Curio (stylized as CURIO) was a Japanese

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band formed in 1995. They were best known to Western audiences for their song "Kimi ni Fureru Dake de", which was used as the third opening theme for the popular

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Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work ...

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Members

Nob -

Vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

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:Born October 26, 1973. Following the dissolution of Curio, Nob has appeared as a guest vocalist with the

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band Ska-Show. He was arrested in 2000 for

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use. Kassai -

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:Currently working in

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

as a

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with the 3PO Design Workshop. Britain -

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, Programming

Former Members

Aja -

:Left the band in 2001. Following this, he joined the

band One Track Mind as a guitarist.

Discography

Maxi Singles

*''Go Around The World'' - August 21, 2002 *''Clover'' - October 17, 2002 *''Blanket'' - October 29, 2003

Albums

* ''Hybrid'' - August 21, 1997 (re-released April 25, 2007) * ''Sweet & Bitter'' - July 29, 1998 (re-released April 25, 2007) * ''Pawky'' - July 28, 1999 (re-released April 25, 2007) * ''Raison d'etre'' - December 21, 2001 * ''Glitters'' - November 7, 2002 * ''Best Bang!'' (Best Album) - December 18, 2002

External links

Nob's Show-Ska blog

3PO Design Workshop

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