The BONEZ are:
Vocal & Guitar = JESSE (RIZE), Bass = T$UYO$HI (Pay Money To My Pain), Drums = ZAX (Pay Money To My Pain), Guitar = NAKA (ex-RIZE).
Kicked off on November 11, 2012, as JESSE and The BONEZ.
In September 2013, they changed their band name to “THE BONEZ”, moving from being JESSE’s solo project to more of an actual band.
JESSE (RIZE), T$UYO$HI (Pay money To my Pain), ZAX (Pay money To my Pain), and NAKA (ex-RIZE) announced their new logo for “The BONEZ”. It is an overlapping “N” design that symbolizes positions of the four band members.
The BONEZ released their second album, “Astronaut”, on January 22, 2014. A special limited edition containing fan-coveted material, a CD+DVD limited edition, and a regular edition CD version were made available. The band then went on an album release tour called “Astro Tour 2014” from February 18 to April 12.
In the summer they played at SUMMER SONIC and ROCK IN JAPAN to name a few major Japanese rock festivals as well as “Formoz fes” in Taiwan, reaching outside Japan to Asia.
In March, 2015, they released “Beginning” which included their hit “Place of Fire” which was a TV commercial tie-up for NISSAN X-TRAIL. In April, The BONEZ then started their first to be one-man called “Beginning” which covers ten major cities nationwide.