BBQ Chickens (often stylized as BBQ CHICKENS) is a Japanese
hardcore punk
Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...
band, created in 2000 by former
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release ''Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japan ...
member Ken Yokoyama. All four members have been "buddies since childhood",
and convened to form the band when Ken announced the hiatus of
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release ''Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japan ...
. Since their beginning, they have released five studio albums, and have enjoyed unexpected success in different forms. Their first album, ''
Indie Rock Strikes Back'', sold upwards of 85,000 copies
and rocketed them onto the Japanese punk scene, where they played several sold out shows. BBQ Chickens later won the award for "Best Alternative Video" during the 2002
Space Shower Music Video Awards
Space Shower Music Awards (old name: SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards, abbr. to SPACE SHOWER MVA) are an annual set of music awards sponsored by Japanese Space Shower TV
is a Japanese music television channel operated by Space Shower Networks, In ...
for their video "
Sick Guy/Stupid Magazine", and the year after with "
Pizza of Death's Theme/Fat Boy".
[ :ja:SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards, Retrieved 2010-07-17] BBQ Chickens' third album, ''
Fine Songs, Playing Sucks'', was a
cover album
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, and was noted by the idea that it was a "selection of most unusual songs to cover."
Discography
Members
* Hongolian – vocals (2000–present)
* Ken Yokoyama – guitar, backing vocals (2000–present)
* Iso – bass (2000–present)
* Andrew – drums (2009–present)
See also
*
Hi-Standard
Hi-Standard (stylized as Hi-STANDARD) is a Japanese punk rock band formed in 1991 by bassist and lead vocalist Akihiro Nanba, guitarist and vocalist Ken Yokoyama, and drummer Akira Tsuneoka. The release ''Making the Road'' sparked sold-out Japan ...
*
Pizza of Death Records
Pizza of Death is a Japanese record label based in Tokyo, Japan, and was founded by Hi-Standard front man Hi-Standard, Ken Yokoyama. It was created in 1994 as a record label inside a record label (Fat Wreck Chords), and officially established it ...
References
Pizza of Death Records
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Japanese punk rock groups