Happy End (band)
Happy End (Japanese: はっぴいえんど, Hepburn: Happī Endo) was a Japanese folk rock band active from 1969 to 1972. Composed of Haruomi Hosono, Takashi Matsumoto, Eiichi Ohtaki and Shigeru Suzuki, the band's pioneering sound was regarded as avant-garde to most Japanese at the time. They are considered to be among the most influential artists in Japanese music.[3] MTV described Happy End's music as "rock with psych smudges around the edges."[2]
Happy End | |
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![]() Happy End in September 1971. From left to right: Eiichi Ohtaki, Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto. | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Blue Valentine |
Origin | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
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Years active | 1969–1972 1973, 1985, 2015 |
Labels | URC, Bellwood/King |
Associated acts | Tin Pan Alley, Nobuyasu Okabayashi, Apryl Fool |
Past members | Haruomi Hosono Eiichi Ohtaki Shigeru Suzuki Takashi Matsumoto |