Alexandros (band)

[Alexandros]
[Alexandros] at TOKYO MUSIC ODYSSEY 2016. Left to right: Satoyasu, Hiroyuki, Yoohei, and Masaki.
[Alexandros] at TOKYO MUSIC ODYSSEY 2016.
Left to right: Satoyasu, Hiroyuki, Yoohei, and Masaki.
Background information
Also known as
  • [A]
  • [Champagne] (2007–2014)
  • dros
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active2007–present
Labels
MembersYoohei Kawakami
Hiroyuki Isobe
Masaki Shirai
Ib Riad
Past membersHiroki Ishikawa (2007–2010)
Satoyasu Shomura (2010–2021)
Websitealexandros.jp

Alexandros (アレキサンドロス, Arekisandorosu), stylized as [Alexandros] is a Japanese rock band, signed to RX-Records and managed by UK Project. On March 28, 2014, the band renamed from [Champagne] to [Alexandros] from on request from Bureau du Champagne, Japan.[5]

On November 28, 2014, it was announced that the band would be signed to Universal Music Japan, starting from their single "Wataridori / Dracula la" (ワタリドリ, Dracula la) that was released in 2015.[6] Subsequent album and singles since 2015 have been released by Universal Music Japan.[7]

In 2016, the band performed at the SXSW Music Festival as part of the Japan Nite showcase.[8]

In 2018, their song "Mosquito Bite" was used as the theme for the live-action film adaptation of Bleach.[9] That same year, the band also contributed the theme song ("Arpeggio") and ending theme ("Your Song") to the Sega video game Judgment.[10] A year later in 2019, their song "PRAY" was used as the theme for the Japanese dub of the MonsterVerse film Godzilla: King of the Monsters.[11]

From 2020 to 2021, the band's lead vocalist Yoohei Kawakami was a guest vocalist of two songs by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra for the Japanese Tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider Saber.

  1. ^ a b "[Alexandros] reviews, music, news". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b Robb, John (October 29, 2014). "[Alexandros] : live review from JAPAN NIGHT in TIMM : Tokyo Oct 2014". Louder Than War. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "[Alexandros] (ex-[Champagne]) interview (2013.05)". Japan Vibe. October 29, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "[Alexandros] Biography". [Alexandros] Official Site (in Japanese).
  6. ^ "[Alexandros] Discography". Universal-music.co.jp. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  7. ^ "[Alexandros]、ユニバーサル ミュージックとパートナーシップを結び、新作をリリースへ". Universal-music.co.jp. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  8. ^ "[Alexandros] | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. ^ Minikhiem, Michelle (December 4, 2018). "ALEXANDROS – Interview (2018)". J-Generation. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  10. ^ "Judgment". Yakuza.sega.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Alexandros Perform Godzilla: King of the Monsters Film's Theme Song for Japanese Screenings". Anime News Network.