Special Others, aka Spare Thee, is a four-piece instrumental band formed by high school classmates in Yokohama, Japan.
They celebrated the 15th anniversary of their major label debut in 2021.
They have released 25 albums so far.
They are also active under the name SPECIAL OTHERS ACOUSTIC.
They have released 2 albums so far.
The middle names of the members were given by Afrobeat legend Tony Allen.
Serizawa “REMI” Yuma (Key)
Yuya “SEGUN” Matayoshi (B)
Ryota “TOYIN” Miyahara (Ds)
Takeshi “DAYO” Yanagishita (G)
In 1995
Formed by classmates to perform at a festival at Yokohama Kishine High School
2006
Major debut from Victor
2013
First one-man live performance at Nippon Budokan
2014
Also started activities under the name SPECIAL OTHERS ACOUSTIC
2023
Album “Journey” released
