Southern All Stars

J-Pop

The next Southern All Stars concert is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 横浜アリーナ in 横浜市, Japan. See all 6 upcoming concerts

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Listen to Tsunami by Southern All Stars, see lyrics, music video & more!

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Listen to Manatsu No Kajitsu by Southern All Stars, see lyrics, music video & more!

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Listen to Itoshi No Ellie by Southern All Stars, see lyrics, music video & more!

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Listen to Love Affair - Himitsu No Date by Southern All Stars, see lyrics, music video & more!

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Listen to Ai No Kotodama - Spiritual Message by Southern All Stars, see lyrics, music video & more!

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Upcoming Concerts for Southern All Stars

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Listen to THANK YOU SO MUCH by Southern All Stars

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More albums from Southern All Stars

ALBUMTHANK YOU SO MUCHSouthern All Stars

Listen to Budou [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMBudou [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Killer Street [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMKiller Street [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Sakura (2024 Remaster) by Southern All Stars

ALBUMSakura (2024 Remaster)Southern All Stars

Listen to Young Love [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMYoung Love [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Yo ni Man-yo no Hana ga Saku Nari [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMYo ni Man-yo no Hana ga Saku Nari [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Inamura Jane (SOUTHERN ALL STARS and ALL STARS) [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMInamura Jane (SOUTHERN ALL STARS and ALL STARS) [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to SOUTHERN ALL STARS [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

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Listen to KAMAKURA [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMKAMAKURA [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Ninkimono de Iko [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMNinkimono de Iko [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Kirei (2024 Remaster) by Southern All Stars

ALBUMKirei (2024 Remaster)Southern All Stars

Listen to NUDE MAN [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMNUDE MAN [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Stereo Taiyo-zoku [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMStereo Taiyo-zoku [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Tiny Bubbles [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMTiny Bubbles [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to 10 Numbers Carat [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUM10 Numbers Carat [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Listen to Atsui Munasawagi [2024 Remaster] by Southern All Stars

ALBUMAtsui Munasawagi [2024 Remaster]Southern All Stars

Southern All Stars's Popular Music Videos

Ai Wa Hana No Yoni(Ole ! ) [Live At Yokohama Arena, 12/31/2020]

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Aloe

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Manatsu no Kajitsu [Live at CHIGASAKI PARK STADIUM, 2023/10/1]

Tatakaumonotachi he Ai wo Komete

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Tengoku On the Beach

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Koi no Boogie-Woogie Night

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Artist Playlists

Southern All Stars Essentials

The Japanese pop legends’ weighty collection of must-listens.

Southern All Stars: Video Essentials

A review of the legendary rock band's visual masterpieces.

Southern All Stars: Love Songs

The critically acclaimed Japanese band reveal their softer side.

Southern All Stars: Sing

Southern All Stars: Deep Cuts

The acclaimed Japanese rockers take a walk on the wild side.

Southern All Stars's ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2024 in HITACHINAKA Concert Set List

About Southern All Stars

Artist Biography

The Southern All Stars have slaked Japan's insatiable thirst for novelty since the '70s. Formed by singer/songwriter Keisuke Kuwata out of a Tokyo university's music club, the All Stars epitomize the Japanese concept of kayōkyoku—or "mixed juice"—with their constantly evolving hybrid of traditional Japanese folk music with rock, R&B, blues, soul, reggae, funk, and more. (Their name sutures Southern rock to pre-eminent salsa combo Fania All Stars.) Collegiate pranksterism informed the band’s 1978 debut single, "Katte ni Sindbad" (Willfully Sindbad), which referenced earlier hits by Kenji Sawada and Pink Lady. The band broke through the following year with the ballad "Itoshi no Ellie" (Ellie My Love), and 1980's Tiny Bubbles, their third release, marked the first of more than a dozen chart-topping albums in a row. While Kuwata ceaselessly courts controversy with saucy singles like "Erotica Seven" and "Manpli no G-Spot," the soothingly raspy singer's "Tsunami," a compassionate ballad about aging, became one of Japan's best-selling singles ever. Other singles like "Ai no Kotodama: Spiritual Message" and "Peace & Hi-Lite" reach for the stars with cosmic rapping and a Theremin. Following a 10-year break, the All Stars released Budou (Grape), another lavishly eclectic collection, in 2015. Having mounted a Japanese tour in 2019 and a live concert—minus the audience—at Yokohama Arena in June 2020, Japan's dependably different national band soldier on.

Hometown

Japan

Genre

J-Pop