BBQ Chickens (often stylized as BBQ CHICKENS) is a Japanese hardcore punk band, created in 2000 by former Hi-Standard member Ken Yokoyama.
All four members have been "buddies since childhood",[1] and convened to form the band when Ken announced the hiatus of Hi-Standard.
Since their beginning, they have released five studio albums, and have enjoyed unexpected success in different forms.
Their first album, Indie Rock Strikes Back, sold upwards of 85,000 copies[1] and rocketed them onto the Japanese punk scene, where they played several sold out shows.
[2] BBQ Chickens' third album, Fine Songs, Playing Sucks, was a cover album, and was noted by the idea that it was a "selection of most unusual songs to cover.