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Music Guest of Honor: BACK-ON

Performing Friday, Nov. 8

Pacific Media Expo announces BACK-ON as the PMX13 Music Guest of Honor! BACK-ON will be live and in concert at Pacific Music Live 13 on Friday, Nov. 8. BACK-ON will be attending a focus panel, autograph sessions, photo sessions, and more throughout PMX13.

BACK-ON appearances
Opening Ceremonies: Friday 6 p.m., LP1
Concert: Friday, 9 p.m., Main Events
Autographs: Friday, 11 p.m., Main Events
Fan Panel: Saturday, 1 p.m., LP2
Photo Session: Sunday, 2 p.m., Autograph room
Meet and Greet Reception (VIP only): Sunday, 3 p.m., Autograph room

Find details about ticket sales and the BACK-ON concert!

BACK-ON hails from Tokyo, Japan. Their work has been used in media across the spectrum, such as anime, video games, and drama. They are recently recognized for opening theme songs appearing in Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 (PSP video game, Japan only), "fly away"; Air Gear (Anime TV show), "Chain"; Murder Princess (Anime OVA), "Hikari Sasuhou (fk Metal ver.)", and Eyeshield 21s (Anime TV series) "Blaze Line".

BACK-ON at PMX
BACK-ON have also written numerous ending themes for both anime and TV shows. These include "flower" and "a day dreaming..." for Eyeshield 21, and "Butterfly" for the late-night TV drama Shinjuku Swan, and most recently "Sands of Time" for the mobile robot TV drama Keitai Sousakan 7.

The band's singles "Flyaway" and "Where Is the Future?" were created as the theme music for the PSP game Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2, which was released exclusively in Japan on January 28, 2009.

Their single release One Step!/Tomorrow Never Knows was released on January 27, 2010; "Tomorrow never knows" was used as the background theme music for the DyDo coffee commercial featuring Teppei Tajima, the Japanese surfer.

BACK-ON is:
Kenji03 - Lead vocals, Emcee, Rhythm guitar
Teeda - Emcee, Rap vocals
Gori - Bass
Shu - Lead guitar

Where you know BACK-ON
  • Air Gear Opening Theme: "Chain" (Anime TV series, 2006, 1 season. Released by ADV in the US in 2007)
  • BACK-ON at PMX
  • Murder Princess Opening Theme: "Hikari Sasuhou (FK Metal ver.)" (ヒカリサスホウ (FK Metal ver.)?) (Anime OVA, 2007. Licensed by Funimation)
  • Eyeshield 21 4th Opening Theme: "Blaze Line" (Anime TV series, 2005-2008, 145 episodes)
  • Eyeshield 21 5th Closing Theme: "A Day Dreaming..."
  • Eyeshield 21 6th Closing Theme: "Flower"
  • Tokyo Mayokara 1st Theme: "Kodou" (鼓動?, "Pulse")
  • Tokyo Mayokara 2nd Theme: "Colors"
  • Shinjuku Swan Ending Theme: "Butterfly" (TV drama, 2007, based on manga)
  • K-tai Investigator 7 Ending Theme: "Sands of Time" (TV drama, 2008-2009)
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Opening Theme: "Flyaway" (PSP video game, 2009, Japan only)
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Ending Theme: "Where Is the Future?"
  • IAMS Japan's 2009 animal shelter series Theme: "We Are..."
  • DyDo coffee TV CM Theme: "Tomorrow Never Knows"
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Opening Theme: "With You feat. Me (Misono Koda)" (PSP Video game, 2011, Japanese only)
  • Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Ending Theme:"Nagareboshi" (流れ星?, "Shooting Star")



  • Panel

    When: Saturday, November 9, 2013
    Time: 1:00 - 2:00PM
    Location: Live Program 2 (LP2), Los Angeles A&B

    Find out more about BACK-ON:
    * at their Facebook page
    * at their website (Japanese)
    * at their fansite (English)

 
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