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Main music genre: Jpop
Name (stage name): Kota Yabu
Real name (if applicable): Kota Yabu
Full date of birth (day, month, year): 31st January 1990
Band: Hey! Say! JUMP
Main occupation: Singer, actor
Activity status: Active
Label: JStorm
Bio: Kota Yabu (薮 宏太 Yabu Kōta?, born January 31, 1990) is a Japanese singer as well as a member of Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan and currently lives in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. Goes to Waseda University in Human Science major.
On September 23, 2001, he entered Johnny & Associates as a trainee. Inoo Kei, a member of the same group as him, was also there during that time. From the time he joined the agency (2001) to the year 2004, he had the most high pitched voice in the history of Johnny's. Which eventually led him up to become the leader of Johnny's Jr. Two months later, he was chosen to be the leader of Ya-Ya-yah. They released a CD which was very unusual because they were still members of Johnny's Junior.
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Main music genre: Jpop
Name (stage name): Yuto Nakajima
Real name (if applicable): Yuto Nakajima
Full date of birth (day, month, year): 10th August 1993
Band: Hey! Say! JUMP
Main occupation: Singer, actor
Activity status: Active
Label: JStorm
Bio: Yuto joined Johnny's Jr. on March 28, 2004, in his 5th year of elementary school. After joining Johnny's Jr., he began performing together with J.J.Express as one of the four original members along with Kouhei Matsumoto, Takumi Yamashita, and current Hey! Say! JUMP member, Inoo Kei.
In 2005, he made his debut as an actor and had appeared in a couple of dramas including the drama special for 24 Hour Television, and 'Nobuta wo Produce' with two of his agency seniors, Kazuya Kamenashi, and Yamashita Tomohisa. He also appeared in 'Engine' along with current bandmate, Arioka Daiki. He continued his junior work and was cast in the drama 'Primadam' in 2006, and towards the end of the year, he was chosen to be part of 'Tap Kids', a junior group, along with current bandmate Morimoto Ryutaro, and Kanda Noriyuki.
In April 2007, he was chosen to be a member of the temporary unit, Hey! Say! 7 with four others, and made his CD debut on August 1, with their single Hey! Say!, which hit number one on the Oricon charts. On September 24 of that same year, during a live television event from the Johnny's Jr's concert in Yokohama Arena, it was announced that the group would debut under a new name, Hey! Say! JUMP, with the five from Hey! Say! 7, plus five others. The debut single was released on November 14, titled 'Ultra Music Power', and also took first place on the Oricon charts.
On November 25, 2011, it was announced that Nakajima and Yamada Ryosuke will star in a new drama together titled "Risou no Musuko", that will start airing on January 2012.
Main music genre: Jpop
Name (stage name): Keito Okamoto
Real name (if applicable): Keito Okamoto
Full date of birth (day, month, year): 1st April 1993
Band: Hey! Say! JUMP
Main occupation: Singer, actor
Activity status: Active
Label: JStorm
Bio: Keito Okamoto is a Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Hey! Say! JUMP. He is under the management of Johnny & Associates. He was born in Tokyo to Kenichi Okamoto, a former member of the rockband & Johnny's group Otokogumi and model Nishi Katsue.
He lived in England for almost four years until returning to the Tokyo Metropolitan Area and is currently the only member of Hey! Say! JUMP to speak fluent English. He plays guitar along with Hikaru Yaotome in their concerts.
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yoroshiku onegashimasu! 
Added! Photos will be added soon 
Main music genre: Visual-kei
Group name: LIPHLICH
Total amount of members: 3
Debut date: 2007
Band type: visual-kei boy band
Activity status: active
Bio: They started their activities back in 2010 with Shingo Kuga (vocals), Wataru Shindo (bass), Hideki Maruyama (drums) and Akihito Kikuchi (guitar).
Their first single Degrees of Separation was released on 1st of February 2012. After being sold out it was quickly followed by second single Ms. Luminous (16.05.2012), and first full album Something wicked comes here.
Kikuchi left the band after their concert on 13.04.2012 due to his wish to change the direction of his music.
Official page: http://www.liphlich.com/
Official blog: http://ameblo.jp/liphlich-official
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I would like you to add them, even though the bio is so short. They are not so famous, and their official page is... well... not so rich on information. But their are still great musicans.
No, no that bio is perfect. It's just that...you said they debuted in 2007 but started their activities in 2010? o_ O
AH! I messed up! I am really sorry. They debuted in 2007 under the name gordie, then changed it to liphlich in 2008. 2010 was the year of Akihito joining. m(_ _)m Sorry.
All right. Thanks. Well they're here for the record..
Main music genre: JRock
Name (stage name):TAKUMI
Real name (if applicable):Takumi Samejima
Full date of birth (day, month, year): 1981/03/21
Main occupation: singer
Activity status: active
Bio: Born in Tokyo,JP
Gonna be fun debut in 1997 (TOSHIBA EMI)
In the band "STARS" activity in 2002 (BMG JAPAN)
Activities begin work as a house arranger with avex / Tearbridge production in 2007.
Support to AKB48 and Rich Cocoa.
Guitarist partecipation also for GACKT, TMRevolution,-MIYAVI Ya-, SUGIZO (X JAPAN, LUNA SEA)Anna Tsuchiya, Akinori Nakagawa, such as Honey L Days, tours and recordings, etc. of various artists.
As well as domestic artists also played with international artists so far, Lars Ulrich (Metallica / Dr), Robert Trujillo (Metallica / Ba), Zakk Wylde (ex, Ozzy Osbourne / Gt), Paul Gilbert (MR.BIG /, and the like (RATT / Gt) Gt), Steve Stevens (Gt), Warren.
Member since 2011, led by GACKT "YELLOW FRIED CHICKENz".
Band similar in style that does not leave now that vocal septet twin triple guitar.
The drum is also participating Shinya of LUNA SEA.
TAKUMI appointed as the first "A & G ROCK STAR Collection" Koller planning collaboration of rock artists in Japan is considered as A & G in March 2012, one of the world's three major brands Silver. Released silver accessories collaboration.
Into the world's three largest guitar manufacturer is also one of the endorsers of Paul Reed Smith Guitars, which appeared in ads for the first time in Japanese guitarist also.
Here a photo:http://port.rittor-music.co.jp/guitar/files/110216_prs_13_Takumi_Samejima.jpg
Does TAKUMI actually sing or is he just a musician? But here's the profile added anyways. >_o
Main music genre: J-Rock
Group name: Marina Del Ray
Total amount of members: 2
Debut date: 2005
Band type: Duo
Activity status: Active
Bio: Marina Del Ray is a Japanese band formed in 1986, by Kacky (Vocal) and Tatsuology (Guitar). Marina Del Ray is known for its work on Saint Seiya, where it sang the opening Megami no Senshi, and on Saint Seiya: Lost Canvas, where it sings the ending along with the singer Maki Ikuno, Hana no Kusari. Kacky, well as singer, is songwriter and worked on several soundtracks of anime and movies.
Main Music Genre: Jrock/Visual Kei
Group Name: Ganglion
Total Number of Members: 4
Debut Date: 2010
Activity Status: Active
Bio: GANGLION is a four member, all-girl band that formed in June of 2010, and started official activites in August of the same year. The members consist of oni on vocals and guitar, sagara on guitar, yui on bass, and vivi on drums. The band released their first mini-album, “Returns to you” in January of 2011. Later that year on August 10th, their first single, “REVERSE” came out. Their most recent single, “TWILIGHT” made its debut on February 22nd.
This is the only picture I could find of them though~ 
and for band type they're a girl band
I think we'll just put down "visual kei band" because a girlband is usually where the girls sing and dance and don't actually play instruments on-stage or in recordings. >_o
But added 
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There's also this picture~
Ah, it's a great picture but we (or at least I'm told) try to scavenge for those group pictures and use those before we resort to the spliced/conjunction pictures. I hope you understand. Honestly, I love the quality of that picture but, well, regulations are regulations. 
Main music genre: Visual Kei
Name (stage name): Sakito
Real name (if applicable): Takahiro Sakaguchi
Full date of birth (day, month, year): 29 June 1981
Main occupation: Guitar/Vocals
Activity status: active
Bio: Sakito (Takahiro Sakaguchi) was born in June of 1981. He is the lead guitarist of the Visual Kei band Nightmare, and he also does the back-up vocals. He is the band leader of Nightmare. He is also the co-founder of Nightmare with fellow member Hitsugi they started the band in January of 2000.
Main music genre: Visual Kei
Name (stage name):Hitsugi
Real name (if applicable):Ikari Mitsuo
Full date of birth (day, month, year): 5 March 1982
Main occupation: Musician
Activity status: active
Bio: Hitsugi (Ikari Mitsuo) is the youngest member of Nightmare, who plays rhythm guitar. He also helped start the band along with Sakito. He hosts their Nico Nico webshow. He's a very shy and cool person, despite his looks which tend to make him seem 'freakish'. He's a sweetheart too. He's been spotted with a kitty plushie on his microphone when he performs.
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