Crystal King (band)


Crystal King is a Japanese pop rock and kayōkyoku band.
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History

Crystal King originally consisted of vocalists Monsieur Yoshisaki and Masayuki Tanaka, guitarist Michio Yamashita, pianist Kimiharu Namakura, keyboardist Hiromi Imakiire, drummer Ken Kanefuku, and bassist Hidetoshi Nomoto. The band saw its first commercial success at the end of 1979 with debut single "Daitokai", which sold 1.5 million copies, winning two popular song festivals,. Other successful singles included "Shinkirō" in 1980, "Shojo Kōkai", "Passion-Lady", "Ceccile" and "Setouchi kōshinkyoku ".
Internationally, the band are best known for writing and performing the first two songs of the anime Fist of the North Star, "Ai o Torimodose!!" and "Yuria... Eien ni". The original single of 1984 sold more than 500,000 copies, rising to over 1 million copies including later versions and re-releases.
In 1986, Tanaka left Crystal King to launch a solo career. However, in June 1989 he lost his voice after being struck in the throat by a baseball, and never regained his original three-octave vocal range. The rest of the band performs as Cross Road, reuniting with Tanaka on occasion.
The band broke up in 1995, and vocalist Yoshisaki continued performing as Crystal King as a solo project.

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