Back number

back number
Origin	Japan
Years active	2004-present
Website	backnumber.info
Members	Iyori Shimizu (vocals, guitar) Kazuya Kojima (bass, backing vocals) Hisashi Kurihara (drums)

Back number (stylized as back number) is a Japanese band.^[1] Their single "Christmas Song" reached number-one on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart three times, twice in 2015^[2][3] and once in 2016.^[4]

Members

• Iyori Shimizu (清水依与吏 Shimizu Iyori)
  • Born in Ōta, Gunma, July 9, 1984
  • Vocalist and guitarist
• Kazuya Kojima (小島和也 Kojima Kazuya)
  • Born in Isesaki, Gunma, May 16, 1984
  • Bassist and backing vocalist
• Hisashi Kurihara (栗原寿 Kurihara Hisashi)
  • Born in Isesaki, Gunma, July 24, 1985
  • Drummer

Discography

Singles

• "Koi" (March 7, 2012)^[1]
• "Nichiyōbi" (May 30, 2012)^[1]
• "Christmas Song"

References

1. "back number releases short PV of "Nichiyobi"". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. April 28, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
2. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/11/30". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2016.
3. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2015/12/7". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2016.
4. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/1/1". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2016.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)