top of page
Dee-Dee Phone

 Birth Story

Birth of the first period

AB'S

Fujimaru Yoshino guitar & vocal

Makoto Matsushita guitar & vocal

Naoki Watanabe bass & vocal

Atsuo Okamoto drums & vocal

Yoshihiko Ando keyboard & vocal

 

AB'S start

1982

Yoshino Fujimaru 1st album "YOSHINOINO FUJIMAL"

Recording member
Naoki Watanabe, Atsuo Okamoto, Makoto Matsushita

Yoshihiko Ando, lyricist and keyboard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fujimaru Yoshino first met Naoki Watanabe , who was 17 at the time.

Shigeki Watanabe , the Chappie of the Wild Ones

After that, I met  Atsuo Okamoto in the studio

 

By the way, to Ichiro Nitta of Spectrum

The rhythm team of Naoki Watanabe and Atsuo Okamoto

Introduced is Fujimaru Yoshino

 

Encounter Makoto Matsushita with twin guitar studio work

 

AB'S is

A band where you can sing and harmonize while playing

Not to mention the fans of the members

Buzzed in the industry

 

 

The origin of the band name

The blood types of Fujimaru Yoshino, Makoto Matsushita, and Naoki Watanabe

Because it was AB

(It was later found that Fujimaru Yoshino 's blood type was B)

By the way, Atsuo Okamoto and Ando Yoshihiko are type A

 

Another reason is the artist list

AB'S line up first
 

1983

Release 1st album "AB'S"

The debut live is full up to the second floor of Shibuya Public Hall

Kobe Osaka Tour

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1984

Fujimaru Yoshino 2nd album "ROMANTIC GUY"

(LA recording) release

Japanese recording members
Naoki Watanabe, Ats
uo Okamoto

Makoto Matsushita participated in the chorus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd album "AB'S-2" (London recording) released

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1985

3rd album "AB'S-3" (London recording) released

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Makoto Matsushita is a member of his band Paradigm shift

Not busy attending

Temporarily suspended without live activities

 

1988

4th album "AB'S-4" (LA recording) released
Session members except Fujimaru Yoshino

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2003

Cross Over '05 After being asked to appear

Reformation

2004

1st Maxi single "A5B3S" released

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMG_2537_edited.jpg
IMG_6218.JPG
IMG_1126.JPG
IMG_5386_edited.jpg
IMG_9155_edited.jpg
IMG_8973_edited_edited.jpg
image_edited.jpg
IMG_6631.JPG
bottom of page