Buck-Tick originally formed in 1984 as a cover band called Hinan Go-Go, which featured Hisashi Imai and Hidehiko Hoshino on guitars, Yutaka Higuchi on bass, Atsushi Sakurai on drums, and a man named Araki on vocals. A year later, Araki left the band, Atsushi abandoned the drums to become the group's new singer, Toll Yagami (Yutaka's brother) became the new drummer, and Hinan Go-Go was renamed Buck-Tick (pronounced "Baku-Chiku", meaning firecracker). Buck-Tick's lineup has not changed from 1985 to the present day.

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