• • • • • Terrakoya Website Members Akira Kuwahara Yusuke Takeda Satoshi Yamaguchi Past members Yūsuke Saiki Kei Asō Akio Shibafuji Radwimps ( ラッドウインプス, Raddo'uinpusu, stylized as RADWIMPS) is a band, who debuted independently in 2003 and later on major label in 2005. The band's name, Radwimps, was formed from two slang terms, and. According to the band, the coined word had several meanings, including 'excellent weakling' and 'superlative coward.' The band achieved great commercial success in 2006 with their album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan, and are best known for their later singles ' (2008) and ' (2011), both of which hit number one on 's single charts. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Radwimps first formed in 2001 in, during their first year of high school. The five original members had been friends since.

Radwimps is a Japanese rock band that formed in their first year of highschool in 2001 in Kanagawa, Japan. They play an eccentric mix of rock, punk, funk and jazz. US$39.68 (JPY4,488). Prices are automatically linked to market prices in Japan, some rare items are more expensive than regular price. Artist: Radwimps Total: 53 min. Number of Discs: 1. 愛(かな)し~明くる明け~ 2. そりゃ君が好きだから 4.

Lead vocalist first became interested in music after hearing 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. The band's activities began centred on, with the band performing their first live at live house BB Street in Yokohama's 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 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,, 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, Radwimps Haruna Tour ( はるなっTOUR), and also performed at high-profile summer music festivals, such as Setstock, and. 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 with the single ',' followed by ' 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, in March 2006, was a landmark in establishing their popularity, debuting at number 13 on '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, lead with the top 20 singles ' and ' and top five ',' 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. 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 ', on the Oricon charts. Their 2009 album 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 ' in 2011. In 2011 the band released their 6th album which debuted at number 2 on the Oricon charts and went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAJ. Following the release the band embarked on their 'Zettai Enmei' Tour throughout Japan from April to August 2011. On March 11, 2012 Radwimps released their new single 'Hakujitsu' ( 白日, 'Broad Daylight') on YouTube, commemorating the 1 year anniversary of the. On August 24, 2016 Radwimps released their album ( 君の名は。, Kimi no Na wa.), the soundtrack for the film.

On April 19, 2017 while in the middle of their Human Bloom Tour, Radwimps performed as a guest act for 's. Side projects [ ]. Main article: Radwimps also release music under the moniker ('The Miso-Soups'), beginning with the song 'Jennifer Yamada-san' on the band's 2006 single '. A band with a primarily sound who perform disguised in and red T-shirts, Misoshiru's released their debut album in March 2013. Yojiro Noda in 2008 acted as a record producer for the first time, writing and producing the song 'Labrador' for singer, which was used as the leading promotional track for her album.

During the recording sessions, Noda collaborated with musicians such as Nobuaki Kaneko (), Yoshifumi Naoi (), Susumu Nishikawa () and Koichi Tsutaya. In 2010, Radwimps took part in a special band called, a commemorative band formed for the EMI Rocks 50th anniversary of rock concert, featuring Radwimps along with,, Atsushi Horie (), Susumu Nishikawa, and.

The band released a song in November, 'Emi,' written by Noda in collaboration with Yoshii, which recorded with at Terra Studio in June. Yojiro Noda made his solo debut under the name Illion in 2013, and released his debut album on February 25, 2013, in the.

Popularity [ ] In a survey in 2006 conducted by 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 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,,,, and. Of the band selected ' as a song he respected enough to cover, for his side project with,, on their 2010 album. Musicianship [ ] Lead 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. Band members [ ] Current members • ( 野田洋次郎) – (2001–present), (2005–present) • Akira Kuwahara ( 桑原彰) –, (2001–present) • Yusuke Takeda ( 武田祐介) –, backing vocals (2003–present) • Satoshi Yamaguchi ( 山口智史) –, backing vocals (2003–present) Former members • Yūsuke Saiki ( 斉木祐介) – rhythm guitar (2001–2002) • Kei Asō ( 朝生恵) – bass (2001–2002) • Akio Shibafuji ( 芝藤昭夫) – drums (2001–2002) Timeline. Main article: • (2003) • (2005) • (2006) • (2006) • (2009) • (2011) • (2013) • (2016) • (2016) Tours [ ] • Radwimps Haruna Tour ( RADWIMPSはるなっTOUR) (2005) • Radwimps to Iku Mujintō Tour Nisengohyaku-en?

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同名アニメーション映画のサウンドトラック 君の名は。 [初回限定盤] ￥6,400(+tax) UPCH-29222 CD＋DVD+BOOK / LPサイズ(32cm×32cm) [通常盤] ￥2,700(+tax) UPCH-20423 CDのみ EMI Records 2016.8.24 ＜初回限定盤：DVD内容＞ ・RADWIMPS × 新海誠監督「君の名は。」ができるまで ～レコーディング風景、新海誠監督×RADWIMPS対談、アニメーションスタジオ訪問などを織り込んだ特別映像 ・新海誠監督インタビュー ・ピアノソロスタジオライブ「秋祭り」「三葉のテーマ」(演奏:野田洋次郎) ＜初回限定盤：BOOK内容＞ ・RADWIMPS ×「君の名は。」スペシャルブックレット 映画の場面カット、RADWIMPSメンバーフォト他 ・「三葉のテーマ」「秋祭り」ピアノ譜(ピアノアレンジ：野田洋次郎) ・RADWIMPS in 『君の名は。』スペシャルイラスト(田中将賀氏によるRADWIMPSメンバー描き下ろし) ＜初回・通常盤共通：CD収録内容＞ ・主題歌4曲「前前前世 (movie ver.)」「スパークル (movie ver.)」「夢灯籠」「なんでもないや (movie edit. / movie ver.)」 ・劇伴22曲.

Not many know the Japanese Indie band RADWIMPS, but prayers have finally been answered for those that do. RADWIMPS have announced they will be playing in London on the 19th October, 2015. It’s a rare concert that Japanese music fans shouldn’t miss.

RADWIMPS is one of those bands you tend to find hidden in a lonely corner of Youtube and wonder why their music is not plastered across popular Japanese Music websites. It’s a pity that the J-Indie scene isn’t too well known in the UK compared to other genres such as Visual Kei or J-pop, as RADWIMPS has a tremendous amount of talent. Despite their Japanese lyrics, fans across the world can relate to the positive and upbeat sounds RADWIMPS express, even when the band discusses darker various themes. But truly, one of the great things about RADWIMPS is that sometimes they go above and beyond the calling of ‘being different.’ In the video above listen closely and you’ll catch these lyrics: I was about to fall into this place where I can never crawl up I should’ve been to Hollywood and meet Eddie Murphy and say ‘tike tike yo tike tike yo kiddy yo Hi Mr. Please entertain us’ Yojiro Noda is the vocalist and songwriter for RADWIMPS, and therefore responsible for deciding on one afternoon to include Eddie Murphy in the lyrics. It’s also probably due to Yojiro Noda that the music videos are also incredibly surreal. In the MV ‘Dada’, one translation suggests a verse goes like this: So if you like crying with leaflets Just spin the chestnut dada Stood up again many times as a scattered pine Absolutely Yojiro Noda.

Have you heard of RADWIMPS? Will you be going to see them in 2015 World Tour?