Nobodyknows
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is a Japan
ese hip-hop band founded 1999. Nobodyknows+ debuted in 2003 on the Sony Music Associated Records
label with the mini-album Nobody knows3.
They have released several hit CD singles which include "Kokoro Odoru", a song that was used as the 2nd ending theme for the popular anime
TV series "SD Gundam Force" and included in the Nintendo DS
game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
. They released their critically acclaimed first album Do You Know? in June 2004 and debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon
charts, a rare accomplishment for hip-hop groups in Japan. In 2005, the group wanted to help aspiring local artists, so they organized the NAGOYA MUSIC EXPO in September. The event brought in around 10,000 people.
Later that year, nobodyknows+ released their second album titled 5MC&1DJ. The album featured their smash hit "Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō" which was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of Kung Fu Hustle
.The group kept in public eye in 2006 with a national tour in February as they performed in every prefecture in Japan, which had not been previously done before by a hip-hop group. The tour was captured and released in November as a DVD and Blu-ray release titled "Nobodyknows+ Tour 2006 "5MC&1DJ" - Kuribou no Menkui Dochu Hizakurige". The group performed their first overseas concert at Tokyo Night 2007 on 24 March in Long Beach, California
, bringing their style of hip-hop/pop fusion to a U.S. audience.
Their single "Hero’s Come Back!!" was chosen as the first opening theme for the anime TV series "Naruto: Shippūden". On 10 February 2009, they released a new single called "Fallin'" which featured the original singer, Shigeru Brown. In 2010, they left major label onenation
, and returned to their original indie label $Tax Records.
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 hip-hop band founded 1999. Nobodyknows+ debuted in 2003 on the Sony Music Associated Records
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....
label with the mini-album Nobody knows3.
They have released several hit CD singles which include "Kokoro Odoru", a song that was used as the 2nd ending theme for the popular anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
TV series "SD Gundam Force" and included in the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
, sometimes referred to as simply Ouendan, is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan...
. They released their critically acclaimed first album Do You Know? in June 2004 and debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon
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...
charts, a rare accomplishment for hip-hop groups in Japan. In 2005, the group wanted to help aspiring local artists, so they organized the NAGOYA MUSIC EXPO in September. The event brought in around 10,000 people.
Later that year, nobodyknows+ released their second album titled 5MC&1DJ. The album featured their smash hit "Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō" which was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle is a 2004 action comedy film directed and produced by, and starring Stephen Chow. The other film producers were Chui Po-chu and Jeffrey Lau, while the screenplay was written by Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, and Tsang Kan-cheung...
.The group kept in public eye in 2006 with a national tour in February as they performed in every prefecture in Japan, which had not been previously done before by a hip-hop group. The tour was captured and released in November as a DVD and Blu-ray release titled "Nobodyknows+ Tour 2006 "5MC&1DJ" - Kuribou no Menkui Dochu Hizakurige". The group performed their first overseas concert at Tokyo Night 2007 on 24 March in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, bringing their style of hip-hop/pop fusion to a U.S. audience.
Their single "Hero’s Come Back!!" was chosen as the first opening theme for the anime TV series "Naruto: Shippūden". On 10 February 2009, they released a new single called "Fallin'" which featured the original singer, Shigeru Brown. In 2010, they left major label onenation
Sony Music Entertainment Japan
is Sony's music arm in Japan. SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Corporation and independent from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry....
, and returned to their original indie label $Tax Records.
Current
- Hidden Fish - Born 21 July 1979
- Crystal Boy - Born 4 July 1977
- Yasu Ichiban - Born 29 November 1978
- Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu - Born 20 August 1980
- DJ Mitsu - Born 12 March 1972
Notable Dates
- 1999 - G-ton, DJ Mitsu, and Crystal Boy formed Nobodyknows in Nagoya.
- 29 August 2000 - the album "Nobody Knows" is released, ranking 4th on HMVHMVHis Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
on Nagoya. - 5 May 2001 - "Nobody knows2" is released, ranking 19th on Oricon Indies Chart.
- 1 April 2007 - Nobodyknows+ member G-ton ends his performance in the band.
- 22 August 2007 - Nobodyknows+ release their 3rd full album, Vulgarhythm, two years after their second one.
Singles
- "Nobody knows" (EP) (2000)
- "Nobody knows2" (EP) (2001) (EP) (2002)
- "Nobody knows3" (EP) (19 February 2003)
- Nijūichi Seiki Kishu
- Ieie ~Erabete Aru Koto no Kōkotsu to Fuan to Futatsu Ware ni Ari~
- Theme from nobody knows pt.4
- Next Batter's Circle
- Sentimental Bass (EP) (27 August 2003)
- intro
- Irai Zecchō
- Taiyou to Shōnen (feat. Dankan)
- Theme from nobody knows pt.5 ~Yoromeki~ (EP) (19 November 2003)
- Susumidasu→
- innocent word
- Rash (feat. coba)
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.6
- Enokorogusa ~coba_strumental~ (25 February 2004)
- Poron2
- Sakura Spring Field Version
- Poron2 -instrumental-
- Sakura Spring Field Version -instrumental- (26 May 2004)
- Kokoro Odoru -original version-
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.7
- Ore la Ryū ~dreamin' day~
- Kokoro Odoru -instrumental version- (13 January 2005)
- Shiawase Nara Te wo Tatakō
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.8
- T.R.U.E. (27 April 2005)
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.10
- Mebae
- Magnum Ima Ike ☆彡
- Mebae -instrumental- (6 July 2005)
- El Mirador ~Tenbōdai no Uta~
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.11
- ＠ the same time
- El Mirador ~Tenbōdai no Uta~ -instrumental-
- "Dō yo?" (どうよ？) (19 October 2005)
- Dō yo?
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.12
- Natsu no Kakera
- Dou yo? -instrumental-
- "Hero's Come Back!!" (25 April 2007)
- Hero's Come Back!!
- Ca Latte
- Oh Happy Days
- Hero's Come Back!! -instrumental- (9 April 2008) (30 July 2008)
- "Fallin' feat. Shigeru Brown" (10 February 2009)
- "Winds of Wins" (24 June 2010)
Albums
- Do You Know? (30 June 2004)
- 5MC & 1DJ (2 November 2005)
- Vulgarhythm (22 August 2007)
- Best of nobodyknows+ (compilation album) (11 March 2009)