Born To Be Wild - Music

Romaji For 湘南乃風. Shonan No Kaze 湘南乃風 Shonannokaze Is A Four-Member Reggae Group From Japan Mostly Known For Their 2006 Hit Single Junrenka. The Name Of The Band Means “A Breeze From Shonan” A Resort Destination In Japan . RED RICE And HAN-KUN Both Started To Form A Band Together While They Were In Shonan. RED RICE Had Had A Fascination With Reggae And Hip-Hop While HAN-KUN Was Originally A Dancer From Shounan. HAN-KUN First Heard Reggae When By Chance He Heard Buju Banton’s Untold Stories While Driving. They Met SHOCK EYE A Hip-Hop DJ And Wakadanna Who Was Managing A Reggae Bar . From Then On They Formed A Band Under The Name Shonannokaze And Decided To Release Music Together. In Late 2003 The Group Started To Release Music Under A Label That They Had Created Themselves 134Recordings Under Toy’s Factory . Their Debut Album Shonannokaze ~Real Riders~ Reached #60 On Oricon Album Charts. The Band Would Follow Up This Album With Two Top 20 Singles And One Year Later Would Release Their Second Album Shonannokaze ~Raga Parade~ Which Peaked At An Astounding #5. After Yet Another Two Top 20 Singles Shonannokaze Finally Got Their Big Break With Junrenka. This Long Charting Single Managed To Reach Up To #2 And Furthermore The Resulting Album From Them Grabbed The #1 Spot On Oricon Charts. Interestingly Since Their First Album Shonannokaze Has Collaborated With Minmi On At Least Seven Different Songs. read less