Charcoal Filter

Charcoal Filter
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres Rock, pop
Years active 1996 - 2007
Labels Powerpop Records.com (1999 - 2000)
Columbia Music Entertainment (2001 - 2003)
Warner Music Japan (2003 - 2004)
Nippon Crown (2006 - 2007)
Website Official Website
Members
Takahiro Konagawa, Yuzo Otsuka, Yuki Yasui, Shintaro Takano

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Charcoal Filter (チャコールフィルター?), also known as Charcofil or Chakofiru (チャコフィル?) to their fans, is a Japanese male rock band. Its members are Takahiro Konagawa, Yuzo Otsuka, Yuki Yasui, and Shintaro Takano. They met each other and formed Charcoal Filter in their high school days. After graduation from high school, they came out with the song "I start again" in 1999. They are known for creating the song "Tightrope", used as the ending theme of the anime series Gensōmaden Saiyūki, back in 2000. From 2002 to 2004 they were produced by Seiji Kameda. They disbanded in 2007.

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History

In 1995 Konagawa, Yasui and Takano formed a band. The next year they incorporated Otsuka as a vocalist, and named the band Charcoal Filter. At first they played Green Day’s songs, which they like, and then they began to play their own songs composed by themselves.

In early 1999 they recorded several songs in New York for debut. In September of the same year the indie album Gimme a light was released. Two months later they came out with the debut single I start again. The next year they created the song Tightrope, used as the ending theme of the anime series Gensōmaden Saiyūki.

The year 2002 the turning point in their career came. The eighth single Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto was a hit. Following this single, the album MADE IN Hi-High took the sixth place in weekly Oricon chart, as obtained them a reputation.

Members

Discography

Singles

November 1, 1999
  1. I start again
  2. Let’s go
  3. Nineteen
February 2, 2000
  1. Life goes on
  2. Single word
  3. Snow drive
May 17, 2000
  1. Don’t miss it
  2. Turning point
June 21, 2000
  1. Tightrope
  2. Tightrope -Medieval version-
  3. Tightrope -Instrumental version-
March 9, 2001 (In-Kyūshū-Limited Single)
  1. Kizuna (絆, Bound of Friendship)
  2. Kizuna -Instrumental- (絆 -Instrumental-, Bound of Friendship -Instrumental-)
  3. The Go-Ahead Man
June 1, 2001
  1. Hajikeyō (はじけよう, Let’s Have Fun!)
  2. Jumpin’ high
  3. Libido (リビドー)
September 26, 2001
  1. Kodokuna Taiyō (孤独な太陽, A Lonely Sun)
  2. Communication
  3. La La (ララ)
January 30, 2002
  1. Sotsugyō (卒業, Graduation)
  2. Romantic (ロマンチック)
  3. Mother Blues
May 1, 2002
  1. Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Brand-New Myself ~僕にできること, Brand-New Myself ~What I Can Do)
  2. 2,000 Light Years Away
  3. Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto (instrumental) (Brand-New Myself ~僕にできること (instrumental), Brand-New Myself ~What I Can Do (instrumental))
December 11, 2002
  1. White winter song
  2. WOW WOW PARADISE (WOW WOW パラダイス)
  3. Sotsugyō ~Okuru Koto Version~ (卒業 ~贈ることバージョン~, Graduation ~Giving Word Version~)
  4. White winter song ~Instrumental~
May 21, 2003
  1. Yasashisa Licence (やさしさライセンス, Licence of a Tenderness)
  2. BY MY SIDE
  3. Yasashisa Licence -Instrumental- (やさしさライセンス -Instrumental-, Licence of a Tenderness -Instrumental-)
  4. BY MY SIDE -Instrumental-
August 6, 2003
  1. Niji (虹, Rainbow)
  2. Beautiful Sandy (ビューティフルサンディー)
  3. Niji -Instrumental- (虹 -Instrumental-, Rainbow -Instrumental-)
  4. Beautiful Sandy -Instrumental- (ビューティフルサンディー -Instrumental-)
July 22, 2004
  1. one Days (A Small Part of My Days)
  2. Kiss on the beach
  3. one Days -Instrumental- (A Small Part of My Days -Instrumental-)
  4. Kiss on the beach -Instrumental-
Hidden Track: Kane ga Nai (金がない, I Have No Money)
June 7, 2006
  1. Hitori ja Totemo Aruke nai Sekai no Ue de (一人じゃとても歩けない世界の上で, On the World that I Can’t Possibly Walk Alone)
  2. Motto (もっと, More)
  3. Arigatō (ありがとう, Thank you)

Albums

Gimme a light
September 17, 1999
Indie album (Limited to 1,000 copies only)
  1. Tune up
  2. Kickin’ it
  3. Clap
  4. It’s gonna be O.K.
  5. Follow up your own mind
  6. Empty Box
  7. Song on the radio
  8. 19
Spiky
June 21, 2000
  1. Snow drive
  2. Don’t miss it (Album Mix)
  3. Tightrope (Album Version)
  4. My red boots
  5. Ideal
  6. D’d
  7. Life goes on (Album Mix)
  8. Spiky
  9. Single word
  10. Turning point
  11. Kick up myself
  12. Time passed by
  13. Say what you say
  14. Cultural blind
  15. I start again
PANIC POP
November 1, 2001
  1. Hajikeyō (はじけよう, Let’s Have Fun!)
  2. PANIC POP
  3. I wish on my fist
  4. Communication
  5. Yoake no Mukō (夜明けの向こう, Over the Dawn)
  6. Tegami (Acoustic Version) (手紙 (Acoustic Version), Letter (Acoustic Version))
  7. Kodokuna Taiyō (Album Mix) (孤独な太陽 (Album Mix), A Lonely Sun (Album Mix))
  8. Hitori Kakeochi (ひとり駆け落ち, Eloping Alone)
  9. Bring Out
  10. Asu wa Dotchida (明日はどっちだ, Where is Tomorrow?)
  11. 11 nights a week
  12. Runner (ランナー)
  13. Sayonara (サヨナラ, Good-by)
MADE IN Hi-High
September 4, 2002
  1. Music
  2. Liberty
  3. Kazematic (Wind Town)
  4. Brand-New Myself
  5. Lonely holiday
  6. Seeds of future
  7. Happy hungry days
  8. Nichijō (日常, Daily Life)
C☆BEST + Flying Hi-High
July 9, 2003
Best album
  1. Yasashisa Licence ~Mitsuketa ver.~ (やさしさライセンス ~見つけたver.~, Licence of a Tenderness ~Found ver.~)
  2. Asu wa Dotchida (明日はどっちだ, Where is Tomorrow?)
  3. WOW WOW PARADISE (WOW WOW パラダイス)
  4. Kodokuna Taiyō (孤独な太陽, A Lonely Sun)
  5. Communication
  6. Jumpin’ high
  7. Sotsugyō (卒業, Graduation)
  8. Nichijō (日常, Daily Life)
  9. Hajikeyō (はじけよう, Let’s Have Fun!)
  10. Happy hungry days
  11. Hitori Kakeochi (ひとり駆け落ち, Eloping Alone)
  12. Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Brand-New Myself ~僕にできること, Brand-New Myself ~What I Can Do)
  13. White winter song
  14. Liberty
  15. Libido (リビドー)
  16. Romantic (ロマンチック)
  17. someday somewhere
  18. Star Dash (スターダッシュ)
HAPPY SET
September 25, 2003
  1. Niji (虹, Rainbow)
  2. Nana port (7port)
  3. Ame ga Agareba Natsu ga Hajimaru (雨が上がれば夏が始まる, When the Rain Stops, Summer Starts)
  4. Yasashisa Licence (やさしさライセンス, Licence of a Tenderness)
  5. Yellow Cabriolet (イエローキャブリオーレ)
  6. My girl
  7. Satsuki (皐月, May)
  8. Demo Tape (Kari) (デモテープ (仮), Demo Tape (Interim Title))
CHARCOAL FILTER
September 23, 2004
  1. Party on!
  2. Ukiyo no Hana (浮き世の花, Flower in this World)
  3. one Days (A Small Part of My Days)
  4. Cage
  5. Panorama (パノラマ)
  6. Koke to Ratai (コケトラタイ, Moss and Naked Body)
  7. Lover Lover
  8. Radio Motown
  9. Yume no Soba ni Aru Sekai de (夢のそばにある世界で, At the World near a Dream)
  10. Squash (スカッシュ)
  11. Sayonara Boku wa (さよなら僕は, Good-by, and I am...)
  12. GROOVIN’ SUNRISE
  13. Morning Glow
  14. Puka Puka (プカプカ, Puffing Away)
Gimme a light 2
May 11, 2005
Indie album (Limited to 5,000 copies only)
  1. Tune up featuring Annie
  2. a party song
  3. Workin’ Dog after work
  4. Place
  5. Honey Money
  6. Love
  7. music slave
Kokoro no Kita Michi
(心の来た道, The Way My Soul has Come by)
February 8, 2006
  1. Sekai no Hate (世界の果て, The World’s End)
  2. Kokoro no Kita Michi (心の来た道, The Way My Soul has Come by)
  3. Ai o Baramaite (愛をばらまいて, Giving Much Love)
  4. Music Monster
  5. Spider (スパイダー)
  6. Peace People
Everything you know is wrong
January 10, 2007
  1. Asu e Hanate (明日へ放て, Release it towards Tomorrow)
  2. everlasting
  3. society
  4. Small Wonderland (スモールワンダーランド)
  5. Futatsu Boshi (ふたつ星, A Pair of Stars)
  6. aurora
  7. sunnyday holiday
  8. Muffin Song (マフィンソング)
  9. Ashita to yū Na no Kinō ni Sayonara (明日という名の昨日にさよなら, Good-by to Yesterday by the Name of Tomorrow)
  10. Yell (エール)
  11. Hitori ja Totemo Aruke nai Sekai no Ue de (一人じゃとても歩けない世界の上で, On the World that I Can’t Possibly Walk Alone)

DVDs

January 1, 2003
わくわくチャコールフェア2003をチャコールフィルターと観るDVD
Let’s See The Exciting Charcoal Fair 2003 with Charcoal Filter!
February 21, 2004
わくわくチャコールフェア2004をチャコールフィルターと酔うDVD
Let’s Enjoy The Exciting Charcoal Fair 2004 with Charcoal Filter!
March 18, 2005
March 18, 2005
わくわくチャコールフェア2005
The Exciting Charcoal Fair 2005
March 18, 2006
「2006 心の行く道」ツアーファイナル 2006.5.27 SHIBUYA CLUB QUATTRO
The Way of My Soul 2006 Tour Final on May 27, 2006 at Shibuya Club Quattro
July 15, 2006

Concert history

Charcoal Filter often give a live concert. They have played all Japanese prefectures. Their performance is appreciated by their own generation. Also, Konagawa and Otsuka appeared at well-known Japanese musical event Dream Power John Lennon Super Live back in 2003.

External links

Official Web Sites

Private Web Sites