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Bump of Chicken
Bump of Chicken (バンプ・オブ・チキン, Banpu Obu Chikin) is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (vocals, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (bass) and Hideo Masu (drums). Since their conception in 1994, they have released 28 singles and 10 albums. They are a popular group in Japan; every release since their third single, "Tentai Kansoku", has charted in the top ten on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Their music has been used in various video games and as theme songs for movies, television shows and anime in Japan.
The four members of BUMP OF CHICKEN have known each other since kindergarten, although at that time, Fujiwara, Naoi, and Masukawa did not know Masu. After graduating from kindergarten, Naoi, Masu, and Masukawa attended the same elementary school, Sakura City Usui Elementary School. Later, they all attended the same middle school, Sakura City Usui Nishi Junior High School, where they reunited.
In 1994, during their third year of middle school, they formed a band for the school’s cultural festival (the band's original name was "Hage Band"), playing a cover of The Beatles' version of "Twist and Shout". At the time, Masukawa did not play guitar, and his role was more akin to a staff member, assisting with tasks like raising and lowering the curtains.
By 1995, the band began performing original songs and participated in various competitions. Eventually, Masukawa was officially added to the band as the guitarist.
On February 11, 1996, the band officially became the current lineup and changed their name to BUMP OF CHICKEN (the name was chosen to mean "the retaliation of the weak" or "the strike of the coward"). The band later designated this date as their "formation anniversary".
After a brief hiatus to focus on Masukawa and Masu's university entrance exams, the band resumed activities in June 1998, performing as the live band for the theater production Hashiru Onna by the theater company "Switch". Fujiwara also composed about six songs for the performance.
On October 24, 1998, BUMP OF CHICKEN released their first CD demo, titled BUMP OF CHICKEN, limited to 500 copies. The demo sold out in just one month.
In 1999, BUMP OF CHICKEN released their first album, FLAME VEIN on High Line Records. Later that year, they released their first single, "Lamp". In 2000, they released THE LIVING DEAD, their final release on High Line. They also held their first live tour, "Tsuaa Pokiiru (ツアーポキール)", during March and April.
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Bump of Chicken
Bump of Chicken (バンプ・オブ・チキン, Banpu Obu Chikin) is a Japanese alternative rock group from Sakura, Chiba. The band members are Motoo Fujiwara (vocals, rhythm), Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (bass) and Hideo Masu (drums). Since their conception in 1994, they have released 28 singles and 10 albums. They are a popular group in Japan; every release since their third single, "Tentai Kansoku", has charted in the top ten on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Their music has been used in various video games and as theme songs for movies, television shows and anime in Japan.
The four members of BUMP OF CHICKEN have known each other since kindergarten, although at that time, Fujiwara, Naoi, and Masukawa did not know Masu. After graduating from kindergarten, Naoi, Masu, and Masukawa attended the same elementary school, Sakura City Usui Elementary School. Later, they all attended the same middle school, Sakura City Usui Nishi Junior High School, where they reunited.
In 1994, during their third year of middle school, they formed a band for the school’s cultural festival (the band's original name was "Hage Band"), playing a cover of The Beatles' version of "Twist and Shout". At the time, Masukawa did not play guitar, and his role was more akin to a staff member, assisting with tasks like raising and lowering the curtains.
By 1995, the band began performing original songs and participated in various competitions. Eventually, Masukawa was officially added to the band as the guitarist.
On February 11, 1996, the band officially became the current lineup and changed their name to BUMP OF CHICKEN (the name was chosen to mean "the retaliation of the weak" or "the strike of the coward"). The band later designated this date as their "formation anniversary".
After a brief hiatus to focus on Masukawa and Masu's university entrance exams, the band resumed activities in June 1998, performing as the live band for the theater production Hashiru Onna by the theater company "Switch". Fujiwara also composed about six songs for the performance.
On October 24, 1998, BUMP OF CHICKEN released their first CD demo, titled BUMP OF CHICKEN, limited to 500 copies. The demo sold out in just one month.
In 1999, BUMP OF CHICKEN released their first album, FLAME VEIN on High Line Records. Later that year, they released their first single, "Lamp". In 2000, they released THE LIVING DEAD, their final release on High Line. They also held their first live tour, "Tsuaa Pokiiru (ツアーポキール)", during March and April.