A Japanese pop band known for hits like 'BYE NOW!' and a story that included a pause for vocalist Chiaki Ito's recovery.
For a quick sense of their sound, 'BYE NOW!' and 'Ladies' are the obvious places to start. The title track from that first album, 'Change Myself', frames where they began.
The band's 2005 single 'BYE NOW!' became particularly well-known, and their lyrics sometimes drew criticism for being too suggestive. They defended those artistic choices, which gives their catalog a specific edge within Japanese pop. Tracks like 'Ladies' and 'No Distance' show the style they stuck with across eight studio albums.
ICONIQ formed in 2002 and released their debut album 'Change Myself' the next year. After vocalist Chiaki Ito's thyroid cancer diagnosis in 2006 led to a pause, they returned and kept releasing music until announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2015.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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