Radwimps
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese rock band, who debuted independently in 2003 and later on major label Toshiba EMI in 2005. The band achieved great commercial success in 2006 album their album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan, and are best known for their later singles "Order Made
" (2008) and "Dada
" (2011), both of which hit number one on Oricon
's single charts.
, Japan
during their first year of high school. The five original members had been friends since middle school. Vocalist Yojiro Noda first became interested in music after hearing Oasis
in middle school, when he would try to remember the guitar chords and sing to Oasis songs. He was asked to become the vocalist by a friend, and originally band activities were balanced with basketball
. The band's name was formed from two English language
slang terms, rad and wimp. According to the band, the coined word had several meanings, including "excellent weakling" and "superlative coward."
The band's activities began centred around Yokohama
, with the band performing their first live at live house BB Street in Yokohama's Kannai
district on February 5, 2002. At this point, guitarist Akira Kuwahara dropped out of high school in order to focus on the band. In September and August 2002, the band partook in the Yokohama High School Music Festival, and eventually won the grand prize for the competition with the song "Moshi mo." "Moshi mo" was released as the band's debut single in May 2003, with 10,000 copies pressed and sold for 100 yen each. Following this single, the band toured the Yokohama area, including a performance as the sole act at Yokohama's Club 24West. The band released their debut album Radwimps
in July through independent label Newtraxx, featuring songs written by the band in middle school. The following August, after a guest appearance at the Yokohama High School Music Festival, the band went on hiatus for Noda and other members to focus on their school exams.
Radwimps returned from hiatus in March 2004, however members Kei Asō, Yūsuke Saiki and Akio Shibafumi did not decide to resume band activities. An audition was not held for new members, instead, acquaintances to the band members, drummer Satoshi Yamaguchi and bassist Yusuke Takeda, were added to the group without the members even having their skills trialled. Takeda met the band members in August 2003 as a member of a different band performing in the Yokohama High School Music Festival. The band immediately began recording songs, and by July released a second single, "Kiseki," and performed a three month Japan-wide tour. Immediately after the end of the tour, the band started work on their second album, Radwimps 2: Hatten Tojō
, which was finalized by the end of the year and released in March. Directly after the release, the band departed on a five month tour, , and also performed at high profile summer music festivals, such as Setstock, Rock in Japan
and Summer Sonic
. During this time, the band released a third single, "Hexun / Kanashi," which was the band's first charting release.
In November, the band made their major debut single under Toshiba EMI with the single "Nijūgoko-me no Senshokutai," followed by "EDP (Tonde Hi ni Iru Natsu no Kimi)" in January, both top 50 singles. In shifting to a major label, Noda explained that the band took the same stance as they had as an independent band, and that "If we thought we were bigger on a major label, that would have been a big mistake." The band's third and first major label album, Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai
in March 2006, was a landmark in establishing their popularity, debuting at number 13 on Oricon
s album charts. Radwimps 3 saw a change in the band's musical style, allowing the band to be more experimental in their sound.
By the end of 2006 the band's popularity had exponentially grown: the band's album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan
, lead with the top 20 singles "Futarigoto
" and "Yūshinron
" and top five "Setsuna Rensa," debuted at number five and had an initial shipment of more than 100,000 copies. In this time, the band's older releases, such as Radwimps, Radwimps 2 and "Kiseki" began charting for the first time and continued to for extended periods, Radwimps even eventually being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
. In the next three years, both Radwimps and Radwimps 2 charted for approximately 100 weeks, and as of early 2011, Radwimps 3 and Radwimps 4 still continue to chart.
In 2008, the band received their first number one single, with "Order Made
", on the Oricon charts. Their 2009 album Altocolony no Teiri sold around 213,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 2 on the Oricon charts. The band received their second Oricon number one single "Dada
" in 2011.
," the band performed it under a pseudonym, . The band has performed as this band on stage, in a loose disguise by wearing Groucho glasses
and red t-shirts that spell out the band's name. The hidden track on the band's fourth album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan
, is also performed by the band.
Yojiro Noda in 2008 acted as a music producer for the first time, writing and producing the song "Labrador" for singer Chara
, which was used as the leading promotional track for her album Honey
. During the recording sessions, Noda collaborated with musicians such as Nobuaki Kaneko (Rize
), Yoshifumi Naoi (Bump of Chicken
), Susumu Nishikawa (Diamond Head
) and Koichi Tsutaya.
In 2010, Radwimps took part in a special band called Terrakoya, a commemorative band formed for the EMI Rocks 50th anniversary of EMI Music Japan rock concert, featuring Radwimps along with Acidman
, Fujifabric
, Atsushi Horie (Straightener
), Susumu Nishikawa, The Telephones and Kazuya Yoshii. The band released a song in November, "Emi," written by Noda in collaboration with Yoshii, which recorded with at Terra Studio in June.
on what musical acts were likely to become popular in the next year, Radwimps were voted as the second most likely male artist. Radwimps' audience is primarily made up of younger people, according to an Oricon survey conducted in 2008. The findings were that the band had extremely low name recognition for groups such as 30-something women or 40-something men, but were exponentially higher among teenage survey participants, especially teenage women. Oricon noted how popular the band was, despite their lack of any major television publicity (such as television drama theme songs, or advertising commercial songs), and further linked their popularity to their performances at summer festivals, as well as their live tours. In a 2011 survey conducted by the Coca Cola Happy Teens Club, asking teenage respondents who their favorite musician was, Radwimps were ranked as the 10th highest musical act.
Several of Radwimps songs have high viewer impressions when asked about in non-Radwimps based surveys. "Enren," despite not being promoted as a single or promotional track, has been singled out in two separate surveys as a popular long distance relationship-themed song in 2008 and 2010. The 2010 survey of Joysound users listed the song as the most popular response in the survey. "Futarigoto" came 10th in a 2010 survey asking Recochoku users to rank the songs with the most touching lyrics. The song was by far the oldest song ranked in the top 10 of the survey. Furthermore, at Uta Map Mobile in 2008 (Japan's most popular cellphone lyric searching site at the time), "Futarigoto" was the 6th most accessed lyrics for the year, despite being released in 2006.
Many celebrities have listed Radwimps as one of their favorite musicians, including Chara
, Shunsuke Daito
, Misono
, Miwa
, Aya Takigawa and Aya Ueto
. Kazutoshi Sakurai
of the band Mr. Children
selected "Yūshinron
" as a song he respected enough to cover, for his side project with Takeshi Kobayashi, Bank Band, on their 2010 album Sōshisōai 3.
| rowspan="1" align="center"|2002
| rowspan="1"|Radwimps, "Moshi mo"
| Yokohama High School Music Festival
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|2007
| rowspan="1"|"Yūshinron
"
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2007 Best Art Direction
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|2008
| rowspan="3"|"Order Made
"
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008
Best Rock Video
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| rowspan="5" align="center"|2009
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2009 Best Your Choice
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| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2009 Best Rock Video
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| Radwimps
| FM Festival
"Life Music Award 2009" Life Music of the Year
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| "Oshakashama"
| FM Festival "Life Music Award 2009" Best Lyric of Life
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| rowspan="2" | Altocolony no Teiri
| FM Festival "Life Music Award 2009" Best Album of Life
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| rowspan="3" align="center"|2010
| The Second CD Shop Awards
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| rowspan="2"|"Oshakashama"
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2010 Best Your Choice
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| MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010
Best Rock Video
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| rowspan="3" align="center"|2011
| rowspan="2"|"Manifesto"
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2011 Best Your Choice
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| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2011 Best Shooting Video
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| rowspan="1"|"Dada
"
| 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan Best Rock Video
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese rock band, who debuted independently in 2003 and later on major label Toshiba EMI in 2005. The band achieved great commercial success in 2006 album their album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan, and are best known for their later singles "Order Made
Order Made
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 23, 2008, as the leading single a year before the band's sixth album, Altocolony no Teiri. The song was a commercial success, debuting at number one on Oricon's single charts, and at the time, becoming the band's most commercially...
" (2008) and "Dada
Dada (song)
"Dada" is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 12, 2011 as the first of two singles leading up to the band's sixth album, Zettai Zetsumei....
" (2011), both of which hit number one on 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...
's single charts.
Biography
Radwimps first formed in 2001 in KanagawaKanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
during their first year of high school. The five original members had been friends since middle school. Vocalist Yojiro Noda first became interested in music after hearing Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
in middle school, when he would try to remember the guitar chords and sing to Oasis songs. He was asked to become the vocalist by a friend, and originally band activities were balanced with basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. The band's name was formed from two English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
slang terms, rad and wimp. According to the band, the coined word had several meanings, including "excellent weakling" and "superlative coward."
The band's activities began centred around Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, with the band performing their first live at live house BB Street in Yokohama's Kannai
Kannai
is a region in Naka Ward, Yokohama, Japan, bounded by the Ōoka River, JR Negishi Line, Nakamura River, and the Ocean. "Kannai" is not an official name of the area, but it has been in use for over a century....
district on February 5, 2002. At this point, guitarist Akira Kuwahara dropped out of high school in order to focus on the band. In September and August 2002, the band partook in the Yokohama High School Music Festival, and eventually won the grand prize for the competition with the song "Moshi mo." "Moshi mo" was released as the band's debut single in May 2003, with 10,000 copies pressed and sold for 100 yen each. Following this single, the band toured the Yokohama area, including a performance as the sole act at Yokohama's Club 24West. The band released their debut album Radwimps
Radwimps (album)
Radwimps, stylised as RADWIMPS, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' debut album under independent label Newtraxx, released on July 2, 2003.- Background and development :...
in July through independent label Newtraxx, featuring songs written by the band in middle school. The following August, after a guest appearance at the Yokohama High School Music Festival, the band went on hiatus for Noda and other members to focus on their school exams.
Radwimps returned from hiatus in March 2004, however members Kei Asō, Yūsuke Saiki and Akio Shibafumi did not decide to resume band activities. An audition was not held for new members, instead, acquaintances to the band members, drummer Satoshi Yamaguchi and bassist Yusuke Takeda, were added to the group without the members even having their skills trialled. Takeda met the band members in August 2003 as a member of a different band performing in the Yokohama High School Music Festival. The band immediately began recording songs, and by July released a second single, "Kiseki," and performed a three month Japan-wide tour. Immediately after the end of the tour, the band started work on their second album, Radwimps 2: Hatten Tojō
Radwimps 2: Hatten Tojō
, stylised as RADWIMPS 2 ~Hatten Tojō~, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' second album under independent label Newtraxx, released on March 8, 2005.- Background and development :...
, which was finalized by the end of the year and released in March. Directly after the release, the band departed on a five month tour, , and also performed at high profile summer music festivals, such as Setstock, Rock in Japan
Rock in Japan Festival
The Rock in Japan Festival is an annual three-day rock festival held during early August in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, organized by Rockin'on. At this festival appear many J-pop artists. Rock in Japan Festival is the biggest rock festival in Japan....
and Summer Sonic
Summer Sonic Festival
The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two or three-days rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and Chiba. The majority of the bands playing in Osaka the first day go to Chiba the following day and vice versa....
. During this time, the band released a third single, "Hexun / Kanashi," which was the band's first charting release.
In November, the band made their major debut single under Toshiba EMI with the single "Nijūgoko-me no Senshokutai," followed by "EDP (Tonde Hi ni Iru Natsu no Kimi)" in January, both top 50 singles. In shifting to a major label, Noda explained that the band took the same stance as they had as an independent band, and that "If we thought we were bigger on a major label, that would have been a big mistake." The band's third and first major label album, Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai
Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai
, stylised as RADWIMPS 3 ~Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai~, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' third album, and debut major label album under Toshiba EMI, released on February 15, 2006.The album was an extremely long seller...
in March 2006, was a landmark in establishing their popularity, debuting at number 13 on 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...
s album charts. Radwimps 3 saw a change in the band's musical style, allowing the band to be more experimental in their sound.
By the end of 2006 the band's popularity had exponentially grown: the band's album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan
Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan
, stylised as RADWIMPS 4 ~Okazu no Gohan~, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' fourth album, released on December 6, 2006. It was the band's break-through commercial album, debuting at number five on Oricon's albums charts, and was their first album to be certified platinum by the RIAJ."Yūshinron" was...
, lead with the top 20 singles "Futarigoto
Futarigoto
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on May 17, 2006, as the first of three singles from the band's fourth album, Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan....
" and "Yūshinron
Yūshinron
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on July 26, 2006, as the second of three singles from the band's fourth album, Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan....
" and top five "Setsuna Rensa," debuted at number five and had an initial shipment of more than 100,000 copies. In this time, the band's older releases, such as Radwimps, Radwimps 2 and "Kiseki" began charting for the first time and continued to for extended periods, Radwimps even eventually being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
. In the next three years, both Radwimps and Radwimps 2 charted for approximately 100 weeks, and as of early 2011, Radwimps 3 and Radwimps 4 still continue to chart.
In 2008, the band received their first number one single, with "Order Made
Order Made
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 23, 2008, as the leading single a year before the band's sixth album, Altocolony no Teiri. The song was a commercial success, debuting at number one on Oricon's single charts, and at the time, becoming the band's most commercially...
", on the Oricon charts. Their 2009 album Altocolony no Teiri sold around 213,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 2 on the Oricon charts. The band received their second Oricon number one single "Dada
Dada (song)
"Dada" is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 12, 2011 as the first of two singles leading up to the band's sixth album, Zettai Zetsumei....
" in 2011.
Side projects
For the song on the band's 2006 single "YūshinronYūshinron
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on July 26, 2006, as the second of three singles from the band's fourth album, Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan....
," the band performed it under a pseudonym, . The band has performed as this band on stage, in a loose disguise by wearing Groucho glasses
Groucho glasses
Groucho glasses, often called funny glasses or beaglepuss, are a novelty disguise that caricature Groucho Marx. Typically consisting of black horn-rimmed glasses with attached eyebrows, large plastic nose, and bushy moustache, Groucho glasses were marketed as early as the 1940s. Groucho glasses...
and red t-shirts that spell out the band's name. The hidden track on the band's fourth album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan
Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan
, stylised as RADWIMPS 4 ~Okazu no Gohan~, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' fourth album, released on December 6, 2006. It was the band's break-through commercial album, debuting at number five on Oricon's albums charts, and was their first album to be certified platinum by the RIAJ."Yūshinron" was...
, is also performed by the band.
Yojiro Noda in 2008 acted as a music producer for the first time, writing and producing the song "Labrador" for singer Chara
Chara (singer)
, better known by her stage name Chara, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven...
, which was used as the leading promotional track for her album Honey
Honey (Chara album)
-DVD Track listing:-Singles:-Japan Sales Rankings:...
. During the recording sessions, Noda collaborated with musicians such as Nobuaki Kaneko (Rize
Rize (band)
RIZE was Formed in 1997, debuting in 2000. Current members are: Jesse/V&G, Kenken/V&B,& N.K/Dr.RIZE music style is a mix of alternative rock, hard rock, punk rock and even some reggae flavor, cultivated & created via their real international music DNA....
), Yoshifumi Naoi (Bump of Chicken
Bump of Chicken
Bump of Chicken is a rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. Their members are Fujiwara Motoo, Hiroaki Masukawa, Yoshifumi Naoi and Hideo Masu. Since their inception in 1994, they have released fourteen singles and five albums...
), Susumu Nishikawa (Diamond Head
Diamond Head (Japanese band)
Diamond Head was a Japanese band formed of Session musicians and producers. They first gained notability as the backing and touring band for Hitomi Yaida....
) and Koichi Tsutaya.
In 2010, Radwimps took part in a special band called Terrakoya, a commemorative band formed for the EMI Rocks 50th anniversary of EMI Music Japan rock concert, featuring Radwimps along with Acidman
Acidman
Acidman is a Japanese Rock group. The band was formed in 1997 with four members, Shiibashi Takeshi, Urayama Ichigo, Satou Masatoshi, and Ohki Nobuo, who first met in a military academy in Saitama. The four went to a college in Shimokitazawa, where together they formed Acidman...
, Fujifabric
Fujifabric
is a Japanese rock band formed in 2000. While their music can be mostly categorized as alternative rock or power pop, their music usually consists of an eclectic mix of genres, including jazz, disco and progressive rock.- Name origin :...
, Atsushi Horie (Straightener
Straightener
Straightener is a Japanese rock band. The band started out as a duo with Atsushi Horie and Shinpei Nakayama in 1998. They established an independent label named Ghost Records in 2002. Hidekazu Hinata joined the band as bassist in 2003, giving the band a heavier sound...
), Susumu Nishikawa, The Telephones and Kazuya Yoshii. The band released a song in November, "Emi," written by Noda in collaboration with Yoshii, which recorded with at Terra Studio in June.
Popularity
In a survey in 2006 conducted by OriconOricon
, 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...
on what musical acts were likely to become popular in the next year, Radwimps were voted as the second most likely male artist. Radwimps' audience is primarily made up of younger people, according to an Oricon survey conducted in 2008. The findings were that the band had extremely low name recognition for groups such as 30-something women or 40-something men, but were exponentially higher among teenage survey participants, especially teenage women. Oricon noted how popular the band was, despite their lack of any major television publicity (such as television drama theme songs, or advertising commercial songs), and further linked their popularity to their performances at summer festivals, as well as their live tours. In a 2011 survey conducted by the Coca Cola Happy Teens Club, asking teenage respondents who their favorite musician was, Radwimps were ranked as the 10th highest musical act.
Several of Radwimps songs have high viewer impressions when asked about in non-Radwimps based surveys. "Enren," despite not being promoted as a single or promotional track, has been singled out in two separate surveys as a popular long distance relationship-themed song in 2008 and 2010. The 2010 survey of Joysound users listed the song as the most popular response in the survey. "Futarigoto" came 10th in a 2010 survey asking Recochoku users to rank the songs with the most touching lyrics. The song was by far the oldest song ranked in the top 10 of the survey. Furthermore, at Uta Map Mobile in 2008 (Japan's most popular cellphone lyric searching site at the time), "Futarigoto" was the 6th most accessed lyrics for the year, despite being released in 2006.
Many celebrities have listed Radwimps as one of their favorite musicians, including Chara
Chara (singer)
, better known by her stage name Chara, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven...
, Shunsuke Daito
Shunsuke Daito
is a Japanese actor, talent and fashion model. He was born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. Currently, he is employed by the Top Coat subsidiary of Watanabe Productions. Since debuting in 2005's Nobuta wo Produce, he has appeared in many Japanese dramas, movies, variety shows and on...
, Misono
Misono
, who performs under the mononym Misono , is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Kyoto. She is also the younger sister of Japanese singer Kumi Koda. Misono was the lead singer of pop band Day After Tomorrow, until the group disbanded in 2005. In 2006, Misono made her debut as a solo artist, remaining...
, Miwa
Miwa (singer)
Miwa is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2010 with the single "Don't Cry Anymore", used as the theme song for the drama Nakanai to Kimeta hi.- Biography :...
, Aya Takigawa and Aya Ueto
Aya Ueto
is a Japanese actress, singer, model, tarento, and occasional radio personality. Born in Nerima, Tokyo, Ueto was discovered when she participated in the 7th Japan Bishōjo Contest, where she won the special jury prize...
. Kazutoshi Sakurai
Kazutoshi Sakurai
is a Japanese musician and entrepreneur. He composes and writes almost all of the songs for his band Mr. Children, in addition to writing lyrics and singing for his solo project group Bank Band. In 2006, Sakurai ranked #8 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singers of All Time" and in 2007 was voted #4...
of the band Mr. Children
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...
selected "Yūshinron
Yūshinron
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on July 26, 2006, as the second of three singles from the band's fourth album, Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan....
" as a song he respected enough to cover, for his side project with Takeshi Kobayashi, Bank Band, on their 2010 album Sōshisōai 3.
Musicianship
Vocalist Yojiro Noda writes all of the band's music and lyrics (the only exception currently is the bonus track "Yonaki" from Radwimps 4, written by Akira Kuwahara). Almost all of Noda's lyrics are based on events he experienced, or non-fictional events. "Enren" from Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan, released in 2006, was the first time Noda has written a fictional song since the band formed. He personally finds lyric writing a chore, as while he writes lyrics, he constantly questions each phrase, asking if that was exactly what he wanted to say.Albums
- 2003: RadwimpsRadwimps (album)Radwimps, stylised as RADWIMPS, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' debut album under independent label Newtraxx, released on July 2, 2003.- Background and development :...
- 2005: Radwimps 2: Hatten TojōRadwimps 2: Hatten Tojō, stylised as RADWIMPS 2 ~Hatten Tojō~, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' second album under independent label Newtraxx, released on March 8, 2005.- Background and development :...
- 2006: Radwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta IchimaiRadwimps 3: Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai, stylised as RADWIMPS 3 ~Mujintō ni Motte Ikiwasureta Ichimai~, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' third album, and debut major label album under Toshiba EMI, released on February 15, 2006.The album was an extremely long seller...
- 2006: Radwimps 4: Okazu no GohanRadwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan, stylised as RADWIMPS 4 ~Okazu no Gohan~, is Japanese rock band Radwimps' fourth album, released on December 6, 2006. It was the band's break-through commercial album, debuting at number five on Oricon's albums charts, and was their first album to be certified platinum by the RIAJ."Yūshinron" was...
- 2009: Altocolony no Teiri
- 2011: Zettai ZetsumeiZettai Zetsumei (album)is Japanese rock band Radwimps' sixth album, released on March 9, 2011.- Background and development :After the band's 2009 tour for their previous album, Altcolony no Teiri, the band did not perform or do any band activities for six months, with Noda in this time going to the studio alone and...
Top 10 singles
- 2006: "Setsuna Rensa"
- 2008: "Order MadeOrder Madeis a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 23, 2008, as the leading single a year before the band's sixth album, Altocolony no Teiri. The song was a commercial success, debuting at number one on Oricon's single charts, and at the time, becoming the band's most commercially...
" - 2010: "Keitai Denwa"
- 2010: "Manifesto"
- 2011: "DadaDada (song)"Dada" is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 12, 2011 as the first of two singles leading up to the band's sixth album, Zettai Zetsumei....
" - 2011: "KyōshinshōKyōshinshōis a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on February 9, 2011 as the second of two singles preceding the band's sixth album, Zettai Zetsumei.-Composition and writing:...
"
Awards
|-| rowspan="1" align="center"|2002
| rowspan="1"|Radwimps, "Moshi mo"
| Yokohama High School Music Festival
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|2007
| rowspan="1"|"Yūshinron
Yūshinron
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on July 26, 2006, as the second of three singles from the band's fourth album, Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan....
"
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2007 Best Art Direction
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| rowspan="1" align="center"|2008
| rowspan="3"|"Order Made
Order Made
is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 23, 2008, as the leading single a year before the band's sixth album, Altocolony no Teiri. The song was a commercial success, debuting at number one on Oricon's single charts, and at the time, becoming the band's most commercially...
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| MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008
MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2008
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were held on Saturday, May 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.- Video of the Year:* Exile — "I Believe"* Mr...
Best Rock Video
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| rowspan="5" align="center"|2009
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2009 Best Your Choice
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| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2009 Best Rock Video
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| Radwimps
| FM Festival
Tokyo FM
Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a radio station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is the flagship station of the Japan FM Network .-Program:*Countdown Station** DHC Countdown jp** cosmo Pops Best 10...
"Life Music Award 2009" Life Music of the Year
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| "Oshakashama"
| FM Festival "Life Music Award 2009" Best Lyric of Life
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| rowspan="2" | Altocolony no Teiri
| FM Festival "Life Music Award 2009" Best Album of Life
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| rowspan="3" align="center"|2010
| The Second CD Shop Awards
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| rowspan="2"|"Oshakashama"
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2010 Best Your Choice
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| MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010
MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010
The MTV World Stage VMAJ 2010 were held on Saturday, May 29, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The nominees were announced on March 31, 2010...
Best Rock Video
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| rowspan="3" align="center"|2011
| rowspan="2"|"Manifesto"
| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2011 Best Your Choice
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| Space Shower Music Video Awards 2011 Best Shooting Video
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| rowspan="1"|"Dada
Dada (song)
"Dada" is a song by Japanese rock band Radwimps, released on January 12, 2011 as the first of two singles leading up to the band's sixth album, Zettai Zetsumei....
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| 2011 MTV Video Music Aid Japan Best Rock Video
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