The High-Lows
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were a popular Japan
ese punk rock
band that was formed in 1995. The band stopped all activities in November 2005 and broke up.
Kōmoto and Mashima used to be in The Blue Hearts
, with Shirai occasionally supporting them. In August 2006, Kōmoto and Mashima created a new band, The Cro-Magnons
.
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 punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band that was formed in 1995. The band stopped all activities in November 2005 and broke up.
Members
- Hiroto KōmotoHiroto Komotois a Japanese rock singer who has fronted bands such as The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows and The Cro-Magnons. The official kanji for his name are 甲本 浩人, but katakana is used when writing his name in official publications.-Personal History:...
– vocalsSingingSinging 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... - 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:...
–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... - Sakito Shirabe – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Kenji Ōshima – 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 ....
- Mikio ShiraiMikio Shiraiis a Japanese keyboardist who was born in Tokyo's Minato ward.-Personal History:In the late 1980s and early '90s, he worked as a support member for The Blue Hearts and played the keyboard for them on their tours...
– keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA 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...
Kōmoto and Mashima used to be in The Blue Hearts
The Blue Hearts
was 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...
, with Shirai occasionally supporting them. In August 2006, Kōmoto and Mashima created a new band, The Cro-Magnons
The Cro-Magnons
is a Japanese rock band founded in July 2006 by Hiroto Kōmoto and Masatoshi Mashima , previously of The Blue Hearts and The High-Lows, with Masaru Kobayashi and Katsuji Kirita .- History :...
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Original albums
- The High-Lows (October 25, 1995) (OriconOricon, 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...
#5) - Tigermobile (December 6, 1996) (Oricon #6)
- (May 8, 1998) (Oricon #5) - Jacket design by DowntownDowntown (owarai)is a Japanese comedy duo from Amagasaki, Hyōgo consisting of and . Formed in 1982, they are one of the most influential and prolific kombi in Japan today...
's Hitoshi MatsumotoHitoshi Matsumoto, or Matchan as he is commonly known, is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Masatoshi Hamada... - (June 9, 1999) (Oricon #8)
- Relaxin' With the High-Lows (June 9, 2000) (Oricon #3)
- Hotel Tiki-Poto (September 5, 2001) (Oricon #4)
- Angel Beetle (November 27, 2002) (Oricon #6)
- Do!! TheMustang (September 1, 2004) (Oricon #9)
Mini-albums
- 4×5 (May 14, 1997) (Oricon #9)
- (December 1, 1999) (Oricon #25)
Compilation albums
- Flip Flop (January 24, 2000) (Oricon #4)
- Flip Flop 2 (November 12, 2003) (Oricon #10)
- Flash ~Best~ (January 1, 2006)
Singles
- (October 25, 1995) (Oricon #45)
- (November 25, 1995) (Oricon #100)
- (January 25, 1996) (Oricon #40)
- (February 21, 1996) (Oricon #10) - first opening theme to the anime Detective Conan
- (June 24, 1996) (Oricon #10)
- (December 6, 1996) (Oricon #45)
- "Happy Go Lucky" (February 14, 1997) (Oricon #56)
- (June 11, 1997) (Oricon #44)
- (April 29, 1998) (Oricon #39) - Jacket design by Downtown's Hitoshi Matsumoto
- (August 26, 1998) (Oricon #45) - Jacket design by Downtown's Hitoshi Matsumoto
- (December 16, 1998) (Oricon #27)
- (April 21, 1999) (Oricon #24)
- (June 9, 1999) (Oricon #33)
- (May 24, 2000) (Oricon #8)
- "FLOWER" (September 6, 2000) (Oricon #18)
- (August 8, 2001) (Oricon #15)
- (October 11, 2001) (Oricon #30)
- (February 20, 2002) (Oricon #15)
- "Too Late To Die" (September 4, 2002) (Oricon #15)
- (November 6, 2002) (Oricon #20)
- (June 25, 2003) (Oricon #9)
- (February 11, 2004) (Oricon #20) - Theme song for the ZebramanZebramanis a 2004 film directed by Takashi Miike. The film's name references the main character, a superhero named "Zebraman". A sequel, Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City, was released in 2010 featuring the addition of Masahiro Inoue of Kamen Rider Decade to the cast.-Plot:It is 2010...
film - (June 9, 2004) (Oricon #10)
- (July 21, 2004) (Oricon #16)
- (December 15, 2004) (Oricon #26)
- (May 18, 2005) (Oricon #16)
Videos
- (VHS, March 6, 1996; extended DVD, December 9, 2001)
- (VHS, March 5, 1997; extended DVD, December 19, 2001)
- that summer feeling (VHS/DVD, December 19, 2001)
- Puttin' on the Style (w/The Quarrymen) (DVD, June 9, 2004)
- The★Mustang 04-05 (DVD, September 21, 2005)
- Flash Back: Vol. 1 (DVD, February 22, 2006)
- Flash Back: Vol. 2 (DVD, February 22, 2006)
- Trash Bag (DVD, May 24, 2006)