eastern youth are a Japanese alternative/post-hardcore/emo band. They originally formed in 1988 under the name Scanners and played an aggressive, Oi!-influenced style of punk in the early years of their career, strongly oriented by their right-wing political views. After the release of their 1993 self-titled album, the band began to distance themselves from their original sound and politics, eventually arriving at their signature style of heavy and emotional yet also uplifting and anthemic songwriting on 1998's 『旅路ニ季節ガ燃エ落チル』. Bolstered by the striking, passionate voca ...read more
eastern youth are a Japanese alternative/post-hardcore/emo band. They originally formed in 1988 under the name Scanners and played an aggressive, Oi!-influenced style of punk in the early years of their career, strongly oriented by their right-wing political views. After the release of their 1993 self-titled album, the band began to distance themselves from their original sound and politics, eventually arriving at their signature style of heavy and emotional yet also uplifting and anthemic songwriting on 1998's 『旅路ニ季節ガ燃エ落チル』. Bolstered by the striking, passionate vocals of frontman Yoshino Hisashi (吉野寿), the busy, virtuosic fretless basslines of Ninomiya Tomokazu (二宮友和), and the dynamic drumming of Tomori Atsuya (田森篤哉), eastern youth has achieved minor commercial success and recognition as legends in Japanese punk/alternative music for their influence on the generations that have followed them. In 2015, Ninomiya left eastern youth and was replaced by Muraoka Yuka (村岡ゆか). « hide
