Kana-Boon
Kana-Boon (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2008.[4] They made their major debut with Ki/oon Music in 2013. Ever since, they've had four albums reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with Doppel being their best-charting album, reaching the third place on the chart.[5] They have also had five singles reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with "Full Drive" (フルドライブ) being their best-charting single, reaching the sixth place on the chart.[6] Three of their singles have been used in the Naruto franchise, with "Silhouette" being used as the 16th Naruto Shippuden opening theme, and "Diver" as the theme song for Boruto: Naruto the Movie and Baton Road as the first season opening for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[7][8] The B-side for "Diver", "Spiral", was the theme song for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 video game.[8] This group also made a single for the anime The Perfect Insider titled "Talking".[9] Their single "Fighter" was chosen to be the fourth opening of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.[10] Shortly after that, their new single titled "Baton Road" was chosen to be the first opening of the Naruto sequel, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[8][11] Recently, their song "Starmarker" was used as the second opening of the fourth season of My Hero Academia, while their song "Torch of Liberty" was used as the second opening of the second season of Fire Force.
Kana-Boon | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sakai, Osaka,[1] Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Hip Land Music Corp. (management), Ki/oon Music (recording) |
| Members | Maguro Taniguchi Hayato Koga Takahiro Koizumi Masami Endō |
| Past members | Hirose Kaede Yuuma Meshida |
| Website | www |
History
2006–2013: Origins and early history
The group was initially formed in 2006 as part of Osaka Prefectural Izumisougou Senior High School's light music club in Sakai, Osaka,[12] and officially formed as a band in 2008. Maguro Taniguchi initially invited Takahiro Koizumi to join the club, and later invited Hayato Koga and Yuuma Meshida. The band's name derives from popular internet slang.[4] The band began performing live at the Mikunigaoka Fuzz live house in Osaka from 2010.[12] During August to September 2011, bassist Hiroaki Hirose left the band, with Yuuma Meshida replacing Hirose. In December 2011, the band won the eo Music Try special prize award.[13]
In April 2012, Kana-Boon won the Ki/oon 20 Years Audition out of 4000 contestants, and served as the opening act for Asian Kung-Fu Generation. On April 13, 2013, the band released their first music video, "Naimononedari", directed by Shinta Yamagishi, and announced their first nationally distributed work, Boku ga CD o dashitara (僕がCDを出したら), for release on April 24, 2013 through their management Hip Land Music.[14] The album performed successfully, placing 14th on the Oricon Charts.[15]
2013–present: Major label debut
On August 5, 2013, the band announced it had signed with onto the major label Ki/oon Music, and announced their first major label single, "Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari" (盛者必衰の理、お断り), and their first major label album, Doppel.[16] The first song for the album, "1.2. step to you", was used in commercials for Docomo's dHits service in April 2014.[17] On February 26, 2014, the band released their second single "Kesshōsei" (結晶星), a re-recording of their 2011 independently-released song of the same name.[18] On May 21, 2014, the band released their third single, "Full Drive" (フルドライブ),[19] becoming the band's best performing single, placing 6th on the Oricon Charts.[20] On August 27, 2014, the band released their fourth single "Ikiteyuku" (生きてゆく).[21] On September 8, 2014, Weekly Shōnen Jump revealed that Kana-Boon's fifth single, "Silhouette" (シルエット), would be used as the sixteenth opening theme for the anime series Naruto: Shippuden, and was released on November 26, 2014.[22][23] On December 11, 2014, the band announced that they would be releasing their second album, Time, on January 21, 2015.[24]
On March 23, 2015, it was revealed that their sixth single, "Nandemonedari" (なんでもねだり), would be used in commercials for Shiseido's Anessa cosmetics, and would be released on May 13, 2015.[25] On June 15, 2015, it was announced that the band's seventh single, "Diver" (ダイバー), would be used as the theme song for the anime film Boruto: Naruto the Movie,[26][27] and on June 29, 2015, it was announced the B-side track, "Spiral" (スパイラル), would be used as the theme song for the video game Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.[28] "Diver" was released on August 5, 2015.[29] On September 3, 2015, it was announced that the band would be performing the opening theme song for the anime series The Perfect Insider titled "talking".[30][31] "talking" was a rearrangement of the band's independently-released single "Kuchi o tozashite" (口をとざして) from 2013.[32] The song was released as a split single with Scenarioart, who performed the ending theme song for the series, on November 11, 2015.[33] They released the albums Origin in 2016, Namida in 2017, and Honey & Darling in 2022.
Band members
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Current members
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Former members
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Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [35] | ||
| Doppel |
|
3 |
| Time |
|
4 |
| Origin |
|
6 |
| Namida |
|
7 |
| Honey & Darling |
|
29 |
| Renai Shijō Shugi (恋愛至上主義 Love Supremacism) |
|
34 |
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [35] | ||
| Kanjō kibaku-zai (感情起爆剤 Emotion Initiator) |
|
— |
| Wakattenai no wa bokudatta (わかってないのは僕だった It was I who did not understand) |
|
— |
| Boku ga CD o dashitara (僕がCDを出したら When I release the CD) |
|
14 |
| Asuta (アスター Astor) |
|
16 |
| Nerine (ネリネ) |
|
36 |
Best albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [35] | ||
| KBB vol.1 |
|
27 |
| KBB vol.2 |
|
36 |
| Kana-Boon the Best |
|
15 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Notes | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [36] |
JPN Billboard [37] | ||||
| "Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari" (盛者必衰の理、お断り) |
2013 | 10 | — | Doppel | |
| "Kesshōsei" (結晶星) |
2014 | 8 | 4 | Time | |
| "Full Drive" (フルドライブ) |
6 | 5 | |||
| "Ikiteyuku" (生きてゆく) |
19 | 13 | |||
| "Silhouette" (シルエット) |
11 | 9 | 16th OP for the anime Naruto Shippuden.[8] | ||
| "Nandemonedari" (なんでもねだり) |
2015 | 8 | 4 | Origin | |
| "Diver" (ダイバー) |
11 | 8 | Theme song for the anime film Boruto: Naruto the Movie.[7] B-side track "Spiral" was the theme song for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 video game.[8] | ||
| "talking"/"Nana Hitsuji" (talking/ナナヒツジ) |
14 | — | Split single with Scenarioart. OP for the anime The Perfect Insider | ||
| "Run and Run" (ランアンドラン) |
2016 | 9 | 20 | ||
| "Wake up" | 16 | 23 | Namida | ||
| "Fighter" | 2017 | 13 | 25 | 2nd OP for the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2.[10] | |
| "Baton Road" (バトンロード) |
18 | — | 1st OP for the anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[11] | ||
| "Haguruma" (ハグルマ) |
2019 | 37 | — | 2nd OP for the anime Karakuri Circus.[38] | Kana-Boon the Best |
| "Massara" (まっさら) |
25 | 68 | OP for the anime Sarazanmai. | ||
| "Starmarker"[39] (スターマーカー Sutā Mākā) |
2020 | 29 | 46 | 2nd OP for the anime My Hero Academia Season 4.[40] | Honey & Darling |
| "Torch of Liberty" | 38 | — | 2nd OP for the anime Fire Force Season 2.[41] | ||
| "Re:Pray" | 2021 | 29 | 31 | ||
| "Kirarirari" (きらりらり) |
2022 | 69 | — | 11th OP for the anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[42] | |
| "Song of the Dead" (ソングオブザデッド) |
2023 | 41 | — | Opening theme for Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | |
Promotional and digital singles
| Title | Year | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Silhouette -TV Size-" (シルエット-TV SIZE-) |
2014 | TV size version of "Silhouette" | Non-album single |
| "Marble - From The First Take" (マーブル - From THE FIRST TAKE) |
2020 | Digital single from The First Take performance of "Marble" | |
| "Naimonodenari - Revenge The First Take (feat. Mossa)" (ないものねだり - Revenge THE FIRST TAKE (feat. もっさ)) |
Digital single re-recording of The First Take performance of "Naimononedari", featuring Mossa from Necry Talkie | ||
| "Hope" | 2021 | Honey & Darling | |
| "Silhouette (Tokyo Machine Remix) - Sacra Beats Singles" (シルエット (TOKYO MACHINE Remix) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles) |
Non-album single | ||
| "Merry-Go-Round" (メリーゴーランド) |
2022 | Honey & Darling | |
| "Silhouette (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs Online 2022)" (シルエット (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE 2022)) |
Non-album singles | ||
| "Starmarker (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs Online 2022)" (スターマーカー (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE 2022)) |
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| "Silhouette - From The First Take (feat. Takahiro Yamada)" (シルエット - From THE FIRST TAKE (feat.山田貴洋)) |
Digital single from The First Take performance of "Silhouette", featuring Takahiro Yamada from Asian Kung-Fu Generation | ||
| "Starmarker - From The First Take (feat. Daisuke Kanazawa)" (スターマーカー - From THE FIRST TAKE (feat.金澤ダイスケ)) |
Digital single from The First Take performance of "Starmarker", featuring Daisuke Kanazawa from Fujifabric | ||
| "Kirarirari" (きらりらり) |
11th opening theme for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | ||
| "Fuka" (フカ) |
2023 | Collaboration song for mobile game Monster Strike | |
| "Gradation (feat. Yuho Kitazawa)" (ぐらでーしょん feat. 北澤ゆうほ) |
Opening theme for My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, featuring Yuho Kitazawa from The Peggies | Renai Shijō Shugi | |
| "Sakura no Uta" (サクラノウタ) |
Third song with the same reading of the title, with the title written in a different way for each song (in Hiragana, Kanji, and now Katakana) | ||
| "Song of the Dead" (ソングオブザデッド) |
Opening theme for Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | Non-album single |
Independent singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "New Band Stage" | Unknown | Non-album singles |
| "Ame to yakō ressha" (雨と夜行列車 Rain and Night Train) |
2009 | |
| "Locker Room" | ||
| "Masani u~ōu~ōu~ō" (まさにウォーウォーウォー Wow Wow War) |
2010 | |
| "Kesshōsei" (結晶星 Crystal Star) |
2011 | |
| "Me o tojite" (目をとじて Keep an Eye Out) |
2012 | |
| "Mimi o fusaide" (耳をふさいで Close Your Ears) | ||
| "Kuchi o tozashite" (口をとざして Hold Your Mouth) |
2013 | |
| "Te mo Ashi mo Denai" (手も足も出ない I Have No Hands or Legs) | ||
| "Bokura wa itsu made tatte mo sa" (僕らはいつまで経ってもさ We can Stay Forever) |
Covers
| Year | Song | Original artist | Released on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Kimi to Iu Hana" (君という花 A Flower Named You) |
Asian Kung-Fu Generation | AKG Tribute | Released: March 29, 2017[43] |
| 2022 | "Haruka Kanata" (遥か彼方 Far Away) |
Kirarirari | Released: November 2, 2022[44] |
Music videos
Official music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s)[45] |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Naimononedari"
(ないものねだり) |
Shinta Yamagishi |
| "Declaration of Necessity of Proponents, Refusal"
(盛者必衰の理、お断り Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari) | ||
| "1.2. step to you" | ||
| "U~ōrīhīrō"
(ウォーリーヒーロー) |
Tetsuya Iwaguchi | |
| 2014 | "Crystal Star"
(結晶星 Kesshō Hoshi) |
Higuchiryou × Wonowataru |
| "Full Drive"
(フルドライブ Furu Doraibu) |
Sumisu | |
| "To Live"
(生きてゆく Ikite yuku) |
Shinta Yamagishi | |
| "Silhouette"
(シルエット Shiruetto) |
Kamatani Sōjirō | |
| 2015 | "Snow Globe"
(スノーグローブ Sunōgurōbu) |
Sudō Kanji |
| "TIME" | ||
| "Anything"
(なんでもねだり Nan demo nedari) |
Tanabe Hidenobu | |
| "Diver"
(ダイバー Daibā) |
Kamatani Sōjirō | |
| "Talking" | Takuya Tada | |
| 2016 | "Run and Run"
(ランアンドラン Ran'andoran) |
Bait |
| "Anger in the Mind" | Takuya Tada | |
| "Wake up" | Shinta Yamagishi | |
| 2017 | "Fighter" | Kei Ikeda |
| "Tears"
(涙 Namida) |
Shinta Yamagishi | |
| "Still We are Hoping"
(それでも僕らは願っているよ Soredemo bokura wa negatte iru yo) |
Takuya Tada | |
| 2018 | "Sakura Song"
(さくらのうた Sakura no Uta) |
|
| "Wandering Days and Fanfare"
(彷徨う日々とファンファーレ Samayou Hibi to Fanfare) |
Sumisu | |
| "From the window at night"
(夜の窓辺から Yoru no Madobe Kara) |
Takuya Tada | |
| 2019 | "Cogwheel"
(ハグルマ Haguruma) |
Kensuke Kawamura |
| "Brand New"
(まっさら Massara) |
Tetsu Watanabe | |
| 2020 | "Starmarker"
(スターマーカー Sutā Mākā) |
Hidenobu Tanabe |
| "Marble"
(マーブル Māburu) |
||
| "Torch of Liberty" | Hiroki Nakamura | |
| 2021 | "HOPE" | Okushita Kazuhiko / Takuya Tada |
| "Re:Pray" | Chiharu Shimura | |
| 2022 | "Merry-go-round"
(メリーゴーランド Merīgōrando) |
Shinta Yamagishi |
| "Glittering"
(きらりらり Kirarirari) |
GROUPN | |
| 2023 | "Gradation (feat. Yuho Kitazawa)"
(ぐらでーしょん feat. 北澤ゆうほ) |
Smith |
| "Just that"
(ただそれだけ Tadasoredake) |
Takumi Gunji |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Eo Music Try | Special Prize | Kana-Boon | Won[13] |
| 2014 | CD Shop Awards | Best Newcomer | Boku ga CD o dashitara (僕がCDを出したら) |
Won |
| CD Shop Awards | Best Newcomer | Doppel | Won | |
| Space Shower Music Video Awards | Best Video | "Naimononedari" | Nominated[46] | |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best New Artist Video | Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari (盛者必衰の理、お断り) |
Nominated | |
| 2015 | Space Shower Music Video Awards | Best Video | "To Live" | Nominated[47] |
| 2016 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Rock Artist | Kana-Boon | Nominated[48] |
| 2018 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Rock Artist | Kana-Boon | Nominated[49] |
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External links
- Official website (Ki/oon Music)
- Official website (Hip Land Music Corporation)
- Kana-Boon discography at Discogs
- Kana-Boon discography on iTunes