Luck Life
Japanese musical group
Luck Life (Japanese: ラックライフ, Hepburn: Rakku Raifu) is a J-pop band from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. From March 2007, they were known as "Maxim ☆ Tomato", until changing to their current name in Tokyo in 2008. Between 2013 and 2015, Luck Life was represented by Highway Star and at present by Lantis. The band is composed of Pon, Ikoma, Taku and Love Oishi.
Story
The band was formed in 2005 by Pon, Ikoma, Taku, and Love Oishi during their high school days. In 2008, they moved to Tokyo and changed their name to Luck Life. Their first single, "Haruka Hikari," was released in 2014 under the label I Will Music of Highway Star. Their major debut single, "Namae wo Yobu yo," was released in May 2016 under Lantis.
Band members
Pon (Masumi Ueno; born September 7, 1988), vocalist, composer and guitar.
Ikoma (Takahide Ikoma; born January 20, 1989), guitar.
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