Group

kōkua

From: Japan, Japan
Since: 2006–present
Releases: 2

About

Kokua (コクア; stylized as kōkua) is a Japanese musical group formed in 2006 especially to sing "Progress", the title song to the NHK program Professional Shigoto no Ryūgi (プロフェッショナル仕事の流儀), known overseas as "The Professionals".

From Kokua on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

根岸孝旨 2006–now · original member bass guitar
小倉博和 2006–now · original member guitar
スガシカオ 2006–now · original member lead vocals
武部聡志 2006–now · original member keyboard
屋敷豪太 2006–now · original member drums (drum set)

Discography

Albums 1

Progress 2016 Apple Music

Singles 1

Progress 2006 Apple Music

Links

Listen

Spotify

Official

Reference

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: d14acf8a-7f0f-4642-ab59-0fdc12c1e33c

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.