ROA
This year, the Karasu stage is all about music discoveries: ROA is unveiling the Japanese underground rock scene at Japan Expo’s J-music Discovery Springboard!
Biography
ROA is a Japanese rock band formed by the drummer Akaba who is also the drummer of SNAIL RAMP, which was leading the Japanese melodic hard core and ska core scene (n° 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly rank). The band started off in Tokyo on April 2015, with the concept of "Wayo Settyu", which means half Japanese style and half Western style, the mixture of rock and Tsugaru shamisen which is one of the best-known Japanese instruments.
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ROA's music video of the song called JAIRO.M, which has the elements of rock, Tsugaru shamisen, and unique words for the lyrics, became their masterpiece and the spark of their popularity. The music video was played 20,000 times in a couple of days and the total number of views is still increasing. It was spread all over the world by word of mouth and played on the rock channel of MTV called Rock on MTV.
Come discover this indie band at Japan Expo’s J-music Discovery Springboards on the Karasu stage and meet them at signings.
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