Happy End (はっぴいえんど) was a Japanese folk rock band that existed between 1970 and 1973. Happy End's albums blended Western folk singing with Japanese melodies. Its members were Haruomi Hosono (細野晴臣) (bass, vocals) and Takashi Matsumoto (松本隆) (drums) from the band Apryl Fool, Eiichi Ohtaki (大瀧詠一) (guitar, vocals), and Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木茂) (guitar, vocals). They originally belonged to the "URC Records" recording label, and later the "Bellwood Records" label. Hosono later went on to form the Yellow Magic Orchestra. In 2003, the Happy End song "Kaze Wo Atsumete" appeared on the Lost In Translation movie soundtrack. Jump to: navigation, search Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... See also: 1969 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events Charles Wuorinen, aged 32, becomes the youngest composer ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. ... See also: 1972 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January-February January 9 - Mick Jaggers request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust, putting an abrupt end to The... Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣 Hosono Haruomi, born July 9, 1947 in Minato, Tokyo -) is a Japanese popular musician, best known internationally as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra. ... Takashi Matsumoto (松本隆, born July 16, 1949 in Minato, Tokyo -) is a Japanese lyricist, former member of Happy End. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cover of Naughty Boys Yellow Magic Orchestra were a Japanese electropop band, formed in 1978. ... See also: 2002 in music, 2003 in music (UK), other events of 2003, 2004 in music, list of years in music, 2000s in music // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500... Lost in Translation is a (2003) motion picture. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ...

Albums

• Happy End (はっぴいえんど), 1970
• Kazemachi Roman (風街ろまん) 1971
• Happy End, 1973
• City - Happy End Best Album (CITY／はっぴいえんどベスト・アルバム), 1973
• Live Happy End (ライブ・はっぴいえんど」), 1974
• Singles (シングルス), 1974
• Best Collection (ベスト・コレクション) 197?
• Happy End Story (はっぴいえんどストーリー), 1982
• Happy End & Kazemachi Roman (はっぴいえんど&風街ろまん), 1984
• The Happy End, 1985
• Best (ベスト), 1985
• Greeeatest Live! On Stage, 1986
• Live On Stage, 1989
• Happy End Best (はっぴいえんどベスト), 1993
• Happy End (はっぴいえんど), 1993
• Singles:
  • 12 Gatsu No Ame No Hi (１２月の雨の日), 1971
  • Hanaichimonme (花いちもんめ), 1971
  • Sayonara America Sayonara Nippon (さよならアメリカさよならニッポン), 1973
  • Ashita Tenki Ni Naare / Kaze Wo Atsumete / Ayakashi No Dohbutsuen (Live Version) (あしたてんきになあれ／風をあつめて／あやか市の動物園(ライヴ・ヴァージョン)), 1999

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