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Bow Wow
- Country of origin:
- Japan
- Location:
- Tokyo (early/later); England, United Kingdom (mid)
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1975
- Genre:
- Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
- Themes:
- N/A
- Current label:
- Mars
- Years active:
- 1975-1983, 1984-1990 (as Vow Wow), 1995-1997, 1998-2000, 2000-2015 (as Bowwow), 2015-present (as Bow Wow G2)
Originally founded as Bow Wow in 1975 by Kyoji Yamamoto, Toshihiro Niimi, Mitsuhiro Saito, and Kenji Sano. They were quickly signed by Invitation Records (a division of Victor) and made their major debut the same year. By 1977, they were already opening for major acts such as Kiss and Aerosmith during their Japanese tours. Bow Wow continued to rise in popularity with their next two albums, Signal
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| Current | |
| Kyoji Yamamoto | Guitars (1975-1983, 1995-1997), Vocals (lead) (1975-1983), Guitars, Vocals (backing) (1984-1990), Guitars, Vocals (lead) (1998-present), Vocals (backing) (2009, 2010) |
| See also: Kyoji Yamamoto, Wild Flag, ex-Black Syndrome (live) | |
| Mitsuhiro Saito | Guitars, Vocals (1975-1983, 1998-present) |
| See also: Kit 16, Mitsuhiro Saito, ex-ARB, ex-Do.T.Doll, ex-One Boy Players | |
| Past | |
| Kenji Sano | Bass (1975-1983, 1984-1987), Vocals (backing) (1984-1987) |
| See also: ex-Pacific Cost Jam | |
| Toshihiro Niimi | Drums (1975-1983, 1984-1990, 1996-1997, 1998-2015) |
| (R.I.P. 2023) See also: ex-Lance of Thrill, ex-Bad Six Babies, ex-The Slut Banks | |
| Rei Atsumi | Keyboards, Keytar, Piano, Vocals (backing) (1984-1990, 2009, 2010) |
| See also: ex-Casino Drive, ex-Moondancer, ex-Noiz, ex-Tachyon | |
| Genki Hitomi | Vocals (lead) (1984-1990, 2009, 2010) |
| See also: ex-Noiz, ex-人見元基 Band | |
| Neil Murray | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1987-1989) |
| See also: ex-Gogmagog, ex-Empire, ex-Rondinelli, Snakecharmer, The Fluffy Jackets’, ex-Tony Martin, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Cajo, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Company of Snakes, ex-Cozy Powell's Hammer, ex-Driveshaft, ex-Fastway, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Gilgamesh, ex-Graham Bonnet, ex-Grand Slam, ex-Hanson, ex-John Sloman's Badlands, ex-M3, ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-National Health, ex-Peter Green Splinter Group, ex-Phenomena, ex-The Brian May Band, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Queen + Paul Rodgers (live) | |
| Mark Gould | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1989-1990) |
| Shotaro Mitsuzono | Bass (1995-1997) |
| See also: Katamali, Wild Flag, ex-Misako Honjoh (live), ex-Excite 3, ex-Flow-war, ex-Flower, ex-Sun Heads, ex-望月英莉加, ex-B'z (live) | |
| Eiji Mitsuzono | Drums (1995-1996) |
| See also: Kiyoshi, Wild Flag, ex-Excite 3, ex-Piranaheads, ex-SADS, ex-The Dust'N'Bönez, ex-The Slut Banks, ex-森重樹, ex-黒夢 (live) | |
| Hiroshi Yaegashi | Guitars (1995-1997) |
| See also: ex-十二単, The Key Project, ex-Ann Lewis, ex-Candy Man, ex-Masanori Fujiwara | |
| Tetsuya Horie | Vocals (1995-1997) |
| See also: ex-Revolt, ex-The Panama Reds | |
| Current (Live) | |
| Shinji Matsumoto | Bass (2016-present) |
| See also: Asian Black, Sense of Wonder, ex-Night Hawks | |
| Masanori "Cherry" Koyanagi | Drums (2016-present) |
| See also: Lindberg, ex-ぷりりんしゃ | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Enrique | Bass (1999-2002) |
| See also: Bemmies, Enrique Special Band, Ensuke Blues Band, Flowers of Evil, Gracias, The Key Project, ex-Barbee Boys, ex-Bicycle, ex-Soul Kitchen, ex-The Street Beats, ex-Ayumi Hamasaki (live), ex-Mariko Nagai (live), ex-Yosuke Eguchi (live) | |
| Daisuke | Bass (2001-2015) |
| Hideki Samejima | Bass (2003) |
| See also: ex-Hound Dog, ex-Rose of Rose | |
| Kyoji Yamamoto | Guitars (1975-1983, 1995-1997), Vocals (lead) (1975-1983), Guitars, Vocals (backing) (1984-1990), Guitars, Vocals (lead) (1998-present), Vocals (backing) (2009, 2010) |
| See also: Kyoji Yamamoto, Wild Flag, ex-Black Syndrome (live) | |
| Mitsuhiro Saito | Guitars, Vocals (1975-1983, 1998-present) |
| See also: Kit 16, Mitsuhiro Saito, ex-ARB, ex-Do.T.Doll, ex-One Boy Players | |
| Kenji Sano | Bass (1975-1983, 1984-1987), Vocals (backing) (1984-1987) |
| See also: ex-Pacific Cost Jam | |
| Toshihiro Niimi | Drums (1975-1983, 1984-1990, 1996-1997, 1998-2015) |
| (R.I.P. 2023) See also: ex-Lance of Thrill, ex-Bad Six Babies, ex-The Slut Banks | |
| Rei Atsumi | Keyboards, Keytar, Piano, Vocals (backing) (1984-1990, 2009, 2010) |
| See also: ex-Casino Drive, ex-Moondancer, ex-Noiz, ex-Tachyon | |
| Genki Hitomi | Vocals (lead) (1984-1990, 2009, 2010) |
| See also: ex-Noiz, ex-人見元基 Band | |
| Neil Murray | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1987-1989) |
| See also: ex-Gogmagog, ex-Empire, ex-Rondinelli, Snakecharmer, The Fluffy Jackets’, ex-Tony Martin, ex-Black Sabbath, ex-Cajo, ex-Colosseum II, ex-Company of Snakes, ex-Cozy Powell's Hammer, ex-Driveshaft, ex-Fastway, ex-Gary Moore, ex-Gilgamesh, ex-Graham Bonnet, ex-Grand Slam, ex-Hanson, ex-John Sloman's Badlands, ex-M3, ex-Michael Schenker Group, ex-National Health, ex-Peter Green Splinter Group, ex-Phenomena, ex-The Brian May Band, ex-Whitesnake, ex-Queen + Paul Rodgers (live) | |
| Mark Gould | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1989-1990) |
| Shotaro Mitsuzono | Bass (1995-1997) |
| See also: Katamali, Wild Flag, ex-Misako Honjoh (live), ex-Excite 3, ex-Flow-war, ex-Flower, ex-Sun Heads, ex-望月英莉加, ex-B'z (live) | |
| Eiji Mitsuzono | Drums (1995-1996) |
| See also: Kiyoshi, Wild Flag, ex-Excite 3, ex-Piranaheads, ex-SADS, ex-The Dust'N'Bönez, ex-The Slut Banks, ex-森重樹, ex-黒夢 (live) | |
| Hiroshi Yaegashi | Guitars (1995-1997) |
| See also: ex-十二単, The Key Project, ex-Ann Lewis, ex-Candy Man, ex-Masanori Fujiwara | |
| Tetsuya Horie | Vocals (1995-1997) |
| See also: ex-Revolt, ex-The Panama Reds | |
| Current | |
| Shinji Matsumoto | Bass (2016-present) |
| See also: Asian Black, Sense of Wonder, ex-Night Hawks | |
| Masanori "Cherry" Koyanagi | Drums (2016-present) |
| See also: Lindberg, ex-ぷりりんしゃ | |
| Past | |
| Enrique | Bass (1999-2002) |
| See also: Bemmies, Enrique Special Band, Ensuke Blues Band, Flowers of Evil, Gracias, The Key Project, ex-Barbee Boys, ex-Bicycle, ex-Soul Kitchen, ex-The Street Beats, ex-Ayumi Hamasaki (live), ex-Mariko Nagai (live), ex-Yosuke Eguchi (live) | |
| Daisuke | Bass (2001-2015) |
| Hideki Samejima | Bass (2003) |
| See also: ex-Hound Dog, ex-Rose of Rose | |