Bump of Chicken
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| Bump of Chicken | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chiba Japan |
| Years active | 1996-present |
| Genres | Rock |
| Labels | Toys Factory |
| Members | Fujiwara Motoo Masukawa Hiroaki Naoi Yoshifumi Masu Hideo |
Bump of Chicken is a J-Rock music group. The members of BOC are Fujiwara Motoo, Masukawa Hiroaki, Naoi Yoshifumi, and Masu Hideo. Their song "Sailing Day" was featured in the movie: One Piece (ワンピース) Movie 4: Dead End Adventure. BOC has also produced a cover of The Pillows' "Hybrid Rainbow", and their song "Karma" is the theme song for the Namco RPG Tales of the Abyss.
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[edit] Members
[edit] Fujiwara Motoo
Motoo Fujiwara is the composer, lyricist, guitar, and main vocalist of the group, also acting as the leader of the band. He has written most of the music, and has also drawn the artwork for their albums 'The Living Dead' and 'Yggdrasil'. He was born April 12th 1979 with blood type O. He enjoys doing laundry, cannot eat spicy foods, has poor eyesight, likes to eat chicken, and enjoys playing the harmonica. In March of 2006, he released a solo album titled "Songs for Tales of the Abyss," which included "Karma" and instrumental versions of songs from the game Tales of the Abyss. Uses Gibson 1960 Les Paul Special Single Cutaway, Sonic fender, Gibson J-45.
[edit] Masukawa Hiroaki
Masukawa Hiroaki is the guitarist of the group, and also writes most of the hidden joke tracks for albums. He was born December 20th, 1979 with blood type A, and is left handed. He is referred to as the shy member of the group, and calls himself pessimistic. His hobbies are largely anime and games. His nicknames within the band are "Hiro," "Hose," (meaning "very thin"), and "Nikke". Uses Gibson Les Paul Standard, Fender Stratocaster.
[edit] Naoi Yoshifumi
Naoi Yoshifumi is the bassist of the group, and is referred to as the "crowd pleaser". He was born October 9th, 1979 with blood type A, and jokes that he "falls ill exactly four times a year." He also calls himself an anime and game otaku, and a "rare genius". His hobbies are photography and drawing; he has released an artbook containing his works, and helped with some of the album artwork. His nickname within the band is "Chama," a play on the Japanese phrase "Obotchama" referring to a rich family's son. Uses Sonic Bass, Fender Jazz Bass 65.
[edit] Masu Hideo
Masu Hideo is the drummer for the band. He was born August 10th, 1979 with blood type A, and describes himself as an introvert. He also mentions that he has good eyesight, cannot write kanji, likes to go outdoors, and often gets headaches. Uses Canopas Maple Shell.
[edit] History
The members first met when they were in kindergarten, where Fujiwara, Naoi, and Masukawa shared a class; Masu did not know the other three at the time. In elementary school Fujiwara attended a different school than the other three, but remained close friends with Naoi.
Later, the four ended up in the same class in seventh grade. It was at this time that the members recognized each other. (Masukawa said to Fujiwara "I remember you! We were in the same kindergarten class!") The four all attended the same junior high school and, when they were in eighth grade Masu said to Fujiwara: "Let's form a band and change the history of rock." They saved their money throughout junior high to buy musical instruments; Fujiwara mentions that he saved his food money instead of using it to eat.
In high school they mainly worked on Beatles covers at their high school festivals and wrote some original music, all of it initially in English.
They won their first award in 1996 at the age of 17 for a song entitled 'DANNY', written entirely in English. That same year they performed 'Glass no Blues' ("Blues of Glass") and won further awards. They then released a demo tape at a live performance in 1997 that sold out in 10 minutes. The band was then put on hold as the members attended college.
The band was resumed in 1998, and in 1999 they released their first album, 'Flame Vein'. Their first single, 'Lamp', was released later that year. In 2000 they recorded their first promotional video, 'Glorious Revolution', and released their second album, 'The Living Dead', as well as holding their first live tour. Their second single, 'Diamond', was also released in this year.
The group's popularity began to rise in the year 2001 with the release of their third single, 'Tentai Kansoku' (meaning "Star Gazing"), a song that got them more attention from the public. It became an extremely popular song and their third album, 'Jupiter', was released the following year. The following years brought more live tours, more singles, and in the year 2004 they released their fourth album, 'Yggdrasil'. Most recently, they released two singles, 'Planetarium' in July and 'supernova/karma' in November. Their live tour 'Run Rabbit Run' is scheduled to take place starting on January 13, 2006.
The songs "Tentai Kansoku", "K", "Sailing Day" and "Karma" were later used in the musical arcade game by Bemani in GuitarFreaks and DrumMania.
The song "Karma" from their Supernova / karma album is the main theme for Namco's Tales of the Abyss video game.
[edit] Trivia
Their single Arue is a song dedicated to the fictional character Rei Ayanami, from the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. The song is listed as R.A., the initials of the aforementioned character.
Their song Sailing Day is used at the end credits of One Piece: Dead End Adventure.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- 'LAMP' (25 November 1999)
- 'Diamond' (20 September 2000)
- 'Tentai Kansoku' (14 March 2001)
- 'Harujion' (17 October 2001)
- 'Snow smile' (18 December 2002)
- 'Lost man / sailing day' (12 March 2003)
- 'Arue [LIMITED PRINT]' (31 March 2004) (Now out of print)
- 'Only lonely glory' (7 July 2004)
- 'Sharin no Uta' (1 December 2004)
- 'Planetarium' (21 July 2005)
- 'Supernova / karma' (23 November 2005)
- 'Namida no Furusato' (22 November 2006) 212, 249 copies sold[citation needed]
[edit] Albums
- FLAME VEIN (18 March 1999)
- THE LIVING DEAD (25 March 2000)
- jupiter (20 February 2002)
- THE LIVING DEAD (28 April 2004)
- FLAME VEIN+1 (28 April 2004)
- Yggdrasil (25 August 2004)
