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Japanese Group JO1 Members Reveal How Guitars Became Their Emotional Escape


To the Japanese girl-boy group of JO1, guitars to Sho Yonashiro and Junki Kono were more lifeline than just something musical to play. In a...

On the video, obscured somewhat by numerous Korean and Spanish exclamations from the crazy crowd, the duo gave the explanation of how jamming from opposite ends of the house through the rough times made cement for their musical bond. There they were, holed up in separate rooms, stress-eating convenience store onigiri and communicating only via guitar licks soaring through their shared thin walls. Already, watching them in polished attire, you’d never have guessed that music announcements held hidden ugly beginnings in bedrooms and emotional Morse-code exchanged via chord progressions.

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