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Bump of Chicken (バンプ・オブ・チキン Banpu Obu Chikin?) is a Japanese rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan. Their members are Motoo Fujiwara, Hiroaki Masukawa, Yoshifumi Naoi and Hideo Masu. Since their inception in 1994, they have released fourteen singles and five albums. They are a popular group in Japan; every release since their third single, "Tentai Kansoku," has charted in the top ten on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Their music has been used in various video games and as theme songs for movies and television shows in Japan.
The members first met in kindergarten and were classmates throughout their primary and secondary education. Bump of Chicken's first performance was in 1994, during their ninth grade cultural festival, playing a cover of The Beatles' version of Twist and Shout. In 1996, their song, Danny, won an award on 96TFM.
In 1999, Bump of Chicken released their first album, Flame Vein, on High Line Records. Later that year, they released their first single, "Lamp". In 2000, they released The Living Dead, their final release on High Line. They also held their first live tour, "Tsuaa Pokiiru (ツアーポキール?)", during March and April.
Later in 2000, the group switched to Toy's Factory, releasing their first single on the label, "Diamond", in September. Bump of Chicken's first big success occurred when their single, "Tentai Kansoku", appeared on the Oricon Weekly Charts in 2001. They held two live tours, "Star Porking Tours (スターポーキングツアーズ Sutaa Pookingu Tsuaazu?) 2001" beginning in March and "Surf Porkin'" beginning in July. In October, they released "Harujion". They released their first album on Toy's Factory, Jupiter, in February 2002 and was their first number one on the Oricon Weekly Charts. In the summer of 2002, their music was featured on the Japanese TV drama, "Tentai Kansoku", giving them more exposure.
At the end of 2002, the group released the single "Snow Smile". 2003 saw the release of the first double A-side single "Lost Man/sailing day". "Sailing Day" was used as the ending theme to the animated movie, One Piece: Dead End Adventure. The beginning of 2004 saw a slew of re-releases. "Arue", from their album Flame Vein, was released as a single in March. They re-released their first two albums in April. Flame Vein received an extra song and was re-released as Flame Vein +1. The Living Dead received no modifications. In July, the group released "Only Lonely Glory", which became their first single to chart at number one on the Oricon Weekly Charts. A month later, they released their fourth album, Yggdrasil, which was their second album to reach number one on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Shortly after, they released "Sharin no Uta", from Yggdrasil, as a single.
In 2005, Bump of Chicken released two singles, "Planetarium" and second double A-side single "Supernova/Karma". Karma was used as the theme song for Namco's "Tales of the Abyss. The band's next single, "Namida no Furusato" was used in a commercial for Lotte Airs. It became the group's second number one single. In 2007, they released the singles "Hana no Na" and "Mayday" on the same day. The two singles reached number one and two respectively on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Bump of Chicken released their fifth studio album, Orbital Period, on December 19, 2007. They released their first compilation album present from you on June 18, 2008. This album contains b-sides from singles and other non-album tracks.
On November 25, 2009, Bump of Chicken released its third double A-side single "R.I.P./Merry Christmas", their first single in two years. On April 14, 2010, they released "Happy" and then in the following week, another single, "Mahō no Ryōri (Kimi kara Kimi e)". Two singles also reached number one consecutively for two weeks on the Oricon Weekly Charts, the first time a band achieved this since Orange Range's "Love Parade" and "Onegai! Señorita" in 2005. They released fourth double A-side single "Uchūhikōshi e no Tegami/Motorcycle" on October 13, 2010, and they released music video for the song on Toy's Factory's YouTube channel on September 14, 2010, then it surpassed 200,000 viewers for two days. On December 15, 2010, they released sixth studio album, Cosmonaut, but the song "Merry Christmas" is not included in the album.
In 2011, Bump of Chicken announced that they wrote the song "Tomodachi no Uta" as the theme song for the animated 3D movie Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: ~Angel Wings~. And "Tomodachi no Uta" was released as the single on February 23, 2011. They also released two singles, "Smile" on May 11, 2011 and "Zero" on October 19, 2011. "Zero" was used as the theme song for video game by Square Enix, Final Fantasy Type-0.
Their single "Arue" is a song dedicated to the fictional character Rei Ayanami, from the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. The song is listed as R.A., the initials of the aforementioned character.
Their song "Sailing Day" is used at the end credits of the anime movie One Piece: Dead End Adventure. The same song is also featured in the Guitar Freaks and Drummania series of arcade games.
The songs "Tentai Kansoku", "K", "Sailing Day", "Karma" and "Mayday" were later used in the musical arcade game by Bemani in GuitarFreaks, DrumMania, Jubeat, Reflec Beat Limelight andPop'n Music. "Tentai Kansoku" was also featured in Metcha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Nanatsu no Shima no Daibouken.
The song "Karma" from their "Supernova / Karma" single is the main theme for Namco's Tales of the Abyss video game. It also is used on the anime adaptation of the game as the opening theme.
It has been revealed that Doraemon‘s new movie (Doraemon New・Nobita and the Steel Troops~Spread Your Wings Angels~) to be released on March 5, will use BUMP OF CHICKEN‘s new song “Tomodachi no Uta” as a theme song. All 4 members have loved Doraemon for its unique and loving characters and story and have said that it is an honor to be chosen to sing for the new Doraemon movie.
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Bump of Chicken é bastante inspirado pelo The Beatles, e isso é evidente em sua música. Isso tende a passar a impressão de que eles são mais velhos do que a realidade. Enquanto algumas canções são bastante leves e meigas, eles também têm capacidade de produzir rock com pegada. Ao ouví-los fica claro que os integrantes se entendem.
“Vamos formar uma banda e mudar a história do rock?” sugeriu Hideo Masu, com 14 anos, ao colega de aula e amigo Motoo Fujiwara, durante o segundo ano na Escola West Usai Junior High, em 1994. Junto com dois outros amigos de infância, Hiroaki Masukawa (guitarra) e Yoshifumi Naoi (baixo), eles economizaram dinheiro para comprar instrumentos; Fujiwara diz que chegou até a deixar de comer e economizar o dinheiro de seu almoço. Mas devido a rigidez de seus pais, ele pediu a Masukawa se podia esconder a guitarra em sua casa.
O primeiro show deles aconteceu no ano seguinte, num festival de escola colegial. Inicialmente eles apenas tocavam covers dos Beatles em festivais escolares como este, mas mais tarde passaram a escrever músicas próprias com letras em inglês.
Foi em 1996 que a música “DANNY” ganhou um prêmio na 96TFM. Eles tinham apenas 17 anos. Neste mesmo ano eles receberam mais prêmios com a música “Glass no Blues” e até lançaram uma demo num show em 1997, que esgotou em apenas 10 minutos.
No entanto, a banda entrou em hiato quando seus integrantes entraram na faculdade.
O Bump of Chicken voltou à ativa em 1998 e, em 1999, lançaram seu primeiro álbum, “Flame Vein”. O primeiro single, “Lamp”, saiu mais tarde naquele ano.
2000 foi um ano movimentado. Foi lançado o primeiro videoclipe, de “Glorious Revolution”; o segundo álbum, “The Living Dead”; o segundo single, “Diamond” e sua primeira turnê.
A fama da banda cresceu em 2001, com o lançamento do terceiro single, “Tentai Kansoku”. Essa canção chamou a atenção do público, tornando-se uma música muito famosa. O terceiro álbum, “Jupiter”, lançado no ano seguinte, foi bem vendido devido a essa nova popularidade.
Nos anos seguintes houveram mais turnês, mais singles e, então, chegou o ano de 2004. No dia 25 de agosto deste ano, o Bump of Chicken orgulhosamente lançou seu quarto álbum, “Yggdrasil”. Curiosamente, o próprio Fujiwara fez a arte deste CD, como fizera com o “The Living Dead”. A faixa “Sailing Day” foi usada no filme de anime “One Piece Movie 4: Dead End Adventure”
Em 16 de setembro, ainda no mesmo ano, o Bump of Chicken participou num álbum tributo chamado “SYNCHRONIZED ROCKERS”, que foi lançado para comemorar o 15º aniversário do grupo The Pillows. O álbum continha covers feitos por vários artistas, como Ellegarden e Mr. Children. A 9ª faixa era do Bump of Chicken, fazendo um cover da famosa música “Hybrid Rainbow”.
O ano de 2005 foi um pouco mais calmo; a banda lançou somente 2 singles, “Planetarium” em julho e “supernova/karma” em novembro.
2006, apesar de calmo, começou bem para o Bump of Chicken. Em 13 de janeiro eles iniciaram a turnê “Run Rabbit Run” no ZEPP SAPPORO, terminando-a em 5 de março. Em 22 de março Fujiwara lançou um CD solo com músicas que ele havia composto para o videogame “Tales of the Abyss”. O CD “Songs for Tales of the Abyss” mostrou suas habilidades como compositor.
Em novembro, quase depois de um ano sem nenhum single, a banda lançou “Namida no Furusato”. 2007 foi um ano agitado para a banda, eles lançaram dois singles no mesmo dia “Hana no na” e “Mayday”” em Outubro e pouco tempo depois, em Dezembro, a banda lançaria seu quinto álbum de estúdio, “orbital period”, seguido por uma longa turnê em 2008.
|| Esta biografia é uma compilação de vários textos retirados da Internet, com algumas edições. ||
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