Metronome (band)

Metronome
メトロノーム
OriginJapan
GenresElectropop
Years active
    • 1998–2009
    • 2016–present
Label
    • King
    • Art Pop
    • Tricycle
Members
    • Sharaku
    • Riu
    • Fukusuke
Past members
    • Yuuichirou
    • Shintarou
    • Kemumaki
    • Eye×G×A
    • Yaji
    • Asuka-Hime
    • Kei
WebsiteOfficial site

Metronome (メトロノーム) is a Japanese visual kei rock band, which took its influence from many genres, including techno, rock, hardcore and pop.

History

Metronome's gimmick was that they professed to have travelled from the future. Because they were getting bad record sales in 2005, they decided to travel back in time to 1998, thus boosting sales via their "futuristic" sound and look.

In a 2007 interview, Talbo-1 Fukusuke mentioned how they stopped with saying they were from the year 2005 as said year neared. The band apparently had thought they wouldn't still be around by the time 2005 rolled around. They went on hiatus in 2009 following their performance at the Shibuya Public Hall.[1]

Later, in 2016, Riu was asked by the band's former management company, Art Pop, to perform a Metronome song as an encore with Fukusuke and Sharaku at the Crush of Mode -Hyper Hot Summer’16- music event in Shibuya.[2] Riu met up with his bandmates to discuss the performance and they decided to get back together as a band.[3] This led to their first single since their hiatus being released that September, "Kairisei Dōitsujinbutsu".[4] The next year, they released a new full-length album, Continue, their first in nine years.[5]

Musical styles

They have also been described as gamewave and nintendocore. Their songs typically sampled video game, or video game inspired, sounds and while being based in rock, are heavily electronic as well. They have a total of 22 official releases, albums and singles. They maintained an indie career throughout their years, and were never a hot selling band among the visual kei scene, mainly due to their uncompromising approach to their sound.

Members

Voicecoder: Sharaku Kobayashi 小林 写楽 {シャラク}
Birthday: 08.10
Current Bands: metronome, FLOPPY, Muchi muchi Anago, Cuckoo (カッコー), GalapagosS
Previous Bands: Picopico PON, Propellerheads

Talbo-1: Fukusuke Fukuda {フクスケ}
Birthday: 12.09
Current Bands: metronome, ADAPTER
Previous Bands: Picopico PON
Support for: FLOPPY

Talbo-2: Riu {リウ}
Birthday: 06.01
Current Bands: metronome, BEE-315
Previous Bands: SPICY DRY HOT MUSTARD

Ex members
Drums: Yuuichirou {ユウイチロー}
Birthday: 09.28
Current Bands: boogieman
Previous Bands: Fill or Kill, FeNeK, BADxTIMING, Mind Break, CUVE, metronome

Drums: Shintarou {シンタロー}
Birthday: 11.23
Current Bands: metronome, GalapagosS
Previous Bands:

Drums: Kemumaki {ケムマキ}

Guitar: Eye×G×A

Bass: Yaji {ヤジ}

Bass: Asuka-Hime {アスカ姫}

Bass: KEI

Timeline

Discography

Albums
YAPUU Ga Shoukansareta Machi (2000)
Fukigen Na ANDROID (2002)
1 Metronome (2003)
UNKNOWN (2004)
LIFO (2004)
Electric Travel (2005)
Cycle Recycle (2007)
HIGH TO LOW ELECTRO (2008)
COLLECTION (2008)
COLLECTION 2 (2008)
CONTINUE (2017)

Singles
Single Top Religion (1999)
PLASTIC-MODELS Kuro (2001)
PLASTIC-MODELS Shirogane (2001)
Planet (2002)
Self Control (2002)
Mittsu Kazoero (2003)
S.P.A.C.E. Romantic (2003)
Mousou Trick (2004)
Isshukan (2004)
Computer (2004)
Oboro/Sora (2005)
Boku Sonzaisetsu (2006)
Zetsubou-San (2006)
Tawainai Twillight (2007)
Zombie-Kun (2007)
Kairisei Doitsujinbutsu (2016)

DVD
サイクルリサイクル～メーDAY X'mas～ (2007)
10th Anniversary Special ONE MAN LIVE @2008.8.25SHIBUYA-AX since2005→1998→2008 (2009)

References

  1. ↑ Fujitani, Chiaki (2016-10-27). "メトロノームが語る、7年ぶりの再起動とこれから「全員がいい具合にメトロノーム側を向いてる」". Real Sound｜リアルサウンド (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-03-24. メトロノームは98年に結成、いわゆる「V系バンド」の中で異質な音楽性でありながら、シーンの中で確固たる地位を獲得するも、09年に東京・渋谷公会堂（当時C.C.Lemonホール）公演で活動休止状態にあった。
  2. ↑ Goto, Rutsuko (2022-08-31). "メトロノーム". Vif (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-04-06. リウ：今年の7月30日にTSUTAYA O-EASTでART POP（活動休止前のメトロノームの所属事務所）の「CRUSH OF MODE-HYPER HOT SUMMER'16-」という大きなイベントがあって、校長から僕に、この三人のソロでの出演と、アンコールでメトロノームの曲を1曲やってくれないかと相談されたんです。校長はシャラク君としばらく連絡を取っていなかったみたいで、僕から聞いてみてほしいと言われて。
  3. ↑ "Interview with metronome". JaME. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2026-04-06. All of us met up for the first time since stopping activities and the question of whether we would play metronome's song during that event came up. After a consultation with all members, we decided, "We can't play a song just like that. If we do it, we have to do it like it should be done." So that's how we restarted the band.
  4. ↑ "ヴィジュアル系バンドのメトロノームが約7年ぶりに活動再開、シングルの発売決定". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-04-06.
  5. ↑ "メトロノーム、9年ぶりの新作『CONTINUE』アートワーク＆詳細公開". BARKS (in Japanese). 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2026-04-06.
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