Abingdon Boys School

Abingdon Boys School began in 2005 when Takanori Nishikawa, known for his pop music under the name T.M.Revolution, decided to return to his rock roots in Luis-Mary with Sunao, a guitarist who supported him in his solo career.

[2] They were introduced to guitarist Hiroshi Shibasaki (ex-Wands) after Nishikawa publicly praised his band Al.ni.co on the radio show that he did for All Night Nippon.

[3] They continued to discuss forming a new band, when Tetsu suggested they contribute to a tribute album being made for the manga series Nana.

[2][3] Programmer and producer Toshiyuki Kishi was a classmate of Shibasaki's in music school who had handed Nishikawa a demo of what he was working on.

[3] The group's first live concert was performed on November 24, 2005, alongside Uverworld and Tsubakiya Quartet, as a show presented by music magazine CD Data.

On September 3, 2006, Abingdon Boys School announced that they would make their official debut through Epic Records Japan, which was also the label of Nishikawa's solo career.

[5] On September 8, they played at the Buck-Tick Fest 2007 On Parade event alongside acts such as Kiyoharu, J, Masami Tsuchiya and Michiro Endo.

Abingdon Boys School's seventh single "Kimi no Uta" was the opening theme song of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0.

[9][10] That month, the band went on a tour through Europe, playing shows in Helsinki, Stockholm, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, Paris, London and Moscow.

[2] "From Dusk Till Dawn", Abingdon Boys School's December 16 single, was recorded with Shinya on drums and used as the ending theme of Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor.

"[1] According to Robert Michael Poole of The Japan Times, the band's music consists of "glossy rock-guitar solos, harmonized choruses and pummeling drums", and recalls 1980s era Van Halen and edgier 1990s acts such as Jane's Addiction.