Shuchishin
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese idol
vocal group
formed as part of the variety show Quiz! Hexagon II
produced by Fuji Television Network Incorporated
. Originally meant to be a joke group, the trio has released singles that have hit the top 10 on both the Oricon
and the Billboard
Japan Hot 100 Singles. Shuchishin, whose name translates as "Shame", consists of the leader Takeshi Tsuruno
with Naoki Nokubo and Yusuke Kamiji
. The group's final performance was on the January 2, 2009, New Year's Special episode of Quiz! Hexagon II
. The group's name comes from a mispronunciation of the word when it came up in a question on the show in mid 2007 (the word "shūchishin" was pronounced as by the members of the band).
The group was disbanded in January 2009. Since then, Takeshi Tsuruno and Yusuke Kamiji have pursued solo musical careers, while Naoki Nokubo has returned to drama acting. Tsuruno has released two cover albums and released a single with another Hexagon Family vocal group, and Kamiji recording under the name "Yusuke" (written with different kanji than his legal name) has released three singles through the Sony Music Records label. The group also reunited to record a song with all of the Hexagon Family artists.
' Ultraman Dyna
as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna, a role he reprised in the 2008 film Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers. Quoting Oda Nobunaga
, his catchphrase is . The color he is associated with is red
.
: , represented by Watanabe Entertainment
, is best in Japan for his roles in the drama and the film . Quoting Tokugawa Ieyasu
, his catchphrase is . The color he is associated with is blue
.
: , represented by Japan Music Entertainment, is known in Japan having trained with Boston Red Sox
starting pitcher
Daisuke Matsuzaka
while they were in Yokohama Senior High School's baseball club before Kamiji had to quit due to a shoulder injury. He also holds a Guiness World Record for having the World's Most Visited Blog, having 230,755 unique visitors and 13,171,039 page views in one day. Quoting Toyotomi Hideyoshi
, his catchphrase is . The color he is associated with is yellow
.
comedians Hiroshi Yamamoto of Robert ( represented by ), Takushi Tanaka of Ungirls ( represented by ), and Taku Suzuki of Drunk Dragon ( represented by ). Hisokan released their own self-titled single on August 27, 2008, which peaked at #5 on the Oricon's Weekly Charts on September 8, 2008.
, Shuchishin won "New Artist of the Year", was included as one of "The Best 10 New Artists" twice (once as Aladdin and once as Shuchishin), and We Love Hexagon won "Project Album of the Year".
Japanese idol
In Japanese culture, are media personalities in their teens and early twenties who are considered particularly attractive or cute and who will, for a period ranging from several months to a few years, regularly appear in the mass media, e.g...
vocal group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
formed as part of the variety show Quiz! Hexagon II
Quiz! Hexagon II
is a Japanese quiz variety show on Fuji Television, airing Wednesdays from 19:00-19:57 Japan Standard Time. The show began airing on October 19, 2005; its predecessor, aired from June 5 through October 12, 2005.-Summary:...
produced by Fuji Television Network Incorporated
Fuji Television
is 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 ....
. Originally meant to be a joke group, the trio has released singles that have hit the top 10 on both 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...
and the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Japan Hot 100 Singles. Shuchishin, whose name translates as "Shame", consists of the leader Takeshi Tsuruno
Takeshi Tsuruno
is a Japanese actor, tarento, and musician, originally from Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known for his roles as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna in Ultraman Dyna and as the leader of the musical units and...
with Naoki Nokubo and Yusuke Kamiji
Yusuke Kamiji
is a Japanese actor, singer, and tarento. In the music world, he is known mononymously as .- Biography :Kamiji graduated from Yokohama Senior High School. He belonged to the baseball club while in school, and played catcher. He and Daisuke Matsuzaka played together for one year, and when Matsuzaka...
. The group's final performance was on the January 2, 2009, New Year's Special episode of Quiz! Hexagon II
Quiz! Hexagon II
is a Japanese quiz variety show on Fuji Television, airing Wednesdays from 19:00-19:57 Japan Standard Time. The show began airing on October 19, 2005; its predecessor, aired from June 5 through October 12, 2005.-Summary:...
. The group's name comes from a mispronunciation of the word when it came up in a question on the show in mid 2007 (the word "shūchishin" was pronounced as by the members of the band).
The group was disbanded in January 2009. Since then, Takeshi Tsuruno and Yusuke Kamiji have pursued solo musical careers, while Naoki Nokubo has returned to drama acting. Tsuruno has released two cover albums and released a single with another Hexagon Family vocal group, and Kamiji recording under the name "Yusuke" (written with different kanji than his legal name) has released three singles through the Sony Music Records label. The group also reunited to record a song with all of the Hexagon Family artists.
Members
: , represented by Ohta Productions, is the leader of the group. He is known best in Japan for his lead role in the 1997-98 Ultra SeriesUltra Series
The is the collective name for all the shows produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad Ultra Monsters. The Ultra Series is one of the prominent tokusatsu superhero genre productions from Japan, along with Toei produced series Kamen Rider, Super...
' Ultraman Dyna
Ultraman Dyna
is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show which aired between September 6, 1997 to August 29, 1998. The series is a direct sequel to the previous Ultraman series, Ultraman Tiga.-Plot:...
as Shin Asuka/Ultraman Dyna, a role he reprised in the 2008 film Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers. Quoting Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga
was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate in the late 16th century, which ruled Japan until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was also a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. His opus was continued, completed and finalized by his successors Toyotomi...
, his catchphrase is . The color he is associated with is red
Red
Red is any of a number of similar colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of light discernible by the human eye, in the wavelength range of roughly 630–740 nm. Longer wavelengths than this are called infrared , and cannot be seen by the naked eye...
.
: , represented by Watanabe Entertainment
Watanabe Entertainment
is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate and a member of the Watanabe Production Group. Its head office is in Shibuya, Tokyo and the company's principle functions include organizing television and radio programming, managing Japanese entertainers as well as hosting foreign entertainers on...
, is best in Japan for his roles in the drama and the film . Quoting Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
, his catchphrase is . The color he is associated with is blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
.
: , represented by Japan Music Entertainment, is known in Japan having trained with Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
starting pitcher
Starting pitcher
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher....
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Daisuke Matsuzaka
is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball in the United States. He previously played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Pacific League. He was selected the MVP of the inaugural and the second World Baseball Classic, and is an Olympic bronze...
while they were in Yokohama Senior High School's baseball club before Kamiji had to quit due to a shoulder injury. He also holds a Guiness World Record for having the World's Most Visited Blog, having 230,755 unique visitors and 13,171,039 page views in one day. Quoting Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
was a daimyo warrior, general and politician of the Sengoku period. He unified the political factions of Japan. He succeeded his former liege lord, Oda Nobunaga, and brought an end to the Sengoku period. The period of his rule is often called the Momoyama period, named after Hideyoshi's castle...
, his catchphrase is . The color he is associated with is yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
.
As "Shuchishin"
- - April 9, 2008
- The group's debut single only peaked at #2 on the Oricon's Weekly Charts from April 21 to May 12, 2008, but hit #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the Planet charts, the Sound Scan Japan charts, and the Music StationMusic Stationis a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
singles chart. It was the top selling single for the month of April 2008 on the Oricon's monthly charts, dropping to #3 in May, and was at #4 for the first half of the year, and #5 for 2008 on the Oricon's yearly charts. It reached #10 on the Billboard Japan Year-End Hot 100. The Recording Industry Association of JapanRecording Industry Association of JapanThe Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
certified it as a Platinum record and a Triple Platinum truetoneTruetoneA truetone is a ringtone which has been encoded with a sampled audio format such as MP3, AAC, or WMA. It is also referred to as a mastertone or realtone....
ringtone. The song subsequently became the most requested song in karaokeKaraokeis a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
parlors in Japan, followed by Yazima Beauty SalonYazima Beauty Salonis a Japanese vocal group consisting of DJ OZMA and the owarai group Tunnels in character and in drag depicting a group of women they found scouting for talent in Las Vegas, Nevada...
's "Nihon no Mikata -Nevada Kara Kimashita-" and GReeeeNGReeeeNis a Japanese pop/rock/hip hop/breakbeat vocal group from Kōriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, comprising the all-male four members Hide, Navi, 92, and Soh. They made their debut with Universal Music in 2007. Their logo image is of a mouthful of teeth, and the four Es indicate the number of members...
's "KisekiKiseki (Greeeen song)is the 7th single released by Greeeen on May 28, 2008. The term "Kiseki" is the kakekotoba of and on the lyrics of the song.It reached the number-one position on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts for 2 weeks and physically sold over 500,000 copies. The song was ranked at the number-one position...
". The song was subsequently covered in English by Andrew W.K.Andrew W.K.Andrew W.K. is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, entertainer, and motivational speaker. He is the host of the television series Destroy Build Destroy.-Early life & career:Andrew Wilkes-Krier was born in Stanford, California, and grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan...
for truetoneTruetoneA truetone is a ringtone which has been encoded with a sampled audio format such as MP3, AAC, or WMA. It is also referred to as a mastertone or realtone....
ringtones in Japan with GReeeeN's "Kiseki", THE BLUE HEARTSThe Blue Heartswas a popular Japanese punk rock band that performed from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. In 2003, they were ranked by HMV Japan as number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts...
' "Linda Linda", and Finger 5Finger 5was a Japanese pop group, composed of the four Okinawan Tamamoto brothers, Kazuo, Mitsuo, Masao, Akira, and sister Taeko. Their greatest hit was "Koi No Dial 6700 "....
's "Gakuen Tengoku". These were then all included on his album The Japan CoversThe Japan CoversPremium Collection: The Japan Covers, known as in Japan, is a cover album by Andrew W.K.. The album, consisting of covers of various J-pop songs, was released in Japan by Universal Music Group on November 26, 2008....
.
- The group's debut single only peaked at #2 on the Oricon's Weekly Charts from April 21 to May 12, 2008, but hit #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, the Planet charts, the Sound Scan Japan charts, and the Music Station
- - June 25, 2008
- The group's second single peaked at #2 on the Oricon's Weekly Charts and the Billboard Japan Hot 100, #2 for the month of July on the Oricon's Monthly Charts, and #16 on the Oricon's Yearly Charts. The RIAJ certified it as a Platinum record and a Double Platinum ringtone.
- - December 10, 2008
- This Christmas song is the group's only #1 single on the Oricon's Weekly Charts, reaching #1 on December 22, 2008. The song is coupled with , a solo by Tsuruno performing as .
As "Aladdin"
- - July 30, 2008
- This single was a collaboration with Pabo (whose name comes from the Korean word "pabo" translated as "fool"), a female trio consisting of Mai SatodaMai Satodais a member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.- Biography :Satoda was discovered during the Morning Musume 4th Generation Auditions in 2000. She is also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P...
, Suzanne, and Yukina Kinoshita, who are also involved with Quiz! Hexagon II, under the name . The song peaked at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and the Hot 100, becoming the #3 selling single for the month of August 2008 and the #20 song of 2008 on the Oricon's charts. The RIAJ also certified "Hi wa, Mata Noboru" as a Platinum record.
- This single was a collaboration with Pabo (whose name comes from the Korean word "pabo" translated as "fool"), a female trio consisting of Mai Satoda
Albums
- October 22, 2008-
- We Love Hexagon is a compilation album of the various groups involved with Quiz! Hexagon II and "Shuchishin", "Nakanai de", and "Hi wa, Mata Noboru" are all included. Shuchishin also recorded a cover of RYOEI's and a cover of Shin Kōda's as a secret track for the album. The album charted at #1 on November 3, 2008, on the Oricon's Weekly Charts, #1 for the month of November on its Monthly Charts, and #24 for the year on the Yearly Charts. It was also certified as a Platinum Album in October and then Double Platinum in November. The group also performed on the album as on a cover of AIR BAND's and Tsuruno with Pabo's Mai SatodaMai Satodais a member of the Hello! Project group Country Musume.- Biography :Satoda was discovered during the Morning Musume 4th Generation Auditions in 2000. She is also a member of Hello! Project's futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P...
performed as on a cover of misono & hiroshi's . - October 21, 2009 - We Love Hexagon 2009 is the follow-up to We Love Hexagon consisting of tracks released over the 2009 season on Quiz! Hexagon II. Shuchishin's "Yowamushi Santa" was included as part of the album. Takeshi Tsuruno also became a part of the group Friends with Hiromi Sakimoto, and their song was included on the album. "Naite mo Ii Desu ka" was also recorded by the entire Hexagon Family (including Tsuruno, Kamiji, and Nokubo) as the , and a version performed live with the show's audience was included on the album. The 2009 album peaked at #2 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts. - November 17, 2010
- We Love Hexagon 2010 is the follow up to the 2009 edition. A remix of "Shuchishin" called the "Shame Remix 2010" is included on a limited edition bonus disk. Tsuruno is also featured on the album as a member of Friends and Tsubasa singing "Dear Friends -Tomo e-" and "Bokura ni wa Tsubasa ga Aru ~Mata Aou~".
- We Love Hexagon is a compilation album of the various groups involved with Quiz! Hexagon II and "Shuchishin", "Nakanai de", and "Hi wa, Mata Noboru" are all included. Shuchishin also recorded a cover of RYOEI's and a cover of Shin Kōda's as a secret track for the album. The album charted at #1 on November 3, 2008, on the Oricon's Weekly Charts, #1 for the month of November on its Monthly Charts, and #24 for the year on the Yearly Charts. It was also certified as a Platinum Album in October and then Double Platinum in November. The group also performed on the album as on a cover of AIR BAND's and Tsuruno with Pabo's Mai Satoda
Parody
Shuchishin and their debut single's popularity also spawned the parodic group consisting of owaraiOwarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai, meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento...
comedians Hiroshi Yamamoto of Robert ( represented by ), Takushi Tanaka of Ungirls ( represented by ), and Taku Suzuki of Drunk Dragon ( represented by ). Hisokan released their own self-titled single on August 27, 2008, which peaked at #5 on the Oricon's Weekly Charts on September 8, 2008.
Gold Disc Awards
For the 23rd Japan Gold Disc AwardJapan Gold Disc Award
The Japan Gold Disc Awards for Music sales in the Recording Industry Association of Japan, is major music awards held annually in Japan also released as a CD.- List of the Artists of the Year :************...
, Shuchishin won "New Artist of the Year", was included as one of "The Best 10 New Artists" twice (once as Aladdin and once as Shuchishin), and We Love Hexagon won "Project Album of the Year".
External links
- Official website
- Profile at Pony CanyonPony Canyonis a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966 , which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies and video games. It is a subsidiary of Japanese Media Group, Fujisankei Communications Group.-History:...
- Debut single's website
- Quiz! Hexagon II website