T-Square Also known as "The Square" (1978 – 1988, 2003) "T-Square" (1988 – 2000, 2002, 2004 – present) "T-Square and Friends" (1991, 1995, 2002, with people who previously were never official T-Square members) "T-Square Plus" (2001 – 2002, 2013) "T-Square Super Band" (On special shows in 2008 and 2013) "T-Square Super Special Band" (On special shows in 2008 – 2009 and 2013) Origin Tokyo, Japan Genres Jazz fusionjazzinstrumental rocksmooth jazzpop rock Years active 1978 – present Labels Sony Music Japan (Japan) Columbia Records (U.S.) Associated acts Masato Honda, Hirotaka Izumi, Hiroyuki Noritake, Mitsuru Sutoh, Casiopea Website http://www.tsquare.jp/ Members Masahiro Andoh (Guitar) Takeshi Itoh (Sax, EWI) Keizoh Kawano (Keyboards) Satoshi Bandoh (Drums) Shingo Tanaka (Bass) Past members Shiro Sagisu Miyagi Junko Yuhji Nakamura Yuhji Mikuriya Michael S. Kawai Kiyohiko Semba Jun Aoyama Eiji Shimizu Daisaku Kume Toyoyuki Tanaka Tohru Hasebe Hiroyuki Noritake Hirotaka Izumi Masato Honda Keiji Matsumoto Tadashi Namba Takahiro Miyazaki Mitsuru Sutoh Its most famous lineup included its members from 1987 to 1990: guitarist Masahiro Andoh, saxophonist/flutist/EWI player Takeshi Itoh, bassist Mitsuru Sutoh, keyboardist Hirotaka Izumi and drummer Hiroyuki Noritake. They are known for songs such as "Truth", "Japanese Soul Brothers", "Takarajima", "Omens of Love", among others. "Truth" has been used as the theme for Fuji Television's Formula One (F1) coverage from 1989 to 2000 and since 2012. A special arrangement, "Truth 21c", was used as the theme for Japan's F1 2001 and 2002, respectively, and other remixes of were used from 2003 to 2006.
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