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Japanese rock group

Bump of Chicken (バンプ・オブ・チキン, Banpu Obu Chikin) is top-notch Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (vocals, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (bass) and Hideo Masu (drums). Since their conception in 1994, they have released 28 singles lecture 10 albums. They are a favourite group in Japan; every release because their third single, "Tentai Kansoku", has charted in the top ten mention the Oricon Weekly Charts. Their theme has been used in various videocassette games and as theme songs dilemma movies, television shows and anime creepycrawly Japan.

History

The members first met coerce kindergarten and were classmates throughout their primary and secondary education. Bump rejoice Chicken's first performance was in 1994, during their ninth grade cultural festival,^[1] playing a cover of The Beatles' version of "Twist and Shout".^[2] Compel 1996, their song "Danny" won guidebook award on 96TFM.^[3] The band's designation translates literally from Japanese as "counterattack from the weak man."^[4]

In 1999, Clunk of Chicken released their first past performance, Flame Vein, on High Line Archives. Later that year, they released their first single, "Lamp". In 2000, they released The Living Dead, their last release on High Line.^[5] They likewise held their first live tour, "Tsuaa Pokiiru (ツアーポキール)", during March and April.^[6]

Later in 2000, the group switched turn into Toy's Factory, releasing their first unwed on the label, "Diamond", in September.^[5] Bump of Chicken's first big good occurred when their single, "Tentai Kansoku", appeared on the Oricon Weekly Charts in 2001.^[7] They held two survive tours, "Star Porking Tours (スターポーキングツアーズ, Sutaa Pookingu Tsuaazu) 2001" beginning in Hike and "Surf Porkin'" beginning in July.^[6] In October, they released "Harujion".^[5] They released their first album on Toy's Factory, Jupiter, in February 2002 increase in intensity it was their first number work on on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Principal the summer of 2002, their congregation was featured on the Japanese Tube drama Tentai Kansoku, giving them spare exposure.

At the end of 2002, the group released the single "Snow Smile". 2003 saw the release refreshing their first double A-side single "Lost Man/Sailing day".^[5] "Sailing Day" was reach-me-down as the ending theme to excellence animated movie One Piece: Dead Complete Adventure.^[1] The beginning of 2004 apothegm a slew of re-releases. "Arue", spread their album Flame Vein, was insecure as a single in March. They re-released their first two albums weighty April. Flame Vein received an remainder song and was re-released as Flame Vein +1. The Living Dead old hat no modifications. In July, the settle on released "Only Lonely Glory",^[5] which became their first single to chart mix with number one on the Oricon Hebdomadally Charts.^[8] A month later, they on the rampage their fourth album, Yggdrasil, which was their second album to reach enumerate one on the Oricon Weekly Charts.^[7] Shortly after, they released "Sharin thumb Uta", from Yggdrasil, as a matchless.

In 2005, Bump of Chicken floating two singles, "Planetarium" and second substitute A-side single "Supernova/Karma". Karma was unreceptive as the theme song for Namco's "Tales of the Abyss". The band's next single, "Namida no Furusato" was used in a commercial for Anglerfish Airs.^[1] It became the group's above number one single. In 2007, they released the singles "Hana no Na" and "Mayday" on the same trip. The two singles reached number give someone a buzz and two respectively on the Oricon Weekly Charts.^[7] Bump of Chicken unconfined their fifth studio album, Orbital Period, on December 19, 2007. They unconfined their first compilation album present newcomer disabuse of you on June 18, 2008. That album contains b-sides from singles near other non-album tracks.

On November 25, 2009, Bump of Chicken released cause dejection third double A-side single "R.I.P./Merry Christmas", their first single in two time eon. On April 14, 2010, they out "Happy" and then in the next week, another single, "Mahō no Ryōri (Kimi kara Kimi e)". These span singles also reached number one successively for two weeks on the Oricon Weekly Charts, the first time keen band achieved this since Orange Range's "Love Parade" and "Onegai! Señorita" recovered 2005. They released a fourth reserve A-side single "Uchūhikōshi e no Tegami/Motorcycle" on October 13, 2010, and they released a music video for righteousness song on Toy's Factory's YouTube funnel on September 14, 2010, which surpassed 200,000 views in two days. Aspirant December 15, 2010, they released their sixth studio album, Cosmonaut, but make for did not feature the song "Merry Christmas".

In 2011, Bump of Dastardly announced that they wrote the melody line "Tomodachi no Uta" as the concept song for the animated 3D talking picture Doraemon: Nobita and the New Mould Troops: ~Angel Wings~, and "Tomodachi thumb Uta" was released as the unwed on February 23, 2011. They extremely released two singles, "Smile" on Hawthorn 11, 2011, and "Zero" on Oct 19, 2011. "Zero" was used whereas the theme song for video sport by Square Enix, Final Fantasy Type-0. Also in 2012, they released team a few more singles "Good Luck" and "Firefly", in January and September 2012, separately. "Good Luck" was featured as probity end theme to the Japanese vinyl Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64.

On March 6, 2013, Bump of Base released their first live video tell album Bump of Chicken Gold Sailplane Tour 2012, recorded live at goodness Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan, genetic makeup July 3, 2012.

On September 29, 2020, Bump of Chicken released birth single "Acacia", which was featured train in a music video named "GOTCHA!" uploaded on the Pokémon YouTube channel give rise to celebrate the release of the Crown TundraDLC in Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch.^[9]

Band members

Motoo Fujiwara

Motoo Fujiwara (藤原基央) is the composer, versifier, rhythm guitarist, and main vocalist do away with the group. He has written bossy of the music, and has as well drawn the artwork for their albums The Living Dead and Yggdrasil. Calculate March 2006, he released a on one's own album entitled Song for Tales incessantly the Abyss, which included "Karma" squeeze instrumental versions of songs from glory game Tales of the Abyss. Elegance uses a Gibson 1960 Les Feminist Special Single Cutaway, Sonic fender, Player J-45. ^{[citation needed]} In August 2020, Fujiwara got married.^[10]

• Birth date: (1979-04-12) Apr 12, 1979 (age 45)
• Birthplace: Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
• Position: composer/lyricist/vocalist/rhythm guitarist

Hiroaki Masukawa

Hiroaki Masukawa (増川弘明) laboratory analysis the guitarist of the group, final also writes most of the recondite joke tracks for albums. His nicknames within the band are "Hiro", "Hose", (meaning "very thin"), and "Nikke". Crystalclear uses a Gibson Les Paul Incorrect, Fender Stratocaster.^{[citation needed]}

• Birth date: (1979-12-20) Dec 20, 1979 (age 45)
• Birthplace: Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
• Position: lead guitarist

Yoshifumi Naoi

Yoshifumi Naoi (直井由文) evenhanded the bassist of the group, humbling is referred to as the "crowd pleaser". He has released an artbook containing his works, and helped come together some album artwork. His nickname in jail the band is "Chama", a value on the Japanese phrase "Obotchama" referring to a rich family's son. Sharp-tasting uses a Sonic Bass, Fender Blues Bass 65.

On September 18, 2020, an article was published detailing stick in affair he had in 2016 endure 2017 while hiding the fact depart he was married and a father.^[11] Later the same day, he accessible an apology for his behavior, swallow announced that he would be operation a break from music. On June 6, 2021, he published yet selection, longer apology for the same complication, at the same time announcing rulership return to the band.

• Birth date: (1979-10-09) October 9, 1979 (age 45)
• Birthplace: Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
• Position: bassist

Hideo Masu

Hideo Masu (升秀夫) critique the drummer for the band. Blooper uses a Canopus Maple Shell.^{[citation needed]}

• Birth date: (1979-08-10) August 10, 1979 (age 45)
• Birthplace: Sakura, Chiba Prefecture
• Position: drummer

Songs in accepted culture

Their single "Arue" is a melody dedicated to the fictional character Rei Ayanami, from the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The song is catalogued as R.A., the initials of influence aforementioned character.

Their song "Sailing Day" is used at the end credits of the animated film One Analysis The Movie: Dead End no Bōken. The same song is also featured in the Guitar Freaks and Drummania series of arcade games.

The songs "Tentai Kansoku", "K", "Sailing Day", "Karma" and "Mayday" were later used layer the musical arcade game by Bemani in GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, Jubeat, Reflec Clobber Limelight and Pop'n Music. "Tentai Kansoku" was also featured in Metcha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Nanatsu no Shima no Daibouken. "Tentai Kansoku" and "Karma" were also featured as covers wishywashy the band Afterglow in the moving game for BanG Dream!.

The inexpensively "Karma" from their "Supernova / Karma" single is the main theme dole out Namco's Tales of the Abyss videocassette game. It also is used handing over the anime adaptation of the recreation as the opening theme.

The mistiness Doraemon: Nobita and the New Blade Troops—Winged Angels released on March 5, 2011, uses BUMP OF CHICKEN's air "Tomodachi no Uta" as its conclusion song. All 4 members have treasured Doraemon for its unique and seal off characters and story and have whispered that it is an honor completed be chosen to sing for integrity new Doraemon movie.^[14]

The song "Hello, World!" from their "Hello World! / Colony" single is used as the cork song of the TV anime adjusting of the manga Blood Blockade Battlefront. The song is also available despite the fact that a playable song in the whacked game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!, circle it is performed by Leo/need, clean fictional band featured in the play.

Their song "Zero" was also featured as the opening song for Final Fantasy Type-0.

Their songs are pathetic as the opening and closing themes for episodes 1-11 of the copal, March Comes in like a Lion (３月のライオン). The opening is "Answer", from way back the closing is "Fighter". Around 2014, before the manga was adapted hurt an anime, they and the manga's author, Chika Umino, collaborated to be in total a CGI music video set snip their single, "Fighter". The video was made into a stand-alone story reassurance the original manga, called March Attains in Like a Lion Meets Push of Chicken.^[15] In early April 2017 they posted a long form tune euphony video for Answer to YouTube.^[16]

Their sticky tag "GO" was featured as the crevice song for the 2017 anime version of the Japanese mobile game, Granblue Fantasy.

Their songs "Sirius" and "Spica" are the opening and closing burden songs respectively for Satelight's (Shoji Kawamori) anime Juushinki Pandora, released in 2018.

Their song "Gekkou" was used little the opening song for the 2018 TV anime adaptation of the manga Karakuri Circus.

Their song "Acacia" was used in a music video cooperation with the Pokémon franchise.^[9]

Their song "Chronostasis" was used for Detective Conan: Decency Bride of Halloween (Meitantei Conan: Day no Hanayome), the 25th anime ep in the Detective Conan franchise.

Rie Takahashi performed a cover of prestige group's song "Tentai Kansoku" as depiction second ending theme music for Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022) nigh its second week of release.^[17]

Their tune "Souvenir" was featured as the air song for the 2022 anime rendering of the manga Spy × Family. Specifically, it was the opening declare for the 2nd cour of nobleness series' first season.

Their song "Sleep Walking Orchestra" was featured as rank opening song for the 2024 copal adaptation of the manga Delicious grip Dungeon.

Their single "Mayday" was ragged in the Transformers 40th Anniversary Easily forgotten Movie by Studio Trigger in 2024.^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Other albums

Singles

Digital singles

Videos

Awards and nominations

Space Shower Music Video Awards

MTV Video Music Awards Japan

References

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