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.
JUPITER
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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流星だけが空に舞っている
そこからは小さく見えた
あなただけが 優しく手を振る
頬に流れ出す 赤い雫は
せめてお別れのしるし
戻れるなんて だけど 少しだけ
忘れよう 全てのナイフ
胸を切り裂いて 深く沈めばいい
まぶた 浮かんで消えていく残像は
まるで母に似た光
そして涙も血もみんな枯れ果て
やがて遥かなる想い
どれほど悔やみ続けたら
一度は優しくなれるから?
サヨナラ 優しかった笑顔
今夜も一人で眠るのかい? Oh, oh
頬に流れ出す赤い雫は
せめてお別れのしるし
今夜 奇麗だよ月の雫で
汚れたこの体さえも
どんなに人を傷つけた
今夜は優しくなれるから?
サヨナラ 悲しかった笑顔
今夜も一人で眠るのかい? Oh, oh
The lyrics to BUCK-TICK's song JUPITER describe the sadness and regret of a love that has ended. The moon's spiral symbolizes the passage of time and the inevitability of change, while the shooting stars represent fleeting moments of joy and beauty. The singer sees his former lover waving goodbye in the distance, and the red tears that flow down his cheeks serve as a reminder of their separation. He wishes he could forget all the pain and hurt he feels inside by burying all of his knives deep within his heart. The memories of their time together fade away like a faint light that reminds him of his mother, and all he is left with is an overwhelming feeling of emptiness.
Despite his sadness, the singer finds solace in the beauty of the moon and the purity of its tears. He realizes that even though he has hurt others in the past, he is capable of becoming a better person and finding kindness once again. He says goodbye to the happy memories he shared with his lover, knowing that he will spend another lonely night by himself.
Overall, the song reflects on the pain of lost love and the struggle to move forward while holding onto the memories that once made it so beautiful.
Line by Line Meaning
歩き出す月の螺旋を
The spiral of the moon's walk
流星だけが空に舞っている
Only shooting stars dance in the sky
そこからは小さく見えた
It looked small from there
あなただけが 優しく手を振る
Only you waved your hand kindly
頬に流れ出す 赤い雫は
Red drops flowing down my cheeks
せめてお別れのしるし
At least a sign of goodbye
初めから知っていたはずさ
I should have known from the beginning
戻れるなんて
It's impossible to go back
だけど... 少しだけ
But... just a little
忘れよう全てのナイフ
Let's forget about all the knives
胸を切り裂いて 深く沈めばいい
Cut open the chest and sink it deep
まぶた 浮かんで消えていく残像は
The afterimage floating in my eyelids disappears
まるで母に似た光
A light that resembles my mother
そして涙も血もみんな枯れ果て
And tears and blood all dry up
やがて遥かなる想い
And then a distant feeling
どれほど悔やみ続けたら
How much more can I keep on regretting?
一度は優しくなれるから?
Can I become kind once again?
サヨナラ 優しかった笑顔
Goodbye, tender smile
今夜も一人で眠るのかい?
Will you sleep alone tonight too?
今夜 奇麗だよ月の雫で
Tonight is beautiful with the moon's drops
汚れたこの体さえも
Even this dirty body
どんなに人を傷つけた
No matter how much I hurt people
今夜は優しくなれるから?
Can I become kind tonight?
サヨナラ 悲しかった笑顔
Goodbye, sad smile
今夜も一人で眠るのかい?
Will you sleep alone tonight too?
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Atsushi Sakurai, Hidehiko Hoshino
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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【歌詞】
歩き出す月の螺旋を
流星だけが空に舞っている
そこからは小さく見えた
あなただけが優しく手を振る
頬に流れ出す赤い雫は
せめてお別れのしるし
初めから知っていたはずさ
戻れるなんてだけど…少しだけ
忘れよう全てのナイフ
胸を切り裂いて深く沈めばいい
まぶた浮かんで消えていく残像は
まるで母に似た光
そして涙も血もみんな枯れ果て
やがて遥かなる想い
どれほど悔やみ続けたら
一度は優しくなれるかな？
サヨナラ優しかった笑顔
今夜も一人で眠るのかい？
ooh-ooh-ooh
頬に流れ出す赤い雫は
せめてお別れのしるし
今夜奇麗だよ月の雫で
汚れたこの体さえも
どんなに人を傷つけた
今夜は優しくなれるかな？
サヨナラ悲しかった笑顔
今夜も一人で眠るのかい？
ooh-ooh-ooh
櫻井さん、ご冥福をお祈りします
@ryo49ar
あっちゃん、お母さんに会えましたか？
Issayさんと、ハグしてるのかな？
ひとりで眠るのかい？なんて、言わないでよ、、
最期の最期まで歌を歌ってくれたね
本当に本当に
お疲れ様、ありがとう
涙がとまらないよ
BUCK-TICKよ永遠に
@k-suke4449
櫻井さん…ご冥福をお祈りします
@user-ex2ud6ym3k
(泣)
@pleasure7622
昨日狂ったように聴きました。
歌詞がそのままでもう…
@user-gm1td9ff9z
それな、天国に来たのが早すぎるよ😢
@user-to3qb3jv4t
ジュピターはBUCK-TICKの最高傑作
@user-xp6gz4ci8r
悲しい知らせを聞いて、この曲を狂ったように聴いてた頃を思い出したよ…安らかにお眠りください
@user-bc5nw6lb3o
中学でBUCK-TICKに出会い今もカラオケで歌う43歳です。
人生どん底でうまく行ってませんが
BUCK-TICKに出会った1人の人間として恥ずかしくないように頑張り踏ん張ってみます！！
楽しかった学生時代にはBUCK-TICKがありました。
本当にありがとうございました、感謝しかありません。
どうか安らかに休んで下さい。
ご冥福をお祈りします。
これからも支えてください。
@nyoshi2076
私も同い年でBUCK-TICKとともに学生時代を過ごしました。
あっちゃんの音楽にこれからも支えられていきます
@nakaharafm4160
Не очень понимаю японский, друг, поскольку я из России. Но удачи тебе в жизни
@mdr01jp
私も高校中退してフリーターしてる時にBUCK-TICK出会って、バンドで食べていきたいって不安な夢抱えながらカラオケでBUCK-TICK歌ってました。
バンドマンにはなれなかったけど、今でも、これからも歌います。