Masochistic Ono Band
Masochistic Ono Band (stylized as MASOCHISTIC ONO BAND) is a Japanese rock band. The band was formed in 2013 as the house band for the radio program Hiroshi Kamiya and Daisuke Ono's Dear Girl: Stories, with the members consisting of Hiroshi Kamiya, Daisuke Ono, and other staff members from the show.[1]
Masochistic Ono Band | |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | U & R Records |
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Website | www |
History
Voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya (known by the stage name Hiro-C) and Daisuke Ono (known by the stage name Ono-D) are hosts for the radio program Hiroshi Kamiya and Daisuke Ono's Dear Girl: Stories, which had been broadcasting on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting since 2007. They, along with other staff members of the show, formed the band Masochistic Ono Band.[2] The four members recruited for their group consist of Dear Girl: Stories' writers Masaru Suwa (known by the stage name Do-S)[3] and Yōhei Kobayashi (known by the stage name Chanko) as well as 3M and Yagi84. Masochistic Ono Band made their first appearance in February 2013 during a live event for Dear Girl: Stories, titled Dear Girl: Stories Festival Carnival Matsuri.[4]
Masochistic Ono Band released their debut single, "Ace of Asia", on February 15, 2014 as the theme song to Dear Girl: Stories's second film, Dear Girl: Stories The Movie 2: Ace of Asia, which documented the group's trip in Hong Kong.[5] The film was partly produced to record the music video for "Ace of Asia."[4] On December 10, 2014, Masochistic Ono Band made their major label debut through their debut extended play, Masochistic Over Beat,[4] which also consisted of their versions of "Dear wa Nemuranai", "Say Your Name! (Dear Girl)", and "Dirty Agent", songs that were originally recorded by Kamiya and Ono for Dear Girl: Stories.[6] They embarked on their first live tour, titled What is Rock?, in 2015.[6]
On February 8, 2018, Masochistic Ono Band released their second single, "Mighty Heart."[2] From April 21 to 22, the group performed at DGS VS MOB Live Survive, a joint event with Dear Girl: Stories.[3][7] After the event, the group briefly went on hiatus.[8]
On June 9, 2020, Masochistic Ono Band returned from hiatus with the release of their second extended play, 6.9 (pronounced "Rock Tenkyū").[8] The extended play focused on the theme of "six", where each of the six members of the band composed one song, and it was released on Do-S's birthday, June 9.[8] "Like a Fake", which was written by Hiro-C, was used as an opening song for Dear Girl: Stories.[8] Masochistic Ono Band embarked on a nationwide tour titled Rock Thank You! from July to September 2020.[9] One of the shows, titled Rock Thank You! Stay Home Stay Rock! Tour Final was livestreamed on YouTube and Niconico, on July 5, 2020.[10] On the final day of the tour, Masochistic Ono Band announced that they are performing the theme song to the 2021 anime series Bonobono under the name Masochistic Bono Band.[11]
Members
Discography
Extended plays
Title | Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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JPN [12] | ||||
Masochistic Over Beat | 2014 |
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11 | — |
6.9 | 2020 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [13] |
Album |
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JPN [13] | ||||
"Ace of Asia" | 2014 | — | — | Masochistic Over Beat |
"Mighty Heart" | 2018 | 20 |
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Non-album single |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||
References
- "ラジオ番組『神谷浩史・小野大輔 のDear Girl~Stories~』発のエアバンド「MOB」の有料無観客配信ライブ第2弾がニコニコ生放送にて生配信決定!". Animate Times (in Japanese). August 18, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "小野大輔×神谷浩史の"エアバンド"MOBの新作ジャケット公開". Natalie. January 29, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- Sherman, Jennifer (April 25, 2018). "Fans Respond to Voice Actor Hiroshi Kamiya's Angry Outburst at Event". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "MASOCHISTIC ONO BAND(MOB)とは". Animate Times. June 9, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "Dear Girl~Stories~THE MOVIE2 ACE OF ASIA". Natalie. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "ヒロC×小野D、ミニアルバム作携え神戸&幕張で「ロックって何ですか?」". Natalie. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "小野大輔×神谷浩史の"エアバンド"MOBが新作リリース&4月にたまアリでイベント2DAYS". Natalie. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "ラジオ『神谷浩史・小野大輔のDear Girl~Stories~』発のエアバンド・MOBのミニアルバム『6.9(ロック・テンキュー)』インタビュー|メインボーカルの2人がライブを待つファンへの思いや、デビュー曲のその後を描いた楽曲など製作について語る!". Animate Times. June 9, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "『神谷浩史・小野大輔のDear Girl~Stories~』発のエアバンド『MOB』全国ツアー、横浜公演・神戸公演のチケット予約がスタート!". B's Log. Kadokawa Corporation. February 23, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "神谷浩史&小野大輔のラジオ番組「DGS」発エアバンド・MOBが無観客無料トークライブ開催". Anime! Anime!. June 22, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- "『神谷浩史・小野大輔の Dear Girl~Stories~』発のエアバンド「MASOCHISTIC ONO BAND」がアニメ『ぼのぼの』主題歌を担当!". Animate Times. September 14, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart:
- Masochistic Over Beat: "Masochistic Over Beat". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- Peak chart positions on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart:
- "Mighty Heart": "【upcoming】3/12付週間CDランキング、『コンフィデンス』編集部ピックアップ6作". Confidene (in Japanese). March 8, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2020 – via Oricon.