Spontania

Spontania
Also known as	Hi-Timez
Origin	Japan
Genres	Hip hop, reggae
Years active	1996 (1996)–present
Labels	EMI Music Japan, Primary Color Recordz
Associated acts	Juju Yuna Ito
Website	www.spontania.jp
Members
Massattack Tarantula Kaori

Spontania (スポンテニア, Supontenia^?) is a Japanese hip-hop/reggae group. The name "Spontania" comes from the English word "spontaneous".

In 2010, singer Kaori Natori became the permanent vocalist for the band.^[1]^[2]

Contents

1 Members
2 History
3 Discography
- 3.1 Singles
  - 3.1.1 Hi-Timez
  - 3.1.2 Spontania
- 3.2 Albums
  - 3.2.1 Hi-Timez
  - 3.2.2 Spontania
4 References
5 External links

Members

Massattack (マサタック masatakku^?)
- Born in Yokohama. Studied in Boston while in high school. DJ'd in New York before debuting in Japan.
Tarantula (タランチュラ taranchura^?)
- Born 17th June, 1977, Tokyo. Went abroad to the US while in high school.
- Is the rapper for the song "'Libera Me' From Hell" used in Gurren-Lagann.
Kaori
- Born September 3, 1982, Tokyo. Became a vocalist of the group in March 2010.

History

1996 Met in New York and formed the group "Hi-Timez".
2004 Debuted under EMI as Hi-Timez.
2007 Met Micro from Def Tech, who had just established his own label, "Primary Color Recordz", under Universal's Far Eastern Tribe Records label. The group's name was changed from Hi-Timez to Spontania.

Discography

Singles

Hi-Timez

Year	Title	Peak
Year	Title	JPN ^[3]
2004	"In My Words (Kotoba ni Dekinai)"	126
	"Spark!"	184
	"Leavin' My Love"	—
2005	"Break Yourself"	96
2005	"Sunshine"	152
2006	"That's It No More (We Show)"	—

Spontania

Year	Title	Peak
Year	Title	JPN ^[4]
2007	"Positivity"	l32
2007	"Hanabi/It's Ok"	35
2008	"Sayonara..."	45
2008	"Kimi no Subete ni"	7
2009	"Ima Demo Zutto"	22
	"Natsu Yume"	96
	"Another Story (Ai Story Spontania Version)"	40
	"Onaji Sora Mitsumeteru Anata ni"	31
2010	"The Love Songs"	—
2010	"Jam"	—

Albums

Hi-Timez

Year	Album details	Peak
Year	Album details	JPN ^[5]
2004	My Words Released: July 22, 2004 Label: EMI Music Japan (TOCT-26554) Format: CD	238
2005	Goo Goo Hoo Released: September 22, 2005 Label: EMI Music Japan (TOCT-25747) Format: CD	123

Spontania

Year	Album details	Peak
Year	Album details	JPN ^[6]
2007	Spontaneous Released: September 26, 2007 Label: Primary Color Recordz (UMCF-1006) Format: CD	76
2008	Music Released: October 1, 2008 Label: Primary Color Recordz (UMCF-1015) Format: CD	10
2009	Collaborations Best Released: November 18, 2009 Label: Primary Color Recordz (UMCF-9522, UMCF-1027) Format: CD+DVD, CD	13

References

^ "女性ボーカル加入の新プロジェクト"スポンテニア" ライブで新曲初披露！" (in Japanese). Hot Express. 2010-03-25. http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/news/100325_spontania/. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
^ "ご報告。『スポンテニア』" (in Japanese). 名取香りオフィシャルブログ. 2010-03-27. http://ameblo.jp/natori-sd/entry-10492290456.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
^ "Hi-Timezのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/285516/ranking/cd_single/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
^ "Spontaniaのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/418459/ranking/cd_single/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
^ "Hi-Timezのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/285516/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
^ "Spontaniaのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/418459/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

External links

Official website
Universal's Spontania homepage (Japanese)
Spontania at Oricon