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FLYING KIDS
FLYING KIDS is a Japanese funk rock band under the label SPEEDSTAR RECORDS. The band got their name "FLYING KIDS" from the same-titled song by Yamashita Tatsuro's band Niagara Triangle.[1]
Members
- Hamazaki Takashi (浜崎貴司; Vocals)
- Maruyama Shiro (丸山史朗; Guitar)
- Kato Hidehiko (加藤英彦; Guitar)
- Iino Tatsuhiko (飯野竜彦; Keyboardist
- Fusejima Kazuo (伏島和雄; Bass)
- Nakazono Hiroyuki (中園浩之; Drums)
Former Members
- Hamaya Junko (浜谷淳子; Tambourine, Chorus)
Information
The band was formed in 1989 and appeared on the TBS audition show Miyake Yuji no Ikasu Band Tenkoku, winning the weekly challenge against the existing challenger GEN and becoming the new weekly challenger. They continued for four weeks on the show unbeaten but lost in the fifth week against KUSU KUSU. They made their major debut in 1990 with the single "Shiwase de Aru You ni" under the label Victor Entertainment.
Earlier in their career, the band's music was primarily funk rock. But when the single "Koi no Shunkan" was released in 1994, the band's musical tastes changed and their focused more on pop rock. After the change, the band's popularity began to rise as the singles "Kurayami de Kiss ~Kiss in the darkness~" (1995) and "Discovery" became smash hits. However, by the end of 1998, the band broke up with each member pursuing their own solo careers.
The band's dissolution didn't last long as the FLYING KIDS came back together in 2007 as a six member band and made their first comeback appearance at the RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2007. They released their first comeback single, entitled "Domanatsu", two years later under the label SPEEDSTAR RECORDS.
Discography
Studio Albums
- [1990.04.21] Tsuzuite Yuke no Kana (続いてゆくのかな)
- [1990.12.16] Atarashiki Tamashii no Hikari to Dou (新しき魂の光と道)
- [1991.10.21] Seishun wa Yokubou no Katamari da! (青春は欲望のカタマリだ!)
- [1992.05.21] GOSPEL HOUR
- [1992.08.26] DANCE NUMBER ONE
- [1992.12.16] Lemonade (レモネード)
- [1993.09.22] FLYING KIDS
- [1994.12.05] Communication
- [1995.11.01] HOME TOWN
- [1996.11.25] Mayonaka no Unmei (真夜中の革命)
- [1997.10.22] Down to Earth
- [2009.09.23] Evolution (エヴォリューション)
- [2011.09.21] LIFE WORKS JOURNEY
Best Albums
- [1993.12.16] Bible (バイブル)
- [1998.02.11] BEST OF THE FLYING KIDS ~Kore Kara no Kimi to Boku no Uta~ (BEST OF THE FLYING KIDS~これからの君と僕のうた~)
- [2004.02.25] FLYING KIDS NOW! ~THE NEW BEST OF FLYING KIDS~
Singles
- [1990.04.04] Shiwase de Aru You ni (幸せであるように)
- [1990.08.21] Ware Omou Yue ni Ware Ari (我想うゆえに我あり)
- [1990.11.22] Kokoro wa Kotoba ni Tsutsumarete (心は言葉につつまれて)
- [1991.03.21] Atarashii Katagata (新しい方々)
- [1991.10.21] Kimi Dake ni Ai wo (君だけに愛を)
- [1992.08.26] TELEPHONE
- [1992.11.21] Kimi to Southern to Portrait (君とサザンとポートレート)
- [1993.08.21] Ookiku Nattara / Niji wo Kagayakasete (大きくなったら / 虹を輝かせて)
- [1993.10.27] Koi no Shunkan (恋の瞬間)
- [1994.06.22] Kaze no Fuki Mawashi Mekeru Basho e ~Growin'Up, Blowin'In The Wind~ (風の吹き抜ける場所へ~Growin'Up, Blowin'In The Wind~)
- [1994.11.09] Kimi ni Tsugeyou (君に告げよう)
- [1995.04.24] Tomadoi no Toki wo Koete (とまどいの時を越えて)
- [1995.08.23] Kurayami de Kiss ~Kiss in the darkness~ (暗闇でキッス〜Kiss in the darkness〜)
- [1995.11.22] Christmas Lovers / Ban Ban Ban (Christmas Lovers / バンバンバン)
- [1996.05.22] Manatsu no Blizzard (真夏のブリザード)
- [1996.10.28] Discovery (ディスカバリー)
- [1996.11.25] Boku de Aru Tame ni (僕であるために)
- [1997.04.23] Love & Peanuts
- [1997.09.04] Kimi ni Shararara (君にシャラララ)
- [2009.04.22] Domanatsu (ドマナツ)
VHS/DVDs
- [1991.02.21] "Ai to Chikara no Video Tape" 1990.11.1 Shibuya Koukaidou "Atarashiki Tamashii no Hikari to Dou Tour" -Kokoro no Hi- (「愛と力のビデオテープ」1990.11.1 渋谷公会堂「新しき魂の光と道ツアー」 -ココロの日-)
- [1991.12.16] DOBOCHON
- [1995.01.21] "Break Through" TOUR '94 -Hibiya Yagai Ongaku Dou- (“Break Through”TOUR '94-日比谷野外音楽堂-)
- [1996.05.22] HOME TOWN VIDEO
- [1997.12.16] FKV -Tenkoku Made Ato 3 Byou- (FKV -天国まであと3秒-)
- [2004.12.08] Live Teikoku DVD Series FLYING KIDS (ライブ帝国DVDシリーズ FLYING KIDS)
References
- ↑ "FLYING KIDS". Japanese Wikipedia: FLYING KIDS. 2005-07-15. Retrieved 2011-07-23.