76-554: The Forum Theatre (originally the State Theatre ) is a historic theatre and former cinema now used as a live music and event venue located on the corner of Flinders Street and Russell Street in Melbourne , Australia. Built in 1929, it was designed by leading US 'picture palace' architect John Eberson , in association with the local architectural firm Bohringer, Taylor & Johnson. Designed as an ' atmospheric theatre ',
152-485: A clock tower . When it opened on Saturday 23 February 1929, the cinema had the largest seating capacity in Australia, holding 3,371 people. A dual-console Wurlitzer organ of style 270 was installed, the first to be built 'west of Chicago', featuring 21 rows of pipes and a grand piano attachment and oboe horn. The organ was opened in 1928 by Frank D. Lanterman , for two years the resident organist, with Renee Lees on
228-580: A cover of Hikaru Utada 's 1999 song " First Love ". On October 21, 2021, One Ok Rock released the documentary Flip a Coin on Netflix . The next day, on October 22, the band released the single "Wonder" through Fueled By Ramen. On June 21, 2022, it was announced that they will release a new single, "Save Yourself", on June 24 along with the music video. One Ok Rock announced their new album, Luxury Disease , would be available on September 9, 2022. On August 28, 2022, they announced another single "Let Me Let You Go" to be released on August 30 along with
304-663: A Live Documentary Video. On September 6, 2022, the band released a new single, "Vandalize", which was simultaneously announced to be featured as one of the ending themes for the video game Sonic Frontiers . One Ok Rock announced tour as the opening act for Muse 's Will of the People World Tour along with Evanescence in the United States and Canada in February and March 2023, as well as joining Muse for their European tour dates alongside Royal Blood . During
380-502: A driver ploughed through a crowd on Flinders Street, injuring 19 pedestrians. The perpetrator, Saeed Noori, appeared in court on 23 December, charged with 18 counts of attempted murder and one count of reckless conduct endangering life. According to the Melbourne Police, Noori, a 32-year-old Australian of Afghan descent, had a history of assault, drug use and mental health issues. He was remanded in custody and ordered to undergo
456-560: A headlining North American tour during February and March to support "Eye of the Storm". They also supported Ed Sheeran on the second Asian leg of the ÷ Tour throughout April and early May, and performed a headlining tour in Europe throughout the rest of May, with support from dream pop band Anteros and producer Dan Lancaster . One Ok Rock played a short U.S. tour of Oregon, California, and Mexico during July, during which they also played
532-554: A more hard rock sound. The band also announced the 2024 Premonition World Tour, with stadium concerts in Tokyo, Kaohsiung , Düsseldorf , Paris , London , Toronto and Los Angeles in September and October. On May 28, they announced that a new song, called "Dystopia" was chosen to be the ending theme song of Nippon Television 's news program, news zero . On June 11, the band announced their new single " Delusion:All " chosen to be
608-572: A new song for Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning in 2021, titled " Broken Heart of Gold " and released a trailer of the movie featuring the song on their official YouTube channel. The song was released on May 27, 2021. On July 31, 2021, One Ok Rock held a livestreamed acoustic performance titled "Day to Night Acoustic Session" from the Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater in Yamanashi, Japan. They played more than ten songs, including
684-717: A psychiatric assessment. [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal 37°49′07″S 144°57′49″E / 37.8186°S 144.9637°E / -37.8186; 144.9637 One Ok Rock One Ok Rock ( Japanese : ワンオクロック , Hepburn : Wan Oku Rokku , stylized in all caps ) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005. The band currently consists of vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi , guitarist Toru Yamashita , bassist Ryota Kohama , and drummer Tomoya Kanki . Former members include drummer Yu Koyanagi and guitarist Alexander "Alex" Reimon Onizawa. They play varied styles of music, with songs ranging from alternative rock and emo to post-hardcore and pop punk . One Ok Rock
760-507: A punk album. The album's confused origins were the reason why they would not play any songs from Beam of Light in live performances. Shortly after releasing Beam of Light , later they performed a gig at Shibuya AX . They had planned to release two albums in that one year, so they released Kanjou Effect in November 2008. At this point the band had gained more experience and were able to do some more serious recording. They settled into
836-542: Is a smaller 550-seat theatre-style amphitheatre. Today, it is used for concerts by many artists, having hosted performances by One Ok Rock , Oasis , Madonna , Ozzy Osbourne , Katy Perry , Cat Power , Jarvis Cocker , Dirty Three , Sufjan Stevens , Dizzee Rascal , Tame Impala , Lily Allen , The Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Harry Styles , Noname , Mac DeMarco , Regurgitator , Methyl Ethel , Meg Mac , Bachelor Girl , Spiderbait , Alison Wonderland , Mr. Big , Extreme and Living Colour among others. In more recent times,
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#1732773116634912-583: Is also a venue for the annual Melbourne International Film Festival . In 2016, the Forum underwent a major internal renovation to restore many of its original features and fixtures, including uncovering and restoring the mosaic tile entrance, remoulding and repairing statues, and moving the interior walls back to their original 1929 position. The Forum officially reopened 5 September 2017. The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. The award for Best Venue
988-477: Is also the name of their management agency they set up in 2021. The band released their self-produced demo CD "Do You Know A Christmas?" on December 21, 2005. In 2006, they released 2 EPs, " ONE OK ROCK" and " KEEP IT REAL" . After signing with Amuse, Inc. , Yu Koyanagi left the band to pursue an acting career and was replaced by Tomoya Kanki who was a student at the ESP Musical Academy and
1064-693: The Billboard 200 . On the same week, it peaked at number 43 on Billboard Independent Albums . Then it peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hard Rock Albums Chart and reached #1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart. In April 2015, they opened alongside Finch for Yellowcard 's U.S. tour. Following that, the band returned to Japan for their extensive album tour starting from May to September. The final concerts included bands like Issues and Against
1140-730: The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan and a second award as Best Your Choice in Space Shower Music Video Awards . On January 9, 2013, One Ok Rock released the double single " Deeper Deeper/Nothing Helps ", and hit 2nd place on the Oricon charts. The song "Nothing Helps" was used for the Japanese version of the video game DmC: Devil May Cry , and "Deeper Deeper" was used for the commercial of Suzuki Swift Sport in Japan. Their sixth full-length album Jinsei×Boku=
1216-645: The Banana Alley Vaults , the old Herald & Weekly Times building , Melbourne Aquarium and Batman Park , which adjoins the Yarra River. The land between the south side of Flinders Street and the railway viaduct between Spencer and King Streets was once home to the Melbourne City Markets, an ornate building constructed in 1890, covering 23,000 square metres. The market buildings were demolished between 1958 and 1960, after which
1292-528: The Morning Post building (on Flinders Street) and State Migration Office (on Russell Street) were purchased in 1927 by Rufe Naylor, with the goal of building a sister theatre to his Empire in Sydney. In 1928 the site was purchased by Stuart F. Doyle , managing director of Union Theatres , for development as the State Theatre . The building features a Moorish Revival exterior, including minarets and
1368-587: The National Trust of Australia in 1994. In 2013, the Marriner Group proposed an apartment tower to be built on the adjacent site to the north which they had bought, which was 32 levels (107m) in an area where an advisory height limit of 40m applies, and which would cantilever over the stage tower of the theatre, with restoration of the facade of the Forum as part of the project. This was approved by then Planning Minister Matthew Guy , but opposed by
1444-637: The Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya Quattro Tour . They released their second album Beam of Light in May 2008. In an interview with Rockin'On Japan magazine in June 2012, the band said they did not count this album as an album, but rather as a part of growing up as a band. When they made the album, they had not been in the right mood, but felt that they had to make it to grow as a band. The band came up with many sound sources and ended up making
1520-492: The Vans Warped Tour . Rock band Weathers served as support during this tour. One Ok Rock performed an arena tour of Japan from September 2019 to January 2020. In March 2020, the band toured Australia with American pop rock band Set It Off and Australian pop punk band Stateside serving as support. The band was set to finish their tour with an Asian leg spanning from April to July 2020. However, on March 17, 2020,
1596-677: The Zankyo Reference Tour . The band also announced their final performance for this album as a two-day concert in Yokohama Arena on January 21 and 22, 2012. This was their first time playing in Yokohama Arena, the biggest venue in the Kantō region . The concert was sold out with more than 24,000 attendees. Later, the documentary of the Zankyo Reference Tour and the performance from the second night in Yokohama Arena
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#17327731166341672-584: The Billboard's Top Albums Sales chart. For the promotion of Niche Syndrome , One Ok Rock embarked on the " This is my own judgement!" tour initially in five Zepp music halls across the nation in 6 days, starting Sendai, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and ending in a 2-day concert in Tokyo. The second part the tour took place at sixteen different venues until December 11, 2010. They held a final performance in Nippon Budokan , Tokyo on November 28, followed by
1748-596: The City of Melbourne and local objectors, who took the matter to VCAT and won. An appeal by Marriner to the Supreme Court was not successful. In early 2024, the Marriner Group applied for a permit from Heritage Victoria for urgent works because some decorative elements of the exterior were unstable and likely to fall. Forum I, or Forum Downstairs, is located on the ground floor and is generally used for concerts and other large-scale performances. The second-floor Forum II
1824-460: The Current . In July 2015, One Ok Rock officially announced that they have signed with Warner Bros. Records and planned to re-release 35xxxv as a deluxe edition containing all English tracks on September 25, 2015. The band was set to have a North American tour in fall 2015 with a few selected cities as headlining artists, but was the opening act for All Time Low and Sleeping with Sirens for
1900-592: The Empire on the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour to promote their English album in the U.S. They also continued to tour in Europe at different music festivals and solo shows. On March 11, 2016, the band released a new song, "Always Coming Back" , that was featured in NTT Docomo 's phone commercial series, "Kanjou no Subete / Nakama". In mid-2016, One OK Rock joined 5 Seconds of Summer on
1976-627: The English explorer, Matthew Flinders , who was erroneously credited with discovering Port Phillip at the time of its naming. It extends eastwards as far as Spring Street and the Treasury Gardens and, originally, westwards to Spencer Street, but now continues past Batman's Hill to the Melbourne Docklands . As the closest street to the river, Flinders Street served Melbourne's original river port . The Customs House, now
2052-484: The Europe tour they also headlined separate shows across the continent as part of the Luxury Disease Tour . On December 11, 2022, the band announced Luxury Disease Japan tour for 2023 performing in all dome stadiums in Japan. On August 24, 2023, the band released a new single, " Make It Out Alive ", in collaboration with Monster Hunter Now , a mobile game that launched on September 14. The music video
2128-583: The Foo Fighters' influences can be seen on their second and third albums, Beam of Light and Kanjō Effect . In their sixth album Jinsei×Boku= , they expressed how this album was influenced by Linkin Park 's screaming and yell-rapping. Their seventh album 35xxxv , was produced along with producer John Feldmann . The album reached first place on the Oricon Album weekly ranking, making it
2204-582: The Forum has been used as a venue for numerous acts during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival , including local favourite Akmal Saleh and international acts, such as Mark Watson , Jason Byrne , Arj Barker and Megan Mullally among others and in September, Tyler Oakley's Slumber Party. From 2009 to 2012 the Forum was the primary contemporary music venue for Melbourne Festival in expansive programs featuring scores of international and national music artists. It
2280-614: The US Billboard 200 and international charts while incorporating more arena rock and pop-rock. In 2019, the band adopted a more electronic and pop sound on their ninth album Eye of the Storm . In 2022, they experimented with more rock-centered sound while still incorporating modern pop-rock for their new album, Luxury Disease . One Ok Rock won Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards for Eastern Breakthrough Male Band in 2016, and Rock Sound Awards for Best International Band in 2017 and Best Live Performance in 2018. The band
2356-697: The US to hold two concerts in New York and Los Angeles and added two more dates in Philadelphia and Toronto in May. They also performed at Rock on the Range in Columbus, Ohio, their first festival outside Asia. On May 16, the documentary film about their last Europe and Asia Tour, Fool Cool Rock , was released and played for a limited time of four weeks at select theaters. The film, directed by Hiroyuki Nakano ,
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2432-468: The Western sound they were influenced by. They replaced all their engineers and introduced their music to new producers. On April 5, 2009, Alex was arrested for groping the leg of a twenty-one-year-old female student on a train. He admitted to the charges and the case was settled out of court. The band reached their weakest point at this time. Ryota intended to leave bass and take up guitar. They felt it
2508-492: The album was released on January 13, 2017, by Fueled by Ramen. Ambitions features collaborations with Avril Lavigne on the Japanese version of the album, Alex Gaskarth from All Time Low on the English version of the album, and the Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer on both. Alternative Press declared the collaboration song "Jaded" (with Alex Gaskarth ) as the best collaboration song of 2017. In January 2017,
2584-586: The album. On February 1, 2019, the band released the third and final single from the album, "Wasted Nights". The song serves as the theme song for the film Kingdom . American singer-songwriter Kiiara is the sole guest feature on the album on the track "In the Stars", which was the theme song for the film Fortuna's Eye . Eye of the Storm was released in Japan on February 13, 2019, via A-Sketch and outside of Japan on February 15, 2019, via Fueled By Ramen. The band toured with Waterparks and Stand Atlantic in
2660-423: The band announced that next album would be released in February 2015. The official website of the band was redesigned along with this announcement. Around December 16, 2014, the band revealed the cover and name of their new Japanese upcoming album, 35xxxv . The album peaked at #11 on Billboard ' s Heatseekers Albums . This chart is for new and upcoming musicians, which is usually a stepping stone towards
2736-586: The band announced that the tour dates would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with the shows ultimately being cancelled. On August 24, 2020, the band announced a livestreamed, stadium concert, entitled Field of Wonder , which took place at the Zozo Marine Stadium in Chiba City, Japan on October 11, 2020 without spectators. The concert was broadcast to worldwide audiences, and was
2812-473: The band re-arranged their songs to be played for one guitar. With the new four-member formation, One Ok Rock released the single "Kanzen Kankaku Dreamer" on February 3, 2010. The song peaked at number nine on the Oricon Singles Chart in Japan. After four months, the band released their fourth studio album titled Niche Syndrome . Released on June 9, 2010, the album peaked at number three on
2888-571: The band released the single "Answer is Near", later, from April to June of the same year, they performed the " Answer is Alive 2011 tour". After that, One Ok Rock released their first double A-side single " Re:make/No Scared " on July 20, 2011. "No Scared" was the main theme for the Black Rock Shooter: The Game video game. The band's fifth album, Zankyo Reference , was released on October 5, 2011. One Ok Rock announced fourteen dates between November and December 2011 for
2964-471: The band went on their North American tour for 6 concerts. From February to May 2017, they held 32 concerts in Japanese arenas. On February 9, 2017, the band released a limited CD single " Skyfall ", which was only sold during the "Ambitions" Japan Tour at the show venues. The CD contains 3 songs: "Skyfall" (featuring MAH from SiM , Masato Hayakawa from Coldrain , and Koie from Crossfaith ), "Right by your side", and "Manhattan Beach". On May 2, 2017, it
3040-471: The band's first performance since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2021, the band left Amuse, Inc. and established their own management agency 10969 Inc. The band provided a soundtrack song for Rurouni Kenshin: The Final titled " Renegades ". The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran and Coldrain 's frontman Masato Hayakawa and was released on April 16, 2021, via Fueled By Ramen for both Japanese and International versions. The band provided
3116-576: The band. The band's name was suggested by Koyanagi and comes from "one o'clock", the time that the band used to practice their music on weekends. They chose to play at one o'clock in the morning because it was cheaper to use the rehearsal space during such hours. However, noticing that the Japanese language made no distinction between R's and L's, "O'CLOCK" transformed into "O'CROCK" or "O'KROCK", which later transformed into "OK ROCK". In addition, One Ok Rock can be expressed as "10969" ( wan-ō-ku-ro-ku ). It
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3192-488: The bass and asked Alexander Onizawa, who was their senior in school, to join to be their guitarist and his classmate, Yu Koyanagi, to play drums. While searching for a vocalist, Toru found Takahiro Moriuchi , who was in a cover band called Chivalry of Music. Impressed by Taka's singing skills, Toru insisted he join One Ok Rock instead. At first, Taka refused, despite repeated attempts to sway him, but eventually, he joined
3268-416: The digital single release of "Taking Off" on September 16, 2016, under Fueled by Ramen . The song was used as a theme song for the Japanese film Museum starring Shun Oguri . Later at a special live concert, Taka announced that their 8th studio album would be released the following year following an album tour. On October 8, Sum 41 released the Japanese edition of their album, 13 Voices , including
3344-440: The first North American leg of their Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour . To commemorate the 10th anniversary of My Chemical Romance 's album The Black Parade , Rock Sound announced a special cover album, including One Ok Rock. The band covered the first track, "The End". On September 10 and 11, the band held a special live concert at Nagisaen, Shizuoka, Japan for a crowd of 110,000 spectators. One Ok Rock also announced
3420-543: The interior intended to evoke a Florentine walled garden, complete with a cerulean-blue ceiling sprinkled with lights like twinkling stars, mimicking a twilight sky. It was renamed the Forum Theatre in 1962, converted into two separate cinemas in 1963, then after the cinemas' closure used for religious services for several years; however, since 1995, it has operated as live music and events venue Forum Melbourne , more commonly known simply as The Forum . The sites of
3496-571: The main stage, as well as Summer Sonic 2012, and additionally, Oga Namahage Rock Festival, Rising Sun Rock Festival, and Sweet Love Shower. Their next single, " The Beginning ", was chosen as the theme song for the live action movie adaptation of the Rurouni Kenshin manga, and was released on August 22, 2012, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 . Later, "The Beginning" won two awards: Best Rock Video from
3572-426: The memorial concert for Bennington, titled "Linkin Park & Friends", singing "Somewhere I Belong". On February 16, 2018, they released their first single of 2018, "Change". The song was made by vocalist Taka alongside the band's producer for a HondaJet commercial. The band remained relatively silent throughout the rest of the year (with the exception of embarking on their Ambitions Dome Tour in Japan, announced
3648-735: The minor console. It was removed from the theatre in 1963, and subsequently installed in the Moorabbin Town Hall (now Kingston City Hall) by members of the Victorian Division of the Theatre Organ Society of Australia . In 1962, the building was renamed the Forum Theatre . In 1963, recognising the changing trends in attendance, cinema chain Greater Union converted now-oversized auditorium into two smaller separate cinemas. The Dress Circle balcony
3724-439: The most part. One Ok Rock also toured Europe and Asia to promote their album. On October 17, 2015, 35xxxv (Deluxe Edition) debuted at No. 20 on Billboard ’s Heatseekers Albums and its highest peak position is at No. 17. One Ok Rock returned to Japan for their One Thousand Miles Tour 2016 concert along with All Time Low and PVRIS . In early 2016, it was announced that One Ok Rock would open for Issues and Crown
3800-475: The overpass which resulted in property values dropping and the closure of hotels, shops and showrooms. Plans to revitalise the area in the early 1960s never eventuated. In May 2002, the state government announced it would be demolished, but it was May 2005 before work commenced, with preparations for Melbourne's 2006 Commonwealth Games acting as a catalyst. The project concluded in August. On 21 December 2017,
3876-461: The previous year), until the announcement of a small, four date tour with an orchestra in Japan in late October, as well as a small European tour in December. On November 23, the band announced their forthcoming album, Eye of the Storm . The second single, "Stand Out Fit In", considered the lead single for the album, was released the same day with a music video. "Change" was also featured on
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#17327731166343952-549: The release of a concert DVD This is My Budokan?! on February 16, 2011. On August 6, 7 and 8, One Ok Rock headlined Rock in Japan Festival and Summer Sonic Festival , followed by Rising Sun Rock Festival , Monster Bash, Treasure05X, Mad Ollie, Countdown Japan 2010/2011, and Radio Crazy. The band supported Pay Money to My Pain in their 2010 Stay Real tour, The Hiatus in their Anomaly 2010 tour, and Totalfat in their Overdrive tour. On February 16, 2011,
4028-420: The remainder of the steelwork on that portion was erected. Following the erection of beams and the concreting of decks and permanent tram tracks, trams were diverted from the temporary tracks during the weekend of 11–13 June 1960. The northern traffic lanes heading eastbound were opened to traffic on 1 July 1960, with southbound lanes open not long afterwards. Many businesses and properties were overshadowed by
4104-492: The site became a public carpark. The site is now home to the three towers of the Northbank Place complex which includes office space, residential apartments, retail outlets and a multi-level carpark. The Melbourne Fish Market was situated on the south side of the railway viaduct, facing Spencer Street, having been displaced from the south-west corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets when the present Flinders Street station
4180-696: The site of Victoria's Immigration Museum , is on Flinders Street. The street is home to Flinders Street station , the central station in Melbourne's suburban rail network. Tram routes 70 and 75 , as well as the City Circle route, run along Flinders Street, and the Flinders Street Viaduct runs roughly parallel to the street, linking the city's two major railway stations. Other landmarks along Flinders Street include Federation Square , St Paul's Cathedral , Young and Jackson Hotel ,
4256-657: The song "Decision" is the theme song for their documentary film Foo Cool Rock . The music video for "Decision" released on August 20, 2014, is a compilation of footage from their tours in Europe and Asia. In September 2014, the song "Heartache" became part of the Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends ' s soundtrack. Subsequently, in September 2014, One Ok Rock held a two-day stadium concert in Yokohama Stadium in front of 60,000 people called Mighty Long Fall Live at Yokohama Stadium 2014 . This
4332-457: The song "War" featuring Taka. Deryck Whibley from Sum 41 mentioned to Alternative Press Japan that "It was great to collaborate with Taka on our new song called War. I am a huge fan of his voice and of One Ok Rock and I think that our voices work very well together". On November 13, 2016, NHK ( Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai , a Japan Broadcasting Corporation) held ONE OK ROCK 18 Festival (18 FES) where One Ok Rock and 1,000 youths (17 – 19 years old from
4408-424: The southern side of the overpass on 6 January 1959 and, by 7 September, the first steel girders were erected. Upon completion of the first stage on 21 November 1959, trams were diverted onto temporary tracks laid by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board on that part of the structure. On 23 November 1959, construction on the foundations on the northern side of the overpass commenced and, by 20 February 1960,
4484-607: The success, the band started to release their later albums in two versions (Japanese-English and full English) with 2 to 3 different tracks in each version. Their seventh studio album, 35xxxv , became their first album which charted on US Billboard . It peaked at No. 11 on Heatseekers Albums , No. 43 on Independent Albums , No. 23 on the Hard Rock Albums , and No. 1 on the World Albums Chart. The band's eighth album, Ambitions , debuted at No. 106 on
4560-459: The theme song for the 4th Kingdom movie which to be release on July 12, 2024 alongside the movie. One Ok Rock's influences are Linkin Park , Foo Fighters , Good Charlotte , Ellegarden , and the Used . The group's initial idea began when Yamashita wanted to start a rock band and invited Kohama to join him. Good Charlotte's influences are seen on their first album, Zeitakubyō ; while
4636-460: The whole country) sang together on one stage. On November 18, 2016, One Ok Rock released "Bedroom Warfare", the second single from the upcoming album. The third single, "I was King", was released on December 16, 2016. On January 1, 2017, One Ok Rock opened a special site "World Ambitions", in celebration of the new album, Ambitions . World Ambitions was a website that visually represented images of "hope" being shared and spread from users around
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#17327731166344712-412: The world through the website and Twitter/Instagram. People from all over the world could upload pictures with yellow in it, symbolizing hope and connecting them all. Users could share their images through SNS (Twitter, Instagram). On January 9, 2017, the band released a single, titled "We Are". The Japanese version of Ambitions was released on January 11, 2017, under A-Sketch. The English version of
4788-442: Was affiliated originally with Amuse . ever since their debut in 2007. The band left Amuse on April 1, 2021, and established their own management agency, named 10969 Inc. In the United States, they are signed with record label Fueled by Ramen . One Ok Rock rose to international fame with their 2012 single " The Beginning " from their sixth album Jinsei×Boku= , which led them to concerts and music festivals outside Asia. Following
4864-586: Was already in a band that was not going well. He then joined One Ok Rock in 2006 and became an official member when they debuted in 2007. In 2007, the band released their debut single, "Naihishinsho", reached number 48 on the Oricon Charts and sold 15,000 copies. Their second and third single, " Yume Yume" and "Et Cetera" , replicated that success and charted at number 43 and 29, respectively. After those singles, they released their debut album Zeitakubyō on November 21, 2007, and had their first tour,
4940-419: Was also nominated for two Alternative Press Music Awards – Best International Band in 2016 and Best Breakthrough Band in 2017. The history of One Ok Rock began on July 29, 2005, when Toru Yamashita , a high school student, wanted to start a band. He invited his childhood friend Ryota Kohama , who was also a member of the hip-hop dance group HEADS they were both in years prior. He told Ryota to learn
5016-621: Was announced that One Ok Rock would open Linkin Park 's One More Light Tour in North America for 4 dates and in Japan for 3 shows. Later on July 21, 2017, it was announced that their North American Tour got cancelled because of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington 's suicide on July 20, 2017, a week before their shows; while Linkin Park's final leg in Japan was cancelled on October 3, 2017. One Ok Rock paid tribute to Chester Bennington by covering Linkin Park's song " One More Light " during their live performances. Taka participated in
5092-531: Was blocked in, creating the upstairs Rapallo Theatre (with a new entry from Russell Street ) while the Stalls level retained the Forum Theatre name and Flinders Street entry. In 1981 further renovations took place, including the renaming of the cinemas to Forum I and Forum II. In 1985 it was purchased and used by Revival Centres International , a Christian organisation, and fell into disrepair. In 1995 it
5168-481: Was constructed in the early 1900s. The site of the former Fish Market now forms the western end of Batman Park. In the late 1950s, an overpass was built to take King Street over its intersection with Flinders Street, as part of the construction of the King Street Bridge and Kings Way. The overpass extended from Downie Street to just east of Custom House Lane. Excavation commenced on the foundations of
5244-522: Was impossible for them to add a new member. The band's next single, "Around the World Shounen", which was planned for a May 6 release as the theme song for the TV drama GodHand Teru , and their nationwide tour were both cancelled. In May 2009, it was announced that One Ok Rock would continue on as a 4 piece band without Alex, who went back to the United States. Toru took his place as lead guitar, and
5320-522: Was introduced in 2016. Additional reference Flinders Street, Melbourne Flinders Street is a street in Melbourne , Victoria, Australia . Running roughly parallel to the Yarra River , Flinders Street forms the southern edge of the Hoddle Grid . It is exactly 1 mi (1.6 km) in length and one and a half chains (99 ft; 30 m) in width. The street is named after
5396-549: Was purchased by David Marriner 's Staged Developments Australia, who redeveloped it for use as a film and concert venue operating as Forum Melbourne . It became part of Marriner Group's portfolio of theatres, including Melbourne's Princess Theatre and Regent Theatre , and joined by the Comedy Theatre in 1996. The theatre was listed on the Victorian Heritage Register in 1978 and classified by
5472-496: Was released on August 29, 2023. On October 6, 2023, One Ok Rock released "Prove" as the opening theme for the anime Beyblade X . One Ok Rock and My First Story – whose vocalist is Taka's brother, Hiro – held a one-night-only live show "VS" at Tokyo Dome on November 14, 2023. On May 13, 2024 lead singer Taka announced on his Instagram live that the band finished recording their new album in Los Angeles, which will have
5548-779: Was released on Blu-ray and DVD on May 30, 2012. During 2011, One Ok Rock headlined many music festivals, including Jisan Valley Rock Festival in South Korea. In July the band performed at Setstock 2011, followed by Rock in Japan Festival, Rising Sun Rock Festival, Summer Sonic Festival, Monster Bash, Sky Jamboree, and Space Shower 's Sweet Love Shower. At the end of the year, they headlined Radio Crazy and Countdown Japan once more. The band declared their first overseas tour in Start Walking The World on May and June 2012, covering Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore. They headlined Rock in Japan Festival on
5624-518: Was released on DVD and Blu-ray in November 2014, with promotional screenings in Bangkok, Thailand, and Hong Kong. In June and July 2014 they joined Vans Warped Tour 2014 and performed in eighteen cities in North America. On July 30, 2014, One Ok Rock released the double A-side single " Mighty Long Fall/Decision ", and while "Mighty Long Fall", was the theme song for the movie sequel of Rurouni Kenshin entitled Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno ,
5700-435: Was released on March 6, 2013, and managed to reach second place on the Oricon weekly chart. In October 2013 the band went on their first tour outside Asia and visited Europe for five concerts. Most of the concerts in Europe were sold out almost immediately. On January 12, 2014, their album producer John Feldmann related that One Ok Rock had already started recording their forthcoming album. In February 2014 they visited
5776-728: Was their first time performing in a stadium. One Ok Rock announced U.S., South American and European tours in late 2014. They performed at Knotfest , in both Japan and the United States, with an additional two dates for the United States in October. At the end of October 2014, the band started their first tour in Latin America visiting five countries. On November 27, they were a guest performer in Hoobastank 's Japan tour and returned their tour, this time in Europe, performing in ten more countries in December. On October 9, 2014,
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