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All City Steppers (オールシティステッパーズ, Ōru Shiti Suteppāzu, stylized as ALL CITY STEPPERS) is a Japanese rock band signed under Flight Master. The band's members consist of Ryuichi (guitar and backing vocals), Leo (guitar and vocals), and Ryuki (bass).

History

2013-present: "Precious Girl" and Sexy Virgin Riot

Ryuichi Ogata and Ryuki Maeda from the band Terror Familia were childhood friends. While Ryuichi was performing with the band Radio Foundation, they became acquainted with Leo Imamura from the band The John's Guerilla in 2008. On July 12, 2009, Kenma Miyaoku, the frontman for Radio Foundation, died from a heart attack, prior to recording their debut album. The three became reacquainted with each other at Miyaoku's funeral.

In 2013, they formed the rock band All City Steppers as a side project, with Ryuichi on guitar and backing vocals, Leo on guitar and lead vocals, and Ryuki on bass. Their debut single, "Precious Girl", was released on August 21, 2013, and peaked at #31 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart. They made their first television appearance on August 27, 2013 on TBS's Live B, and embarked on their first nationwide tour, We Are All City Steppers, later that year.

All City Steppers' first album, Sexy Virgin Riot, was released on March 5, 2014, and peaked at #36 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. A music video for the album's leading track, "Witch", was released to promote the album. They will be releasing their second album, Partyage, on October 3, 2018. The title track, "Little World", was released on September 5, 2018 as a digital single to promote the album.

On June 1, 2020, Ogata announced that he was retiring from entertainment due to being diagnosed with psychosomatic disorder, leaving him prone to experiencing stress and anxiety. He later returned in 2021.

Members

Current

• Ryuichi - guitar, backing vocals
• Leo - guitar, lead vocals
• Ryuki - bass guitar

Discography

Albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Tours

• We Are All City Steppers (2013)

References

1. ^ "Ryuichi（w-inds.）所属の新バンドALL CITY STEPPERS デビュー決定". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 14, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
2. "緒方龍一前樂隊主唱宮奧謙馬心臟病去世(組圖)". Sina (in Chinese). July 20, 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2010.
3. "宮奥謙馬 （Kenma Miyaoku）1985 – 2009". Tokyo Dandy. July 16, 2009. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
4. "オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2013年08月19日～2013年08月25日 31～40位". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
5. "異色の3ピースバンド"ALL CITY STEPPERS"デビュー。w-inds.のRyuichi（緒方龍一）ら参加". Barks (in Japanese). August 24, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
6. "オリコン週間 アルバムランキング 2014年03月03日～2014年03月09日 31～40位". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2018.
7. "【ライブレポート】w-inds.、2014年の目標と活動は？". Barks (in Japanese). January 11, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
8. "w-inds.龍一在籍3ピースバンドALL CITY STEPPERS、約4年ぶりニュー・アルバムを10月リリース". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
9. "ｗ－ｉｎｄｓ．緒方龍一脱退 ストレスから心身症に". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 31, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
10. "PARTYAGE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2018.

• Musical groups established in 2013
• 2013 establishments in Japan