Hilcrhyme
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Hilcrhyme (ヒルクライム, Hirukuraimu) is a Japanese two member hip-hop group. They are best known for their 2009 hit song "Shunkashūtō," which has been certified for 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads 1,000,000 ringtone downloads.[1][2]
The band's name is a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of hillclimb and the word rhyme.
Biography
Hilcrhyme first met when Toc performed at a regular music event called Nettaiya, organised by DJ Katsu. After the event finished in 2005, the pair focused working together as a duo, mostly centring their activities around Niigata.
The pair's first official release together came in March 2007, when they released Nettaiya, a demo album. In July 2008, the group released their debut single, "Mō Byebye," independently through Nao Plan management. Hilcrhyme debuted as a major label artist a later, under Universal.
The group's second major label single, "Shunkashūtō," became a massive digital hit in Japan and bringing the group to fame. It has currently sold more then 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads, 1,000,000 ringtone downloads and 100,000 PC downloads.[1][2] Since then, the band's next single (a re-release of "Mō Byebye") and their debut single, "Jun'ya to Manami," have been certified for being downloaded more than 100,000 times as a cellphone download.[1][3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts [4] |
Reported sales [4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nettaiya (熱帯夜, Tropical Night)
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— | — |
| 2010 | Recital (リサイタル, Risaitaru)
|
2 | 183,446 |
Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [4] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [4] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [5] |
RIAJ digital tracks [6] | |||||
| 2008 | "Mō Byebye" (もうバイバイ, Bye Bye Once More) | Independent release. | 80 | — | — | 1,800 | Recital |
| 2009 | "Jun'ya to Manami" (純也と真菜実, Junya and Manami) | 24 | 53 | 38 | 8,000 | ||
| "Shunkashūtō" (春夏秋冬, Four Seasons) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 135,000 | |||
| "Mō Byebye" | Major label re-release. | 18 | 21 | 3 | 14,000 | ||
| 2010 | "Daijōbu" (大丈夫, Alright) | TBA | TBA | 1 | TBA | TBA | |
References
- ^ a b c "レコード協会調べ 12月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：12月度認定＞". RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-01. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞". RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-03. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：3月度認定＞". RIAJ (in Japanese). 2010-04. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-04-26. (subscription only)
- ^ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ^ "有料音楽配信チャート" (in Japanese). RIAJ.
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