, stylized as lexandros'' is a Japanese

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band, signed to RX-Records and managed by

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. On March 28, 2014, the band renamed to lexandrosfrom hampagneon request from Bureau du Champagne, Japan. On November 28, 2014, it was announced that the band would be signed to

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, starting from their single that was released in 2015. Subsequent album and singles since 2015 have been released by Universal Music Japan. In 2016, the band performed at the

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Music Festival as part of the

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showcase. In 2018, their song "Mosquito Bite" was used as the theme for the live-action film adaptation of ''

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''. That same year, the band also contributed the theme song ("Arpeggio") and ending theme ("Your Song") to the Sega video game ''Judgment''. A year later in 2019, their song "PRAY" was used as the theme for the Japanese dub of the

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film '' Godzilla: King of the Monsters''. From 2020 to 2021, the band's lead vocalist Yoohei Kawakami was a guest vocalist of two songs by

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for the Japanese

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''.

Band members

;Current members * — vocals, guitar (2007–present) * — bass guitar, backing vocals (2007–present) * — guitar (2007–present) * Ib Riad — drums (2021–present) ;Former members * — drums (2007–2010) * —

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(2010–2021) ;Support Members * ROSE — keyboard (Original Group: THE LED SNAIL) ;Timeline

Appearances

TV Variety Appearance

* Welcome! lexandros( Formerly known as: Welcome! hampagne) (June 2013 – March 2017, Space Shower TV )

Radio Appearance

* SBS PopAsia 「J-Rock Sessions with lexandros��with Yoohei and Hiro (September 2015 – June 2016, Australia SBS) * SCHOOL OF LOCK! (October 2015 ~ Present, Tokyo FM) – Yoohei as "Kawakami-sensei" on the Tuesday Regular Corner「AlexandroLOCKS!」

Movie

* Kyou no Kira-kun (February 25, 2017) – Yoohei as an English Teacher, Cameo Appearance

Advertising

* Apparel Brand 「glamb」 (2015–2016) – Yoohei as a model for the Spring Collection

CMs

* NTT DOCOMO「DOCOMO's Student Discount 『Ayanoxandros？』」(2017) * Tokyo Metro 「Find My Tokyo. 『Asakusa – Fun continues to live』」(2018)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

DVD Releases

Awards and nominations

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Japan Gold Disc Award The is an award presented by the Recording Industry Association of Japan The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry. It was founded in 1942 as the Japan Phonogram Record Cultural Associa ...

, - , 2016 , lexandros, New Artist of the Year , ;

MTV Video Music Awards Japan The MTV Video Music Awards Japan (MTV VMAJ for short) are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards. Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online votin ...

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Tours and concerts

Japan

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Rock in Japan Festival The Rock in Japan Festival is an annual three-day rock festival held during early August at the Hitachi Seaside Park, in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, organized by ''Rockin'on ''Rockin'On Japan'', often stylized in all caps, is a monthly magazin ...

'' with Various Artists (2010) * ''

Summer Sonic Festival The , also known as Supersonic, is an annual two- or three-day rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba, Japan. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba the following day and vice versa. The line-up cont ...

'' with Various Artists (2010) * ''

'' with Various Artists (2011) * ''

'' with Various Artists (

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) * ''

Kasabian Kasabian ( ) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997 by lead vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and occasional vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. Drummer Ian Matthews joined in 2004. Karlof ...

Japan Tour'' with hampagneas supporting act (2012) * ''

'' with Various Artists (2012) * ''

Rising Sun Rock Festival Rising Sun Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. The two-day event is organized by WESS. It chiefly features Japanese rock and indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: ...

'' with Various Artists (2012) * ''

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Japan Tour'' with hampagneas supporting act (2013) * ''

Primal Scream Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie (vocals) and Jim Beattie. The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and Darrin Mooney (drums) ...

Japan Tour'' with hampagneas supporting act (2013) * ''

'' with Various Artists (

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) * ''

Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival held in Naeba Ski Resort, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The three-day event, organized by Smash Japan, features more than 200 Japanese and international musicians, making it the largest outdoor music event in Japan. ...

'' with Various Artists (

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) * ''

'' with Various Artists (

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)

Overseas

* ''

The Great Escape Festival The Great Escape Festival is a three-day music festival held in Brighton and Hove, England every year in May. It is operated by MAMA Festivals and showcases new music from a variety of genres. The festival was founded in 2006 and roughly hosts ...

'' in UK with Various Artists (2013) * ''

SXSW Music Festival South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Te ...

'' in US with Various Artists (2014)

References

External links

Official website
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Band members

Appearances

TV Variety Appearance

Radio Appearance

Movie

Advertising

CMs

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

DVD Releases

Awards and nominations

Tours and concerts

Japan

Overseas

See also

References

External links