Chatmonchy
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| chatmonchy | |
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| Origin |  Tokushima, Japan |
| Genre(s) | Rock J-POP |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
| Label(s) | Ki/oon Records (from 2005) |
| Website | http://www.chatmonchy.com/ |
| Members | |
| Eriko Hashimoto - Guitar, Vocals Akiko Fukoka - Bass, Chorus Kumiko Takahashi - Drums, Chorus |
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Chatmonchy (チャットモンチー chattomonchī?) is a three-piece rock band from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku, Japan. Since 2005, they have been signed to Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records record label.
The band's name has no particular meaning.
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[edit] History
- In 2000, Hashimoto forms chatmonchy in the city of Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture. At the time of its formation, chatmonchy consisted of a total of six members -- two vocalists, two guitarists, a bassist, and a drummer.
- In 2002, due to exams, every member but Hashimoto leaves the band. Fukoka, then in the same grade as Hashimoto at Hashimoto's high school, joins as the band's bassist.
- In 2003, a male drummer joins the band. He soon leaves. Hashimoto and Fukoka play acoustic together and perform as a duo.
- In 2004, Fukoka meets Takahashi through a club at her university, and Takahashi joins as the group's drummer. The band independently produces an album, entitled chatmonchy ni naritai (チャットモンチーになりたい?) (out of distribution). The band members sell it themselves, chiefly by hand in the Tokushima area, achieving as many as 1500 sales.
- On November 23, 2005, with SUPERCAR's Junji Ishiwatari as producer, chatmonchy releases chatmonchy has come, its first album under the Ki/oon Records label. The album sells over 20,000 copies.
- On March 1, 2006, the band releases the single Koi no Kemuri (恋の煙?).
- On July 5, the band releases the album Miminari (耳鳴り?). It debuts at number 10 on the Oricon album charts.
- On November 15, the band releases the single Shangrila (シャングリラ?). It debuts at number 6 on the Oricon single charts.
- On April 18, 2007, the band releases the single Joshi-tachi ni asu wa nai (女子たちに明日はない?).
- On June 20, the band releases the single Tobiuo no Butterfly / Sekai ga Owaru Yoru ni (とび魚のバタフライ/世界が終わる夜に?). It debuts at number 9 on the Oricon single charts.
- On September 5, the band releases the single Daidai (橙 ?). It debuts at number 12 on the Oricon single charts.
- On October 24, the band releases the album Seimeiryoku (生命力?). It debuts at number 2 on the Oricon album charts.
- On November 28, the band releases their first DVD, Chatmonchy Restaurant Appetizer (チャットモンチー レストラン 前菜?).
- On February 27, 2008, the band releases the single Hira Hira Hiraku Himitsu no Tobira (ヒラヒラヒラク秘密ノ扉 ?) and the live DVD Chatmonchy Restaurant Soup (チャットモンチー レストラン スープ;?). The single debuts at number 11 on the Oricon single charts.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- Renai Spirits (恋愛スピリッツ; Love Spirits?)
- Te no Naka no Nokoribi (手の中の残り日; The Rest of The Day In My Hands?)
- Y-shi no Yuugata (Y氏の夕方; Mr. Y's Evening?)
- Shangri-la (シャングリラ?) (November 15, 2006)
- Shangurira (シャングリラ; Shangri-la?)
- Ending theme of the anime Hataraki Man (働きマン?)
- Chiisana Kira-kira (小さなキラキラ; A Small Sparkle?)
- Mei Mei Hitsuji (迷迷ひつじ; Lost Sheep?)
- Joshitachi ni Asu wa Nai (女子たちに明日はない; Girls Have No Tomorrow?)
- Basu Romansu (バスロマンス; Bus Romance?)
- Shun-Ka-Shuu (春夏秋; Spring, Summer, Autumn?)
- Tobiuo no Batafurai (とび魚のバタフライ; Flying Fish Butterfly?)
- Sekai ga Owaru Yoru ni (世界が終わる夜に; The Night the World Ends?)
- Theme song of the movie Funuke-Domo, Kanashimi no Ai wo Misero (腑抜けども、悲しみの愛を見せろ?)
- Kaze (風; Wind?)
- Daidai (橙 ?) (September 5, 2007)
- Hira Hira Hiraku Himitsu no Tobira (ヒラヒラヒラク秘密ノ扉 ?) (February 27, 2008)
- Hira Hira Hiraku Himitsu no Tobira (ヒラヒラヒラク秘密ノ扉; Open the Secret Door?)
- Theme song of the movie Gachi☆Boy (ガチ☆ボーイ?)
- Dopperugengau (ドッペルゲンガー; Doppelganger?)
- Ikuji Ari (意気地アリ; Self Respect?)
[edit] Albums
- three sheeps
- DEMO, Koi wa Saakasu. (DEMO、恋はサーカス｡; BUT, Love Is A Circus.?)
- Hotaru Hotaru (惚たる蛍; Charmed Firefly?)
- Saita (さいた; It Bloomed?)
- Saraba Seishun (サラバ青春; Farewell Youth?)
- chatmonchy has come (November 23, 2005)
- Hana no Yume (ハナノユメ; A Flower's Dream?)
- DEMO, Koi wa Saakasu. (DEMO、恋はサーカス｡; BUT, Love Is A Circus.?)
- Tsumasaki (ツマサキ; Tiptoe?)
- Hotaru Hotaru (惚たる蛍; Charmed Firefly?)
- Yuuhi Aishuu Fuusha (夕日哀愁風車; Evening's Sorrowful Windmill?)
- Saraba Seishun (サラバ青春; Farewell Youth?)
- Toukyou Hachimitsu Orchestra (東京ハチミツオーケストラ; Tokyo Honey Orchestra?)
- Sayonara Good bye (さよならGood bye?)
- Weekend no Maboroshi (ウィークエンドのまぼろし; Weekend Illusion?)
- Hana no Yume (ALBUM Mix) (ハナノユメ; A Flower's Dream (ALBUM Mix)?)
- Donaru, Denwa, Doshaburi (どなる、でんわ、どしゃぶり; Angry Shout, Telephone, Downpour?)
- Ittousei ni Narenakatta Kimi e (一等星になれなかった君へ; To You, Who Wasn't Able To Become A First-Magnitude Star?)
- Otogi no Kuni no Kimi (おとぎの国の君; You of the Never-Never Land?)
- Koi no Kemuri (ALBUM Mix) (恋の煙; Smoke of Love {ALBUM Mix)?)
- Renai Supirittsu (恋愛スピリッツ; Love Spirits?)
- Owari Naki BGM (終わりなきBGM; Endless BGM?)
- Purazuma (プラズマ; Plasma?)
- Messeeji (メッセージ; Message?)
- Hitori Dake (ひとりだけ; Solitude?)
- Seimeiryoku (生命力; Vitality?) (October 24, 2007)
- Oyashirazu (親知らず; Wisdom Tooth?)
- Make Up! Make Up!
- Shangurira (シャングリラ; Shangri-la?)
- Sekai ga Owaru Yoru ni (世界が終わる夜に; The Night the World Ends?)
- Te no Naru Hou e (手のなるほうへ; Catch Me If You Can?)
- Tobiuo no Batafurai (とび魚のバタフライ; Flying Fish Butterfly?)
- Daidai (橙; Bitter Orange?)
- Sunao (素直; Sunao?)
- Mayonaka Yuuenchi (真夜中遊園地; Midnight Amusement Park?)
- Joshi Tachi ni Asu wa Nai (女子たちに明日はない; Girls Have No Tomorrow?)
- Basu Romansu (バスロマンス; Bus Romance?)
- Mobairu Waarudo (モバイルワールド; Mobile World?)
- Mikazuki (ミカヅキ; Crescent Moon?)
[edit] DVDs
- Chatmonchy Restaurant Zensai (チャットモンチー レストラン 前菜; Chatmonchy Restaurant Appetizer?) (November 28, 2007)
- Hana no Yume (ハナノユメ; A Flower's Dream?) / Dir.福井英晃
- Koi no Kemuri (恋の煙; Smoke of Love?) / Dir.福井英晃
- Renai Supirittsu (恋愛スピリッツ; Love Spirits?) /Dir.福井英晃
- Shangurira (シャングリラ; Shangri-la?) / Dir.福井英晃
- Joshitachi ni Asu wa Nai (女子たちに明日はない; There Is No Tomorrow For The Girls?) / Dir.竹内鉄郎
- Tobiuo no Batafurai (とび魚のバタフライ; The Butterfly of Flying Fish?) / Dir.竹内鉄郎
- Sekai ga Owaru Yoru ni (世界が終わる夜に; The Night the World Ends?) / Dir.宇野心平
- Daidai (橙; Bitter Orange?) / Dir.番場秀一
- Behind-the-scenes footage
- Chatmonchy Restaurant Soup (チャットモンチー レストラン スープ; Chatmonchy Restaurant Soup?) (February 27, 2008)
Live show recorded on July 7, 2007 at Hibiya Field Music Hall during the Star Festival.
- Joshitachi ni Asu wa Nai (女子たちに明日はない; Girls Have No Tomorrow?)
- Hana no Yume (ハナノユメ; A Flower's Dream?)
- Te no Naka no Nokoribi (手の中の残り日; The Rest of The Day In My Hands?)
- Sayonara Good bye (さよならGood bye?)
- Weekend no Maboroshi (ウィークエンドのまぼろし; Weekend Illusion?)
- Tsumasaki (ツマサキ?)
- Basu Romansu (バスロマンス; Bus Romance?)
- Purazuma (プラズマ; Plasma?)
- Owari Naki BGM (終わりなきBGM; Endless BGM?)
- Renai Supirittsu (恋愛スピリッツ; Love Spirits?)
- Donaru, Denwa, Doshaburi (どなる、でんわ、どしゃぶり; Angry Shout, Telephone, Downpour?)
- Tobiuo no Batafurai (とび魚のバタフライ; Flying Fish Butterfly?)
- Ittousei ni Narenakatta Kimi e (一等星になれなかった君へ; To You, Who Wasn't Able To Become A First-Magnitude Star?)
- Hotaru Hotaru (惚たる蛍; Charmed Firefly?)
- Sekai ga Owaru Yoru ni (世界が終わる夜に; The Night the World Ends?)
- Koi no Kemuri (恋の煙; Smoke of Love?)
- Yuge (湯気; Steam?)
- Shangurira (シャングリラ; Shangri-la?)
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