Melted faces from the pits to the seats
ONE OK ROCK utilizes all three services, and beginning with Eye of the Storm Japan Tour 2019-2020, they’ve also started using LINE Ticket. Ticket Lotteries. Unlike overseas concerts where tickets are put on sale and it’s a free for all, ONE OK ROCK (and most other artists) use ticket lotteries to sell their tickets. Six concerts will be available internationally for individual release from the band’s official ONE OK ROCK YouTube channel until the end of May, as announced by the band. Each concert will be published as a Premiere Release on YouTube, meaning fans can set a reminder to watch the concert simultaneously with everyone around the world. As the years have gone by, One OK Rock - who are signed to A-Sketch - have become a massive force in their home-country, with their last three albums hitting Top 5. Amassing an international following, One OK Rock signed with Fuelled by Ramen in 2016, and put out their latest LP offering, 'Ambitions', in 2017. Need One Ok Rock 2020 One Ok Rock concert tickets are available to buy now for all dates. We offer current One Ok Rock tour dates, real-time ticket availability and a wide selection of ticket prices. Our Unique Shopping Experience makes it easy to find incredible seats.
This Japanese quintet have come a long way since their debut album in 2007. For the uninitiated, ONE OK ROCK is a Japanese rock band consisting of Takahiro Moriuchi (Taka), Toru Yamashita, Ryota Kohama and Tomoya Kanki. I use the term “Rock “because the band have never had a consistent musical style aside from their base influences, which includes Linkin Park, Foo Fighters and even j-punk pioneers Ellegarden. Each OOR album have their own unique influences, e.g. their latest album Ambitions incorporated musical sensibilities commonly found in American pop-rock acts while their debut album Zeitakubyō drew blood with their edgier punk and post-hardcore sound. Recently signed to Fueled by Ramen (the same label that signed Paramore), OOR have done something that very few contemporary Japanese acts have done: break into the Western consciousness.
ONE OK ROCK is no stranger in Singapore, this is their 4th concert here in our small island. The made their Singaporean debut in 2012 at *SCAPE as part of their “Start Walking the World Tour” – they played to a small but packed house. Their venues started getting bigger with each progressive Singaporean performance – the *SCAPE followed by Hard Rock Coliseum and Fort Canning and in their 4th outing, they have finally moved out of venues and into stadiums.
Unfortunately, there was no opening act to hype the crowd for OOR but the venue DJ’s selection of pop-punk and alternative anthems got the crowd pumped and ready. As the clock struck 8:30, the lights dimmed and the opening bass groove of Ambitions played. The crowd immediately surged forward and got into a frenzy – the crowd was deafening. And just like their Ambitions album, OOR transitioned into their first track Bombs Away– sung in English.
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To many old school One Ok Rock fans, the radical change in musical style in their latest album have them worried if the majority of the concert would be dedicated to their newer albums. Those worries were quelled with the stirring bass groove of Deeper Deeper and the all so familiar opening riff of Re:make, OOR did not forget their roots and the crowd went nuts – there was even a mosh pit formed during the chorus of Re:make.
“ONE OK ROCK’s biggest show was indeed a great one. Hearing classics from Zankyo Reference and Jinsei X Boku is a sign that the band have not forgotten their roots.”
– Yongli Chang
At the halfway mark, ONE OK ROCK stopped playing and launched into an extended instrumental – here’s something that only music nerds would catch: the instrumental is actually a mashup of musical sensibilities from all their previous albums, from the Taylor Hawkins-esp drum patterns to the classic 3 chord punk riff. It was truly a treat.
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Three high intensity power ballads: The Beginning, Mighty Long Fall and We Are closed out the show – pre-encore.
But the best was yet to come, the band ran out for an encore and they played the perfect duo of songs to close out the Singaporean leg of their Ambitions tour. They played a funky pop-rock track from their latest album American Girls and Kanzen kankaku dreamer from their 2010 album Niche Syndrome.
Once the dust has settled and the band left the stage, all I saw was an entire stadium of melted faces from the pits to the seats.
“But I really enjoy the show. They were on point and were as awesome as the last time I saw them in 2016”
– Amirul Hakim
Setlist:
- Ambitions Intro
- Bombs away – english
- Deeper deeper
- Taking off – english
- Cry out – english
- Remake
- Clock strikes
- Bedroom warfare – english
- Wherever you are
- One-way ticket – english
- Bon voyage – english
- I was king -english
- Take what you want – english
- The beginning
- Mighty long fall -english
- We are – english
Encore:
- American girls
- Kanzen kankaku dreamer
Photo credits: JulenPhoto
By Chen KangYi
© POPCulture Online 2018
Formed in 2005, ONE OK ROCK consists of TAKA, TORU, RYOTA and TOMOYA. The quartet are widely known for their frenetic live performances and fusing music styles like emo to post-hardcore and pop rock. Since their debut in 2007, they have toured throughout Japan and appeared at many music festivals.
The J-Rock band has released 9 full length studio albums up to date, with the latest album ‘Eye of the Storm’ released in Feb 2019. This album also marked a shift in their music, from alternative rock of their previous albums to pop and electronic. The band’s lead vocal TAKA said in an interview, “We aim to go to different destinations by doing new things, so every time we produce a new album is to grow as musicians.” In memory of the late Linkin Park’s lead vocalist Chester Bennington, American pop singer Kiiara was also brought in as a guest feature where TAKA invited her to work with the band during a chat in between their tours.
After the release of their new album, the band embarks on their brand-new world tour with the first stop in Salt Lake City in North America. In between their tour, the band also joined renowned English singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, in the Asian leg of his world tour series, which includes Taiwan, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka, Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta, as special guest act. Subsequently, the band continued their tour in multiple European cities which includes London, Berlin, Budapest and Prague, to name a few. Not forgetting their Asian fans, the band has announced their 2019 – 2020 Japan, Australia and Asia Tour which includes Bangkok, Seoul, Manila, Hong Kong, Singapore, Jakarta and Taipei.