Sekai no Owari
| Sekai no Owari | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 世界の終わり |
| Also known as |
セカオワ (SekaOwa) End of the World |
| Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop, indie pop, pop rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels |
Lastrum (2009–2010) Toy's Factory (2011–present) |
| Associated acts | Chrysanthemum Bridge, Earth Company |
| Website |
sekainoowari |
| Members |
Fukase (vocals, guitar) Nakajin (leader, producer, guitar) Saori (piano, stage production) DJ Love (DJ, Sound Selection) |
Sekai no Owari (世界の終わり, stylized as SEKAI NO OWARI and sometimes known in English-speaking countries as End of the World) is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 2007. The band consists of four members: Satoshi Fukase, Saori Fujisaki, Shinichi "Nakajin" Nakajima, and DJ Love.
History
2007–2009
Starting out as an indie band, Sekai no Owari performed their first live concert at Club Earth with 15 people attending.[1] The band self-produced their first demo, Sekai no Owari, with a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Satoshi Fukase, vocalist, named the band Sekai no Owari because "Once you've experienced the bottom (the negative side of your life), you have to find a way to go up (the positive side). So I named my band End of the World to create the strength [I needed] through the music."[1]
2010
Sekai no Owari started to become popular in the Japanese indie rock scene in 2010. Their debut limited single, "Maboroshi no Inochi", was released in February . Their single "Earth" was released in April. In November, their second single, "Tenshi to Akuma / Fantasy", was released and became the theme song of a Japanese network TV program.
2011
Sekai no Owari signed on with one the Japanese major record label Toy's Factory, and released triple-leaded-single Inori in August. Three months after their debut, Sekai no Owari performed a solo concert at the Nippon Budokan. The tickets for this show sold out. In August, Sekai no Owari announced that they would be holding a nationwide tour called Sekai no Owari Tour 2011.[2] In November, the band released another single called Starlight Parade, which became the campaign song for the NHK national radio network.[3][4]
2012
Sekai no Owari held a hall tour, Entertainment, starting in late-July.[5] Their first radio program, titled Sekaowalocks! started in April on Tokyo FM. In November, their album Entertainment, was awarded Best Album for the Japan Record Award.
2013
Sekai no Owari held their first arena tour, starting in January.[6] On January 27th, they took under the name End of the World as they held their first concert overseas at the MIDEM Live Nation Night in Cannes, France. At this event, they signed with Live Nation Entertainment and started creating music under the name End Of The World[7] They also took part in many music festivals, including Kawaii!! Matsuri, Tokyo Metropolitan Rock Festival 2013, Join Alive 2013, and Ongaku to Higetachi 2013-Carnival.
For the first time, Fukase worked outside of Sekai no Owari and participated in a collaboration with livetune(kz) for "Take Your Way."[8]
2014
In October 2014, the band collaborated with Owl City on a new song entitled 'Tokyo'. It was released on Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.[9]
2015
Their song "プレゼント" ( Gift) was used as the "set piece" to be sung by all groups in NHK Television's long-running "Nコン" (N-Con) school choir singing contest.
Members
| Name | Date of birth | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Fukase | October 13, 1985 | Lead vocals, guitar, former leader |
| Saori Fujisaki | August 13, 1986 | Piano |
| Shinichi "Nakajin" Nakajima | October 22, 1985 | Guitar, leader |
| DJ Love | August 23, 1985 | DJ |
Discography
Singles
| Release date | Title | Tracks | Peak chart position[10] | First week sales | Total sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 10, 2010 | 幻の命 (Maboroshi no Inochi) | 1. 幻の命 (Maboroshi no Inochi) 2. インスタントラジオ (Instant Radio) 3. 白昼の夢 (Hakuchū no Yume) | - | - | - |
| November 3, 2010 | 天使と悪魔／ファンタジー (Tenshi to Akuma/Fantasy) | 1. 天使と悪魔 (Tenshi to Akuma) 2. ファンタジー (Fantasy) | 8 | 10,742 | 20,528 |
| August 17, 2011 | Inori | 1. 花鳥風月 (Kachō Fūgetsu) 2. 不死鳥 (Fushichō) 3. Never Ending World | 13 | 12,719 | 31,103 |
| November 23, 2011 | スターライトパレード (Starlight Parade) | 1. スターライトパレード (Starlight Parade) 2. yume | 16 | 14,442 | 25,759 |
| May 30, 2012 | 眠り姫 (Nemuri Hime) | 1. 眠り姫 (Nemuri Hime) 2. 生物学的幻想曲 (Seibutsugakuteki Gensōkyoku) 3. インスタントラジオ – 2011.11.22 at 日本武道館 - (Instant Radio 2011.11.22 at Budokan) | 4 | 36,568 | 55,870 |
| April 5, 2013 | RPG | 1. RPG 2. アースチャイルド(Earth Child) 3. スターライトパレード -CAN’T SLEEP FANTASY NIGHT Version- (Starlight Parade -CAN’T SLEEP FANTASY NIGHT Version-) 4. broken bone (Hidden Track) |
2 | 79,182 | 136,269 |
| January 22, 2014 | スノーマジックファンタジー (Snow Magic Fantasy) | 1. スノーマジックファンタジー (Snow Magic Fantasy) 2. 銀河街の悪夢 (Gingagai no Akumu) 3. Death Disco (Instrumental) |
1[11] | 100,041 | 140,048 |
| April 9, 2014 | 炎と森のカーニバル (Honō to Mori no Carnival) | 1. 炎と森のカーニバル (Honō to Mori no Carnival) 2. ピエロ (Piero) 3. Holy Forest -remixed by melodysheep from U.S.A.- |
2 | 66,469 | 110,060 |
| October 15, 2014 | Dragon Night | 1. Dragon Night 2. MAGIC 3. Love the warz - rearranged - |
4 | 85,055 | 100,377 |
Albums
| Release date | Title | Tracks | Album details | Peak chart position[12] | First week sales | Total sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | sekai NO oWARi | 1. 幻の命 (Maboroshi no Inochi) 2. 虹色の戦争 (Niji'iro no Sensō) 3 .死の魔法 (Shi no Mahō) 4. 青い太陽 (Aoi Taiyō) | Demo | - | - | - |
| April 7, 2011 | Earth | 1. 幻の命 (Maboroshi no Inochi) 2. 虹色の戦争 (Niji'iro no Sensō) 3. インスタントラジオ (Instant Radio) 4. 青い太陽 (Aoi Taiyō) 5. 死の魔法 (Shi no Mahō) 6. 世界平和 (Sekai Heiwa) 7. 白昼の夢 (Hakuchū no Yume) | - | 15 | 6,924 | 65,644 |
| July 18, 2012 | Entertainment | 1. The Entrance 2. スターライトパレード (Starlight Parade) 3. ファンタジー (Fantasy) 4. illusion 5. 不死鳥 (Fushichō) 6. 天使と悪魔 (Tenshi to Akuma) 7. Love the warz 8. Never Ending World 9. 生物学的幻想曲 (Seibutsugakuteki Gensōkyoku) 10. TONIGHT 11. yume 12. 花鳥風月 (Kachō Fūgetsu) 13. 炎の戦士 (Honō no Senshi) 14. Fight Music 15. 眠り姫 (Nemuri Hime) 16. 深い森 (Fukai Mori) | - | 2 | 65,374 | 218,199 |
| January 14, 2015 | Tree | 1. the bell 2. 炎と森のカーニバル (Honoo to Mori no Carnival) 3. スノーマジックファンタジー (Snow Magic Fantasy) 4. ムーンライトステーション (Moonlight Station) 5. アースチャイルド (Earth Child) 6. マーメイドラプソディー (Mermaid Rhapsody) 7. ピエロ (Pierrot) 8. 銀河街の悪夢 (Gingagai no Akumu) 9. Death Disco 10. broken bone 11. PLAY 12. RPG 13. Dragon Night | - | 1 | 247,964 | 442,833 |
DVDs
| Release date | Title | Tracks | Peak chart position | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2011 | 2010.12.23 Shibuya C.C.Lemon Hall | 1. ファンタジー (Fantasy) 2. 虹色の戦争 (Niji'iro no Sensō) 3. 世界平和 (Sekai Heiwa) 4. 白昼の夢 (Hakuchū no Yume) 5. 天使と悪魔 (Tenshi to Akuma) 6. 死の魔法 (Shi no Mahō) 7. 幻の命 (Maboroshi no Inochi) 8. 青い太陽 (Aoi Taiyō) 9. インスタントラジオ＋スペシャルオフショット (Instant Radio + Special Off-shot) |
16[13] | |
| July 17, 2013 | Arena Tour 2013 Entertainment | 1. スターライトパレード 2. 虹色の戦争 3. ファンタジー 4.天使と悪魔 5. 死の魔法 6. 不死鳥 7. 花鳥風月 8. 生物学的幻想曲 9. illusion 10. TONIGHT 11. 青い太陽 12. 世界平和 13. Love the warz 14. Never Ending World 15. 幻の命 16. 眠り姫 17. yume 18. 深い森 アンコール 19. Fight Music 20. RPG 21. インスタントラジオ |
2 | 41,370 |
Tours
- Heart the eartH Tour (2010)
- One-Man Fall Tour (2010)
- Sekai no Owari Tour (2011)
- Sekai no Owari Zepp Tour "Entertainment" (2012)
- Sekai no Owari Hall Tour "Entertainment" (2012)
- Sekai no Owari Arena Tour "Entertainment" (2013)
- Hono to Mori no Carnival (Tokyo Fantasy TreeLand) (2013)
- Nationwide Arena Tour Hono to Mori no Carnival: Starland Edition (2014)
- Tokyo Fantasy (2014)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MTV IGGY (English)". mtviggy.com.
- ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARI to hold nationwide tour". tokyohive.com. August 17, 2011.
- ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARI to release new single, "Starlight Parade"". tokyohive.com. October 29, 2011.
- ↑ "SONIC SHOCKS – Issue 13". February 28, 2013.
- ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARI to hold a hall tour". tokyohive.com. March 30, 2012.
- ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARI、年明けから初のアリーナツアー開催" [News Article: "SEKAI NO OWARI to hold first arena tour] (in Japanese). natalie.mu. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "セカオワが"End Of The World"として初カンヌライブ" [News Article: "SEKAI NO OWARI holds their first live in] (in Japanese). natalie.mu. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ↑ "livetune×セカオワFukaseコラボ曲がシングル化決定" [News Article: "The collaboration between Fukase and livetune will be turned into a single] (in Japanese). natalie.mu. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Owl City ft. SEKAI NO OWARI - Tokyo".
- ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARIのCDシングルランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "2014年01月20日～2014年01月26日のCDシングル週間ランキング（2014年02月03日付）". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARIのCDアルバムランキング" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ↑ "2010.12.23 SHIBUYA C.C. Lemon Hall" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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