The band members are 櫻井敦司 (Sakurai Atsushi) (vocals), 今井寿 (Imai Hisashi) (guitars, noises, electronics, vocals), 星野英彦 (Hoshino Hidehiko) (guitars, chorus), 桶口豊 (Higuchi Yutaka) (bass) and ヤガミ・トール (Yagami Toll) (drums).
BUCK-TICK's music has changed and evolved hugely over the course of their career. Their early work is what the Japanese call "positive punk". It used simple rhythms and chords, with the songs mostly in major keys and using some English words in the lyrics. Starting with 1989's TABOO, they experimented with a darker sound, which grew more mature with 狂った太陽 in 1991. darker than darkness style 93 delved into a harsher industrial rock sound which continued all the way up through Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE in 2003. With 2005's 十三階は月光, they deliberately adopted a "goth" concept, which they combined with a retro straight rock sound for the albums 天使のリボルバー (2007) and Memento Mori (2009). Their next album, 2010's RAZZLE DAZZLE, then incorporated many instances of dance-rock.
Some elements that persist throughout their music are resounding, jangling guitar chords, throbbing, prominent bass lines, harsh roars of electronically distorted noise, and ambivalent melodies that wander between major and minor keys, as well as Sakurai's distinctive rich baritone voice. Jrockrevolution described the band's style as having gone "from the bubbly sounds of pop to the buzz of electronic cyberpunk to lustful velvety goth to the smooth style of hard rock and back again". Sakurai, who is the main lyricist of the band, is famous for the erotic decadence of his lyrics, but he also often addresses existential psychological themes. His lyrics is also described as "dance in a daydream about reality". Imai, the main composer, has written many songs that read like science fiction stories, involving genetic engineering and computer hackers, but more recently has branched out into love songs.
As Josephine Yun describes them, in 'A Concise Report on 40 of the Biggest Rock Acts in Japan', "BUCK-TICK's music is smashed-together nuances of everything from Depeche Mode and New Order to U2 and The Knack. While wry, it can float and be nebulously melodic. [...] Masked in eye makeup, Atsushi looks and sounds possessed. BUCK-TICK was (and continues to be) and anomaly in the Japanese music scene, a tangle of goth rock diluted with synth and electronica. It's unhappy, dirty music, the musical equivalent of exploded soot and smoke."
BUCK-TICK and their members have performed with, for example, KMFDM, Soft Ballet, Luna Sea, Sheena Ringo, and The Yellow Monkey. The band members have also participated in different side-projects, such as Schaft, Schwein (Sakurai and Imai with Raymond Watts (PIG) and Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM)), and The Mortal.
21st Cherry Boy
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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深い闇で生まれた お前は愛
狂おしく無邪気な残酷さ
君のその欲望は綺麗で汚い 愛しい
罪深きこの手に 降り注ぐ
愛の歌にまみれて 踊ろう
飾り立てたならおいで
俺に触れてくれ その唇で
あなたの愛の息吹を
さあ 神となって
21st Cherry Boy
Too young to die.
21st Cherry Boy
I wanna be your toy.
21st Cherry Boy
Too young to die.
21st Cherry Boy
I wanna be your toy.
俺もお前も独りだ
強く、この世界で 踊るだけだ
飾り立てたならおいで
悪魔の夜は抱き合っていよう
そして触れてくれ その唇で
あなたの愛の息吹を
さあ 神となって
21st Cherry Boy
Too young to die.
21st Cherry Boy
I wanna be your toy.
21st Cherry Boy
Too young to die.
21st Cherry Boy
I wanna be your toy.
Cherry Boy.
21st Cherry Boy
Too young to die.
21st Cherry Boy
I wanna be your toy.
21st Cherry Boy
Too young to die.
21st Cherry Boy
I wanna be your toy.
君が駆け抜ける
The lyrics of BUCK-TICK's song 21st Cherry Boy express a desire to live one's life to the fullest and embrace one's desires, even if they may be considered taboo or sinful. It begins with a call for the world to awaken and see the shining love that was born in the deep darkness. The singer describes this love as wildly innocent and cruel, highlighting the conflicting emotions that can come with intense desire.
The chorus repeats the title phrase "21st Cherry Boy" multiple times, with the singer insisting that they are too young to die and expressing a desire to be the object of their love's desires. The lines "I wanna be your toy" and "I wanna be your cherry boy" reinforce the theme of embracing youthful, reckless desire. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus and a plea for the listener to run through life with abandon.
Overall, the lyrics of 21st Cherry Boy paint a picture of a life lived without fear or regret, throwing caution to the wind and embracing the passions that may be considered taboo or dangerous.
Line by Line Meaning
輝くんだ 世界中 目覚めてくれ
Awaken, shining all over the world.
深い闇で生まれた お前は愛
You, born in deep darkness, are love.
狂おしく無邪気な残酷さ
Madness and innocent cruelty.
君のその欲望は綺麗で汚い 愛しい
Your desire is a beautiful, dirty and lovely thing.
罪深きこの手に 降り注ぐ
The sins pour onto my hand.
愛の歌にまみれて 踊ろう
Let's dance, covered in the song of love.
飾り立てたならおいで
If you are adorned, come.
悪魔の夜は抱き合っていよう
Let's embrace through the devil's night.
俺に触れてくれ その唇で
Please touch me, with those lips.
あなたの愛の息吹を
Let me feel your breath of love.
さあ 神となって
Now, become a god.
21st Cherry Boy
Too young to die.
21st Cherry Boy. Too young to die.
I wanna be your toy.
I want to be your toy.
俺もお前も独りだ
Both you and I are alone.
強く、この世界で 踊るだけだ
All we can do is to dance strongly in this world.
そして触れてくれ その唇で
And please, touch me, with those lips.
あなたの愛の息吹を
Let me feel your breath of love.
Cherry Boy.
Cherry Boy.
君が駆け抜ける
You take off running.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: sakurai atsushi / imai hisashi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@namjoonsoup4317
This is my first time seeing a Black woman in a jrock mv ever
As a indian African American girl I Stan this mv
@ripitupbreakitdown
Me too! I don’t know why but I guess a lot of vkei mvs always include a white woman.
@namjoonsoup4317
@@ripitupbreakitdown exactly I was kinda like wow there's no way......not gonna lie as a Black fan I was kinda......... proud ...I don't why but it makes me happy for some reason
@Naeyola
@@namjoonsoup4317 Same, seeing this beautiful black woman in this music video made me love buck tick even more. Atsushi interacting with her is so cute
@cookiemobers5650
We love you Acchan.🥰🥰🥰
@namjoonsoup4317
Bro they should've had behind the scenes footage so we can seeeeeeeeee❤️❤️❤️😂
@dallgh_4
Bad boy, 🤨There is nothing for you to see !
@hanakokuroki4338
Nuestro querido viejo sabroso te vamos a extrañar R.I.P. Acchan😭😭😭
@strawberry-fe1kl
Y’all don’t undestand how obsessed I’m with this video…
@strawberry-fe1kl
I mean Atsushi looks freaking hoottttt