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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 hard rock

Hard rock

Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

band started in 2000 on the Avex Mode

Avex Trax

, listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange as 7860 and abbreviated as AGHD, is the holding company for a group of entertainment-related subsidiaries based in Japan...

label. Originally, it consisted of only three instrumentalists who invited different vocalists periodically. But in 2006, Ricky

Ricky (musician)

Ricky is a Japanese musician originally from Saitama Prefecture. He is known as the vocalist of bands Dasein and R*A*P, and became the full time vocalist of Rider Chips in 2005....

(formerly of Dasein) joined the group full-time as vocalist.

The group was formed in order to provide songs for the popular Kamen Rider Series
Kamen Rider Series
The is a metaseries of manga and tokusatsu television programs and films created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. The various Kamen Rider media generally feature a motorcycle-riding superhero with an insect motif who fights supervillains often referred to as...

, and was the official band of the Kamen Rider shows from 2000 to 2007, according to the CD jackets

Album cover

An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...

Members

– guitar

Guitar

The 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...

– bass

Bass guitar

The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

– drums

Drum kit

A 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 ....

Ricky
Ricky (musician)
Ricky is a Japanese musician originally from Saitama Prefecture. He is known as the vocalist of bands Dasein and R*A*P, and became the full time vocalist of Rider Chips in 2005....

– vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

– keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

, arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...

Albums

- Album released independently

Singles

"Power Child" (December 1, 2000)
1. featuring Hiroshi Fujioka
  Hiroshi Fujioka
  , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu superhero series Kamen Rider, and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro. Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having the minor planet 12408 Fujioka, discovered by Akimasa...
2. "Power Child" featuring ROLLY
  Rolly Teranishi
  more commonly known as Rolly, is a Japanese musician and music producer.- Personal background :Teranishi was born in Kyoto. He grew up in Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan.- Professional background :...
3. featuring Hiroshi Fujioka
  Hiroshi Fujioka
  , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese actor known for playing the hero Takeshi Hongo in the tokusatsu superhero series Kamen Rider, and later the Sega Saturn mascot Segata Sanshiro. Fujioka is a cultural icon in Japan, even having the minor planet 12408 Fujioka, discovered by Akimasa...
"Deep Breath" (August 18, 2001)
- The title track was used as the third ending theme song for Kamen Rider Agito
  Kamen Rider Agito
  , is the eleventh installment in the popular Kamen Rider tokusatsu franchise. The series represented the 30th Anniversary of the Kamen Rider Series. The series was also a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei and was shown on TV Asahi from January 28, 2001 to January 27, 2002....
1. "Deep Breath" featuring ROLLY
2. "Sitting On the Dynamite" featuring Jin Hashimoto
3. "Touch" featuring ROLLY and Jin Hashimoto
4. "Deep Breath (Original Karaoke)"
5. "Sitting on the Dynamite (Original Karaoke)"
6. "Touch (Original Karaoke)"
(August 7, 2002)
- Features on vocals
- The title track was used as the second ending theme song for Kamen Rider Ryuki
  Kamen Rider Ryuki
  is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It was the twelfth installment in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows. It was a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and it was shown on TV Asahi from February 3, 2002 to January 19, 2003. The catchphrase for the series is...
2. "Gravitation"
4. "Gravitation (Original Karaoke)"
"The people with no name" (July 24, 2003)
- The title track was used as the second ending theme song for Kamen Rider 555
  Kamen Rider 555
  is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003 to January 18, 2004...
1. "The people with no name" featuring m.c.A.T
2. "All eyez on me" featuring Natsuki Katō
  Natsuki Kato
  is a Japanese actress and former fashion model, regularly appearing on television in various roles.-Career:After she was spotted and recruited with 1998's television commercial appearance by a current entertainment production, she made her debut in 1999....
3. "The people with no name (Original Karaoke)"
4. "All eyez on me (Original Karaoke)"
"The people with no name ~Rap #1 version~" (August 20, 2003)
1. "The people with no name ~Rap #1 version~" featuring m.c.A.T
2. featuring Kenji Ohtsuki
  Kenji Ohtsuki
  is a Japanese rock musician and Seiun Award-winning writer. His musical career began in the late 1970s. He is the vocalist of Kinniku Shōjo Tai, Tokusatsu, Underground Searchlie and Karate Bakabon. He is a somewhat popular figure in the otaku subculture...
3. "The People with No Name ~Rap #1 version~ (Original Karaoke)"
(February 18, 2004)
- Features m.c.A.T on vocals
- The title track is a cover of the first opening theme song for Kamen Rider
  Kamen Rider
  , is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...
2. "The Last Card"
4. "The Last Card (Original Karaoke)"
"ELEMENTS" (September 29, 2004)
- Features Ricky on vocals
- The title track was used as the second opening theme song for Kamen Rider Blade
  Kamen Rider Blade
  , is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It aired on TV Asahi from January 25, 2004 to January 23, 2005. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. Along with the standard insect motif of the Kamen...
1. "ELEMENTS"
3. "ELEMENTS (Original Karaoke)"
"Full Force" (April 5, 2006)
- The title track is used as the first ending theme song for Kamen Rider Kabuto
  Kamen Rider Kabuto
  is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The first episode aired on January 29, 2006, and...
1. "Full Force"
2. "Bang! Bang! Revolution"
3. "Full Force (Instrumental with chorus)"
4. "Bang! Bang! Revolution (Instrumental with chorus)"
"Lord of the Speed" (November 1, 2006)
- features
- the title track is used as the second ending theme song for Kamen Rider Kabuto
  Kamen Rider Kabuto
  is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It is the sixteenth installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu programs. It is a joint collaboration between Ishimori Productions and Toei. The series was broadcast on TV Asahi. The first episode aired on January 29, 2006, and...
1. "Lord of the Speed"
2. "Lord of the Speed (Instrumental with chorus)"
3. "Lord of the Speed (Re-mix Ver.)"
(August 1, 2008)
- First independent single
1. "Kodoku o Fumitsubuse"
"Ride a firstway" (September 16, 2009)
- The title track is used as the theme for Pachinko Kamen Rider MAX EDITION
1. "Ride a firstway"
2. "Dreamer"
3. "Ride a firstway instrumental"
4. "Dreamer instrumental"

Other releases

"Flashback" (31 August 2005)
- The title track performed by Rin'
  Rin'
  Rin is a Japanese pop group which combines traditional Japanese musical instruments and style with elements of modern pop and rock music. It is a female trio of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music alumni who graduated in 2003...
  
  featuring m.c.A.T was used as the theme song for Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki. RIDER CHIPS provided the B-side titled "Flashback -RIDER CHIPS version-".
Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK First featuring KUUGA KIVA RYUKI (20 May 2009)
- Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:

}~ featuring Masayuki Tanaka

Masayuki Tanaka

is a Japanese vocalist. He was born in Imari, Saga Prefecture. He is one of the two original vocalists of the band , known for their anime soundtracks such as where Tanaka provided the vocals in the chorus of its opening theme...

- "Break the Chain Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Tourbillon
  Tourbillon
  In horology, a tourbillon is an addition to the mechanics of a watch escapement. Developed around 1795 by the French-Swiss watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet from an earlier idea by the English chronometer maker John Arnold a tourbillon aims to counter the effects of gravity by mounting the...
- "Alive A life Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Rica Matsumoto
  Rica Matsumoto
  is a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer who was born in Yokohama, Japan. Her name is also sometimes romanized as Rika Matsumoto. She was one of the original members of the popular vocal group JAM Project. After the way of the stage, she embarked on voice acting and a singing career...
Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK RIDE Second featuring BLADE 555 AGITΩ (24 June 2009)
- Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- "Round ZERO～BLADE BRAVE Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Nanase Aikawa
  Nanase Aikawa
  is a Japanese musician known for employing a variety of musical styles, most notably rock. She publishes her music under the Motorod label, a division of Avex Group.- Early life :Nanase Aikawa was born on February 16, 1975, in Osaka, Japan...
- "Justiφ's Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring ISSA

} featuring Shinichi Ishihara

Shinichi Ishihara

is an anison singer and anime voice actor who was born on May 26, 1960 in Yamanashi Prefecture. He is famous for singing the theme songs of Kamen Rider Agito and Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGo-V among other theme songs as well as the entire soundtrack to Juukou B-Fighter.-References:...

Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK RIDE Second featuring DEN-O KABUTO HIBIKI (22 July 2009)
- Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- "Climax Jump
  Climax Jump
  "Climax Jump" is the 13th single by the Japanese group AAA, released by Avex Mode on March 21, 2007. The song was composed by Shuhei Naruse with the lyrics by Shoko Fujibayashi. The song is the first opening theme for the 2007 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Den-O...
  
  Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring AAA Den-O Form
  AAA (band)
  , and also known as Attack All Around, is a Japanese pop band signed to the label Avex Trax which debuted in September 2005. The group originally consisted of five young men and three young women who had all acted in commercials and had been dancers for other Japanese stars, such as Ayumi Hamasaki...
- "Next Level Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring YU-KI
  TRF (band)
  TRF is a Japanese pop/dance group. Its members are rapper DJ Koo, lead vocalist Yu-ki, and dancers Chiharu, Etsu, and Sam.-History:...

} featuring Akira Fuse

Akira Fuse

is a Japanese singer who was once married to Olivia Hussey. He debuted in 1965 with the single . His greatest hits are and . He currently makes consistent appearances on television, performs occasional seasonal tours, hosts a late night talk show, and is involved in a number of stage plays...

External links

Official website
RIDER CHIPS at Avex Group

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