Sekai no Owari
SEKAI NO OWARI | |
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SEKAI NO OWARI performing a free concert to promote their album Tree in 2015. (from top left clockwise: Saori, Fukase, Nakajin and DJ Love) | |
Background information | |
Native name | SEKAI NO OWARI |
Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | Pop, indie pop, pop rock |
Labels |
Lastrum (2009–2010) Toy's Factory (2011–present) |
Associated acts |
Nicky Romero, Owl City, Dan the Automator, Ken Thomas, Emily Wright Nicolas Prasetyo |
Website |
sekainoowari |
Members |
Nakajin (Leader,SoundProduce,Gt) Fukase (Conceptor,Vocal) Saori (Piano, Stage Producer) DJ LOVE (DJ, Sound Selection) |
SEKAI NO OWARI (literally: End of the World) is a creator group, originating from Tokyo. The band was created in 2007 and consists of four members: Nakajin, Fukase, Saori, 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. 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]
2010–2012
SEKAI NO OWARI started to become popular in the Japanese indie scene in 2010. In August in 2011, SEKAI NO OWARI performed a solo concert at the Nippon Budokan where The Beatles performed in 1966. The tickets for this show sold out. In November, their album ENTERTAINMENT, was awarded Best Album for the Japan Record Award.
2013-2014
In 2013, they performed their first-ever outdoor-live-event ‘Fire and Forest Carnival’. They wanted to create a stage as majestic as Tomorrowland – the largest electronic music festival - if anything go beyond it. They successfully actualized the vision, bringing 20,000 people a day for 3 days, totaling 60,000 fans. Since then, their show has become recognized as "one and only" for its unique stage theme and irresistible performance.
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.[2] The song was later put on Owl City's fifth studio album, Mobile Orchestra, in Japan.[3] Also, they released a single 'Dragon Night' in November, which was produced by Dutch DJ Nicky Romero.
On August 15, 2014, "TOKYO FANTASY", a 90-minute film featuring the band members was released nationwide in Japan. It was directed by French filmmaker Raphaël Frydman and later made available on DVD.
2015
January 2015, SEKAI NO OWARI released their third album ‘Tree’ 2 years and 7 months after their last album. The album has topped the chart at No. 1, and has reached 1 million sales in total of physical sales and digital downloads.
SEKAI NO OWARI held a 2 day-show ‘Twilight City’ at Nissan Stadium - the biggest stadium in Japan - in July. ‘Twilight City’ was a two-day event with 70,000 people each day for a total of 140,000; the tickets were sold out immediately. American pop-star Austin Mahone joined the show as a guest act.
Their songs "ANTI-HERO" and "SOS" will be the theme songs of the movies Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: End of the World, respectively.[4]
In August 2015 it was announced that a Vocaloid vocal for the Vocaloid 4 engine based on Fukase would be produced.[5]
In September 2015, Sekai No Owari became the first Japanese act to perform for MTV World Stage Malaysia 2015 in front of 20,000 people.[6] They performed 5 songs: ANTI-HERO, Death Disco, SOS, Mr.Heartache and Dragon Night.
Members
Name | Role[7] |
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Nakajin | Band Leader, Sound Producer, Guitarist |
Fukase | Lead Vocalist, Concept Maker |
Saori | Pianist, Stage Producer |
DJ LOVE | DJ, Sound Choice, Comedic Talk |
Discography
- Earth (2010)
- Entertainment (2012)
- Tree (2015)
Japan 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)
- 炎と森のカーニバル (Fire and Forest Carnival)(Tokyo Fantasy TreeLand) (2013)
- Nationwide Arena Tour Fire and Forest Carnival (炎と森のカーニバル): Starland Edition (2014)
- TOKYO FANTASY (2014) with OWLCITY
- Twilight City (2015) with Austin Mahone
Festivals and Events
- Summer Sonic Festival (2014)
- MTV World Stage Malaysia (2015)
- SEKAI NO OWARI Special Live Show in Taiwan (2015)
References
- 1 2 "MTV IGGY (English)". mtviggy.com.
- ↑ "Owl City ft. SEKAI NO OWARI - Tokyo".
- ↑ "Mobile Orchestra by Owl City - iTunes (Japanese Store)".
- ↑ "SEKAI NO OWARI to Perform Theme Songs for Live-Action Attack on Titan Films". Anime News Network. May 26, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ link
- ↑ "MTV Reveals First Wave of Performers With Apink and SEKAI NO OWARI To Perform For The First Time At MTV World Stage Malaysia". July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Sekai No Owari Official Site". TOKYO FANTASY Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
External links
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