| Hilcrhyme ヒルクライム |
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|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Reggae, hip hop |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Japan |
| Associated acts | Boxer, Sunsqritt |
| Website | www.hilcrhyme.com |
| Members | |
| Toc, DJ Katsu | |
Hilcrhyme (ヒルクライム Hirukuraimu) is a Japanese two member hip-hop group. They are best known for their 2009 hit song "Shunkashūtō," which has been certified for 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads and 1,000,000 ringtone downloads separately.[1][2] The group was named the New Artist of the Year at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[3]
The band's name is a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of hillclimb and the word rhyme.
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Hilcrhyme first met when Toc performed at a regular music event called Nettaiya, organised by DJ Katsu. After the event finished in 2005, the pair focused working together as a duo, mostly centering their activities around Niigata.
The pair's first official release together came in March 2007, when they released Nettaiya, a demo album. In July 2008, the group released their debut single, "Mō Byebye," independently through Nao Plan management. Hilcrhyme debuted as a major label artist a later, under Universal.
The group's second major label single, "Shunkashūtō," became a massive digital hit in Japan and brought the group to fame. It has currently sold more than 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads, 1,000,000 ringtone downloads and 100,000 PC downloads.[1][2] Since then, the band's next single (a re-release of "Mō Byebye") and their debut single, "Jun'ya to Manami," have been certified for being downloaded more than 100,000 times as a cellphone download.[1][4]
Their song "Loose Leaf" was selected as the theme of the 2010 drama adaption of manga Flunk Punk Rumble, becoming their first drama tie-in theme song.[5]
| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts [6] |
Reported sales [6] |
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| 2007 | Nettaiya (熱帯夜 Tropical Night)
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— | — |
| 2010 | Recital (リサイタル Risaitaru)
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2 | 202,000 |
| 2010 | MESSAGE
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| 2010 | RISING
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| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [6] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [6] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [7] |
RIAJ digital tracks [8] |
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| 2008 | "Mō Bye Bye" (もうバイバイ Bye Bye Once More) | Independent release. | 80 | — | — | 1,800 | Recital |
| 2009 | "Jun'ya to Manami" (純也と真菜実 Junya and Manami) | 24 | 53 | 38 | 8,000 | ||
| "Shunkashūtō" (春夏秋冬 Four Seasons) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 138,000 | |||
| "Mō Bye Bye" | Major label re-release. | 18 | 21 | 3 | 14,000 | ||
| 2010 | "Daijōbu" (大丈夫 Alright) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 35,000 | MESSAGE | |
| "Loose Leaf" (ルーズリーフ Rūzu Rīfu) | 7 | 9 | 1 | 35,000 | |||
| 2011 | "Okubyo na Ookami" (臆病な狼 Cowardly Wolf) | RISING | |||||
| "No One" | |||||||
| "Personal COLOR" (パーソナルCOLOR Paasonaru COLOR) | |||||||