After recording five albums, Hi-Standard entered a hiatus in August 2000, shortly after playing Air Jam 2000. Guitarist Ken Yokoyama began working on other projects, including solo work in a similar vein to Hi-Standard, as well as exploring a more traditional hardcore punk style with BBQ Chickens , fronted by longtime friend and artist, Daisuke Hongolian, who provided artwork for some of Hi-Standard’s early releases. Yokoyama revisited the band’s original label Pizza of Death Records , which has since signed many punk and alternative rock bands. Bassist Akihiro Nanba’s newest project is Ultra Brain. According to CDJapan, Nanba proclaims their debut album, Neo Punk , to be the birth of neo-punk. Akira Tsuneoka provided the drums for the group Cubismo Grafico Five.
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