ORESKABAND

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ORESKABAND promoting What a Wonderful World! vol.2 (2009)

ORESKABAND (オレスカバンド) is an all-girl ska band on Sony Music Entertainment from Sakai, Japan.

Members

• IKASU (いかす) (Guitar, vocal)
• TOMI (とみ) (Bass, vocal)
• TAE-SAN (たえさん) (Drums)
• SAKI (サキ) (Trumpet)
• MORIKO (もりこ) (Saxophone)
• LEADER (リーダー) (Trombone)

Information

ORESKABAND was formed in 2003 when the six members were in middle school. They began getting gigs at clubs soon after and released their first album in 2005. They were signed to Sony Music in 2006. Their song "Hana no Ska Dance" was used for a Pocky commercial, and the band members themselves were featured in the advertisement.

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ORESKABAND promoting Tsumasaki (2007)

They began recording their first major label mini-album while still in high school; it was finished in March 2006 and released in July. They later performed at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2006, to which over 1000 fans attended. In March 2007 the band began playing in the United States, including spots in Texas and California.

The band name, "ORESKABAND", literally translates as "we're (a) ska band". While "ore" is normally an extremely masculine and casual way to say "I" in Japanese and the suffix "-tachi" is added to personal nouns when emphasizing that they are plural, it's clear in this context that "ore" means something more along the lines of "we fellows". The choice of "ore" is also one of gender play, as the band usually appear wearing boys' school uniform in their videos and concerts.

Japanese Discography

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ORESKABAND in Los Angeles, during SXSW Asia's JapanNite US tour

Albums

• [2005.xx.xx] Penpal (ペンパル) (Indie)
• [2007.05.23] WAO!!
• [2010.11.24] COLOR

Mini-Albums

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ORESKABAND performing on Vans Warped Tour in 2008

• [2006.07.19] Ore (俺; I)
• [2008.10.22] What a Wonderful World! vol.1
• [2009.04.15] What a Wonderful World! vol.2

Singles

• [2006.11.01] Almond (アーモンド)
• [2007.03.07] Wasuremono / Chuck (忘れもの / チャック; Forgotten Ones)
• [2007.05.09] Tsumasaki (爪先; Tiptoe)
• [2010.04.28] Jitensha (自転車; Bicycle)

Compilations/Others

• [2006.06.28] JAPA-RICO～RICO RODRIGUEZ MEETS JAPAN (#03 MONKEY MAN)
• [2008.07.23] NARUTO SUPER HITS 2006-2008 (#02 PINOCCHIO (ピノキオ))
• [2008.07.23] NARUTO ALL STARS (#10 PINOCCHIO (ピノキオ))
• [2009.07.29] NON-STOP NARUTO (#04 PINOCCHIO (ピノキオ))

Music Video

• [2009.02.25] DREAMS COME TRUE - GOOD BYE MY SCHOOL DAYS

DVDs

• [2008.10.22] 46 ORESKABAND -WARPED TOUR 2008-

USA Discography

Albums

• [2007.09.04] ORESKABAND

External Links

• Official Site (Sony) (Japanese and English)
• Official MySpace