Rocky Chack Explained

ROCKY CHACK
Origin:	Japan
Genre:	J-pop
Label:	Midi, Inc. (1998-2000) outgroup records (2000) FlyingDog (2006-)
Current Members:	Taro Yamashita (vocals) Noe Arima (vocals & keyboard)
Past Members:	Ichiro Fujishima (bass) Tamaki Kosugi (drums) Ikuya Taira (guitar)

Rocky Chack (Japanese: ロッキー・チャック Rokkī Chakku, sometimes stylized as ROCKY CHACK) is a Japanese band founded in 1998 and composed of Taro Yamashita (as "Taro") and Noe Arima (as "noe").

History

Rocky Chack was formed in 1998 as a 5-person band and signed under the label Midi, Inc. In 2000, the band left Midi and signed with outgroup records (a division of Sony Music). However, after their label dissolved in October 2000,^[1] the band was put on hiatus. In late 2005, Taro and noe announced they would continue the band as a duo, and has since released music under the Victor Entertainment FlyingDog label.

In 2006, Rocky Chack performed the ending songs to the Japanese anime series Zegapain, along with the ending songs of Spice and Wolf in 2008 and its sequel in 2009.

Members

Current

• Taro (Vocals) -, Birthplace: Kitakyushu, Japan.^[2]
• noe (Vocals & Keyboard) -, Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan.^[3]

Former

• Ichiro Fujishima (Bass)
• Tamaki Kosugi (Drums)
• Ikuya Taira (Guitar) - Left in 1999.

Discography

Singles

Release Date	Album	Label/Catalog Number	Tracklist	Notes
	SMILE IN THE HOLE	Label: Midi Catalog No.: MDCS-1012
	DAY AND NIGHT	Label: Midi Catalog No.: MDCS-1016
	SNOW (スノウ)	Label: Midi Catalog No.: MDCS-1019
	チェンジ (Change)	Label: Midi Catalog No.: MDCS-1031
	Let Me Fly (レットミーフライ)	Label: outgroup Catalog No.: OGCO-5006
	リトルグッバイ (jp) (Little Goodbye)	Label: Victor Catalog No.: VICL-36058		Zegapain Ending song
	リンゴ日和 〜The Wolf Whistling Song (jp) (Ringo Hiyori~The Wolf Whistling Song)	Label: FlyingDog/Victor Catalog No.: VTCL-35014		Spice and Wolf Ending song
	Perfect World (jp)	Label: FlyingDog/Victor Catalog No.: VTCL-35064		Spice and Wolf II Ending song

Albums

Release Date	Album	Label/Catalog Number	Tracklist	Notes
	Smash Water People	Label: Midi Catalog No.: MDCL-1341
	Every day (エブリデイ)	Label: outgroup Catalog No.: OGCO-1003

Notes and References

1. Web site: Outside Records homepage. https://web.archive.org/web/20010201153500/http://www.outside.co.jp/. 1 February 2001. dead.
2. Web site: 焚火社 - 山下太郎. 18 February 2020.
3. Web site: 焚火社 - 有馬野絵. 18 February 2020.