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The Tempters

The Tempters

The Tempters has been played on NTS shows including rusia-idk, with Tell Me More first played on 19 January 2020.

The Tempters, ザ・テンプターズ, were part of Japan's Group Sounds pop music era in the 1960s.

Featuring lead vocalist Kenichi Hagiwara, who was also known by the nickname of Sho-ken, they rivaled The Tigers for the top spot in the Japan rock scene hierarchy. The band also featured drummer Hiroshi Oguchi, who later formed the glam rock band Vodka Collins.

Band members- Keizo "Kenichi" Hagiwara (vocals, harmonica), Yoshiharu Matsuzaki (lead guitar, vocals), Toshio Tanaka (rhythm guitar, organ), Takaku Noburo (bass), Hiroshi Oguchi (drums).

"Emerald - No Densetsu" ("Legend of the Emerald"), was released by the band in July 1968 and was number one for two weeks in Japan, and in the Top 10 for 13 weeks, selling over one million copies.

Both Oguchi and Hagiwara were successful actors.

Kenichi Hagiwara died in 2019.

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The Tempters

The Tempters has been played on NTS shows including rusia-idk, with Tell Me More first played on 19 January 2020.

The Tempters, ザ・テンプターズ, were part of Japan's Group Sounds pop music era in the 1960s.

Featuring lead vocalist Kenichi Hagiwara, who was also known by the nickname of Sho-ken, they rivaled The Tigers for the top spot in the Japan rock scene hierarchy. The band also featured drummer Hiroshi Oguchi, who later formed the glam rock band Vodka Collins.

Band members- Keizo "Kenichi" Hagiwara (vocals, harmonica), Yoshiharu Matsuzaki (lead guitar, vocals), Toshio Tanaka (rhythm guitar, organ), Takaku Noburo (bass), Hiroshi Oguchi (drums).

"Emerald - No Densetsu" ("Legend of the Emerald"), was released by the band in July 1968 and was number one for two weeks in Japan, and in the Top 10 for 13 weeks, selling over one million copies.

Both Oguchi and Hagiwara were successful actors.

Kenichi Hagiwara died in 2019.

Original source: Last.fm

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Tell Me More
The Tempters
P-Vine Records1996
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Philips1967