Hysteric Blue were a Japanese rock band, first formed in 1997, featuring Tama on Vocals, Naoki on Guitar and Takuya on Drums. They released their major label debut in 1998 and were invited to appear on the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen the following year. They have constantly been both praised and critisized for sounding very similar to JUDY AND MARY, especially in their early work. In June 2003 it was announced that the band would be taking a short break