BLACKSHADOW

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They are Tokyo icons. Visit the waterfront of Odaiba on a Saturday or Sunday and they’ll be there, rain or shine. Swivelling in leather get-ups to vintage rock blasted through portable sound systems, they’re Japan’s self-styled rockabillies.

Zim is the leader of Black Shadow, a well-known gang who dress up like 1950s rock’n’rollers. During the week, Zim is and he holds down a regular nine-to-five job. But he prefers not to talk about his life Monday to Friday, for he is a man who is truly working for the weekend.

Black Shadow’s heyday was in the 1980s, when Japan experienced a retro-rock boom and American and British pop culture offered an irresistible lure of freedom to rebellious Japanese youths, who railed against a conservative society ruled by the proverb “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down”.

Zim left high school in the provinces as soon as he could and fled to Tokyo as a teenager, determined to become part of the scene. Like many who reject Japan’s corporate treadmill, his decision consigned him to a life on the margins.

But for a member of Black Shadow, being part of the gang was more than ample reward. Music and fashion provided more of a satisfying life than being one of Japan’s corporate salaryman drones ever could.

Heavily tattooed, clad in black leathers and with their “Regent” pompadour hairstyles blow-dried and styled to crazy heights, Black Shadows do what many Japanese can only dream of: express themselves. Extravagantly. Unabashedly.

Black Shadows do what many Japanese can only dream of: express themselves. Extravagantly. Unabashedly

Still, as long as Zim can wax his Regent and shake his hips to the rock’n’roll beat, he’ll keep coming back each weekend to the place – and the people – that gave him his identity and set him apart from the mainstream; that made him and all the Black Shadows, in a word, different.

BLACK SHADOW in UK

Rock to Their Incredible First Album Tour

Sat, 31 Oct 2015“The Dublin Castle ”in London Camden　Town

　 THE BLACK SHADOW/Urban Dogs/LondonSS

Sun, 1 Nov 2015

Tue, 3 Nov 2015

BLACK SHADOW ®

Performance in the " BLACK SHADOW " UK!

Rock’n Roll culture of Japan to the world!

Rock’n Roll team celebrates its 35th anniversary this year.

"BLACK SHADOW" It becomes toattract attention from the recent various

foreign media, etc.. we received anoffer from this time the United

Kingdom!

Taking advantage of this chance, andrekindle the Japanese original Rock'n Roll.

★BLACK SHADOW★

Official site

http://www.blackshadow.jp.net/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/blackshadow.jp.net

Twitter

https://twitter.com/BLACKSHADOW_JPN

YouTube

BLACKSHADOWJAPAN

Japan over the 70-80's, wrapped inunprecedented Rock’n Roll boom, hadhone

d the skills of

the Twist in the Hokoten of Harajuku and competed many gathered style of

young people of regent in leather jacket so-called

"Rollergroup" It was.

"BLACK SHADOW" in 1980, calledsuch a bygone era has been formed.

Then, in the Rock'n Roll culture of Japanis going to steadily decline,

"BLACK SHADOW" transferred to Odaiba alocation, we have been much continue

to protect their own Rock’n Roll styleuntil now.

Such "BLACK SHADOW" it willcelebrate its 35th anniversary this year.

And continue to evolve to increase the newmembers even now the times have

changed, we are no longer activities in order toleave to posterity this

style also said that the culture of Japan tradition.

In recent years, Fashion brands and Bandssuch as also founded "BLACK

SHADOW" in the spirit of "do that donot do anyone" has established its own

brand.

★Fashion brand "BLACKSHADOW®"★

http://blackshadow.cart.fc2.com

LeatherJacket,LeatherPants,Boots,etc ‥

Kawajyan KawapanBeetleBoots（Chelsea Boots）

BLACK SHADOW original Japan production& sold.

Difficult to obtain reprinted of time thingdesign.

Now the young people wear, Fabricationsales of novel design.

We have produced independently members ofthe costume.

★Band "THE BLACKSHADOW"★

“THE BLACK SHADOW” PV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M98V-HdiE30

From this year, black shadow of membersonly band to was formed in the "THE

BLACK SHADOW" was started.

Five people organized in which the initialBeatles motif.

The style of the LeatherJacket,LeatherPants,

Regent=Kawajyan Kawapan Rizento of the Beatles, and activities in Japan

flow boost the looks and music.

Black Shadow 35th anniversary, first album[THE BLACK SHADOW] in

conjunction with the United Kingdom tour RELEASE inLondon November 1,

2015.

★The various collaboration★

The history of 35 years of BLACK SHADOW,

Unique style that can’t be imitated anyonehas been evaluated abroad.

It plays a collaboration with fashionbrands and foreign media, such as

"3.1 Phillip Lim" and "MRPORTER".

We will introduce some.

FASHIONHEADLINE

http://www.fashion-headline.com/article/2013/08/05/2815.html

VOGUE

http://www.vogue.co.jp/blog/hitomi-kawamura/archives/42

MR PORTER

http://www.mrporter.com/journal/a-saturday-with/mr-kinya-ueno-aka-zim/109?cm_sp=homepage-_-zimv2-_-30-10-14

掲載される画像等の肖像権•著作権は BLACK SHADOW に帰属します。

★THE BLACK SHADOW LIVE は危険が伴います為、前方でのご観覧は

自己責任でお願いします。トラブルは一切責任を負いません。

掲載される画像等の肖像権•著作権は BLACK SHADOW に帰属します。

BLACK SHADOW GIG は危険が伴います為、前方でのご観覧は自己責任でお願いします。

トラブルは一切責任を負いません。

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