When Imai graduated high school, he moved to Tokyo with Araki and

When Imai graduated high school, he moved to Tokyo with Araki and enrolled in a design school. Sakurai’s parents would not let him move to the capital. However, Imai and Araki returned home on weekends for band practice. During the summer of 1984, Hinan Go-Go changed their name to Buck-Tick, which is a creative spelling of “bakuchiku” ( 爆竹 ) , the Japanese word for firecracker. They also began to write original songs, most written by Imai and a few by Hoshino. When Higuchi and Hoshino graduated in 1985, they also moved to Tokyo—Higuchi for business school and Hoshino for culinary school. The band’s first concert under their new name was on August 4, 1985 at Shinjuku Jam in Tokyo.