Amplified is a rock band consisting of three young boys from Hong Kong. While from Hong Kong, they are primarily known in Japan. They were discovered through

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's International Audition, and signed to the Sony subsidiary DefSTAR Records. Their debut single, " Mr. Raindrop" was used as the second ending theme for the anime '' Gintama''. Their debut album, ''Turn It Up!'', was released on 2 August 2006. Their second album, titled ''Sesh the Sweet Sounds,'' was released on 25 July 2007. The new lead track is named "Elevator". The music video was shot entirely inside a set of elevators in Tokyo. Amplified was the opening act for part of Ellegarden's 2007 tour of Japan.

Members

*Chris Edwards: vocals and guitar *Terrence Ma: vocals and bass *Kai-Yuan Neo: drums All three members of the band grew up in Hong Kong and attended Chinese International School. They attended St. Paul's School in

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. Terrence Ma attended

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in Rhode Island. Chris Edwards attended

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in Pittsburgh. Kai Yuan Neo attended

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Discography

Albums

* Turn it up!"Turn It Up!". (November 2006) ''Newtype USA''. p. 118. (2 August 2006) * Sesh the sweet sounds (25 July 2007)

References

Hong Kong musical groups Musical groups established in 2006 Defstar Records artists Chinese rock music groups {{HongKong-band-stub