Galileo Galilei (band)

For other uses, see Galileo (disambiguation).
Galileo Galilei
Origin Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
Genres Indie rock, indie pop, electropop
Years active 2007–2016
Labels SME Records
Associated acts Folks
Website galileogalilei.jp
Members Yuuki Ozaki
Hitoshi Sako
Kazuki Ozaki
Past members Sohei Funaya
Fumito Iwai
Kazumasa Noguchi

Galileo Galilei (ガリレオ・ガリレイ) is a Japanese rock band from Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan signed to SME Records. In 2012, members Fumito Iwai and Noguchi Kazumasa left Galileo Galilei, and later formed the group Folks in 2013.[1][2]

The band has announced to break up after their final tour in April 2016. Sea and The Darkness released on January 27 would be their last album.[3][4]

Members

Current lineup

Past members

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[5][upper-alpha 1]
JPN
[6]
1tas2
  • Released: January 2, 2008
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD
 —
Parade 5 28,000
Portal
  • Released: January 25, 2012
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 10 20,000
Alarms(THE BEST ALBUM EVER)
  • Released: October 9, 2013
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 15 6,000
Sea and the Darkness
  • Released: January 27, 2016
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 19 7,000

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[5]
JPN
[6]
Ame Nochi Galileo (雨のちガリレオ Ame Nochi Garireo, "Rain, Followed by Galileo")
  • Released: January 21, 2009
  • Label: Senkō Label
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 38 8,000
Hamanasu no Hana (ハマナスの花, "Japanese Rose Flower")
  • Released: February 24, 2010
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 14 19,000
Baby, It's Cold Outside
  • Released: October 31, 2012
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 19 5,000
See More Glass
  • Released: October 1, 2014
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 23 5,000

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[5] Certifications Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[6]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[7][upper-alpha 2]
"Natsuzora" (夏空, "Summer Sky") 2010 14 9 18,000 Parade
"Yotsuba Sagashi no Tabibito" (四ツ葉さがしの旅人, "Four Leaf Searcher") 20 19 5,000
"Boku Kara Kimi e" (僕から君へ, "From Me to You") 2011 15 13 8,000
"Aoi Shiori" (青い栞, "Blue Bookmark") 9 20 28,000
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[20]
 Portal
"Sayonara Frontier" (さよならフロンティア Sayonara Furontia, "Goodbye Frontier") 25 53 6,000
"Asu e" (明日へ, "To Tomorrow") 17 23 10,000
"Circle Game" (サークルゲーム Sākurugēmu) 2013 18 19 26,000 Alarms
"Koi no Jumyō" (恋の寿命, "Limit of Love") 2015 25 48 3,000 Sea and the Darkness
"Arashi no Ato de" (嵐のあとで, "After the Storm") 45 94 1,000
"Climber" (クライマー Kuraimā) 29 77 5,000

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[7][upper-alpha 2]
"Hamanasu no Hana" 2010 6 Hamanasu no Hana
"Lizzy" (リジー Rijī) 2012 — Baby, It's Cold Outside
"Pilot Girl" (パイロットガール Pairotto Gāru) 2013 — Alarms
"Hellogoodbye" 2014 — Non-album single
"Mrs. Summer" — See More Glass
"Banana Fish no Hamabe to Kuroi Niji" (バナナフィッシュの浜辺と黒い虹, "Banana Fish Beach and a Black Rainbow")[21]
(with Aimer)		 —
"Aoi Chi" (青い血, "Blue Blood") 2016 —[upper-alpha 3] Sea and the Darkness

Notes

  1. ↑ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. 1 2 Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Hamanasu no Hana",[8] "Natsuzora",[9] "Yotsuba Sagashi no Tabibito",[10] "Boku kara Kimi e",[11] "Aoi Shiori",[12] "Sayonara Frontier",[13] "Asu e",[14] "Circle Game",[15] "Koi no Jumyō",[16] "Arashi no Ato de",[17] "Climber".[18]
  3. ↑ Charted at number 29 on the Radio Songs sub-chart.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Masaru Sekiguchi (September 14, 2012). "Galileo Galileiからギター・岩井郁人とキーボード・野口一雅が脱退" [Galileo Galilei's guitarist Fumito Iwai and keyboardist Kazumasa Noguchi leave] (in Japanese). RBB Today. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ Chie Saito (December 13, 2013). 恵庭のバンド「フォークス」、２月メジャーデビュー　ガリレオ・ガリレイ元メンバー・岩井さんら、今年１月に結成 [Eniwa band 'Folks' major debut in February. Galileo Galilei former member Iwai and band members formed in January this year.] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rock Band Galileo Galilei to Break Up After Spring Tour". Anime News Network. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Galileo Galileiを愛してくれているみんなへ [To all of the fans of Galileo Galilei]". Galileo Galilei Official Blog (Galileo Galilei 公式ブログ) (in Japanese). LINE Corporation. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  5. 1 2 3 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  6. 1 2 3 Ｇａｌｉｌｅｏ　Ｇａｌｉｌｅｉのリリース一覧 [List of Galileo Galilei's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  8. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). March 2, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 15, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). January 25, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 21, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 13, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). August 27, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  19. ↑ "GOLD DISC 2015年10月度". The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 673: 14. November 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  20. ↑ レコード協会調べ　1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Galileo×Aimerコラボ曲、先行配信スタート" (in Japanese). Natalie. August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Radio Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

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