P-Model
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P-Model was a Japanese New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...

 synth-rock & techno-pop band started in 1979 by frontman Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa
is a Japanese electropop artist and composer.In 1972, he enrolled at . From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock group influenced by King Crimson and Yes. In 1979 he formed a New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band called P-Model, along with two former members of...

. The band has included many lineup revisions over the years but Hirasawa was always at the helm of operations. P-Model officially disbanded in 1999 (20 years after its formation), although many of its members continue to release solo albums and collaborate with each other on different projects.

Hirasawa has also released solo work under the similar name 'KAKU P-Model', primarily the 2004 album Vistoron.

Past members

  • Yasumi Tanaka
  • Sadatoshi Tainaka
  • Katsuhiko Akiyama
  • Tatsuya Kikuchi
  • Shunichi Miura
  • Makoto Yokokawa
  • Yasuhiro Araki
  • Teruo Nakano
  • Yoshikazu Takahashi
  • Hikaru Kotobuki
    Hikaru Kotobuki
    is a Japanese musician who worked with artists like Susumu Hirasawa , and Jun Togawa.In the early 1980s, Kotobuki joined Morio Agata's tour as a keyboard player and guitarist. After Agata's tour, Kotobuki and Agata formed a band which they called the Yukiyama Brothers. During his time with the...

  • Yasuchika Fujii
  • Wataru Kamiryō
  • TAINACO ( A virtual drummer used in P-Model's interactive shows)
  • Taibun Abe
  • Hiromi Seki
  • Tooru Akutsu
  • Meirou Kamio
  • Akemi Tsujitani
  • Tsukasa tooru Matsuda
  • Shuichi Sugawara
  • Shigeo Motojima

Original albums

  • In A Model Room
    In A Model Room
    In A Model Room is P-Model's debut album released in August 1979. The band's line up during this album consisted of Susumu Hirasawa , Katsuhiko Akiyama , Yasumi Tanaka , and Sadatoshi Tainaka . The song "THE GREAT BRAIN" was covered in the 2007 album Karate House by Polysics.- Track listing :# # #...

    , 1979
  • Landsale
    Landsale
    Landsale is P-Model's second album. It was originally released on April 25 1980 by Warner Pioneer. It was later released on CD on January 25 1992 by Warner Music.- Track listing :# # # # # # # # # I AM ONLY YOUR MODEL# # #...

    , 1980
  • Potpourri, 1981
  • Perspective, 1982
  • Another Game, 1984
  • Scuba, 1984 - A book with a cassette album
  • Karkador, 1985
  • One Pattern, 1986
  • P-Model
    P-Model (album)
    P-Model is the eighth studio album by P-Model. Compared to previous works, P-MODEL makes more extensive use of electronic instruments . At the time of this album, the band's line up consisted of Susumu Hirasawa, Katsuhiko Akiyama, Hikaru Kotobuki, and Yasuchika Fujii...

    , 1992
  • Big Body, 1993
  • The Way of Live, 1994
  • Fune, 1995
  • Denshi Higeki/~ENOLA, 1997
  • Music Industrial Wastes ~P-Model or Die, 1999

Live albums

  • Pause, 1994
  • Virtual Live-1, 1999 - "P-MODEL Live at S-KEN STUDIO 1979"
  • Virtual Live-2, 1999 - "P-MODEL Live at Shibuya
    Shibuya
    is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is also a surname of Japanese people, including:-People:*Shibuya Konnōmaru, a 12th century warrior*Kotono Shibuya , a female actor*Momoko Shibuya , a female actor...

     NYLON 100% 1980"
  • Virtual Live-3, 1999 - "P-MODEL Live at Kyodai Seibu Kodo 1982"

Other albums

  • Perspective II, 1982 - Perspective with two bonus tracks
  • Scuba Recycle, 1995 - Remix of Scuba
  • Corrective Errors, 1995 - Remix of Fune
  • Ashuon Sound Subspecies in the Solar System, 2002 - Remastered boxset containing all of P-Model's works - 24 albums, 286 songs

Videography

  • Fu-ru-he-he, 1984
  • Another Day, 1986
  • 2D or not 2D, 1992
  • Ashura Clock (Discommunicator), 1997
  • Logic Airforce, 1999

Legacy

Although P-Model has disbanded, many of the members have formed small side projects with each other in similar vein to P-Model, including Kaku P-Model, Pevo, and Phnonpenh Model
Phnonpenh Model
Phnonpenh MODEL is an electronica band created by Hikaru Kotobuki, a former member of P-Model as somewhat of a joke in order to enter a P-Model cover band contest at a club. They continue to regroup from time to time and have released three studio albums and a live CD from their shows in Paris,...

, as well as their own solo works, Susumu Hirasawa
Susumu Hirasawa
is a Japanese electropop artist and composer.In 1972, he enrolled at . From 1972 to 1978, he performed in his first band Mandrake, a progressive rock group influenced by King Crimson and Yes. In 1979 he formed a New Wave synth-rock & techno-pop band called P-Model, along with two former members of...

 in particular.

The five main characters of Kakifly
Kakifly
is a male Japanese manga artist. He is known for creating the series K-On! which was also adapted as an anime by Kyoto Animation.-External links:*...

's yonkoma
Yonkoma
thumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...

 comic strip
Comic strip
A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....

 manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 K-On!
K-On!
is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...

are named for members of P-Model. The characters are in a band and share the surnames of P-Model members who play their respective instrument.

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