Cool joke

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Cool joke
General information
Genre (s) J-skirt
founding 2001
Website www.cooljoke.net
Current occupation
Hiroya Ishikawa
Suguru Asabatake
Hiroyuki Saitō
Takuma Hikichi
former members
Keita Hayashi (until 2006)

Cool Joke is a Japanese rock band that was formed in 2001.

The current line-up consists of singer Hiroya Ishikawa ( 石川 寛 也 , Ishikawa Hiroya ), guitarist Suguru Asabatake ( 麻 畠 卓 , Asabatake Suguru ) and drummer Hiroyuki Saitō ( 斉 藤 広 幸 , Saitō Hiroyuki ). In addition to Ishikawa, Asabatake and Saitō, the band was originally formed with bassist Keita Hayashi. Hayashi left the band in 2006.

First the group was signed to Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) s label The Music Council from around 2004 , but then the band switched to the indie label high numbers dream in 2006 . Their activities were initially limited to Fukui Prefecture . They are now performing all over Japan. The song UNDO is the third opening title of the anime Fullmetal Alchemist .

Discography

Albums

  • October 26, 2005: Cool Joke (The Music Council, no Oricon placement)
  • March 31, 2006: No.1 (indie album)
  • November 12, 2008: Reality (indie album)
  • July 28, 2010: King of Joke (indie album)
  • July 25, 2012: Riyuu ga nee (Solo album by Hiroya Ishikawa)

Singles

  • June 1, 2003: Cool Joke (indie single)
  • August 1, 2003: Akatsuki no Rock n'Roll (indie single)
  • May 12, 2004: UNDO (The Music Council, # 11, 12 weeks)
  • August 18, 2004: Ai no Chikara ( 愛 の チ カ ラ ; The Music Council, # 106, 1 week)
  • January 19, 2005: OK, Full Throttle ( OK, フ ル ス ロ ッ ト ル ; The Music Council, # 186, 1 week)
  • September 21, 2005: Sekai wa Kimi no Te no Naka ni, Hikari wa Uta no Naka ni ( 世界 は 君 の 手 の 中 に 、 光 は 詩 詩 の 中 に ; The Music Council, no placement)
  • July 6, 2007: Kachō Fūgetsu (digital indie single)
  • April 7, 2010: King of Joke (digital indie single)
  • May 6, 2010: Puka Puka (digital indie single)
  • February 29, 2012: UNDO -8years later-
  • September 11, 2013: Green Gold
  • October 23, 2013: Tsukiakari
  • November 27, 2013: Ryuuryokukakou

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e ＣＯＯＬ ＪＯＫＥ の リ リ ー ス 一 覧 . In: Oricon Style. Oricon , accessed January 6, 2011 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ Entry at jpopasia.com