Rocky Chack (Japanese: ロッキー・チャック ''Rokkī Chakku'', sometimes stylized as ROCKY CHACK) is a

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band founded in 1998 and composed of Taro Yamashita (as "Taro") and Noe Arima (as "noe").

History

Rocky Chack was formed in 1998 as a 5-person band and signed under the label Midi, Inc. In 2000, the band left Midi and signed with outgroup records (a division of

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). However, after their label dissolved in October 2000, the band was put on hiatus. In late 2005, Taro and noe announced they would continue the band as a duo, and has since released music under the Victor Entertainment

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label. In 2006, Rocky Chack performed the ending songs to the

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series

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, along with the ending songs of

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in 2008 and its sequel in 2009.

Members

Current

* Taro (Vocals) - , Birthplace:

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. * noe (Vocals & Keyboard) - , Birthplace:

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Former

* Ichiro Fujishima (Bass) * Tamaki Kosugi (Drums) * Ikuya Taira (Guitar) - Left in 1999.

Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

* * * Musical groups established in 1998 Japanese musical duos {{Japan-musician-stub