THE HONG KONG KNIFE is a Japanese rock band formed in 1993 around Joe Alcohol. The group made its live debut at Shinjuku Loft as JOE ALCOHOL &THE HONG KONG KNIFE/ジョー・アルコール＆ザ・ホンコンナイフ, and in 1996 it made its major-label debut on Kitty Records with HATE ME MORE.... In 1997, it adopted the name THE HONG KONG KNIFE/ザ・ホンコンナイフ.
The band released its second album, HEART BREAK JET SALOON, in October 1998. It returned to a major label with King Records in 2000, and its July 2000 single "CHERISHED MEMORIES" served as the ending theme for Great Teacher Onizuka.
THE HONG KONG KNIFE entered an indefinite hiatus in December 2002, then reunited for a one-off performance in Kawasaki in December 2003.
