NO PLAN
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NO PLAN is a Japan
ese konto style comedy
group, and is also occasionally known for their music. The group is best known for appearing regularly on the late night owarai
show, Uchimura Produce
(内村プロデュース) until late 2005, when the show was cancelled. The group consists of 6 male members; Kazuki Ōtake and Masakazu Mimura of Summers
, Red Yoshida and Golgo Matsumoto of TIM
, Ryō Fukawa
, and the leader of the group, the eminent Japanese comedian
Teruyoshi Uchimura
.
in 2003. Having arrived to sing a song, but not having prepared any lyrics, a fellow guest—Morning Musume
's Mari Yaguchi
—commented on-air, "No plan, huh?", and the name stuck. Their first album was then named We are NO PLAN.
In 2004, NO PLAN was selected to perform the title song to the new Crayon Shin-chan
movie, and they also managed to land their first live appearance. Although they released another single, Oh! Summer, and a new album, SUMMER PLAN, in 2005, their main TV outlet Uchimura Produce was cancelled on September 26, 2005.
Not long after the show was cancelled, NO PLAN released a third album, LAST PLAN, and though the members continue to appear as NO PLAN on many variety shows, and on the occasional Uchimura Produce special, the comedians generally appear alone or in their own kombi.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese konto style comedy
Owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai, meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento...
group, and is also occasionally known for their music. The group is best known for appearing regularly on the late night owarai
Owarai
is a broad word used to describe Japanese comedy as seen on television. The word owarai is the honorific form of the word warai, meaning "a laugh" or "a smile". Owarai is most common on Japanese variety shows and the comedians are referred to as owarai geinin or owarai tarento...
show, Uchimura Produce
Uchimura Produce
Uchimura Produce ~produced by UCHIMURA~ is a Japanese TV comedy program that aired from 2000 to 2005 on TV Asahi.-A summary:The program that "producer・Teruyoshi Uchimura" produces various things in original technique and concept every week....
(内村プロデュース) until late 2005, when the show was cancelled. The group consists of 6 male members; Kazuki Ōtake and Masakazu Mimura of Summers
Summers (Owarai)
Summers are a Japanese comedy duo under Horipro Inc., a large talent management company in Tokyo. Frequent guests on many Japanese variety and quiz shows, they are probably most famous as guests on the late night conte show, Uchimura Produce...
, Red Yoshida and Golgo Matsumoto of TIM
TIM (Owarai)
TIM is the name of a Japanese comedy unit . The unit consists of Red Yoshida and Golgo Matsumoto . They are most famous for their antics on the owarai show Uchimura Produce, as well as various children's shows such as Tensai Terebikun MAX...
, Ryō Fukawa
Ryo Fukawa
is a Japanese comedian. He belongs to Watanabe Entertainment. On television he generally takes minor roles and is characterized by his child-like temperament and boyish looks. He is also a member of the owarai group, No Plan....
, and the leader of the group, the eminent Japanese comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
Teruyoshi Uchimura
Teruyoshi Uchimura
, half of the Japanese comedy duo Utchan Nanchan, is one of the most famous and influential comedians in the owarai community. His nickname is Utchan , and his partner, Kiyotaka Nanbara, is known as Nanchan. He was born on July 22, 1964 in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto. Though he has worked for years as a...
.
History
The origin of the group's name traces back to one of their first television appearances on the popular music show, Music StationMusic Station
is a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
in 2003. Having arrived to sing a song, but not having prepared any lyrics, a fellow guest—Morning Musume
Morning Musume
, sometimes referred to as is a Japanese idol girl group, whose act generally revolves around singing and dancing to upbeat melodies. They are the lead group of Hello! Project, which is managed and produced by Tsunku, who composes nearly all the lyrics and melodies of their songs...
's Mari Yaguchi
Mari Yaguchi
, known professionally by her birth name of is a Japanese pop artist and former member of Hello! Project. She is a former member of Morning Musume and Tanpopo, one of its first sub groups, and also founded Minimoni...
—commented on-air, "No plan, huh?", and the name stuck. Their first album was then named We are NO PLAN.
In 2004, NO PLAN was selected to perform the title song to the new Crayon Shin-chan
Crayon Shin-chan
is a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan....
movie, and they also managed to land their first live appearance. Although they released another single, Oh! Summer, and a new album, SUMMER PLAN, in 2005, their main TV outlet Uchimura Produce was cancelled on September 26, 2005.
Not long after the show was cancelled, NO PLAN released a third album, LAST PLAN, and though the members continue to appear as NO PLAN on many variety shows, and on the occasional Uchimura Produce special, the comedians generally appear alone or in their own kombi.
Album
- LAST PLAN (January 1, 2006) Ki/oon Records KSCL 938
- "Konya ha NO PLAN!" ~Konshu no FAX tēma Happyō (「今夜はNO PLAN!｣ ～今週のFAXテーマ発表, "Tonight is NO PLAN!" ~FAX theme announcement of to this week)
- Kimi no Naka no Shōnen (君の中の少年, A heart like a boy in you) offered from Toshihide Baba
- ~Senshū no Kuizu no Kotae (～先週のクイズの答え ,~An answer of a quiz of to last week)
- Red Yoshida no 5 moji de Kaiketsu Onayami Sōdan Sono 1 (～レッド吉田の5文字で解決お悩み相談 その1, ～Red Yoshida solves your trouble in 5 characters part 1)
- ~CM 1 NO PLAN fainansu (～CM 1「NO PLANファイナンス」,~First commercial "NO PLAN finance")
- Uchimura-san ni Sasageru Barādo (内村さんに捧げるバラード, A ballad to give to Mr.Uchimura)
- ~Yarasii Uchimura-san (～やらしい内村さん, ~Disgusting Mr.Uchimura)
- Daijōbu (大丈夫, It's all right) offered from Masatoshi MashimaMasatoshi Mashimais a guitarist who has performed with Japanese rock bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons. He was born in Hino and raised in Kodaira in Tokyo, Japan.His nickname while playing was "Marcy."-Solo albums:...
, formerly known as a member of The High-LowsThe High-Lowswere a popular Japanese punk rock band that was formed in 1995. The band stopped all activities in November 2005 and broke up.-Members:* Hiroto Kōmoto – vocals* Masatoshi Mashima –guitar* Sakito Shirabe – bass* Kenji Ōshima – drums* Mikio Shirai – keyboards...
and The Blue HeartsThe Blue Heartswas a popular Japanese punk rock band that performed from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. In 2003, they were ranked by HMV Japan as number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts... - ~FAX "Kimi no naka no Shōnen" Shokai (～FAX「君の中の少年」紹介, ~FAX "A heart like a boy in you" Introduction)
- NO PLAN NONSTOP DJ Mix
- Red Yoshida no 5 moji de Kaiketsu Onayami Sōdan Sono 2 (～レッド吉田の5文字で解決お悩み相談 その2 ,~Red Yoshida solves your trouble in 5 characters part 2)
- ~CM 2 Last Album "LAST PLAN" (～CM 2 ラストアルバム「LAST PLAN」, ~Second commercial the last album "LAST PLAN")
- ~Menbā ni Sitsumon (～メンバーに質問, ~Questions from you to a member)
- Arigatou! (ARIGATOU!, Thank you!)
- ~Happun Tanaka to Poruno Itō (～八分田中とポルノ伊東, ~Eight minutes Tanaka and Pornography Ito)
- Sayonara NO PLAN (さよならNO PLAN, Good-bye NO PLAN)
- SUMMER PLAN (August 8, 2005) Ki/oon Records KSCL 832
- Harikiru Otoko (はりきる男, Vigorous Man)
- Oh! Samaa (Oh! サマー, Oh! Summer) offered from Nobuteru MaedaNobuteru Maedais a Japanese male singer-songwriter from Atsugi, Kanagawa. He is signed onto Sony Music Japan. He is also a leader of rock band Tube. He released the hits "Sobani Maeda" and "Try Boy, Try Girl".- References :...
(TubeTube (band)TUBE is a Japanese pop/rock band. This group released most of its songs in April to July earning the phrase, "Summer comes with TUBE". There is an urban legend that Fuyumi Sakamoto who releases her songs only in winter, has never met TUBE or that she makes songs for TUBE and vice versa...
) - We are NO PLAN 2 ~Sasayaka na Shiawase~ (We are NO PLAN 2 ～ささやかな幸せ～, Modest Happiness)
- Tama Shoku-nin (玉職人, Ball-Craftsman)
- Yome ni Konai ka Sumida-ku e (嫁に来ないか墨田区へ, Won't You Be My Wife? To Sumida Ward)
- NO PLAN no Jinsei toiu Na no Ressha (NO PLANの人生という名の列車, The train called life by NO PLAN) offered from Toshihide Baba
- Sono Go no Harikiru Otoko (その後のはりきる男, The Vigorous Man After)
- NO PLAN (December 17, 2003) Ki/oon Records KSCL 637
- We are NO PLAN Produced by Ken Yokoyama from Crazy Ken BandCrazy Ken Band, also referred to as CKB, is a Japanese musical group formed in 1997 by its lead vocalist, writer and composer Ken Yokoyama. The band first came together in 1991 under the name "CK's", with a four-member lineup: Ken Yokoyama, Keiichi Hiroishi, Masao Onose and Shinya Horaguchi. This incarnation of...
- Gaku-ya Ō (楽屋王, King of the Dressing Room)
- Uchi-P "Coco Japan" Remix (内P "COCO JAPAN" Remix)
- Sono toki, hontō wa... ichi (その時、本当は・・・。 1, Back then, the truth is... part1)
- Wake no Wakaranai Spōtsu Jikkyō (訳の分からないスポーツ実況, Uncomprehensibe Athletic Condition)
- Uchi-P Gun-dan no Teema (内P軍団のテーマ, Uchi-P's Troupe Theme)
- Shutsugen! Sonzaikan no Nai Kaijū (出現! 存在感のない怪獣, It's here! The Unobtrusive Monster)
- Ima, omou koto ichi (今、思うコト。 1, What I'm Thinking Now part1)
- Zenryaku, Rotenburo no Ue Yori ~Geinin-damashii no Uta~ (前略、露天風呂の上より～芸人魂の詩～, Greetings from the Outdoor Bath: Song of the Entertainer's Spirit)
- Ima, omou koto ni (今、思うコト。 2, What I'm Thinking Now part2)
- Uchimura Jitaku Jikkyō Chūkei ~Chiisai Terebi wa Sonzai suru ka?!~ (内村自宅実況中継～小さいテレビは存在するか?!～, Check out the state of Uchimura's house: Does he have small TVs?!)
- Comedians' Life ~one week~
- Sono toki, hontō wa... ni (その時、本当は・・・。 2, Back then, the truth is... part2)
- F1 Midorimachi Guranpuri (F1緑町グランプリ, F1 Midorimachi Grand Prix)
- Hitori Botchi no Jinguru Beru (ひとりぼっちのジングルベル, A Loner's Jingle Bell)
- Ima, omou koto san (今、思うコト。3, What I'm Thinking Now part3)
- Sono toki, hontō wa... san (その時、本当は・・・。 3, Back then, the truth is... part3)
- Nippon Zenkoku Uchi-age Ondo (日本全国打ち上げ音頭, A Working Song to Blast-Off All of Japan)
- Uchimura Akiyoshi (内村秋好, Akiyoshi Uchimura)
- Kokorozashi Nakaba (志なかば, Halfway Wish) offered from Ryudo Uzaki
- Suketto Yarō no Teema (助っ人野郎のテーマ, Helper Guy's Theme) (Bonus Track)
Single
- Oh! Summer (June 15, 2005) Ki/oon Records KSCL 831
- Oh! Samā (Oh! サマー, Oh! Summer)
- Uchi-P No Catto Quiz II(内PノーカットクイズII, An Uchimura Produce Non-Cutted Quiz for CD PartII)
- Oh! Samā (original karaoke) (Oh!サマー(オリジナル・カラオケ), Oh! Summer (original karaoke))
- Honmō de Gozaimasu ~Geinin-damashii no Uta PartII~ (April 14, 2004) Ki/oon Records KSCL 966
- Honmō de Gozaimasu ~Geinin-damashii no Uta PartII~ (本望でございます ～芸人魂の詩 PartII～, We'll be Satisfied: Song of the Entertainer's Spirit PartII)
- CD-ban Uchi-P No Catto Quiz(CD版内Pノーカットクイズ, An Uchimura Produce no cut quiz for CD)
- ◯(Maru) Ageyō (◯(マル)あげよう, I will give a standard mark) Ending theme of Crayon Shin-chanCrayon Shin-chanis a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.Crayon Shin-chan follows the adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan....
2004 film "The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun" (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ! 夕陽のカスカベボーイズ) - Honmō de Gozaimasu ~Geinin-damashii no Uta Part II~ (karaoke) (本望でございます ～芸人魂の詩 PartII ～(カラオケ), We'll be Satisfied: Song of the Entertainer's Spirit PartII (A karaoke))
- ◯(Maru) Ageyō (karaoke) (◯(マル)あげよう(カラオケ), I will give a standard mark (A karaoke))