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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Happy_End_band.jpg) Happy End in September 1971. From left to right: Eiichi Ohtaki, Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto. | |
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| Also known as | Blue Valentine |
| Origin | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
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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, Eiichi Ohtaki, Takashi Matsumoto 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]
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- ^ "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.4". HMV Japan (in Japanese). November 27, 2003. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.