian Martin, Happy End pioneered a style of songwriting that combined Japanese-language lyrics with Western-influenced folk rock in a one-syllable one-note rhythmic form. In 2012, Michael K. Bourdaghs wrote, “For Matsumoto, the Japanese language was above all a source of raw
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and composed of covers of their songs by different artists was released in 2002. Hosono was involved in selecting the contributors and in Kicell's cover of "Shin Shin Shin", Matsumoto determined the cover art and title, and Suzuki participated in Yōichi Aoyama's cover of "Hana Ichi Monme". In 2003,
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producing. Although Hosono later described the work with Parks as "productive," the album sessions were tenuous, and the members of Happy End were disenchanted with their vision of America they had anticipated. A language barrier along with opposition between the Los Angeles studio personnel and
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and Suzuki continued work as a guitarist and solo musician. Matsumoto became one of the most successful lyricists in the country and Ohtaki worked as a songwriter and solo artist, releasing one of Japan's best-selling and most critically acclaimed albums,
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Happy End was also apparent, which further frustrated the group. These feelings were conveyed in the closing track "Sayonara America, Sayonara Nippon", which received some contributions from Parks and
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on August 21–22, 2015 featuring numerous artists. Matsumoto, Hosono and Suzuki opened each day by performing "Natsu Nandesu" and "Hana Ichi Monme", immediately followed by "Haikara Hakuchi" with
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at number 4 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. Ohtaki and Hosono also appear on the list as solo artists, ranked number 9 and 44 respectively. In September 2007,
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that was becoming popular, Matsumoto said Hosono got into it too, and "we started shifting toward that style." In October 1969, Hosono and Matsumoto formed a group named Blue Valentine
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After breaking up, all four members continued to work together and contribute to each other's solo albums and projects. Hosono and Suzuki formed Tin Pan Alley with
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Happy End are credited as the first rock act to sing in Japanese. Matsumoto later reflected that, "There were two strings of music back in the day. You had
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The three surviving members of Happy End reunited again on November 5–6, 2021 for a two-day concert, that also featured numerous other artists, at the
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scene, which was a really interesting music community because it had a huge American influence owing to the navy base in nearby
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to celebrate Matsumoto's 50th anniversary. Also in 2021, Suzuki's band Skye recorded the unreleased Happy End song "Chigiregumo"
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student whom he heard was quite skilled. After playing shows together, Hosono eventually invited Matsumoto to join the
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in 1981. Happy End reunited for a one-off performance at the International Youth Anniversary All Together Now
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to most Japanese at the time. They are considered to be among the most influential artists in
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released a year later, proved the sustainability of Japanese-language rock in Japan.
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band Apryl Fool, which the drummer described as being influenced by bands like
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the greatest Japanese rock album of all time. It was also named number 15 on
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right after Apryl Fool disbanded. In March 1970, Hosono, Matsumoto and
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Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop
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Happy End's music has been cited as one of the origins of modern "
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concert on June 15, 1985, which was released as the live album
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their song "Kaze wo Atsumete" appeared in the American movie
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Quit Your Band: Musical Notes From the Japanese Underground
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Widening the Horizon: Exoticism in Post-War Popular Music
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industry, most notably the members of Happy End and
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Index

Apryl Fool
Happy End in September 1971. From left to right: Eiichi Ohtaki, Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto.
Eiichi Ohtaki
Haruomi Hosono
Shigeru Suzuki
Takashi Matsumoto
Chiyoda, Tokyo
Folk rock
psychedelic rock
King
Haruomi Hosono
Eiichi Ohtaki
Takashi Matsumoto
Shigeru Suzuki
Japanese
Hepburn
folk rock
Haruomi Hosono
Eiichi Ohtaki
Takashi Matsumoto
Shigeru Suzuki
avant-garde
Japanese music
MTV
psych
Takashi Matsumoto
Haruomi Hosono
Rikkyo University
psychedelic rock
Vanilla Fudge

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