Kobukuro

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Kobukuro; Kuroda Shunsuke, Kobuchi Kentaro (Late 2007)
Kobukuro; Kuroda Shunsuke, Kobuchi Kentaro (Late 2007)

Kobukuro (コブクロ) is a Japanese Folk/Pop band formed in 1998, and debuted in 1999 as an indies artist. In 2001 they signed up to Warner Music Japan.

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Members

Current Band Members

Former Band Members

String Members

Information

On May, 1998 Kobuchi Kentaro, while he was doing his salesman work for SANIX company, met Kuroda Shunsuke who was performing on the streets. On September of the same year Kobuchi offered a song to Kuroda, seeing he was not very good playing guitar, he took that place instead. This led Kuroda to propose to form a duo on September 8. With the duo already formed, they composed their first song Sakura (which was re-recorded on 2005).

The duo's name 'Kobukuro' came from a Portmanteau between their family names; Kobuchi and Kuroda.

Their first indies album, Saturday 8:pm, reached #1 on the HMV Indies Chart, while their next, Root of my mind, reached #2.

They were later signed up to Warner Music Japan in 2001, and debuted in March with the single YELL / Bell, which reached #4 on Oricon charts. Though they steadily climbed in fame and success, their major break through single was Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana in 2005, which was used as the theme song to the dorama Ruri no Shima. It was so successful that became the #15 single of the year. Their next single Sakura also continued on with the extreme success that they had gained, reaching #61 on the 2005 yearly charts, yet still charting highly throughout 2006. They had 2 albums in the top ten of 2006, being the only artist to do so. In October 13 of 2007 three million copies of the collection album ALL SINGLES BEST were shipped to stores, becoming the fourth male artist to do it, being preceded by B'z, Southern All Stars, and GLAY.

In 2007 Kobuchi Kentaro produced the single Taisetsu na Mono sung by mitsuki. On December, 30, Kobukuro won the Grand Prix award at the 49th Japan Record Awards with the song Tsubomi.

Discography

Kobukuro (2007)
Kobukuro (2007)
Kobukuro (2006)
Kobukuro (2006)
Kobukuro (2005)
Kobukuro (2005)

Albums

Singles

Collaborations

VHS

DVD

Compilations/Others

External links


Kobukuro    (edit)
Singles: YELL / Bell | Wadachi | YOU/Miss You | Kaze | Negai no Uta / Taiyou | Yuki no Furanai Machi | Takarajima | blue blue | DOOR | Towa ni Tomo ni / Million Films |
| Koko ni Shika Sakanai Hana | Sakura | Kimi to Iu Na no Tsubasa | Tsubomi | Aoku Yasashiku
Albums: Saturday 8:pm | Root of my mind | ANSWER | Roadmade | grapefruits | STRAIGHT | MUSIC MAN SHIP | NAMELESS WORLD | ALL SINGLES BEST | 5296
DVDs: Kobukuro LIVE! GO! LIFE! | LIVE TOUR '04 MUSIC MAN SHIP FINAL | KOBUKURO LIVE at Budokan NAMELESS WORLD | Kobukuro LIVE TOUR '06 "Way Back to Tomorrow" FINAL |
| LIVE TOUR'08 "5296" FINAL
VHSs: I'm Making Progress | "Zeppu" 52.96 hectopascal | ANSWER
Collaborations: Maiasa, Boku no Yoko ni Ite | Mokuren no Namida / Tokyo City Serenade | WINDING ROAD | Anata to
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