Sunny Day Service

Forming in Tokyo in 1992, Japanese pop-rock chameleons Sunny Day Service began life as a punk duo comprising vocalist/guitarist Keiichi Sokabe, and bassist/vocalist Takashi Tanaka, before late drummer Harushige Maruyama (who died in May 2018) was welcomed into the fold. After pouring their newly expanded sound into two independent releases, 1993's Cosmo-Sports and 1994's Super Disco, they made their major label debut in 1994 with the jazzy, electronica-glazed mini album Hoshizora no doraibu (Starry Sky Drive). During this time, two new members temporarily joined the band, percussionist Norio Katayama (1992–1995) and keyboardist Kiyoshi Kodama (1993-1995), and they released a raft of albums during the late '90s before disbanding in 2000. Two compilation albums followed (2001's Extra Best and Complete Best) before Sunny Day Service decided to reform in 2008. They went on to issue a run of LPs that included 2010's Honjitsuwa seitenari, 2014's Sunny, and Doki Doki in 2022.