Happy End (band)

Happy End (Japanese: はっぴいえんど Hepburn: Happī Endo) was a Japanese folk rock band, which existed from 1969 to 1972. Composed of Haruomi Hosono, Takashi Matsumoto, Eiichi Ohtaki and Shigeru Suzuki, the band's pioneering avant-garde sound is highly revered and they are considered to be among the most influential artists in Japanese music. Credited as the first rock act to sing in the Japanese-language, their impact has led to them being referred to as the "Japanese Beatles." MTV described Happy End's music as "rock with psych smudges around the edges."

Happy End (band)

Happy End (Japanese: はっぴいえんど Hepburn: Happī Endo) was a Japanese folk rock band, which existed from 1969 to 1972. Composed of Haruomi Hosono, Takashi Matsumoto, Eiichi Ohtaki and Shigeru Suzuki, the band's pioneering avant-garde sound is highly revered and they are considered to be among the most influential artists in Japanese music. Credited as the first rock act to sing in the Japanese-language, their impact has led to them being referred to as the "Japanese Beatles." MTV described Happy End's music as "rock with psych smudges around the edges."