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A for-Real is a Rock / Hard Pop  Japanese band originally from Tokyo created by Shoji Mizuki ,singer, and Naoki Sugiyama, guitarist.

In july 2007, Naoki Sugiyama who's looking for a singer for his compositions, post an ad in an online dating site for musicians. Mizuki Shoji answer it and they decide to meet at the exit of the Akihabara's subway station. From this meeting, the A for-Real group was born and their first album Real to Real Heavy was released on December 26th, 2008. Meanwhile, the duo performed street concerts throughout Japan (including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Nagoya and Osaka)

After a slight pause, the group embarked on an intense creative period while continuing to actively perform in and on stage in the Japanese streets where they gain some notoriety.

The second album Hyper Metldoun was released December 19th, 2010 and broadcasted on NHK radio, KELLOGG and BAY-FM. Their success pushed the mayor of Kawasaki to ask them to create the musical theme of the Asian Fiesta, a festival organized by the city every year in April.

Their first EP Changing my Soul was released August 12th, 2011 and became the official ring entrance of the professional lightweight boxer Minowa Tatsuro music.

Their third album Over Does Introduction was released July 29th, 2012 and the single Living on the Planet broadcasted on NHK radio and BAY-FM gets some success.

Their fourth album Real to real heavy to ... was released November 4th, 2012 and the single Mikanseinakajitu becomes the theme song of a permanent exhibition of the National Museum of Nature and Science of Tokyo.

The fifth album Barefoot was released July 17th, 2013 and following a tour in Japan and France with a notable participation to the 14th edition of the Japan Expo in Paris and to the Sacré Coeur. Next they made a tour in Australia in November 2013 where the duo enjoyed a nice recognition and return to France for a series of concert in and out of the stage.

Discography

 * Real to Heavy Real (2008)
 * Hyper Metldoun (2010)
 * Changing my Soul (single) (2011)
 * Over Does Introduction (2012)
 * Real to Heavy Real to...  (2012)
 * Pieds nus (2013)
 * Miracle (single) (2014)