Hound Dog

Hound Dog is a Japanese rock band formed in 1976 that is centered around Kohei Otomo.Examples of popular songs include "ff (Fortissimo)" (1985) (「ff（フォルティシモ）」), "Only Love" (1988) and "BRIDGE~When crossing the bridge~" (1992) (「BRIDGE〜あの橋をわたるとき〜」).During the second half of the 1980s the band boasted a tremendous effort of touring Japan with a series of live performances.Beginning with the latter half of the 1990s they entered a sort of recession, which was since 2005 accompanied for a while by vocalist Otomo wanting to separate from other band members in order to pursue a solo career.This ultimately developed into a lawsuit throwing the band into a state of confusion.As of 2018, Otomo is now but the only actual member left in the band. In the United States, Hound Dog are best known for the single "R★O★C★K★S", one of the opening themes to the Naruto anime.