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| | Eastern Youth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | You may not have heard of them, but Eastern Youth is Japan's preeminent emo band and, along with acts like Guitar Wolf and High Rise, have been hard at work proving not only that Japanese bands can rock as hard as any American group but that the Americans might have some catching up to do. |
 | | Eastern Youth plays angular, emotional indie rock that may remind many of American bands like Jawbreaker, Jawbox, and The Get Up Kids, all of which have undoubtedly influenced Eastern Youth frontman Hisashi Yoshino, an avid student of American indie rock. |
 | | Originally a punk band, Eastern Youth emerged from a childhood friendship between Yoshino and drummer Atsuya Tamori in a small town in Northern Japan. |
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