The

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of Japanese

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band

Abingdon Boys School Abingdon Boys School (stylized as abingdon boys school) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005 and fronted by Japanese singer Takanori Nishikawa. Formed in 2005, the band shares a name with the British independent school Abingdon School, in Abi ...

includes two studio albums, eight singles, one live album, four video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtrack appearances, and seven other appearances in releases not under that name. Abingdon Boys School (stylized as "abingdon boys school" or abbreviated "a.b.s"), was formed in 2005 by

Takanori Nishikawa is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice artist, radio personality, and businessman. He performs under the stage name T.M.Revolution (TMR), which stands for , stemming from the famous '80s pop electronic band TM ...

, or T.M.Revolution, who originally named the band ABS after Ebisu,

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, and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of

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. The band plays

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and is currently signed to

Epic Records Japan Epic Records Japan is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama. Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. () was established in August 1978

. Abingdon Boys School has contributed to the soundtracks of numerous

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and video game series and several tribute albums. Their music has been used as opening or closing tracks for anime series, including ''

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'', '' Soul Eater'', and ''

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'', and games, including ''

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''. In addition, they have also contributed to tribute albums to the manga ''

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'' and the rock bands

Luna Sea Luna Sea (stylized as LUNA SEA) is a Japanese Rock music, rock band formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1986. Due to the use of make-up and costumes early in their career and their widespread popularity, they are considered one of the most success ...

and

Buck-Tick Buck-Tick (stylized as BUCK-TICK) is a Japanese Rock music, rock band, formed in Fujioka, Gunma in 1983. The group has consisted of lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, lead guitarist Hisashi Imai, rhythm guitarist Hidehiko Hoshino, bassist Yutaka Hig ...

. They also perform in a live DVD by Buck-Tick. Both of the band's studio albums reached number two on the

Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...

charts. Abingdon Boys School's singles have all charted on the Oricon charts as well; the singles " Blade Chord" and "From Dusk Till Dawn" have peaked at number two and number three respectively. Additionally, the band's four videos have all charted, with ''Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008'' and ''Abingdon Road Movies'' both peaking at number ten. Two of the band's releases, the album ''

'' and the single "

Innocent Sorrow The discography of Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School includes two studio albums, eight singles, one live album, four video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtrack appearances, and seven other appearances in releases not under that nam ...

", have been

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by the

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Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Video albums

Singles

Soundtracks

Other appearances

Footnotes

Notes

References

External links

Abingdon Boys School's homepage
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