Aqua Timez
Aqua Timez (アクア タイムズ, Akua Taimuzu) was a Japanese rock band signed to Epic Records.[1]
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Rock, pop rock, alternative rock, electronic rock, J-pop |
Years active | 2003–2018 |
Labels | Epic Records |
Members | Futoshi (太志) (Vocals) OKP-STAR (Bass guitar, leader) Daisuke (大介) (Guitar, programming) mayuko (Keyboards) TASSHI (Drums) |
Past members | Avico (Drums) |
Website | aquatimez.com |
Overview
Futoshi and OKP-Star met on with9.com in 2000 and attempted to start a band together.[2] Unable to agree on the band's future, the two disbanded.[2] In 2003, the current band members gathered and formed Aqua Timez. Their first independent music mini album, Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori, was released in August 2005.[3] In 2006, the group were signed to Epic Records Japan and released their second mini album, Nanairo no Rakugaki. In the same year they released two singles, "Ketsui no Asa ni" and "Sen no Yoru o Koete", which were used as the theme music in the animated films Brave Story and Bleach: Memories of Nobody respectively. Their music in the films help garnered attention and later they recorded their first full-length studio album Kaze o Atsumete.[3]
As of December 2016, they have released a total of 2 mini albums, 19 singles, 8 albums, and a single compilation album.
In May 2018, the band announced their break up, following their final concert tour "Present is a Present tour 2018".[4]
Discography
Singles
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2006 | "Ketsui no Asa ni" (決意の朝に, lit. "On the Morning of Determination")
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4 | 35 | [5][6] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sen no Yoru o Koete (千の夜をこえて, lit. "Beyond a Thousand Nights")
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5 | 22 | [10][11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | "Shiori" (しおり, lit. "Bookmark")
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5 | 14 | [12] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Alones" (ALONES)
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3 | 15 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
"Chiisana Tenohira" (小さな掌, lit. "Little Palm")
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4 | 10 | [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | "Niji" (虹, lit. "Rainbow")
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2 | 31 | [17] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Natsu no Kakera" (夏のかけら, lit. "Fragments of Summer")
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8 | 5 | [18] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | "Velonica"
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2 | 10 | [20] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Stay Gold" (STAY GOLD)
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11 | 3 | [21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
"Plumeria (Hana Uta)" (プルメリア ~花唄~, Purumeria ~Hana Uta~, lit. "Plumeria (Flower Song)")
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7 | 9 | [23] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | "Ehagaki no Haru" (絵はがきの春, lit. "Springtime Postcard")
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8 | 5 | [24] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Gravity 0" (GRAVITY Ø)
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5 | 6 | [26] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | "Mayonaka no Orchestra" (真夜中のオーケストラ, Mayonaka no Ōkesutora, lit. "Midnight Orchestra")
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12 | 4 | [27] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | "Mask" (MASK)
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10 | 3 | [29] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Tsubomi" (つぼみ, lit. "Flower Bud")
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14 | 5 | [30] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | "Eden" (エデン, Eden, lit. "Eden")
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22 | 7 | [31] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | "Ikite" (生きて, Ikite, lit. "Live")
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23 | 3 | [32] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | "Saigo Made II" (最後までII, Saigo Made II, lit. "Until the End II")
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31 | 3 | [33] | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | "Jyuunigatsu no Himawari" (12月のひまわり, Jyuunigatsu no Himawari, lit. "December Sunflower")
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22 | 3 | [34] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Albums
Year | Title | Charts | Ref. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peak | Weeks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori (空いっぱいに奏でる祈り, lit. "Prayers Playing Across the Whole Sky")
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1 | 73 | [35] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Nanairo no Rakugaki (七色の落書き, lit. "Seven-Colored Graffiti")
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5 | 28 | [36] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kaze o Atsumete (風をあつめて, lit. "Gather the Wind")
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6 | 50 | [37] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Dareka no Chijōe (ダレカの地上絵, lit. "Somebody's Geoglyph")
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2 | 16 | [38] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Utai Sarishi Hana (うたい去りし花, lit. "Muted Singing Flower")
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4 | 17 | [40] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Carpe Diem (カルペ・ディエム, Karupe Diemu)
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3 | 9 | [42] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Because You Are You (because you are you)
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5 | 6 | [43] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Erufu no Namida (エルフの涙, lit. "Elf Tears")
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9 | 5 | [44] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 10th Anniversary Best Blue
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2016 | Asunarou (アスナロウ)
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9 | 5 | [45] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation album
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2009 | The Best of Aqua Timez
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1 | 22 | [47] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Aqua Timez section on Sony Music Entertainment Japan" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- Kenichi Kojima (January 18, 2009). "With9 interview Page 3" (in Japanese). With9.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Aqua Timez Profile" (in Japanese). Epic Records Japan. Archived from the original on October 9, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
"Biography translation". Epic Records. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- Sherman, Jennifer (May 8, 2018). "Aqua Timez Band Breaks Up After 2018". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
- 決意の朝に [Morning of Determination] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Ketsui no Asa ni" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- 千の夜をこえて【初回生産限定盤】 [Passing Over a Thousand Nights (Limited Edition)] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- 千の夜をこえて【期間生産限定盤】 [Passing Over a Thousand Nights (Limited Time)] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Bleach Memories of Nobody information" (in Japanese). Bleach-movie.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- 決意の朝に [Morning of Determination] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- "Senno Yoruwo Koete" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- しおり [Bookmark] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- "BLEACH ~ブリーチ" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 10, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "ALONES" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- 小さな掌 [Little Palm] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Gokusen drama cast" (in Japanese). Nippon Television. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- 虹 [Rainbow] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- 夏のかけら [Fragments of Summer] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- Credits from TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Studio Pierrot (October 14, 2008). "ウェコムンド編、再会!". Bleach. TV Tokyo.
- "Velonica" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Stay Gold" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Gokusen Movie official website" (in Japanese). Gokusen-Movie.jp. Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- プルメリア ~花唄~ [Plumeria (Flower Song)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- 絵はがきの春 [Springtime Postcard] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Star Driver theme songs" (in Japanese). Bones. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- "Gravity Ø" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- 真夜中のオーケストラ [Midnight Orchestra] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- "Mask as Bleach ending theme on January 10" [Mask] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment. January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- "Mask" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- "Tsubomi" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- "Chart Listing" エデン [Eden] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- "Chart Listing" 生きて [Ikite] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- 最後までII [Saigo Made II] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- 12月のひまわり [December Sunflower] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- 空いっぱいに奏でる祈り [Secret Sky in Played Prayers] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- 空いっぱいに奏でる祈り [Seven Colors of Graffiti] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- 風をあつめて [Wind's Gathering] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ダレカの地上絵 [Somebody's Geoglyph] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- うたい去りし花【初回生産スペシャルプライス盤】 [Muted Singing Flowing (Limited Edition)] (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- うたい去りし花 [Muted Singing Flower] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- カルペ・ディエム(初回生産限定盤) [Carpe Diem (Limited Edition)] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- カルペ・ディエム [Carpe Diem] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- "because you are you" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- エルフの涙 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- アスナロウ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
- "The Best of Aqua Timez (Limited Edition)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
- "The Best of Aqua Timez" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)