Dragon Ash (ドラゴンアッシュ) is a Japanese rap rock group founded in 1996 by Kenji "KJ" Furuya and Sakurai Makoto.They were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan.Dragon Ash is a member of Mob Squad, which is an affiliation with the bands Source and Endive.Dragon Ash uses the French fleur-de-lis as their band logo/symbol.