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.
Sexual XXXXX!
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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火傷しそうな BODY HOLD YOU
鏡張りの夢は 脱ぎ捨てよう全て
TONIGHT
PLEASE ME AHA
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
溜め息まで YOUR LIE
舌を絡め甘く DEEP KISS
胸で痛みになる AND MORE
PLEASE ME AHA
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
PLEASE ME OH YES
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
YOU JUST MIND CLOSE YOUR EYES
ささやく I WANT YOU
I JUST MIND CLOSE MY EYES
WANT YOU WANT YOU OH-HO
OH MY DARLING
YOU JUST MIND CLOSE YOUR EYES
ささやく I WANT YOU
I JUST MIND CLOSE MY EYES
WANT YOU WANT YOU OH-HO
OH MY DARLING
PLEASE ME AHA
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
PLEASE ME OH YES
SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
YOU JUST MIND CLOSE YOUR EYES
ささやく I WANT YOU
I JUST MIND CLOSE MY EYES
WANT YOU WANT YOU OH-HO
OH MY DARLING
YOU JUST MIND CLOSE YOUR EYES
ささやく I WANT YOU
I JUST MIND CLOSE MY EYES
WANT YOU WANT YOU OH-HO
OH MY DARLING
The lyrics to BUCK-TICK's song "Sexual XXXXX!" are very sensual and explicit, describing a sexual encounter between two people. The first verse sets the tone with the imagery of the person's "emptying eyes" and "body that looks like it could be burned." The second verse goes on to describe a deep kiss and the physical pain that can be felt, emphasizing the intense emotions associated with this kind of encounter. The chorus repeats the phrase "Please me, sexual intercourse!" several times, emphasizing the desire and need for sexual gratification.
The bridge of the song adds even more intensity, with the repeated phrase "You just mind close your eyes, sasayaku I want you." This phrase translates to "Just close your eyes and I will whisper that I want you." This creates an ambiance of intimacy and a deep emotional connection between the two people, emphasizing the importance of both the physical and emotional aspects of the encounter.
Line by Line Meaning
虚ろいゆく YOUR EYES
Your eyes are losing their spark
火傷しそうな BODY HOLD YOU
I want to hold your body so passionately that it feels like a burn
鏡張りの夢は 脱ぎ捨てよう全て TONIGHT
Let's abandon all the dreamy illusions tonight and be real
PLEASE ME AHA SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
Please me with sexual intercourse
溜め息まで YOUR LIE
Your sighs are full of lies
舌を絡め甘く DEEP KISS
Let's have a deep and sweet kiss with our tongues entwined
傷つきそうなベーゼ 胸で痛みになる AND MORE
The delicate fabric feels like it might tear, and that pain turns me on even more
PLEASE ME AHA SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
Please me with sexual intercourse
PLEASE ME OH YES SEXUAL INTERCOURSE!
Yes, please me with sexual intercourse
YOU JUST MIND CLOSE YOUR EYES ささやく I WANT YOU I JUST MIND CLOSE MY EYES WANT YOU WANT YOU OH-HO OH MY DARLING
Just close your mind and let go, I whisper to you that I want you, and I'll do the same, oh my darling
YOU JUST MIND CLOSE YOUR EYES ささやく I WANT YOU I JUST MIND CLOSE MY EYES WANT YOU WANT YOU OH-HO OH MY DARLING
Just close your mind and let go, I whisper to you that I want you, and I'll do the same, oh my darling
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 敦司 桜井
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xontrikaiasximi
I think he never looked better than in this concert. Great voice, performance and song!
chris tinson
This is the most iconic look he had in the first half of Buck Tick's career
Jongdae Trash
Atsushi's hair puts even all girls' hair to shame. Makes me incredibly jealous, lol. TwT
a.
@Sara Majano my hair is making fun of me, I take care of my hair with expensive shits and 😅 atsushi has a beautiful hair with just taking a shower hahahaha
αimer biττer
Exol? 👀
Sara Majano
He even said that he barely brushes it and doesn’t do anything to it except take showers😭
Ljubica L.
The song is called "Sexual" but there are songs like Limbo or Sasayaki who are hell of a LOT more sexual than this one!
غزل محمدیان
then what
The Legendary Knight
One of my favs ! And it seems sometimes he's singing in english, or am I wrong...
(?) Atsushi's so hawtt !!
He's not only a great singer, but also a damn good performer !
Katherine Hernandez
@Carly no but know I’m curious ,ima watch it