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is a Japanese musical group formed in 2006, consisting of singer Issui Miyamoto and musician/composer Yōichirō Nomura. The group's name comes from their hope of being "the flower of the new century."
Since their major debut in 2007 with the single Edelweiss, they have gone on to release several more singles and a self-titled album. Their second single Genius Party was featured as the theme song of a series of short animated films of the same name
, and their latest single River's Edge was featured as the theme song of the Japanese TV drama
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Artists they have collaborated with include KT Tunstall
, members of GREAT3, and Chappie.
The news of their disbandment was first announced by Miyamoto through her blog on December 15, 2009. A few days after it was finally posted on their official site on the 23rd.
Since their major debut in 2007 with the single Edelweiss, they have gone on to release several more singles and a self-titled album. Their second single Genius Party was featured as the theme song of a series of short animated films of the same name
Genius Party
Genius Party is an anthology of short animated films from Studio 4°C released on July 7, 2007. The short films are Japanese anime.A sequel called Genius Party Beyond was released on February 15, 2008, and includes most of the films which were finished but not included in the original Genius...
, and their latest single River's Edge was featured as the theme song of the Japanese TV drama
2009 Japanese television dramas
←2008 - 2009 - 2010→This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.-2009 winter season:SeriesSpecials# Nene - starring Yukie Nakama, Kamejiro Ichikawa...
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Artists they have collaborated with include KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist from St Andrews, Scotland. She broke into the public eye with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on Later... with Jools Holland...
, members of GREAT3, and Chappie.
The news of their disbandment was first announced by Miyamoto through her blog on December 15, 2009. A few days after it was finally posted on their official site on the 23rd.
Members
- born March 29, 1986. From Fukuoka Prefecture. She sings and occasionally assists with lyric writing as part of the team Pockets of Demo. - born July 14, 1978. From Gifu Prefecture. He plays guitar and keyboards, composes songs and occasionally provides backup vocals.Singles
(2007.02.14)- Genius Party (2007.07.04) - theme song of Genius PartyGenius PartyGenius Party is an anthology of short animated films from Studio 4°C released on July 7, 2007. The short films are Japanese anime.A sequel called Genius Party Beyond was released on February 15, 2008, and includes most of the films which were finished but not included in the original Genius...
(2008.05.21) (2008.11.26) (2009.02.18) - theme song of Japanese TV drama RESET