Tetra-Fang
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Tetra-Fang is a Japan
ese pop-rock band considered a "limited rock unit" and was formed to perform songs on the soundtrack
for the 2008 Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Kiva
.
who portrays Wataru Kurenai, the lead character in Kamen Rider Kiva, serves as Koji, the lead vocalist of the group for the single releases of "Destiny's Play" and "Individual-System." "Destiny's Play" was released on April 23, 2008, and came with a DVD containing a music video for the song. The single ranked 25th on the Japanese Oricon
Weekly Single's Charts in its first week. "Individual-System" was released on June 25, 2008, and was be the second ending theme for Kamen Rider Kiva.
An arrangement of "Individual-System" was released one month after the initial release of the original version on July 30, 2008, and featured Keisuke Kato
on vocals, known as "Fight for Justice: Individual-System Nago Ver.". Also, on August 6, 2008, a mini-album was released, Supernova, after the song of the same name used as Emperor Form's theme song. It also features character songs for Garulu, Basshaa, and Dogga, two of which have been featured as the ending theme in the series.
In early December, the band released their first and only fully original album entitled Destiny. The album contained numerous character songs written by previous tokusatsu song writers including Ryo and Shuhei Naruse. The album also included the tracks Destiny's Play, Individual System, Roots of the King and Supernova from previous releases.
Also in December, another album was released called Inherited System, which contained character songs sung by actors who have used the IXA System in the TV series. Two Tetra-Fang songs were included in the release, which were Individual System and Fight for Justice.
The group officially disbanded after Kamen Rider Kiva had completed it's broadcasting, however both keyboardist Shuhei and guitarist Ayano continue to be involved in the musical side of the Kamen Rider franchise. Shuhei and Ayano reunited as part of the Kamen Rider Decade series, producing three albums of cover versions of previous Kamen Rider theme songs. The songs arranged by Shuhei featured Ayano on guitar. Both musicians also are part of the Kamen Rider Double series, composing and playing on several songs featured in the series.
The popularity of the group however resulted in a reunion for a final album consisting mostly of covers of previous Tetra-Fang songs. The album however, entitled Masked Rider Kiva Destiny's Play Re-Union, did include three original songs; two sung by Kivat and the final track sung by Wataru and Otoya as a duet.
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Japan
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ese pop-rock band considered a "limited rock unit" and was formed to perform songs on the soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
for the 2008 Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...
Kamen Rider Kiva
Kamen Rider Kiva
is the title of the 2008 Kamen Rider Japanese tokusatsu television series produced by Toei Company and Ishimori Productions. It premiered on January 27, 2008, following the finale of Kamen Rider Den-O. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2008 Super Hero Time block with Engine Sentai Go-onger...
.
History
Tetra-Fang was formed in 2008 to serve as a promotional band for Kamen Rider Kiva. The group composes music in a rock style and features a rotating line-up of members for each of their singles. Koji SetoKoji Seto
is a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in Kamen Rider Kiva and Hiro in Koizora; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu...
who portrays Wataru Kurenai, the lead character in Kamen Rider Kiva, serves as Koji, the lead vocalist of the group for the single releases of "Destiny's Play" and "Individual-System." "Destiny's Play" was released on April 23, 2008, and came with a DVD containing a music video for the song. The single ranked 25th on the Japanese Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
Weekly Single's Charts in its first week. "Individual-System" was released on June 25, 2008, and was be the second ending theme for Kamen Rider Kiva.
An arrangement of "Individual-System" was released one month after the initial release of the original version on July 30, 2008, and featured Keisuke Kato
Keisuke Kato
, born September 2, 1988, is a Japanese actor and entertainer. He is best known for his roles as Ivory in TV Tokyo's "Happy Boys" drama and Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider IXA in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva. He is a huge fan of the Kamen Rider Series, and collects the Battle Ganbaride...
on vocals, known as "Fight for Justice: Individual-System Nago Ver.". Also, on August 6, 2008, a mini-album was released, Supernova, after the song of the same name used as Emperor Form's theme song. It also features character songs for Garulu, Basshaa, and Dogga, two of which have been featured as the ending theme in the series.
In early December, the band released their first and only fully original album entitled Destiny. The album contained numerous character songs written by previous tokusatsu song writers including Ryo and Shuhei Naruse. The album also included the tracks Destiny's Play, Individual System, Roots of the King and Supernova from previous releases.
Also in December, another album was released called Inherited System, which contained character songs sung by actors who have used the IXA System in the TV series. Two Tetra-Fang songs were included in the release, which were Individual System and Fight for Justice.
The group officially disbanded after Kamen Rider Kiva had completed it's broadcasting, however both keyboardist Shuhei and guitarist Ayano continue to be involved in the musical side of the Kamen Rider franchise. Shuhei and Ayano reunited as part of the Kamen Rider Decade series, producing three albums of cover versions of previous Kamen Rider theme songs. The songs arranged by Shuhei featured Ayano on guitar. Both musicians also are part of the Kamen Rider Double series, composing and playing on several songs featured in the series.
The popularity of the group however resulted in a reunion for a final album consisting mostly of covers of previous Tetra-Fang songs. The album however, entitled Masked Rider Kiva Destiny's Play Re-Union, did include three original songs; two sung by Kivat and the final track sung by Wataru and Otoya as a duet.
Members
- Koji SetoKoji Setois a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in Kamen Rider Kiva and Hiro in Koizora; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu...
as Koji: vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Shuhei NaruseShuhei Naruseis a Japanese musician, composer, and music arranger from Kyoto Prefecture. Naruse attended Ritsumeikan University and his major debut as a musician was in the rock band DEVELOP=FRAME where he played keyboards. He has since worked on the composition and arrangement for various Avex Trax musical...
as Shuhei: keyboard - Yuji: lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
("Destiny's Play") - Roy: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
("Destiny's Play") - Ume: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
("Individual-System" & Supernova) - Ayano: lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
("Individual-System" & Supernova)
Singles
- "Destiny's Play" - April 23, 2008
- "Destiny's Play"
- "Destiny's Play Neo Romanesque Guitar Edit"
- "Destiny's Play Additional Kivat-bat the 3rd Edit"
- "Destiny's Play Instrumental"
- "Individual-System" - June 25, 2008
- "Individual-System"
- "Individual-System Technical Guitar Fist"
- "Individual-System Instrumental"
- "Individual-System Nago Advance Fist"
- "Roots of the King" - November 12, 2008
- "Roots of the King"
- "Individual-System Acoustic Fist"
- "Roots of the King Instrumental"
- "Individual-System Acoustic Fist Instrumental"
Mini-albums
- Supernova - August 6, 2008
- CD
- "Entrance Procession"
- "Supernova [Tribute to Emperor Form]"
- "Shout in the Moonlight [Tribute to Garulu]"
- "Innocent Trap [Tribute to Basshaa]"
- "Silent Shout [Tribute to Dogga]"
- "Message [Tribute to Father]"
- DVD
- "Entrance Procession" Music Clip
- "Supernova" Music Clip
- "Message" Music Clip
Albums
- Destiny - December 3, 2008
- "Mind Garden"
- "Destiny's Play"
- "Roots of the King"
- "Lightning to Heaven"
- "Exterminate Time"
- "Eternity Blood"
- "Supernova"
- "Individual-System"
- "Rainy Rose"
- "Prayer: Message2"
- "No Matter Who You Are"
Other
- "Fight For Justice: Individual-System Nago Ver." by Keisuke NagoKamen Rider IXAis the secondary protagonist and fictional character that appears in Kamen Rider Kiva, a Japanese tokusatsu television drama in the Kamen Rider Series. Ixa is the second Rider in Kiva. "IXA" is an acronym for "Intercept X Attacker." Whereas Kiva is based on various monsters, Ixa's motif is that of...
(Keisuke KatoKeisuke Kato, born September 2, 1988, is a Japanese actor and entertainer. He is best known for his roles as Ivory in TV Tokyo's "Happy Boys" drama and Keisuke Nago/Kamen Rider IXA in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva. He is a huge fan of the Kamen Rider Series, and collects the Battle Ganbaride...
) - July 30, 2008- For the appearance of Kamen Rider Rising IXA in the series, Keisuke Kato was asked to record a new arrangement/coverCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "Individual-System" in the character of Nago. This version of the song features all new lyrics and keeps the melody of "Individual-System".
- "Fight for Justice"
- "Fight for Justice Story Fist"
- "Fight for Justice Justice Fist"
- "Fight for Justice Instrumental"
- For the appearance of Kamen Rider Rising IXA in the series, Keisuke Kato was asked to record a new arrangement/cover
- "Circle of Life" by Crimson-Fang - August 6, 2008
- Crimson-Fang was a limited rock group formed for the performance of the soundtrack of the motion picture Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World. It featured rockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
/popPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
vocalist Nanase AikawaNanase Aikawais a Japanese musician known for employing a variety of musical styles, most notably rock. She publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of Avex Group.- Early life :Nanase Aikawa was born on February 16, 1975, in Osaka, Japan...
and former MegadethMegadethMegadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...
guitarist Marty Friedman in addition to the line-up of Tetra-Fang. "Circle of Life" was released as two singles, a 2008 version and a 1986 version, that only differed in their album coverAlbum coverAn album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
and their B-side track.
- Crimson-Fang was a limited rock group formed for the performance of the soundtrack of the motion picture Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World. It featured rock
- "Circle of Life"
- "Circle of Life Violin Re-Connection Ver."
- "With You" (featuring ) on "Circle of Life 2008 Ver."/"With Me" (featuring ) on "Circle of Life 1986 Ver."
- "Circle of Life: Instrumental"
- "With You: Instrumental" on "Circle of Life 2008 Ver."/"With Me: Instrumental" on "Circle of Life 1986 Ver."
- Inherited-System by Masked Rider IXA - December 3, 2008
- This is a tribute albumTribute albumA tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
to Kamen Rider IXAKamen Rider IXAis the secondary protagonist and fictional character that appears in Kamen Rider Kiva, a Japanese tokusatsu television drama in the Kamen Rider Series. Ixa is the second Rider in Kiva. "IXA" is an acronym for "Intercept X Attacker." Whereas Kiva is based on various monsters, Ixa's motif is that of...
and features songs performed by any actor (in character) whose character transformed into IXA. It also includes two songs by Tetra-Fang.
- This is a tribute album
- "Fight for Justice" performed by
- "This Love Never Ends" performed by
- "Feel the Same" performed by
- "Keep Alive" performed by
- "Don't Lose Yourself" performed by Keisuke Nago
- "Individual-System" performed by Tetra-Fang
- "Destiny's Play" performed by feat.
- "Inherited-System" performed by the
- "Don't Lose Yourself Fist1"
- "Don't Lose Yourself Fist2"
- "IXA-cise"
- Kiva Radio
- Kiva Radio 1
} performed by Kivat-bat the 3rd (Tomokazu Sugita
Tomokazu Sugita
is a Japanese voice actor employed by Atomic Monkey. Best known for his role as Gintoki in Gintama, he also voices Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. He is also one of the three hosts on the radio show Bururaji promoting the videogame Blazblue which is produced and released on Nico Nico...
)
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- Kiva Radio 2
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- Masked Rider Kiva Destiny's Play Re-Union - June 24, 2009
- "Destiny's Play Re-Union" performed by Tetra-Fang
- "Supernova Love Edit" performed by Otoya Kurenai with Tetra-Fang (Kouhei TakedaKouhei Takeda, born on January 14, 1986, is a Japanese actor, entertainer and model. He is best known for his roles as Kohei Kitahanada in Fuji TV's Hanazakari no Kimitachi e/Ikemen Paradise drama, Otoya Kurenai in TV Asahi's tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kiva, and the voice of Vaan in Final Fantasy XII. In...
) - "This Love Never Ends Relation Edit" performed by Wataru Kurenai (Koji SetoKoji Setois a Japanese actor and singer. His major works include lead roles as Wataru Kurenai in Kamen Rider Kiva and Hiro in Koizora; and supporting roles as Satoru Okura in Atashinchi no Danshi, Ariake Yamato in Otomen, and Eiji Kikumaru in Tenimyu...
) - "Roots of the King Acoustic Edit" performed by Wataru Kurenai & Taiga Nobori (Seto & Shouma Yamamoto)
- "IXA-cise Body Rhythm Edit" performed by Keisuke Nago
- "Rainy Rose Queen Edit" performed by Queen Maya (Saki KagamiSaki Kagami, born on February 26, 1985 is a Japanese actress. Her acting career began in early 2001, when she was cast for the lead role in the movie Platonic Sex among 12,083 applicants. Now she is probably best known for roles in various TV Dramas and tokusatsu shows such as Ultraseven X and Kamen Rider...
) - performed by Kivat-bat the 3rd (Tomokazu SugitaTomokazu Sugitais a Japanese voice actor employed by Atomic Monkey. Best known for his role as Gintoki in Gintama, he also voices Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. He is also one of the three hosts on the radio show Bururaji promoting the videogame Blazblue which is produced and released on Nico Nico...
) - performed by Kivat-bat the 3rd (Sugita)
- "Beginning: Message 3" performed by Wataru Kurenai & Otoya Kurenai (Seto & Takeda)
External links
- Kamen Rider Kiva at Avex TraxAvex Trax, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...
, the official website for Tetra-Fang