Formed in 2007 in Tokyo, Japan, 80Kidz is an electro group whose mix of new
rave, house, techno, and synthesized pop earned the band an international
audience during the early 21st century. Originally a DJ trio, the group's three
founding members — Jun, Ali, and Mayu — spent two years building their audience
online, where they released viral hits like "Life Begins at Eighty" and remixed
material by artists like Black Kids, Ayumi Hamasaki, and CSS. The band's
full-length debut, This Is My Shit, became a crossover hit in Japan upon its
2009 release, climbing to Number 32 on the Ori...