, stylized as KuKeiHa CLUB, is a band that was formed by

Motoaki Furukawa Motoaki (written: 基昭 or 基朗) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese composer *Motoaki Tanigo (谷御元昭), founder and CEO of COVER Corporation, parent company of Holo ...

, a composer, arranger, and producer working for the game firm

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, after his work on ''

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'' back in 1990. It is often confused with コナミ矩形波倶楽部 (

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), Konami's team of composers (music in Konami games are credited to Konami Kukeiha Club, not Kukeiha Club). It consists of members from Konami's music production department, mirroring similar bands at the time from other game companies such as

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and

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. The band has two "original" albums: A self-titled back in 1990 featuring five original songs and five cover tracks and a second album entitled ''Hope'' featuring 10 original tracks. In a few rare cases, other members of Kukeiha Club are known to perform live (such as in the 1991 ''Konami All Stars: The Sentryp-Bako Heisei 4 Nen Ban'' album). However, they are credited as "Konami Kukeiha Club".

Initial members

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: keyboards *

: guitar, arrangement *

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Primary members

*Mami Asano : Keyboards *Motoaki Furukawa: All Guitars & Programming *Tappy (

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): Drums & Percussion

Guest musicians

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: drums (''Kukeiha Club'') *Kenichi Mitsuda: keyboards *

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: synthesizer (''Hope / Kukeiha Club'') *Koichi Namiki: guitar (''Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Tokimeki Memorial'') *Toyoyuki Tanaka: bass (''Kukeiha Club pro-fusion: Salamander'') *Masato Honda: saxophone

Discography

External links

古川もとあきStation: Motoaki Furukawa Official Web Site

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