deceased 2004 ~ 2023

Sakurai Atsushi

櫻井敦司

Atsushi Sakurai
Sakurai Atsushi
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Sakurai Atsushi, the acclaimed vocalist for rock band BUCK-TICK, has made several hits as a solo artist. Having collaborated with a plethora of various musicians and composers, the music style in his solo work is fairly broad. Consistently identifiable as rock, his songs typically have dark overtones and his lyrics transmit a distinctive world view, exploring the malice and hatred in the depths of our hearts that gouge out the human essence, reason, society and organization, the estrangement and friction produced within the physical world, self-love and self-admonition.

Despite the diversity in his songs, his distinctive voice is immediately identifiable. Having described himself early on as a quiet person not much for talking, once he takes the stage Sakurai is an incredible performer - outgoing, wild, and dynamic, appearing with his trademark longish black hair and black clothes. Regardless of the project he's working on, the vocalist with over two decades of experience has influenced many in the Japanese music scene, and is an amazing entertainer bordering on legendary.
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Atsushi Sakurai's Solo Discography Added to Streaming Services © BUCK-TICK. All rights reserved.

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Atsushi Sakurai's Solo Discography Added to Streaming Services

One album and three singles by the late BUCK-TICK frontman Atsushi Sakurai have been released on digital platforms worldwide.

BUCK-TICK's Atsushi Sakurai Passes Away © BUCK-TICK. All rights reserved.

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BUCK-TICK's Atsushi Sakurai Passes Away

Atsushi Sakurai, vocalist of visual rock band BUCK-TICK, has passed away at the age of 57.

Oricon 2015 Week 41 © JaME - Oricon

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Sakurai Atsushi's New Solo Project © THE MORTAL. All rights reserved.

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Sakurai Atsushi's New Solo Project

BUCK-TICK frontman Sakurai Atsushi has started a new solo project: THE MORTAL.

Latest Releases

Album 12-inch vinyl 2024-03-07 2024-03-07
Sakurai Atsushi
Box Box 2015-09-30 2015-09-30
Sakurai Atsushi
Album CD 2007-12-05 2007-12-05
AI, Aoyama Thelma, GO!GO!7188, GRe4N BOYZ, Kimaguren, Sakurai Atsushi, SoulJa
Album CD 2005-03-30 2005-03-30
CORE OF SOUL, Hayashi Asuca, Onitsuka Chihiro, RURUTIA, Sakurai Atsushi, Sheena Ringo, Utada Hikaru, Yumi Matsutoya
Single CD 2005-02-23 2005-02-23
Sakurai Atsushi
Concert DVD 2004-12-16 2004-12-16
Sakurai Atsushi
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