Mongol800
| Mongol800 | |
|---|---|
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Busan Rock Festival, 2011 Aug 6 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Monpachi |
| Origin | Okinawa, Japan |
| Genres | Punk rock, pop punk, indie rock, ska punk |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Tissue Freak Records / High Wave |
| Website | Mongol800 at Highwave |
| Members |
Satoshi Takazato Kiyosaku Uezu Takashi Gima |
| Notable instruments | |
| Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums | |
Mongol800 (モンゴル はっぴゃく mongoru happyaku) is a Japanese punk rock band from Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan consisting of three members. When they were aged 19, they released their first album. They have released five studio recordings, one single, and one live concert DVD. In 2001, despite low commercial attention, they sold over two-million records[1] from the album Message. Several years afterwards, they released more albums with just as much success.
Personnel
- Kiyosaku Uezu - bass guitar, vocals
- Takashi Gima - guitar
- Satoshi Takazato - drums
Discography
Albums
| # | Information | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Go on As You Are
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1,000,000[2] |
| 2nd | Message
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2,782,000 |
| 3rd | 百々: Momo
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| 4th | Daniel
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| 5th | Etc. Work
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| 6th | Eight-hundreds
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46,128 |
Singles
| # | Information | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | ヨロコビノウタ
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| 2nd | Special Thanks!!
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Compilations
- 飛薬 (Flying Drug): 沖縄中毒 Vol.2 (2001)
- 沖縄中毒/The Pocket Full of Rumble Okinawan Addict!! (2000)
- Japanese Homegrown Vol.4-Skacore Collection (2000)
External links
- Official site Japanese
- High Wave Records Japanese
- Oricon Billboard Japanese
- Barks Biography Page Japanese
- LastFM Bio Page English
- Japan Wikipedia Japanese
- Lyrics in romaji and kanji English
- Interview at www.keikaku.net: English
References
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