Run&Gun is a four-member Japan

Japan

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ese pop

Pop music

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 group which has released numerous singles

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, albums and DVDs and have performed some live concerts. Run&Gun started their career in 2001, with their first single "Lay up", written by Daisuke Asakura

Daisuke Asakura

is a male Japanese pop artist.His childhood consisted of electronic organ lessons and the expectations to follow the family trade of plumbing.Asakura began his career with landing a job at Yamaha right after high school. While under Yamaha, Asakura worked on the EOS synthesizer; he was also...

. Asakura continued to write songs for the group until 2002. "Loop" was the group's first single independent from Asakura, they released four more singles until the first album, "Face", was released in 2003. However, in 2008 they stated that they weren't planning on making any more music and will instead focus on plays and musicals, both individually and as a group.

They are best known outside Japan for their song Mi-Ra-I, which was produced for the animated television series Sonic X

Sonic X

is an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...

, and the musical adapted of the Air Gear manga, in which they starred as Team Bacchus, an original team made for the musical. In the second installment Ryuji Kamiyama took over the role of Ikki. One of the members, Yuya Miyashita

Yuya Miyashita

is a Japanese vocalist and actor currently part of the J-pop group Run&Gun. He was born in Osaka. He was part of the casts of Musical Air Gear with his fellow band members and is a seiyū for Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.-Stage:* Musical Air Gear...

, provides the voice of Yusei Fudo in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

is a Yu-Gi-Oh! series which aired in Japan between April 2, 2008 and March 30, 2011, following the previous series, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, on April 11, 2011...

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Discography

Title	Release date	Tracks
「Lay-up!」	2001/07/04	Lay-up Lay-up(karaoke)
「Ready Go!」	2001/08/29	Ready Go! Ready Go!(Karaoke）
「Twinkle Starlight」	2001/12/05	Twinkle Starlight 4 Boys Believe In Anything Twinkle Starlight (karaoke)
「Peace Out イザ、サラバ。」	2002/03/06	Peace Out, iza saraba Run3!Run&Gun!
「Loop」	2002/07/10	Loop 告白 (Kokuhaku)
「Wishing On」	2002/11/20	Wishing On Smile
「shootin' to my eyes」	2003/02/19	Shootin' to my eyes 僕らのルール Shootin' to my eyes (karaoke) 僕らのルール (Karaoke)
「ﾐ･ﾗ･ｲ」	2003/05/12	ミ･ラ･イ (Mi-ra-i) ミ･ラ･イ (Mi-ra-i) (karaoke)
「Face」	2003/07/16	Overture"yakusoku"～Blue Journey～ 僕らのルール Lay-up! Ready Go! 告白 Wishing On 光へ 君へ ミ･ラ･イ Love&Smile shootin' to my eyes Loop 約束～hello goodby～
「Believe」	2004/08/19	Believe 裸のココロ (Hadaka no Kokoro) Believe（Inst） 裸のココロ (Hadaka no Kokoro)（Inst）
「ブラックジャック」	2005/01/19	ブラックジャック (Black Jack) 傷歌上々
「果てしない旅の中で・・・」	05/02/23	Big Bang! time shock featuring Akira ユウヤの青春伝説 featuring Yuya ブラックジャック (Black Jack) ビュービューくる優しさは featuring Ryuji メモリーズ featuring Kousuke 青空 (Aozora)
「Re:ing」	2006/06/21	オーライ！フレンズ　 Glider(Album version)　 linked together　 渚・ビューティホー　 世界は僕を見てない　 舞い上がれ　 Sky in heart(Album version)　 Brave(Album version) Get Back　 みんなのゆめ　 Christmas Time In Yeah～　 アイリスの花言葉

DVD, VHS

• Ally-oop (DVD/2002.9.19)
• Memory of voyage (DVD,VHS/2003.8.6)
• Blue Journey - Another Story Of Route58 (VHS/2003.5.2)
• Run&Gun Summer Tour 03 -Blue Journey-

External links

• Run&Gun.jp - Official website