BUMP OF CHICKEN
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BUMP OF CHICKEN (バンプ・オブ・チキン) is a J-Rock band hailing from Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. The members have known each other as friends since childhood, going to the same kindergarten. Although seperated at elementary school, the four of them reunited while attending West Usui Junior High School.
BUMP OF CHICKEN was formed by Hideo Massu and Motoo Fujiwara during their 2nd year of Junior High when they were 14 years old. At first they played Beatles' music at school festivals before beginning to write their own music, for the most part, in English. During their high school years, they participated in several music competitions, (such as 96TMF, Beat Rush 1996), and won.
The band relased their first limited CD, "BUMP OF CHICKEN" on the October 25th, 1998. They had a hard time managing their time at the studio, since some of their members were preparing for college exams.
1999 saw the release of their first indie album: Flame Vein. Soon after, they followed with The Living Dead on March 25th, 2000. Their 2nd single, Daiyamondo, was the first release under Toy's Factory. Their third single, Tentai Kansoku, marks the first step for them on the top ten list of Japan's Oricon Charts.
Most of their songs and almost all of their lyrics are written by Motoo Fujiwara. The lyrics are long and sometimes complicated, yet poetic and "storyful."
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Members
- Motoo Fujiwara (藤原基央): Vocal & Guitar
- Birth Date: 1979.04.12
- Birth Place: Akita
- Hiroaki Masukawa (増川弘明): Guitar
- Birth Date: 1979.12.20
- Birth Place: Sakura (Chiba)
- Yoshifumi Naoi (直井由文): Bass
- Birth Date: 1979.10.09
- Birth Place: Sakura (Chiba)
- Hideo Massu (升秀夫): Drums
- Birth Date: 1979.08.10
- Birth Place: Sakura (Chiba)
Discography
Albums
- [1999.03.18] FLAME VEIN #77
- [2000.03.25] THE LIVING DEAD #51
- [2002.02.20] jupiter #1
- [2004.04.28] FLAME VEIN +1 #16
- [2004.04.28] THE LIVING DEAD #19
- [2004.08.25] Yggdrasil (ユグドラシル) #1
- [2006.03.22] SONG FOR TALES OF THE ABYSS (1st Motoo Fujiwara solo sound track album) #6
- [2007.12.19] orbital period #2
Compilations Albums
- [2008.06.18] present from you #2
Singles
- [1999.11.25] LAMP #181
- [2000.09.20] Diamond (ダイヤモンド) #15
- [2001.03.24] Tentai Kansoku (天体観測; Star Gazing) #3
- [2001.10.17] Harujion (ハルジオン) #5
- [2002.12.18] Snow Smile (スノースマイル) #3
- [2003.03.12] Lost Man / sailingday (ロストマン) #2
- [2004.03.03] Arue (アルエ) #2
- [2004.07.07] Only Lonely Glory (オンリー ロンリー グローリー) #1
- [2004.12.01] Sharin no Uta (車輪の唄) #3
- [2005.07.21] Planetarium (プラネタリウム) #4
- [2005.11.23] supernova / Karma (supernova / カルマ) #2
- [2005.12.14] Karma / supernova (カルマ / supernova) #2
- [2006.11.22] Namida no Furusato (涙のふるさと; The Hometown of Tears) #1
- [2007.10.24] Hana no Na (花の名) #1
- [2007.10.24] Mayday (メーデー) #2
Video
- [2002.12.18] jupiter
- [2004.04.28] Pokiiru (ビデオポキール )
- [2004.12.01] Yggdrasil (ユグドラシル)
- [2006.09.20] Ningyougeki Guild (人形劇ギルド)
- [2008.05.14] orbital period
