Happy End (band) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Happy End
Happy End in September 1971. From left to right: Eiichi Ohtaki, Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Takashi Matsumoto.
Background information
Also known as	Blue Valentine
Origin	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Folk rock, psychedelic rock
Years active	1969–1972 1973, 1985, 2015
Labels	URC, Bellwood/King
Associated acts	Tin Pan Alley, Nobuyasu Okabayashi, Apryl Fool
Past members	Haruomi Hosono Eiichi Ohtaki Shigeru Suzuki Takashi Matsumoto

Happy End (Japanese: はっぴいえんど, Hepburn: Happī Endo) was a Japanese folk rock band active from 1969 to 1972. Composed of Haruomi Hosono, Takashi Matsumoto, Eiichi Ohtaki and Shigeru Suzuki, the band's pioneering sound was regarded as avant-garde to most Japanese at the time. They are considered to be among the most influential artists in Japanese music. MTV described Happy End's music as "rock with psych smudges around the edges."