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is a four member Japan
ese band
. They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan
record label
. The lyrics of each of the band's songs are written by lead vocalist and guitarist Yumi Uchimura.
, school food is good food, was released. In 2008, both of their songs, "feedback" and "Futari Umi no Soko" were featured as theme songs to the Japanese television drama
Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo, while their mini-album "Riff-rain" was released by Tower Records
and sold out in under a week. They also performed in numerous live concerts, including FM802, part of the Minami Wheel 2008 live event, and the J-Wave Live event, part of the Tokyo Real Eyes Live Supernova.
In 2009, they signed onto their first major record label, Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan
division. Their major label debut is "futuristic imagination", which is the ending theme to the Kenji Kamiyama
anime
television series Eden of the East
, airing on the highly rated noitaminA
timeslot on Fuji TV. Amongst their first projects was contributing to Judy and Mary
's 15th Anniversary Tribute Album, in which they covered the band's "Brand New Wave Upper Ground" song, with their performance praised by sources such as The Japan Times
as having been the highlight of the album and having evoked Judy and Mary's songwriting and musical values.
Past members
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 band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
. They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
. The lyrics of each of the band's songs are written by lead vocalist and guitarist Yumi Uchimura.
Band history
The band was formed on October 2004 by Uchimura, while their first live performance took place in December of the same year. In 2007, their debut albumAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, school food is good food, was released. In 2008, both of their songs, "feedback" and "Futari Umi no Soko" were featured as theme songs to the Japanese television drama
Japanese television drama
, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo, while their mini-album "Riff-rain" was released by Tower Records
Tower Records
Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....
and sold out in under a week. They also performed in numerous live concerts, including FM802, part of the Minami Wheel 2008 live event, and the J-Wave Live event, part of the Tokyo Real Eyes Live Supernova.
In 2009, they signed onto their first major record label, Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
division. Their major label debut is "futuristic imagination", which is the ending theme to the Kenji Kamiyama
Kenji Kamiyama
, born on March 20, 1966 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese anime director. He has worked regularly with the anime studio and production enterprise, Production I.G, such as his work on Jin-Roh, Patlabor, Blood: The Last Vampire, and for whom he has directed the Ghost in the Shell: Stand...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series Eden of the East
Eden of the East
is a Japanese anime television series, which premiered on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on April 9, 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chika Umino and animation production by Production I.G...
, airing on the highly rated noitaminA
Noitamina
– "Animation" written backwards – is a Fuji Television programming block, devoted to anime, originally broadcast each Thursday night from 24:45 to 25:15 . It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic...
timeslot on Fuji TV. Amongst their first projects was contributing to Judy and Mary
Judy and Mary
Judy and Mary was a Japanese multi-genre band formed in 1991 in Hakodate, Hokkaido by bassist and vocalist , with drummer and guitarist completing the lineup in 1992. Guitarist replaced Taiji the following year...
's 15th Anniversary Tribute Album, in which they covered the band's "Brand New Wave Upper Ground" song, with their performance praised by sources such as The Japan Times
The Japan Times
The Japan Times is an English language newspaper published in Japan. Unlike its competitors, the Daily Yomiuri and the International Herald Tribune/Asahi Shimbun, it is not affiliated with a Japanese language media organization...
as having been the highlight of the album and having evoked Judy and Mary's songwriting and musical values.
Current members
- Yumi Uchimura (born on September 6, 1983, from ChibaChiba-Places:* Chiba, Chiba, capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan* Chiba Prefecture, a sub-national jurisdiction in the Greater Tokyo Area on the eastern coast of Honshū Island, Japan* Chiba Station, a train station in Chiba, Chiba...
)- lead vocals, guitars, songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
. - She formed the band.
- Favorite musicians： Ringo Shiina, Kuuki Koudan, Spangle call Lilli line
- lead vocals, guitars, songwriter
- Masayuki Hasuo (born on February 7, 1983, from Niigata)
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. - Favorite musicians： Melt-BananaMelt-BananaMelt-Banana is a Japanese punk band that is known for playing extremely fast noise music mixed with experimental electronica and pop-based song structures. They have worked with artists as diverse as Merzbow, John Zorn, Mike Patton, and Discordance Axis...
, at.the.drive-in
- keyboards
- Hideaki Yamasaki (born on December 4, 1974, from TottoriTottoriTottori can refer to:* Tottori Prefecture - a Japanese prefecture with 613,229 people.* Tottori, Tottori - a Japanese city with 202,015 people.* Tottori Sand Dunes...
)- bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, backing vocals, composer. - He joined the band in 2008, after scope (he left in 2002) and Watanabe (he left in 2004), etc.
- Favorite musicians： Ringo Shiina, RadwimpsRadwimpsis a Japanese 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" and "Dada" , both of which hit number...
, Grapevine
- bass guitar
- Osamu Hidai (born on November 24, 1981, from Kanagawa)
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, composer. - He joined the band in 2007. At first, he worked at two different bands, this band and Current of air (it Stopped the activity in 2008).
- Favorite musicians： PhishPhishPhish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
, Misako OdaniMisako OdaniMisako Odani , born November 4, 1976 in Miyazu, Kyoto-fu, is a famous Japanese singer, songwriter, and pianist. Misako, whose songs make heavy use of the piano, began playing the instrument at age seven, and studied abroad in Australia in 1994. Since entering the music industry in 1996, she has...
, Nao Matsuzaki
- drums
Past members
- Atsushi Ueda
- bass guitar. He left the band in 2008.
- Katsuya Katano
- drums. He left the band in 2007.
CD singles
- futuristic imagination (May 27, 2009) #35 with 1st week sales of 4,165
- Ending theme to the Fuji TelevisionFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
noitaminANoitamina– "Animation" written backwards – is a Fuji Television programming block, devoted to anime, originally broadcast each Thursday night from 24:45 to 25:15 . It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic...
animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series, Eden of the EastEden of the Eastis a Japanese anime television series, which premiered on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot on April 9, 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chika Umino and animation production by Production I.G...
.
- Ending theme to the Fuji Television
- butterfly swimmer (July 22, 2009) #60 with 1st week sales of 1,657
- sea-through communication (October 7, 2009) #49 with 1st week sales of 1,368
- light prayer (December 2, 2009)
- Main theme for the first Eden of the East film, The King of Eden.
- future nova/after laughter (March 10, 2010)
- "future nova" is the opening theme and "after laughter" is the ending theme to the second Eden of the East film, Paradise Lost.
- RPG (May 11, 2011)
- Ending theme to the Fuji TelevisionFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
noitaminANoitamina– "Animation" written backwards – is a Fuji Television programming block, devoted to anime, originally broadcast each Thursday night from 24:45 to 25:15 . It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic...
animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series, [CC (anime)[C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production under the direction of Kenji Nakamura with Noboru Takagi as script supervisor. [C] aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programing block between April 14, 2011 and June 24, 2011...
].
- Ending theme to the Fuji Television
- How to go (December 07, 2011)
- Opening theme to the Fuji TelevisionFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
noitaminANoitamina– "Animation" written backwards – is a Fuji Television programming block, devoted to anime, originally broadcast each Thursday night from 24:45 to 25:15 . It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic...
animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series, Un-GoUn-Gois a 2011 anime television series produced by Bones which began airing on Fuji TV's noitaminA program block from October 14, 2011. Based on the noted Japanese intellectual and novelist Ango Sakaguchi's novel , the series is being directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Shō Aikawa, who had...
.
- Opening theme to the Fuji Television
Indie singles
- feedback/Futari Umi no Soko (released December 10, 2008)
- "feedback": Opening theme to the BS-iBS-iis a satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Asakaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its channel name is BS-TBS . It is a member television station of Japan News Network.-Channels:*Television: BS-TBS is assigned BS161ch - 163ch....
television dramaJapanese television drama, also called , are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including murder romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, and many others...
Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo, 3rd Annual Toho Shinemazu Gakusei EigaisaiTohois a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
image song. - "Futari Umi no Soko": Ending theme to the BS-i television drama Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo.
- "feedback": Opening theme to the BS-i
EP
- school food is good food (released April 4, 2007)
- CD-extra: Music video to "pool".
- pool: Ending theme to the Kansai TV television series Bari-san ver. 2.0.
- air feel, color swim (released November 21, 2007)
- CD-extra: Music video to "you may crawl"
- Riff-rain (released on December 10, 2008 by Tower Records, general release on January 14, 2009)
Collaborations
- nextpop (released October 6, 2006)
- Featured "pool".
- Judy and Mary 15th Anniversary Tribute AlbumJudy and MaryJudy and Mary was a Japanese multi-genre band formed in 1991 in Hakodate, Hokkaido by bassist and vocalist , with drummer and guitarist completing the lineup in 1992. Guitarist replaced Taiji the following year...
(released March 18, 2009)- Performed cover of "Brand New Wave Upper Ground".
External links
- Official website
- Boundie's website for School Food Punishment
- school food punishment at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- school food punishment TFL approved fanlisting