8-Ball (band)

For the rap duo, see 8Ball & MJG.

8-Ball
Origin	Japan
Genres	Progressive rock, alternative rock
Years active	Late 1990s to current
Labels	Avex Trax
Members	Ray Keiichi Sato Chris Leon

8-Ball is a four-piece rock band from Okinawa, Japan, formed in the late '90s and consists of lead singer Ray; Leon, drummer; Chris, bassist and Keiichi Sato the guitarist.

The band are mainly known internationally by non-rock fans for its song (Need For) Speed which have been the theme tune for the drifting series D1 Grand Prix on the video magazine, Video Option; since the series inauguration, its other song Can't Carry On which is played at the closing stage of the coverage. As a result of the popularity of its two songs, the band were signed to the Avex Trax label. As well as this, their other song Masquerade opens the video series of its D1GP spinoff series D1 Street Legal.

The guitarist, Keiichi, tends to have a fondness of playing Super Mario Bros. game tunes with his electric guitar which he is seen in YouTube[1][2]

Discography

*Prototype (2003, EP)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Take 7"
2.	"(Need for) Speed"
3.	"Can't Carry On"

*D1 Grand Prix Official Sound Collection (2005)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"(Need for) Speed"
3.	"(Need for) Speed 'Euro Mix'" (remixed by M.O.R)
5.	"Can't Carry On"

*8-Ball Sound of Drift -D1 Grand Prix Official Sound Collection 2 (2005)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Masquerade"
2.	"Memory"
3.	"(Need for) Speed II"
4.	"Hello Venus!"
5.	"Angel"
6.	"Broken"
7.	"Take 7"
8.	"Addicted"
9.	"World Destruction"
10.	"All For You"
11.	"Can't Carry On (Album Version)"
12.	"(Need for) Speed"

*Speed Master (8-Ball feat. M.O.V.E) (2007, EP)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Speed Master"
2.	"All For You (Single Version)"
3.	"Speed Master (Symphonic Edit by Keiichi)"
4.	"Speed Master (Hip-Rick Edit by Chris)"
5.	"Speed Master (Instrumental)"
6.	"All For You (Single Version Instrumental)"
7.	"Speed Master" (DVD track)

*Speed Master (M.O.V.E feat. 8-Ball) (2007, EP)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Speed Master"
2.	"Film Rain"
3.	"Speed Master (Super Euro Mix)"
4.	"Speed Master (R-Control Remix)"
5.	"Film Rain (Red Monster Hi-NRG Mix)"
6.	"Speed Master (Instrumental)"
7.	"Film Rain (Instrumental)"

External links

• Official Site