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ユニコーン
(Unicorn)
Much like the mythical creature of their namesake, J-rock legends Unicorn
symbolize power and positivity: a pop-rock beast conjured from the depths of a
vivid imagination. Formed in Hiroshima in 1986 by university pals Koichi
Kawanishi (drums) and Isamu Teshima (lead guitar), the pair recruited bassist
Kazushi Horiuchi and vocalist/guitarist Tamio Okuda, with keyboardist and
vocalist Yoshiharu Abe joining in 1988 and the band moving to Tokyo. Unicorn
rode the wave of Japan's so-called 'band boom,' which began flourishing in the
'80s and yielded an abundance of Japanese rock bands...
