Southern All Stars

Southern All Stars (サザンサザンオールスターズ) is a japanese soft pop/rock band. In 2003, HMV Japan announced Southern All Stars to be the No.1 Japanese pop artist in its survey of "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists" all-time. The Southern All Stars consists of five members: 桑田佳祐 (b. February 26, 1956 in Chigasaki) is the lead vocalist and plays guitar. He writes most of the lyrics and the music for the band. Yuko Hara (b. December 11, 1956 in Yokohama, nicknamed "Harabo", Keisuke's wife) plays the keyboards. Kazuyuki Sekiguchi (b. December 21, 1955 in Niigata) plays the bass guitar. He also has a solo career. Hiroshi Matsuda (b. April 4, 1956 in Miyazaki) plays the drums. Hideyuki Nozawa (b. October 19, 1954 in Tokyo, (nicknamed "Kegani (Hairy Crab)") plays the percussion, and is the mood maker for the band. In addition, Takashi Omori played the guitar until August 2001, when he left the band.