Flumpool
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Flumpool is a four-man Japanese pop-rock band. The band, originally from Osaka Prefecture
, was formed in January 2007. The band's name is derived from the English word "four", since there are four members, they took the first letter "F", along with the word meaning mass, "lump" and the word "pool".
On October 1, 2008, the band released a download
single
named . Their debut mini-album
(though its length is over 48 minutes), Unreal was released on November 10, 2008. Unreal served Platinum certification from the RIAJ
for its shipment of 250,000 copies.
. On January 13, the band's name was changed to flumpool. They held live gigs in Osaka-jō Hall
and "live houses" around Osaka. On July 24, the production of an independent single titled was announced.
and Tsutaya held the 5,000 limited copies of the independent trial single, "labo". On September 1, they became the Campaign Song Artist for the telephone service, au
KDDI
"LISMO
". On September 20, their song, "Hana ni Nare" was used for the campaign.
On September 5, the band was featured on Fuji TV
's Mezamashi TV
and performed on television for the first time. On October 1, they released as their first debut digital single with Amuse, Inc. under the newly created sub-label A-Sketch. In just ten days, the song reached 1,000,000 downloads (now 2,000,000). On November 5, they released their second digital single, . The song was used as the theme song of TBS drama, Bloody Monday. On the same month, they released their 1st mini-album, Unreal on the 19th. It reached #2 on Oricon weekly albums chart.
Their second single was released on July 1, entitled and reached #3 on Oricon weekly singles chart. On the same day, their 1st Live DVD, "『How did we feel then?~flumpool tour 2009 “Unreal” Live at Shibuya Club Quattro~』" was released and reached #1 on Oricon weekly Music DVD Chart.
A week after the releases, the band began their 2nd nationwide tour, "flumpool tour 2009 “Unclose”" at 18 venues. The tour was a total of 19 performances.
On October 14, the band released their 3rd digital single, "Frame". On November 18, they released yet another digital single, "Mitsumeteitai".
The band also performed two extra concerts of their 2nd tour at Nippon Budokan
on the 22nd and 23 October. All the tickets were sold out on the day they went on sale. They performed 17 songs in front of 10,000 fans in each concert.
The band released their 1st full album, What's flumpool!?
on December 23 and reached #2 on the Oricon weekly albums chart.
On December 31, the band attended the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, making it their first time performing on the show.
On March 5, the band started their 3rd nationwide tour, "flumpool tour 2010「What's flumpool!?~Love&Piiiis Kids Show!!~」" at 40 venues and 46 performances in total. The tour had lasted three months.
On March 14, the band released their 1st artist photobook, "fourbond".
It was made known on April 29 that flumpool's vocalist, Ryuta Yamamura will undergo polypectomy
in June. On May 5, Ryuta Yamamura announced on "flumpool LOCKS!", flumpool's corner of the radio program TOKYO FM's SCHOOL OF LOCK!, that he will undergo polypectomy after their last concert of the 3rd tour in Okinawa and spend about a month resting.
The band released their 4th major single entitled on June 23. It reached #2 on Oricon weekly singles chart. The song, "reboot~Akiramenai Uta~" is used as a support song of Japanese television network NTV's coverage of the FIFA World Cup.
As of July 7, Yamamura made a Tanabata
return after surgery at "flumpool LOCKS!". On August 1, flumpool performed at "SETSTOCK'10" which was held in Hiroshima. It was their first live after the return of their vocalist.
It was announced on July 14 that the band is to sing the theme song entitled of the movie Kimi ni Todoke
. The song "Kimi ni Todoke" was released as a single on September 29. It debuted at number 2 on Oricon weekly singles chart. All five major single releases to date have made it to top 3 on the Oricon weekly singles chart.
The band released a Christmas DVD single entitled . The release is limited to the members of POOLSIDE, the band's mobile fan club. This first time ever members limited release is a premium package which includes a Special DVD encompassing flumpool's "gratitude" and an original calendar (2011). The song "Snowy Nights Serenade～心までも繋ぎたい～(Xmas ver.)" was the main theme of their year-end arena lives which were held on December 18 and 19 at Osaka-jō Hall
and on December 25 and 26 at Yokohama Arena
. They express their gratitude to their fans who have supported them throughout the one year since the opening of POOLSIDE by turning the words they can't convey very well into this song.
On December 31, flumpool attended the 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, performing on the show for the second time.
in January in 3 cities.
The band released their 2nd full album on January 26. The title of the album, Fantasia of Life Stripe
was revealed through a CM, which was aired on November 28, 2010. Details of the album were disclosed on November 29, 2010 on their official website. The album reached #2 on the Oricon weekly albums chart.
The band will be in charge of the set piece for the Junior High School section of the 78th NHK National Music Contest. The composition of the set piece was arranged to be sung in a choir, was scheduled to be announced in March as a new set piece. The theme of the contest is “Companions”. It was announced later that the title of the set piece is . "Akashi" will be NHK’s “Minna no Uta” music broadcast in August to September.
The band released their 3rd Live DVD entitled on April 6. The DVD reached #3 on Oricon weekly Music DVD chart.
The band started their 4th nationwide tour entitled from April in 10 big cities and 19 performances. Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
, the band kicked off their tour on April 9 in Fukuoka instead of Yokosuga, Kanagawa on April 4. The two shows which were scheduled in Yokosuga, Kanagawa are replaced by concerts at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall in Kanagawa on June 3 and 4. The concerts scheduled May 7 and 8 in Sendai, Miyagi was cancelled. The band will hold a live at Zepp Sendai on August 12 instead. The title of the live is "4th tour 2011“Fantasia of Life Stripe ～僕達はここにいる～” Zepp Sendai Special Live". In the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the band's members and their record label A-Sketch made a donation of 10 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross as part of the fund raising campaign by their agency Amuse. The band will also donate some of the revenue from sales of concert tickets and official goods. They also set up donation boxes at each concert and encourage donations from the crowds.
In May, it was announced that the band will be in charge of the image song for the “Rugby World Cup 2011”.
In June, flumpool's vocalist, Ryuta Yamamura appeared solo in the CM for the mobile game site "Mobage". The song used in the CM is the band's new song which will be released as a double a-side single entitled . The song "Touch" is used as the tie-up song for "au AQUOS PHONE IS11SH" commercial. The single is set to release on July 27.
)
| 2010
| Unreal
| Independent of the Year 2009
|
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
, was formed in January 2007. The band's name is derived from the English word "four", since there are four members, they took the first letter "F", along with the word meaning mass, "lump" and the word "pool".
On October 1, 2008, the band released a download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
named . Their debut mini-album
Mini-LP
A Mini-LP or Mini-album is a short album, usually retailing at a lower price than an album that would be considered "full-length".-History:...
(though its length is over 48 minutes), Unreal was released on November 10, 2008. Unreal served Platinum certification from the RIAJ
Recording Industry Association of Japan
The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry...
for its shipment of 250,000 copies.
2002: cube
In 2002, Yamamura along his childhood friends, Sakai and Amakawa, formed an acoustic unit named 309. Later, when a support drummer joined them, they formed a band. From then, they changed their name to cube. Yamamura plays acoustic guitar as well as does most vocals. Sakai also plays acoustic guitar while Amakawa plays bass guitar. Furthermore, they issued four independent CD productions.2007: flumpool
In January 2007, Ogura joined the band as the drummerDrummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
. On January 13, the band's name was changed to flumpool. They held live gigs in Osaka-jō Hall
Osaka-jo Hall
, or Osaka Castle Hall, is a multi-purpose arena, in the Kyōbashi area, of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people...
and "live houses" around Osaka. On July 24, the production of an independent single titled was announced.
2008: Debut
On June 25, "Mirai Kanai" went up for sale on indiesmusic.com. In July, the promotional video of "labo" was made. The video was ranked number one on Access Rankings. On August 27, both Tower RecordsTower Records
Tower Records was a retail music chain that was based in Sacramento, California. It currently exists as an international franchise and an online music store....
and Tsutaya held the 5,000 limited copies of the independent trial single, "labo". On September 1, they became the Campaign Song Artist for the telephone service, au
Au (mobile phone operator)
, or au by KDDI, is a mobile phone brand in Japan marketed by KDDI Corporation in the main islands of Japan and Okinawa Cellular in Okinawa.-Naming:...
KDDI
KDDI
is a Japanese telecommunications operator formed in October 2000 through the merger of DDI Corp., KDD Corp., and IDO Corp. It has its headquarters in the Garden Air Tower in Iidabashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo....
"LISMO
LISMO
LISMO is an online music service provided by au, a Japanese mobile phone brand run by KDDI, a Japanese telecommunication company. This service uses a mobile phone as a music player. This service was introduced on January 19, 2006, and the service began operating at the end of January in Japan. The...
". On September 20, their song, "Hana ni Nare" was used for the campaign.
On September 5, the band was featured on Fuji TV
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
's Mezamashi TV
Mezamashi TV
Mezamashi TV is a Japanese news magazine show broadcast every weekday on Fuji TV from 5:25 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. but not on TV Oita because there is "ZIP!" produced and copyrighted by Nippon TV on TV Oita....
and performed on television for the first time. On October 1, they released as their first debut digital single with Amuse, Inc. under the newly created sub-label A-Sketch. In just ten days, the song reached 1,000,000 downloads (now 2,000,000). On November 5, they released their second digital single, . The song was used as the theme song of TBS drama, Bloody Monday. On the same month, they released their 1st mini-album, Unreal on the 19th. It reached #2 on Oricon weekly albums chart.
2009: What's flumpool!?
On February 19, the band launched their 1st nationwide tour, "flumpool tour 2009『UNREAL』" at 6 cities and 7 performances in total. Later in that month, the band released their 1st major single, and reached #2 on Oricon weekly singles chart.Their second single was released on July 1, entitled and reached #3 on Oricon weekly singles chart. On the same day, their 1st Live DVD, "『How did we feel then?~flumpool tour 2009 “Unreal” Live at Shibuya Club Quattro~』" was released and reached #1 on Oricon weekly Music DVD Chart.
A week after the releases, the band began their 2nd nationwide tour, "flumpool tour 2009 “Unclose”" at 18 venues. The tour was a total of 19 performances.
On October 14, the band released their 3rd digital single, "Frame". On November 18, they released yet another digital single, "Mitsumeteitai".
The band also performed two extra concerts of their 2nd tour at Nippon Budokan
Nippon Budokan
The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
on the 22nd and 23 October. All the tickets were sold out on the day they went on sale. They performed 17 songs in front of 10,000 fans in each concert.
The band released their 1st full album, What's flumpool!?
What's Flumpool!?
What's flumpool!? is the first full album by Japanese rock band Flumpool, released on December 23, 2009. Its cover is similar to Unreals in that it features the band members nude, though this time as statuettes...
on December 23 and reached #2 on the Oricon weekly albums chart.
On December 31, the band attended the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009 from NHK Hall in Japan.-Performers:The singers, announced on November 23, 2009, are ordered below according to the gojūon....
, making it their first time performing on the show.
2010: Vocalist's polypectomy and year-end arena lives
On February 3, the band released their 3rd single, "Zanzō" and reached #3 on Oricon weekly singles chart. The song was used as the theme song of the 2nd season of TBS drama, Bloody Monday. On the same month, they released their 2nd Live DVD, "flumpool tour 2009『Unclose』Special!! LIVE at Nippon Budokan". It also reached #1 on Oricon weekly Music DVD chart.On March 5, the band started their 3rd nationwide tour, "flumpool tour 2010「What's flumpool!?~Love&Piiiis Kids Show!!~」" at 40 venues and 46 performances in total. The tour had lasted three months.
On March 14, the band released their 1st artist photobook, "fourbond".
It was made known on April 29 that flumpool's vocalist, Ryuta Yamamura will undergo polypectomy
Polypectomy
The method used to perform colonic polypectomies during colonoscopy depends on the size, shape and histological type of the polyp to be removed. Prior to performing polypectomy, polyps can be biopsied and examined histologically to determine the need to perform polypectomy.Gastrointestinal polyps...
in June. On May 5, Ryuta Yamamura announced on "flumpool LOCKS!", flumpool's corner of the radio program TOKYO FM's SCHOOL OF LOCK!, that he will undergo polypectomy after their last concert of the 3rd tour in Okinawa and spend about a month resting.
The band released their 4th major single entitled on June 23. It reached #2 on Oricon weekly singles chart. The song, "reboot~Akiramenai Uta~" is used as a support song of Japanese television network NTV's coverage of the FIFA World Cup.
As of July 7, Yamamura made a Tanabata
Tanabata
is a Japanese star festival, originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi . According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the...
return after surgery at "flumpool LOCKS!". On August 1, flumpool performed at "SETSTOCK'10" which was held in Hiroshima. It was their first live after the return of their vocalist.
It was announced on July 14 that the band is to sing the theme song entitled of the movie Kimi ni Todoke
Kimi ni Todoke
is a romance shōjo manga by . It has been published by Shueisha in Bessatsu Margaret since 2005 and collected in 14 tankōbon volumes as of September 2011. In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annual Kodansha Manga Award. The series was also nominated for the first Manga Taisho...
. The song "Kimi ni Todoke" was released as a single on September 29. It debuted at number 2 on Oricon weekly singles chart. All five major single releases to date have made it to top 3 on the Oricon weekly singles chart.
The band released a Christmas DVD single entitled . The release is limited to the members of POOLSIDE, the band's mobile fan club. This first time ever members limited release is a premium package which includes a Special DVD encompassing flumpool's "gratitude" and an original calendar (2011). The song "Snowy Nights Serenade～心までも繋ぎたい～(Xmas ver.)" was the main theme of their year-end arena lives which were held on December 18 and 19 at Osaka-jō Hall
Osaka-jo Hall
, or Osaka Castle Hall, is a multi-purpose arena, in the Kyōbashi area, of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people...
and on December 25 and 26 at Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
. They express their gratitude to their fans who have supported them throughout the one year since the opening of POOLSIDE by turning the words they can't convey very well into this song.
On December 31, flumpool attended the 61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
61st NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", aired on December 31, 2010 from NHK Hall in Japan.This was the last time the Kōhaku was broadcast in analog television transmission. As of July 24, 2011 the digital television switchover throughout Japan will occur, when analog signals will be shut off...
, performing on the show for the second time.
2011–present
flumpool held a live tour with rock band, Nico Touches the WallsNico Touches the Walls
Nico Touches the Walls is a Japanese rock band formed in 2004. In the same year, they won the Lotte Prize at the Yamaha Teen Music Festival. Rising quickly, they signed to "Senha & Co." before signing to Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records in 2007...
in January in 3 cities.
The band released their 2nd full album on January 26. The title of the album, Fantasia of Life Stripe
Fantasia of Life Stripe
-Charts and sales:...
was revealed through a CM, which was aired on November 28, 2010. Details of the album were disclosed on November 29, 2010 on their official website. The album reached #2 on the Oricon weekly albums chart.
The band will be in charge of the set piece for the Junior High School section of the 78th NHK National Music Contest. The composition of the set piece was arranged to be sung in a choir, was scheduled to be announced in March as a new set piece. The theme of the contest is “Companions”. It was announced later that the title of the set piece is . "Akashi" will be NHK’s “Minna no Uta” music broadcast in August to September.
The band released their 3rd Live DVD entitled on April 6. The DVD reached #3 on Oricon weekly Music DVD chart.
The band started their 4th nationwide tour entitled from April in 10 big cities and 19 performances. Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohoku, also known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, or the Great East Japan Earthquake, was a magnitude 9.0 undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday, 11 March 2011, with the epicenter approximately east...
, the band kicked off their tour on April 9 in Fukuoka instead of Yokosuga, Kanagawa on April 4. The two shows which were scheduled in Yokosuga, Kanagawa are replaced by concerts at Kanagawa Kenmin Hall in Kanagawa on June 3 and 4. The concerts scheduled May 7 and 8 in Sendai, Miyagi was cancelled. The band will hold a live at Zepp Sendai on August 12 instead. The title of the live is "4th tour 2011“Fantasia of Life Stripe ～僕達はここにいる～” Zepp Sendai Special Live". In the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the band's members and their record label A-Sketch made a donation of 10 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross as part of the fund raising campaign by their agency Amuse. The band will also donate some of the revenue from sales of concert tickets and official goods. They also set up donation boxes at each concert and encourage donations from the crowds.
In May, it was announced that the band will be in charge of the image song for the “Rugby World Cup 2011”.
In June, flumpool's vocalist, Ryuta Yamamura appeared solo in the CM for the mobile game site "Mobage". The song used in the CM is the band's new song which will be released as a double a-side single entitled . The song "Touch" is used as the tie-up song for "au AQUOS PHONE IS11SH" commercial. The single is set to release on July 27.
Band members
(born January 21, 1985, OsakaOsaka Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...
)
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- Vocals and GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(born February 26, 1985, Osaka) - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and Backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(born November 27, 1984, Osaka) - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(born February 27, 1984, HyōgoHyogo Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...
) - DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Vocals and Guitar
Singles
| Release | Single Title | Oricon Singles Charts | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak | Sales (copies) |
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| Debut week | Debut week | Overall | |||
| 2008 |
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- | - | - | Unreal |
| "labo"
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- | - | - | ||
|
Au (mobile phone operator) , or au by KDDI, is a mobile phone brand in Japan marketed by KDDI Corporation in the main islands of Japan and Okinawa Cellular in Okinawa.-Naming:... KDDI KDDI is a Japanese telecommunications operator formed in October 2000 through the merger of DDI Corp., KDD Corp., and IDO Corp. It has its headquarters in the Garden Air Tower in Iidabashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo.... "LISMO LISMO LISMO is an online music service provided by au, a Japanese mobile phone brand run by KDDI, a Japanese telecommunication company. This service uses a mobile phone as a music player. This service was introduced on January 19, 2006, and the service began operating at the end of January in Japan. The... " campaign song. |
Digital released | ||||
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Tokyo Broadcasting System , TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named .... drama Bloody Monday Bloody Monday (manga) is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Megumi Kouji. The series had been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from April 2007 to May 2009, with individual chapters collected into eleven tankōbon volume as of May 15, 2009, and a total of 96 chapters altogether... . |
Digital released | ||||
| 2009 |
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2 | 42,203 | 66,546 | What's Flumpool!? What's Flumpool!? What's flumpool!? is the first full album by Japanese rock band Flumpool, released on December 23, 2009. Its cover is similar to Unreals in that it features the band members nude, though this time as statuettes... |
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3 | 31,825 | 49,146 | ||
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Digital released | ||||
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Digital released | ||||
| 2010 |
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3 | 31,020 | 46,936 | Fantasia of Life Stripe Fantasia of Life Stripe -Charts and sales:... |
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2 | 35,435 | 43,413 | ||
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2 | 38,960 | 58,791 | ||
| 2011 |
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6 | 32,029 | TBA | |
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4 | 34,167 | TBA | ||
Album
| Released | Album Title | Weekly peak Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
Yearly rank | Debut week sales (copies) |
Overall sales (copies) |
Certification Recording Industry Association of Japan The Recording Industry Association of Japan is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved the music industry... |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Unreal
|
2 | 63 | 110,832 | 241,600 | Platinum |
| 2009 | What's Flumpool!? What's Flumpool!? What's flumpool!? is the first full album by Japanese rock band Flumpool, released on December 23, 2009. Its cover is similar to Unreals in that it features the band members nude, though this time as statuettes... |
2 | 47 | 90,102 | 159,324 | Gold |
| 2011 | Fantasia of Life Stripe Fantasia of Life Stripe -Charts and sales:... |
2 | - | 83,310 | 117,808 | Gold |
DVD
| Released | DVD Title | Weekly Chart |
Debute Week Sales (copies) |
Overall Sales (copies) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | How did we feel then? (flumpool Tour 2009 "Unreal" Live at Shibuya Club Quattro)
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1 | 11,623 | 13,400 |
| 2010 | flumpool tour 2009 "Unclose" SPECIAL LIVE at NIPPON BUDOKAN
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1 | 14,013 | 17,686 |
| 2011 | flumpool Live at YOKOHAMA ARENA!! Special Live 2010 『Snowy Nights Serenade~Kokoro Made mo Tsunagitai~』
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3 | 16,670 | 21,438 |
Concerts/tours
- flumpool tour 2009 『UNREAL』 (February 19 – March 7, 2009)
- flumpool tour 2009 “Unclose” (July 8 – September 5, 2009)
- flumpool tour 2009 『Unclose』Special!! LIVE at Nippon Budokan (October 22 and 23, 2009)
- flumpool tour 2010 「What's flumpool!?~Love&Piiiis Kids Show!!~」 (March 5 – June 5, 2010)
- flumpool Special Live 2010 『Snowy Nights Serenade ～心までも繋ぎたい～』 (December 18 and 19, 2010 – Osaka-jo Hall), (December 25 and 26, 2010 – Yokohama Arena)
- NICO Touches the Walls × flumpool Split Tour 2011 (January 19, 2011 – Zepp Osaka), (January 21, 2011 – Zepp Nagoya), (January 24, 2011 – Zepp Tokyo)
- flumpool 4th tour 2011 『Fantasia of Life Stripe～僕達はここにいる～』 (April 9 – August 19, 2011)
Books
- flumpool virginal year – released: December 19, 2009
- fourbond – released: March 14, 2010
Radio
- SPEAK OUT! (J-WAVE) (2009.01.02 - )
- SCHOOL OF LOCK! Hana no Keibiin flumpool LOCKS! (SCHOOL OF LOCK! ハナの警備員 flumpool LOCKS!) (Tokyo FM, Wednesdays 23:05-23:30) (2009.10.07 - Present)
Billboard Japan Music Awards
|-| 2010
| Unreal
| Independent of the Year 2009
|