Ulfuls
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| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop rock, rock 'n' roll, funk rock, funk |
| Years active | 1988–2009, 2014-present |
| Labels |
EMI Music Japan(1992-2007) Warner Music Japan (2007-2009), (2014-present) |
| Associated acts | Ito Ginji |
| Website |
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| Members |
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Ulfuls (ウルフルズ Urufuruzu) is a Japanese rock band from Osaka. The band name Ulfuls is derived from a misreading of the word "soulful," found on the cover of one of the band members' favorite records. They were signed by Toshiba-EMI in 1992, but after 15 years they transferred to Warner Music Group.
History
Having debuted in 1992 with the single, "Yabure Kabure," they initially had very limited success. However, by 1996, the group experienced huge superstar fame, fueled by the singles "Guts Da Ze!!," and "Boogie Woogie '96". Their lead singer is Tortoise Matsumoto. The other members are Ulful Keisuke on guitar, John B. Chopper on bass and Sankon Jr. on drums. In 1996 they wrote the song "Sky" for the film Gamera 2: Attack of Legion. In 1999 John B. Chopper left the group, which nevertheless continued on as a three-member group. However, in 2002 Chopper returned to the group again, making it a four-member group once more. The band's song "Ryoho for you" (両方 For You) was chosen as the official theme song for the 2007 Summer Koshien baseball tournament . Their song "Baka Survivor" was used as the 2nd opening theme for the anime Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (ボボボーボ・ボーボボ).
After being active for 21 years, Ulfuls announced they would stop touring following their "Yassa!" (ヤッサï¼) outdoor concert event, held in Osaka on August 29 and 30, 2009. Although, in early 2014, the group announced that they were ending its hiatus, and released its 32nd single, "Doudemo yo Sugi" (ã©ã†ã§ã‚‚よã™ãŽ), in February 2014. The single was their first release in several years. Ulfuls went on to release its twelfth studio album, "One Mind", that May, to impressive sales.
Members
- Tortoise Matsumoto (トータスæ¾æœ¬ TÅtasu Matsumoto, December 28, 1966): Lead vocals; real name Atsushi Matsumoto (æ¾æœ¬ 敦 Matsumoto Atsushi)
- Ulful Keisuke (ウルフル ケイスケ Urufuru Keisuke, May 23, 1965): Guitar; real name Keisuke Iwamoto (岩本 åœä»‹ Iwamoto Keisuke)
- John B. Chopper (ジョン・B・ãƒãƒ§ãƒƒãƒ‘ー Jon BÄ« ChoppÄ, November 4, 1967): Bass; real name Toshihiro Kuroda (é»’ç”° åˆ©åš Kuroda Toshihiro)
- Sankon Jr. (サンコンJr. Sankon Junia, October 13, 1970): Drums; real name Hiroyuki Sako (ä½å åšå¹¸ Sako Hiroyuki)
Discography
Singles
| Title | Release Date | Peak chart position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon[1] | |||||||||||
| Desperate (ã‚„ã¶ã‚Œã‹ã¶ã‚Œ) | May 13, 1992 | — | |||||||||
| MacaMaca BUNBUN (マカマカBUNBUN) | May 19, 1993 | — | |||||||||
| Wonderful World (世ã®ä¸ãƒ¯ãƒ³ãƒ€ãƒ•ãƒ«) | Oct 27, 1993 | — | |||||||||
| Great Debt (借金大王) | Aug 31, 1994 | — | |||||||||
| Suttoba (ã™ã£ã¨ã°ã™) | Nov 16, 1994 | — | |||||||||
| Go With All Your Might! (トコトンã§è¡Œã“ã†!) | March 15, 1995 | — | |||||||||
| Osaka Strut Part II (大阪ストラット・パートII) | May 21, 1995 | — | |||||||||
| SUN SUN SUN'95 | July 19, 1995 | 96 | |||||||||
| Guts Daze(ガッツã ãœ) | Dec 6, 1995 | 6 | |||||||||
| Banzai ~I'm Happy~ (ãƒãƒ³ã‚¶ã‚¤ 〜好ãã§ã‚ˆã‹ã£ãŸã€œ) | Feb 7, 1996 | 13 | |||||||||
| Boogie Woogie '96 (ブギウギ'96) | July 3, 1996 | 2 | |||||||||
| Sky (ãら) | July 3, 1996 | 9 | |||||||||
| Komason No. 1 (コマソンNo.1) | Dec 11, 1996 | 5 | |||||||||
| That's Right! (ãã‚ŒãŒç”ãˆã !) | Feb 26, 1997 | 15 | |||||||||
| Cutie (ã‹ã‚ã„ã„ã²ã¨) | Oct 8, 1997 | 5 | |||||||||
| Are You Happy (ã—ã‚ã‚ã›ã§ã™ã‹) | Dec 10, 1997 | 18 | |||||||||
| Leave (ã¾ã‹ã›ãªã•ã„) | May 13, 1998 | 20 | |||||||||
| Let's Play (ã‚ãã¼ã†) | Oct 28, 1998 | 21 | |||||||||
| Young Soul Dynamite (ヤング ソウル ダイナマイト) | Oct 14, 1999 | 29 | |||||||||
| Dream (夢) | Nov 26, 1999 | 60 | |||||||||
| Tomorrow is (明日ãŒã‚ã‚‹ã•) | Feb 16, 2001 | 4 | |||||||||
| Naniwa Genome ~Ulfuls Mega Mix Medley~ (ナニワゲノム〜ウルフルズ・メガミックス・メドレー〜) | April 28, 2001 | 41 | |||||||||
| Endeavor ~It's Hot~/Incident (ãŒã‚€ã—ゃら 〜熱ããªã‚Œã€œ/事件ã ッ) | Oct 17, 2001 | 15 | |||||||||
| Once You Laugh (笑ãˆã‚Œã°) | Feb 20, 2002 | 10 | |||||||||
| Eenen (ãˆãˆãã‚“) | Nov 11, 2003 | 20 | |||||||||
| Idiot Survivor (ãƒã‚«ã‚µãƒã‚¤ãƒãƒ¼) | Nov 3, 2004 | 13 | |||||||||
| Go Crazy/It's OK (æš´ã‚Œã ã™/大丈夫) | Jan 13, 2005 | 10 | |||||||||
| Samurai Soul (サムライソウル) | Jan 2, 2006 | 18 | |||||||||
| Passion A Go-Go (情熱 A GO-GO) | April 18, 2007 | 22 | |||||||||
| Both For You/Come Cry (両方 For You/æ³£ã‘ã¦ãã‚‹) | July 25, 2007 | 15 | |||||||||
| For Sure (ãŸã—ã‹ãªã“ã¨) | Oct 31, 2007 | 28 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||
Special Release Singles
| Release Date | Title | Ranking |
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| Feb 25, 2014 | Anyways, It's Amazing (ã©ã†ã§ã‚‚よã™ãŽ) | - |
Albums
| Release Date | Title | Peak Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | June 17, 1992 (Out of Print) December 14, 1994(Re-release) January 25, 2012(Re-release) |
Bakuhatsu on Parade | 74th |
| 2nd | August 31, 1994 | Suttobasu | 61st |
| 3rd | January 24, 1996 | Banzai | 1st |
| 4th | March 26, 1997 | Let's Go | 5th |
| 5th | June 17, 1998 | Thank You For The Music | 4th |
| 6th | December 8, 1999 | Trophy | 12th |
| 7th | March 27, 2002 | Ulfuls | 18th |
| 8th | December 10, 2003 | Enen | 14th |
| 9th | February 23, 2005 | 9 | 6th |
| 10th | March 8, 2006 | YOU | 12th |
| 11th | December 12, 2007 | KEEP ON, MOVE ON | 9th |
| 12th | May 21, 2014 | ONE MIND | 8th |
Virtual Albums
- iTunes Originals - Ulfuls (Japanese exclusive)
VHS/DVD
- Ulful V (Ulfuls DVD)
- Ulful V JÅ«
- Live In Japan
- Ai Yue Ni Aa, Au Yue Ni Bakuhatsu!!
- Ulfuls Ga Yatte Kureru Yassa! Yassa! Yassa!
- Ashita Ga Aru Sa "Kaze Fukeba Shoshikantetsu" (DVD Single)
- Ulfuls Ga Yatte Kureru Yassa! Yassa! Yassassa!
- Tsū Tsū Ura Ura
- Eenen Osakan Graffiti
- Ulfuls at BudÅkan
External links
- ulfuls - Warner Music Japan
- ULFULS.COM - ulfuls Official Website
- TAISUKE HOME PAGE - Ulfuls's Taisuke's Official Website
- ulfuls - Myspace
References
- ↑ "オリコンランã‚ãƒ³ã‚°æƒ…å ±ã‚µãƒ¼ãƒ“ã‚¹ã€Œyou大樹ã€". Oricon. Retrieved January 31, 2014. (subscription only)
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