In 1998, Riki Kinoshita moved from Osaka to Tokyo to start a solo career an… Read Full Bio ↴In 1998, Riki Kinoshita moved from Osaka to Tokyo to start a solo career and after the release of his first and sold out mini-album, TEENAGE LAST in 1999, he decided to start the band ART-SCHOOL in March 2000, with his support musicians at that time Hinata (bass), Sakurai (drums) and later Oyama (guitar).

The same month, they gave a concert in the Shimokitazawa Shelter. Their first mini album SONIC DEAD KIDS was released on September 8th, followed by their single-tape and two other releases the following year.

Together with the band Straightener they released a split-cassette on March 6th, 2002, which has been long sold out since its release. The band's success continued into summer for two main reasons; first because of their appearance at the Fuji Rock Festival and second because of their contract with the major label Toshiba EMI. ART-SCHOOL released a new single that October and their first full-length album, REQUIEM FOR INNOCENCE, the following November.

Their first nationwide tour took place in January 2003, with the gig in the Shibuya Club Quattro being sold out on the first day. EVIL, their second major single, was released in April and again they were part of a big Japanese rock festival, the Japan Circuit in June. The following tour left a great impression and ensured the band's future success. The year continued with more releases and, unfortunately, ended with Oyama and Hinata leaving the band in December.

2004 began with the release of their first live album BOYS DON'T CRY in March. The support musicians Masafumi Todaka (guitar) and Takeshi Uno (bass) became official band members and would become a big influence on Art-School's future musical progress. To celebrate this new formation, they gave a free concert in the Shibuya O-East, which was attended by 10,000 people.

Their following releases were successful as well and made it possible for them to play at several festivals and events. They changed their label to Pony Records in the middle of the year, published a new mini-album and spent some time in Glasgow, Scottland to record their third full-studio album PARADISE LOST. The following PARADISE LOST TOUR 2005 provided enough material for their fist live DVD, sleep flowers, which was released in December 2005.

ART-SCHOOL continued to go strong from 2006 to 2007 with the release of two singles and two albums. Along with their releases, they kept themselves busy with various live shows and ended 2007 with a coupling tour with OGRE YOU ASSHOLE.

As for 2008, ART-SCHOOL released ILLMATIC BABY, a new mini-album which was produced by Yutaka Furukawa of DOPING PANDA. ART-SCHOOL then embarked on a tour with DOPING PANDA, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, the telephones, THE NOVEMBERS, UNCHAIN and VOLA & THE ORIENTAL MACHINE as guests.

In April of 2009, Yuichi Sakurai (Drums) announced that he is leaving the band to form his own. ART-SCHOOL's last show with Sakurai was on the 8th May 2009 at the Chiba LOOK Livehouse.

ART-SCHOOL have since released two more albums, 2009's full-length 14SOULS and 2010's mini-album Anesthesia.

Takeshi Uno (Bass) and Hiroyuki Suzuki (Drums) left the band in December 2011 and started other projects.
Then On May 21st, the band held a free live, ‘DAY OF THE DEAD‘, at Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO with their new support members, bassist Nakao Kentaro (from Crypt City) and drummer Fujita Isamu (from MO'SOME TONEBENDER).

In August 2012 they released a new album called "BABY ACID BABY" under Ki/oon (means sony.jp)
and continue in March 2013 they released a mini album called "The Alchemist"

Members:
Riki Kinoshita (木下理樹) － vocals/guitars
Masafumi Todaka (戸高賢史) － guitars

あと10秒で
ART-SCHOOL Lyrics

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あと10秒で世界が終わる
そんな瞬間がもしも来たら
その10秒で君に触る
それ以外はねぇ

何もねぇ

あと10秒で此処から消える

そんな瞬間がいつか来たら
そのシャンプーの匂いかぎたいな
猿みたいになぁ

触りたいな

あと10秒でその10秒で

あと10秒で死体に変わる
そんな瞬間がもしも来たら
その10秒で君に触る
それ以外はねぇ

何もねぇ

あと10秒でその10秒で

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of ART-SCHOOL's song あと10秒で (Atto Jū-Byō de) convey a sense of urgency and an intense longing for emotional connection in the face of imminent destruction. The singer imagines a hypothetical scenario in which the world is about to end in 10 seconds, and ponders whether they would spend that time touching the person they love. The repetition of the phrase "あと10秒で" (Atto Jū-Byō de) creates a sense of urgency and inevitability, as if the moment of destruction is looming over them constantly.

The second verse of the song expresses a desire to experience a mundane moment of normalcy, even in the face of death. The singer longs to smell the scent of shampoo and touch the person they love before disappearing. The word choice of "猿みたいに" (saru mitai ni), or "like a monkey," adds a sense of vulnerability and desperation to the lines. The final verse repeats the same longing for touch, but acknowledges the fact that once they turn into a corpse, there will be nothing left to feel.

Line by Line Meaning

あと10秒で世界が終わる
If there ever comes a moment when the world is about to end in 10 seconds,

そんな瞬間がもしも来たら
and if such a moment ever comes,

その10秒で君に触る
I would use those 10 seconds to touch you,

それ以外はねぇ
nothing else really matters.

何もねぇ
There's nothing else.

あと10秒で此処から消える
If there ever comes a moment when I'm about to disappear in 10 seconds,

そんな瞬間がいつか来たら
and if such a moment ever comes,

そのシャンプーの匂いかぎたいな
I'd want to smell the scent of your shampoo,

猿みたいになぁ
like a monkey.

触りたいな
I want to touch you.

あと10秒でその10秒で
In those final 10 seconds,