When Tokyo school friends Toru Yamashita, Alex Onizawa and Taka Moriuchi formed
a band in Tokyo in 2005 they took the name One Ok Rock from the Japanese
pronunciation of the English "one o'clock'. Now with a line-up that includes
singer Moriuchi, guitarists Yamashita and Ryota Kohama and drummer Tomoya Kanki
they have graduated from success in their homeland to international popularity.
They released singles and albums in Japan and appeared at rock festivals as
their popularity grew. Their single 'Remake' reached number ten on the Billboard
Japan Hot 100 in 2011 although their fo...