Make-Up (Japanese band)


Make-Up was a Japanese hard rock and heavy metal band formed in 1983. The band became known in Japan for their work on the theme songs for the anime Saint Seiya.
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History

MAKE-UP was formed in 1983. The name “MAKE-UP” was originally the name of a band formed by Akira Takasaki and Munetaka Higuchi of LOUDNESS, which Hiroaki Matsuzawa took over.
In 1984 they performed their first show and released their first two albums: Howling Will and Straight Liner.
In 1985, they released their third album Born to Be Hard and their fourth and final album Rock Legend of Boys & Girls.
In 1986, the band was invited by Nippon Columbia to sing the Saint Seiya theme songs "Pegasus Fantasy" and "Blue Forever". "Pegasus Fantasy" came to be one of the most well-known anime opening songs of all time.
After the Saint Seiya: Hit Kyokushū I soundtrack album, the band split up and each member followed their own solo careers.
In 2004, Nippon Columbia released Memories of Blues: Make-Up 20th Anniversary, a box that included five CDs and a live DVD, but no new songs were recorded.
Nobuo Yamada, the vocalist of Make-Up, died from cancer in 2025.

Band members

  • Nobuo Yamada - Vocals
  • Hiroaki Matsuzawa - Guitar
  • Yasuyoshi Ikeda - Bass
  • Yōgo Kōno - Keyboards
  • Yoshihiro Toyokawa - Drums

Discography

;Studio albums
  • Howling Will
  • Straight Linet
  • Born to Be Hard
  • Rock Legend of Boys & Girls
;EPs
;Joint albums
;Compilation albums
;Soundtrack albums