Profile of Japanese Rock Band Man With A Mission, Unique All Members Wearing Wolf Masks

Kapanlagi.com - Written By: Cynthiya Navthali Johan

One of the reasons people go to concerts is to get an additional visual experience from the albums they already have at home. In most cases, there are many expectations from a concert.

Some bands are able to captivate the audience with their performances without costumes and banners. Sewing costumes and masks is one of the best ways to enjoy a concert, but others strive to give the audience a spectacular show. 

Those who say that masked bands are just gimmicks surely do not see the overall approach and vision of the band. Because music is art, why only focus on that aspect. Bands that choose to wear costumes and masks often have the largest number of audience in their live shows. In the formation of a band, there must be a story behind it, just like Man With A Mission or abbreviated as MWAM. Surely you are curious about this Japanese rock band, read more.

1. Story That Depicts Man With A Mission

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According to the story, war ravaged the world in the 1900s. Countries attacked each other, people killed each other, and battles for wealth and power occurred all over the world. Meanwhile, in a distant land called Ladyland, there lived a clever scientist named Dr. Jimmy Hendrix, who liked to play the guitar and conducted experiments to create a group of humans with superpowers and high intelligence called MAN WITH A MISSION. Because of their superpowers, MAN WITH A MISSION was assigned by a country to commit crimes and secret missions, threatening this group all over the world.

During the freezing, MAN WITH A MISSION remained alive and could listen to music from all over the world due to their extraordinary hearing. Man With A Mission started to think that they could create a music event and hoped to change the world with their music. Time passed. In 2010, the MAN WITH A MISSION group came back to life after the ice that froze them melted due to global warming. Now, in a peaceful world without conflict, they start their music activities. This is just a fairy tale to depict how the members of MAN WITH A MISSION look with wolf masks. The formation date of the band itself has not been announced. In addition, the age and home country of each member are not disclosed.

2. The Beginning of Man With A Mission's Activities as an Indie Band

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MAN WITH A MISSION began their activities as an indie band in March 2010. The music video for their first song DON'T LOSE YOURSELF was released on their official YouTube channel. On November 3rd, their first mini album WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD was released in a limited quantity of 10,000 copies. Since then, they have performed in many places throughout the country.

The new song RAIN OF JULY was released as a charity single on March 17, 2011, when an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. This single was only sold at live performances until April 10th, and then the single NEVER FXXKIN' MIND THE RULES was released in a limited quantity of 2029 copies on April 6th.

3. Career Journey of Man With A Mission

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On June 8, 2011, the band released their first album MAN WITH A MISSION as their major debut from the label CROWN RECORDS. On July 3, this Japanese band held their first ONE-MAN LIVE performance at Shibuya eggman, Tokyo. The performance was done to commemorate the release of the first album MAN WITH A MISSION, and on the same day, tickets were sold out with 400 enthusiastic fans attending. On October 5, MAN WITH A MISSION released a mini album Trick or Treat e.p. after releasing their first album. There are a total of ten songs in this work, including four newly recorded songs, one of which is a cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit-NIRVANA, and six songs played in their first performance in July. The new single Distance was released on April 4, 2022. In addition, a tribute album for a Japanese artist was released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the masterpiece album NIRVANA-NEVERMIND, and MAN WITH A MISSION participated by performing the song Lithium.

Then, MAN WITH A MISSION performed at the outdoor festival ARABAKI ROCK FEST.12 held at Eco Camp Michinoku Shibata-gun, Miyagi Prefecture. There they announced that they will release their new album MASH UP THE WORLD on July 18. Before the release of their latest album, MAN WITH A MISSIONN performed at the JAPAN EXPO 2012 event in Paris, France. After making their first appearance at Budokan. MAN WITH A MISSION became one of the 32 musicians present at the TOKYO METROPOLITAN ROCK FESTIVAL 2013 outdoor festival at Shinkiba Park, Tokyo, on May 25 and 26. On July 1, the new song Wake Myself Again, made in collaboration with American beer Budweiser, was released. Then on August 19, MAN WITH A MISSION announced that they have moved their label from CROWN STONES to Sony Music Records. This transfer was made because Sony Music Records has a wide global network and is in line with the band's goal of becoming more famous abroad after achieving good results from their overseas tour. After that, on October 9, MAN WITH A MISSION released their first single as a new label, database feat.TAKUMA(10-FEET). This single is a collaboration with TAKUMA, the vocalist of the rock band 10-FEET.

4. Members of Man With A Mission Will Perform in Southeast Asia

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Band Members MWAM :

• Tokyo Tanaka as vocalist and leader

• Jean-Ken Johnny as guitarist, supporting vocalist, rapper, songwriter, and composer

• Kamikaze Boy as bassist, backing vocalist, songwriter, and composer

• DJ Santa Monica as DJ and music producer

• Spear Rib as drummer

In 2023, the band MAN WITH A MISSION will perform in Indonesia again, making anime music fans in the country excited. According to the Anime Festival Asia social media account, the band will perform in a solo concert tour MAN WITH A MISSION World Tour 2023 WOLVES ON PARADE ASIA MISSION in Indonesia. They are scheduled to perform at The Kasablanka in Jakarta on September 27, 2023. MWAM will also perform in two other locations in Southeast Asia, namely Singapore on September 29 at Capitol Theatre and Malaysia on October 1 at Zepp Kuala Lumpur. So, are you getting more curious about Man With A Mission? Well, the excitement is real!

5. One of MWAM's songs titled My Hero

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