Kemuri

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Kemuri is a Japanese ska-punk band formed in 1995. They have an upbeat sound with positive lyrics which they refer to as PMA (positive mental attitude). While the majority of the songs are in English, they do also sing in Japanese.
Members are:
# Fumio Ito (伊藤 ふみお), vocals
# Noriaki Tsuda (津田 紀昭), bass
# Hidenori Minami (南 英紀), guitar
# Shoji Hiraya (平谷 庄至), drums
# Ken Kobayashi (コバヤシ ケン), saxophone
# Ryosuke Morimura (森村 亮介), former trumpet player who died in 2003
On December 12th, 2006, Kemuri posted a "break up message" on their website. They said they had done much more than they expected as a band and that this break up would be the most positive conclusion to their band (keeping in line with their PMA message). Their last show will be on December 9th, 2007 at the Zepp in Tokyo.