Oreskaband

Oreskaband (オレスカバンド, Oresukabando, stylized as ORESKABAND) is an all-female ska band from Sakai, Japan. As well as performing regularly within Japan, they have toured in North and South America, as well as Europe.[1]

Oreskaband
Oreskaband in Austin, Texas, during SXSW Asia's JapanNite US tour.
Background information
Also known asOreskaband
OriginSakai, Japan
GenresJ-ska, ska punk, pop punk, 2-tone
Years active2003-present
LabelsSony Music Japan
Websiteoreskaband.com
MembersiCas
Tomi
Tae
Hayami
Add
CC
Saki (hiatus)
Past membersMorico

The band name, "ore ska band," literally translates as "we're (a) ska band." While "ore" is normally considered a masculine pronoun and an informal way to say "I" in Japanese,[2] and the suffix "-tachi" is added to personal nouns when emphasizing that they are plural, in this context the term "ore" means something more along the lines of "we fellows." The choice of "ore" is also one of gender play, as the band would typically appear wearing boys' school uniform in their early videos and concerts.

History

Oreskaband began in 2003 when the members were still in middle school. Ikasu saw Tae playing in a local band and asked her to form a new one with her and some of their other friends.[3] They self-produced their first album, Penpal, in 2005 and were signed by Sony Music in 2006 while they were still in high school.

The band received media attention from their appearance in a commercial advertising the popular Japanese snack Pocky, as well as having their song Jitensha featured as the 13th Naruto: Shippuden anime ending theme. In July 2006, their major debut album Ore was released and a month later, they appeared at the Fuji Rock Festival attracting 1,000 attendees, a record for a new artist. In March 2007, the band members graduated from high school and toured in the United States appearing in Austin, Los Angeles, and San Francisco as part of the Japan Nite tour.[4] In April 2007, their song, Tsumasaki (爪先, Fingertips), was featured as the 11th ending for the anime Bleach. They played at Anime Expo in Long Beach, California in July 2007 and at the Vans Warped Tour in Marysville, California and Portland, Oregon. The band also played the entire 2008 Vans Warped Tour. The band was featured in executive producer Barry Rosenbush's film,[5] Lock and Roll Forever, which was set for a 2008 release in Japan.[6] Oreskaband also performed at the Otakon 2015 convention.

In 2016, long-time saxophonist Morico left the band to start a family, and the band released their third full-length album Slogan the same year, with new saxophonist ADD.[7] In December 2018 it was announced that trumpeter Saki would be taking time off from Oreskaband to pursue a songwriting career; support member Hisae Ōtomari began playing trumpet with the band in live performances from January 2019 and in recording beginning the following month.[8][9] At the band's Stay Irie, Go Rudy event in October 2019, they announced the new addition of keyboardist CC to their lineup.[10] A further lineup change soon followed, as bassist Tomi announced in February 2020 that she would be leaving to pursue other musical endeavours, following a final pair of performances with the band in Tokyo and their hometown of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture that April.[11] The COVID-19 pandemic led to the postponement of both concerts until August.[12]

Members
  • iCas - vocals and guitar (2003-)
  • Tomi - bass (2003-2020)
  • Hayami - trombone (2003-)
  • Tae - drums (2003-)
  • ADD - tenor saxophone (2016-)
  • CC - keyboard (2019-)
  • Saki - trumpet (2003-2018) Taking time off from the band as of the December 2018 to launch a career as an anime songwriter.
  • Moriko - tenor saxophone and keyboard (2003-2016) Left band in January 2016 to start a family.

Support Members


Discography
Oreskaband performing on Vans Warped Tour in 2008

Singles
  • ''Almond'' (November 1, 2006)
  • ''Wasuremono" / "Chuck'' (March 7, 2007)
  • ''Tsumasaki'' (May 9, 2007)
  • ''Jitensha'' (April 27, 2010)
  • "NEXSPOT" / "¡Fiebre!" (March 9, 2016)
  • "Groovin' Work Stylee" (November 3, 2017)
  • ''Itokashi'' (October 10, 2018)
  • ''Egao no Manma'' (April 17, 2019) (Begin cover)

Albums and EPs
  • Penpal (ペンパル) (independent) (2005)
  • Ore (俺) (July 19, 2006)
  • WAO!! (May 23, 2007)
  • What a Wonderful World Vol.1 (October 22, 2008)
  • What a Wonderful World Vol.2 (April 15, 2009)
  • Color (November 24, 2010)
  • Hot Number (February 27, 2013)
  • Best [2003-2014] (February 26, 2014)
  • Carry On! (Independent) (September 10, 2014)
  • Slogan (November 23, 2016)

References
  1. "About". ORESKABAND Official website (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. 8.1. Pronouns sf.airnet.ne.jp Retrieved on July 29, 2010
  3. J-Pop World interview
  4. "Japan Nite US TOUR 2007". www.sxsw-asia.sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  5. "Osaka's all-girl Oreskaband picked for Hollywood movie set in Japan", Asahi Shimbun (IHT), May 2, 2007.
  6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135938/ "Lock and Roll Forever, Internet Movie Database (iMDB), May 20, 2008.
  7. Slogan (booklet). OreSkaBand. Tokyo: Victor Music Arts, inc. 2016. VMAN015.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. ORESKABAND (28 December 2018). "いつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ". ORESKABAND「ORE-BLOG」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  9. ORESKABAND [@ORESKA_Official] (26 January 2019). "2019年が始まって1本目のライブで..." (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  10. ORESKABAND [@ORESKA_Official] (27 October 2019). "そして、Stay Irie, Go Rudyの会場で発表しましたが新メンバー、CC" (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  11. ORESKABAND (1 February 2020). "Tomi脱退のお知らせ". ORESKABAND「ORE-BLOG」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  12. ORESKABAND (2 April 2020). ""サヨナラホームラン！ 〜君の瞳に乾杯〜" の振替公演および払戻について". ORESKABAND「ORE-BLOG」 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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