Lands (band)
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Lands is a temporary musical band created by the producer of Japanese pop-rock band Mr. Children
, . The group was created to promote the film Bandage, which stars KAT-TUN
member Jin Akanishi
as the leader and vocalist of the fictional band. The band released their debut single "Bandage
", on November 25, 2009. The single topped the Oricon
chart selling 211,000 copies in the first week.
would be starring in a film titled Bandage, where he would play the character Natsu the leader and vocalist of Lands, a four member band that is set in the 1990s. The film was directed by Takeshi Kobayashi, who was also chosen to create the music for the film. In early November it was reveled that Kobayashi wrote at least five songs for the film and that the fictional band would be planning a "real world" debut. In September 2009, it was reported that Lands would make their debut later in the fall with the single, "Bandage
". Nearly a month later it was confirmed that the single would be released on November 25, 2009.
Upon the release of the single it debuted at number-one on the Oricon single chart. The band released their debut—and last album, Olympos on January 13, 2010. The album also debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly album charts with the sales of over 103,000 copies. On January 19, 2010, the group held a concert titled, Lands Last Live.
Mr. Children
, commonly called , is a Japanese rock band formed in 1988 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. As a group, they are one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the in the mid 1990s in Japan...
, . The group was created to promote the film Bandage, which stars KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates in 2001. The group's name is an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name until the departure of Jin Akanishi in 2010. As of 2010, KAT-TUN stands for Kazuya KAmenashi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda,...
member Jin Akanishi
Jin Akanishi
is a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyū, and former radio host. Akanishi is a former member of the J-pop group, KAT-TUN, and was one of the two lead vocalists...
as the leader and vocalist of the fictional band. The band released their debut single "Bandage
Bandage (song)
-Chart performance:On the Japan Hot 100 "Bandage" debuted at number 87. The following week the song went straight to the number-one spot on the chart. On the Oricon chart, "Bandage" claimed the number-one spot with 211,000 copies sold...
", on November 25, 2009. The single topped the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
chart selling 211,000 copies in the first week.
History
In October 2008, it was announced that Jin AkanishiJin Akanishi
is a Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, actor, seiyū, and former radio host. Akanishi is a former member of the J-pop group, KAT-TUN, and was one of the two lead vocalists...
would be starring in a film titled Bandage, where he would play the character Natsu the leader and vocalist of Lands, a four member band that is set in the 1990s. The film was directed by Takeshi Kobayashi, who was also chosen to create the music for the film. In early November it was reveled that Kobayashi wrote at least five songs for the film and that the fictional band would be planning a "real world" debut. In September 2009, it was reported that Lands would make their debut later in the fall with the single, "Bandage
Bandage (song)
-Chart performance:On the Japan Hot 100 "Bandage" debuted at number 87. The following week the song went straight to the number-one spot on the chart. On the Oricon chart, "Bandage" claimed the number-one spot with 211,000 copies sold...
". Nearly a month later it was confirmed that the single would be released on November 25, 2009.
Upon the release of the single it debuted at number-one on the Oricon single chart. The band released their debut—and last album, Olympos on January 13, 2010. The album also debuted at number-one on the Oricon weekly album charts with the sales of over 103,000 copies. On January 19, 2010, the group held a concert titled, Lands Last Live.