TC: Kizuhiko (K), the leader of the band. Guitar player, Hizashi (H)

KR: What is your favorite Manga or Anime?

K: Versailles and Evangelion

H: Kinikuma & Cobra.

KR: What’s biggest influence?

K: I like David Bowie very much. For non-bands, Seiji Terayama, movie director

H: Deep Purple. I like Jackie Chan, great action. My favorite movie is Project-A.

KR: What’s the most romantic place you’ve been to?

K: Metropolitan Museum. This morning I went for only 30 minutes.

H: Dolphin Museum in Yokohama.

KR: What do you like about New York so far? (it’s their first day-ed-)

K: There are so many races living here and it’s a good experience to see different people from different country. We wore our costumes on the street and a lot of people were very interested. They said we are Michael Jackson or Beatles.

KR: Speaking of costumes, where did you get influence to make your uniform?

K: A lot of Japanese Group Sounds groups are wearing this kind of costume and also it’s similar from the manga Versailles that I really like. It’s like a military uniform but we’re fighting for love.

KR: What is 'Group Sounds'?

K: We didn’t have that kind of rock group in the 60’s in Japan. So it’s a genre of Rock 'n' Roll from the era in the late 60’s in Japanese style.

KR: Have you ever met The Carnabeats?

K: No, last year The Carnabeats vocalist passed away.

KR: What other Japanese Group Sound that you like?

K: The Wild Ones, it’s a great great band.

KR: What about The Mops?

K: The vocalist also passed away. The day he died, I sang his song at our concert.

KR: What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done?

K: To think about this person and stay with him or her is the most romantic thing.

KR: What other Japanese Group Sound that you like?

K: The Wild Ones, it’s a great great band

KR: What about The Mops?

K: The vocalist also passed away. The day he died, I sang his song at our concert.

KR: What’s the most romantic thing you’ve done?

K: To think about this person and stay with him or her is the most romantic thing.

Photos by Ken Jenie