Awaken is an underground rock band / indie music project based in Belgium. They released two official albums and numerous demo tapes and web-only singles since their early days in 1988. Not related to the modern Belgian scene at all (such as dEUS, Eté 67, Girls in Hawaii), Awaken gained interest from Vietnamese people, after the release of a Vietnamese song, "Chú Mèo Ngủ Quên", and in Japan with the virtual EP "別府NIGHTS". Recently, a cover of a Vietnamese children song "Rửa Mặt Như Mèo" has been recorded and has been heard on Vietnamese internet, though not officially released. Since 2005, Awaken is part of the team of the indies Japanese label It's Oh! Music, based in Miyazaki city. Name The name AWAKEN means "a matter of bubbles", according to the Japanese translation: 泡件 (awaken) or アワケン in Japanese 泡件 (pàojiàn) in Chinese "Trường Hợp Bong Bóng" in Vietnamese Genre AWAKEN's style mixes disco beats and progressive structures, karaoke arrangements and heavy sounds, Belgian new beat rhythms and romantic new wave. The instrumentation is often focussed on keyboards and electronic sounds though electric guitar and bass guitar are more audible in recent songs. AWAKEN's latest songs have been influenced by various places in Japan, Vietnam and the rest of the world : "The Train Is Leaving Kokura" mentions Kokura (小倉) and Usa (宇佐), "Beppu Nights" happens in Beppu (別府), known for its hot springs, "Wasabi Kiss" describes the peninsula of Shuzenji, "Yanagigaura" (柳ヶ浦) evoques the feeling of loneliness in the small city of Yanagigaura and "As A Start : Cà Phê And Pizza" is an imaginary trip from Italy, Vietnam and Japan. The 2009 single "My Last Evening In 大分" / "Chase Around 大分駅" is based on Gilles Snowcat's own memories of the city of Ôita, Japan. Musicians Being a project more than a band, different musicians appear following the recordings of the band, some as members and some as guests. Present musicians (members and guests) Irène Csordas: lead voice Hakim Rahmouni: guitars Nicolas Leroy: bass Sébastien Bournier: voice and drums Trustno1: keyboards Jean-Paul Hupé: synthesizer programming PatLap: lead voice and Electro-acoustic guitar Paul G: electric guitar and lead voice Trịnh Thanh Duyên: lead voice 日向逸夫先生 (Mr. Hyuga): programming トゥイちゃん (Tui-Chan): harmony voice and FX Gilles Snowcat (雪猫ジル): lead voice, synthesizers, keyboards, programming, electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, add.flute Past musicians (members and guests) Fabien Remblier : lead voice and