Radwimps is a J-Rock music group formed in 2001 while the members were in high school. Their name is a mix of the English words 'rad' and 'wimp'. It is a term they coined themselves meaning "excellent weakling" or "superlative coward"[1]. Sometimes the band tends to go just by the shortened version of their name, Rad.[2]
The current member roster is as follows:
* Yōjirō Noda (野田洋次郎?) (July 5, 1985) vocals, guitar.
* Akira Kuwahara (桑原彰?) (April 4, 1985) guitar and band leader.
* Yūsuke Takeda (武田祐介?) (May 24, 1985) bass guitar.
* Satoshi Yamaguchi (山口智史?) (March 20, 1985) drums.
Yōjirō Noda has lived in America for four years, which accounts for prevalence of English lyrics in the band's songs.
