GreeeeN is a 4 member Japanese pop/rock group which made their debut in 2007 and have 3 cds so far (as well as a string of hit singles). Their music is hard to describe, more rock than pop but very light (although not ballad heavy). The main characteristic that stands out is the sing-along nature of the songs (and the lyrics), a GreeeeN single is something you can sing and shout along with, and almost calls for it. It feels like music made to sing along to during the Summer. That's the best way I can describe it. GreeeeN is nothing else if not fun. (Each E in GreeeeN stands for a member of the band, which is why there are 4 E's.)
One of the interesting things about GreeeeN is that they never show themselves in the videos or the promotional pictures of the band. It's always images or other people, etc. One of the member's brother takes care of the PR for the band. The more interesting thing is why they don't show themselves, it's because they are in dental school and they don't want to disrupt that. 1 member still needs to graduate, and once he does, they will request permission to become more public. Tell me that isn't unusual.
GReeeeN - Ayumi (One of their more recent singles)
This is a link to KISEKI, a great song by GreeeeN, the theme song to a show called ROOKIES in Japan (a baseball drama). For some reason the parent company disabled all the embedding for the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_lcH_2nw-o
Greeeen is the kind of happy, sing along type group that the US music scene really lacks right now but J-Pop seems to have in abundance. (US rock music has become folksy or Emo and pretty painfully dull IMO.) They have a bunch of singles which are karaoke staples already. They are definitely a group worth checking out.
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greeeen - Wikipedia page
http://www.greeeen.net/ - Official Site
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