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] Due to the success of the album the musicians were offered label deals from several major labels and an invitation to participate at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen which the band declined to stay independent.[2]
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 | www |
Since then, they have released several albums with assorted success.[citation needed]
Band members
edit- 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
editAlbums
edit| Year | Album Details | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Go on As You Are
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1,000,000[3] |
| 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
|
— |
| 2015 | People People
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— |
| 2016 | Pretty good!!
|
— |
Singles
edit| 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
edit| 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!!- | — |
References
edit- ^ TIME Asia magazine records sales
- ^ Shiba, Tomonori (November 17, 2021). "21世紀はこうして始まった―2001(平成13)年の「小さな恋のうた」(MONGOL800) ほか) (21 Seiki wa kōshite hajimatta ― 2001 (Heisei 13)-nen no 'Chīsana koi no uta'(MONGOL 800) hoka))" [This is how the 21st century began - 2001 (Heisei 13) "A Little Love Song" (MONGOL800, etc.)]. 平成のヒット曲 (Heisei no hitto-kyoku) [Heisei hits]. 新潮新書 (Shinchō shinsho) (in Japanese). Vol. 929. Shinjuku: Shinchōsha. 144. ISBN 978-4-10-610929-4.
- ^ Go on As You Are record sales from Japan Times
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