Mongol800
Mongol800 (モンゴル はっぴゃく, mongoru happyaku, stylized as MONGOL800) is a Japanese three-piece punk rock band from Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, formed in 1998. The band released their first album when the members were 19. In 2001, despite low media attention, they produced a commercially-prominent second album Message, which eventually sold over two million record copies.[1] Since then, they have released several albums with assorted success.
MONGOL800 | |
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 Mongol800 performing at Busan Rock Festival, South Korea in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Monpachi |
| Origin | Okinawa, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Tissue Freak Records / High Wave |
| Members | Satoshi Takazato Kiyosaku Uezu Takashi Gima |
| Website | MONGOL800 OFFICIAL WEBSITE |
Band members
- Kiyosaku Uezu (うえず きよさく, born 1981) — bass guitar, vocals
- Takashi Gima (ぎま たかし, born 1980) — guitar
- Satoshi Takazato (たかざと さとし, born 1980) — drums
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album Details | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Go on As You Are
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1,000,000[2] |
| 2001 | Message
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2,782,000 |
| 2004 | 百々: Momo
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| 2006 | Daniel
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| 2008 | Etc. Works
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| 2009 | Eight-hundreds
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46,128 |
| 2011 | etc.works2
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| 2013 | GOOD MORNING OKINAWA
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| 2015 | People People
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| 2016 | Pretty good!!
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Singles
| Year | Title | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Yorokobi no Uta" (ヨロコビノウタ)
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| 2008 | "special thanks!!"
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| 2014 | "OKINAWA CALLING×STAND BY ME"
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Compilations
| Year | Title | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 沖縄中毒/The Pocket Full of Rumble Okinawan Addict!! | — |
| Japanese Homegrown Vol.4-Skacore Collection | — | |
| 2001 | 飛薬 (Flying Drug): 沖縄中毒 Vol.2 | — |
| 2013 | 800BEST -simple is the BEST!!- | — |
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