WANDS

WANDS was a Japanese rock group from 1991 to 2000.

Members

• Oshima Kohsuke (大島康祐; Keyboards, Lyrics, Composition)
• Uesugi Shou {上杉昇; Vocals, Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement)
• Shibasaki Hiroshi (柴崎浩; Guitar, Lyrics, Composition)
• Kimura Shinya (木村真也; Keyboard, Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement)
• Waku Jirou (和久二郎; Vocals, Lyrics, Composition)
• Sugimoto Issei (杉元一生; Guitar, Lyrics, Composition, Arrangement)

Information

WANDS was formed in 1991 with Ohshima, Uesugi, and Shibasaki as the first generation of the band. Before the year was up, the group released their first single, "Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro", in December. Two years later after the release of their third single, Ohshima left the group to join the music unit SO-FI, leaving the band to replace him with Kimura Shinya to start the second generation.

The group's first hit was the single "Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto" with Nakayama Miho and later the album Toki no Bira, which sold over a million copies. By 1993, the group became one of the top artists of Japan by selling over 7 million copies of their singles and albums by the end of the year. They also scored their first award at that year's Japan Record Awards.

The group started to write, compose, and arrange their music in 1995, starting with the album PIECE OF MY SOUL. A year later after the release of their eleventh single, Uesugi and Shibasaki left the group and later form the unit al.ni.co. The group hired Waku and Sugimoto to replace the two and start the third generation of WANDS.

In 2000, the group disbanded for unknown reasons in March.

Discography

Studio Albums

• [1992.06.17] WANDS
• [1993.04.17] Toki no Bira (時の扉)
• [1993.10.06] Little Bit...
• [1995.04.24] PIECE OF MY SOUL
• [1999.10.27] AWAKE

Best Albums

• [1996.03.16] SINGLES COLLECTION+6
• [1997.11.06] WANDS BEST 〜HISTORICAL BEST ALBUM〜
• [2000.06.09] BEST OF WANDS HISTORY
• [2002.08.25] complete of WANDS at the BEING studio
• [2007.12.12] BEST OF BEST 1000 WANDS
• [2008.05.27] WANDS BEST HITS

Singles

• [1991.12.04] Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro (寂しさは秋の色)
• [1992.05.13] Furimuite Dakishimete (ふりむいて抱きしめて)
• [1992.07.01] Motto Yoku Dakishimeta Nara (もっと強く抱きしめたなら)
• [1992.10.28] Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto (世界中の誰よりきっと; with Nakayama Miho)
• [1993.02.26] Toki no Bira (時の扉)
• [1993.04.17] Ai wo Kataru Yori Kuchizuke wo Kawasou (愛を語るより口づけをかわそう)
• [1993.07.07] Koise yo Otome (恋せよ乙女)
• [1993.06.09] Hateshinai Yume wo (果てしない夢を; with REV, ZARD, BAAD, and Nagashima Shigeo)
• [1993.11.17] Jumpin' Jack Boy
• [1994.06.08] Sekai ga Owaru Made wa... (世界が終るまでは…)
• [1995.02.13] Secret Night ~It's My Treat~
• [1995.12.04] Same Side
• [1996.02.01] WORST CRIME ~About a rock star who was a swindler~
• [1997.09.03] Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Ima wo Uchimekou (錆びついたマシンガンで今を撃ち抜こう)
• [1998.02.11] Brand New Love
• [1998.06.10] Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowarete mo (明日もし君が壊れても)
• [1999.03.31] "Kyou, Nanika no Hazumi de Ikiteiru" (「今日、ナニカノハズミデ生きている」)

Video / DVD

• [2000.06.09] BEST OF WANDS VIDEO HISTORY

Compilations / Others

• [2004.10.27] It's TV SHOW! ~TBS Television & Fuji Television Shudaika & Theme Uta BEST~ (Disc 1 #3 Secret Night ~It's My Treat~)

External Links

• Official Site
• Japanese Wikipedia: WANDS