Buck-Tick
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Buck-Tick is a pioneering Japanese rock band widely credited with shaping the visual kei movement through their dark, experimental sound and theatrical aesthetics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buck-Tick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11282345 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buck-Tick Context triple: [Visual kei, associatedWith, Buck-Tick]
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A.
Luna Sea
Luna Sea is a pioneering Japanese rock band renowned for helping shape the visual kei movement with their dramatic aesthetics and diverse, melodic sound.
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B.
Bedonkohe band
The Bedonkohe band was a small subgroup of the Chiricahua Apache, historically known as the original band of the famed Apache leader Geronimo.
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C.
Kumagai Gumi
Kumagai Gumi is a major Japanese construction and civil engineering company known for undertaking large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide.
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D.
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots is an Italian electronic music project known for its aggressive electro house sound, punk influences, and masked live performances led by producer Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo.
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E.
X Japan
X Japan is a pioneering Japanese heavy metal band widely credited with popularizing the flamboyant visual kei movement and influencing generations of rock and metal artists in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buck-Tick Target entity description: Buck-Tick is a pioneering Japanese rock band widely credited with shaping the visual kei movement through their dark, experimental sound and theatrical aesthetics.
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A.
Luna Sea
Luna Sea is a pioneering Japanese rock band renowned for helping shape the visual kei movement with their dramatic aesthetics and diverse, melodic sound.
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B.
Bedonkohe band
The Bedonkohe band was a small subgroup of the Chiricahua Apache, historically known as the original band of the famed Apache leader Geronimo.
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C.
Kumagai Gumi
Kumagai Gumi is a major Japanese construction and civil engineering company known for undertaking large-scale infrastructure projects worldwide.
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D.
The Bloody Beetroots
The Bloody Beetroots is an Italian electronic music project known for its aggressive electro house sound, punk influences, and masked live performances led by producer Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo.
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E.
X Japan
X Japan is a pioneering Japanese heavy metal band widely credited with popularizing the flamboyant visual kei movement and influencing generations of rock and metal artists in Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese musician
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Japanese musician ⓘ Japanese musician ⓘ Japanese musician ⓘ Japanese rock band ⓘ Japanese singer ⓘ musical group ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1983 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Sexual XXXXX! ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1983 ⓘ |
| formedInPlace | Fujioka, Gunma, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
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gothic rock ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ post-punk ⓘ rock ⓘ visual kei ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://buck-tick.com/ ⓘ |
| influenced | visual kei bands ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| member |
Atsushi Sakurai
NERFINISHED
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Hidehiko Hoshino NERFINISHED ⓘ Hisashi Imai NERFINISHED ⓘ Toll Yagami NERFINISHED ⓘ Yutaka Higuchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark and experimental sound
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pioneering the visual kei movement ⓘ theatrical aesthetics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
13kai wa Gekkou
NERFINISHED
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Aku no Hana NERFINISHED ⓘ Arui wa Anarchy ⓘ Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurutta Taiyou NERFINISHED ⓘ Memento Mori NERFINISHED ⓘ No.0 ⓘ Seventh Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ Six/Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ Taboo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Buck-Tick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Victor Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
bassist of Buck-Tick
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drummer of Buck-Tick ⓘ guitarist of Buck-Tick NERFINISHED ⓘ guitarist of Buck-Tick ⓘ primary songwriter of Buck-Tick ⓘ vocalist of Buck-Tick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buck-Tick Description of subject: Buck-Tick is a pioneering Japanese rock band widely credited with shaping the visual kei movement through their dark, experimental sound and theatrical aesthetics.
Referenced by (1)
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