Supercar

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Supercar ( Japanese ス ー パ ー カ ー ) is a Japanese rock band founded in 1995 by Kōji Nakamura, Miki Furukawa, Junji Ishiwatari and Kōdai Tazawa, which disbanded in 2005. Their trademark was rock mixed with electronic music and pop . They became known through the soundtracks to the Japanese film Ping Pong and the anime series Eureka Seven .

biography

The band was formed after bassist Miki Furukawa searched a local newspaper for musicians for a band. In 1998 they released their debut album Three Out Change !! , Followed in 1999 by the album Jump Up . In 1999 they also released the two albums Ooyeah !! and ookeah !! In 2000 they experimented a lot in the electronic field with the album Futurama , which they continued with the 2002 album Highvision . The last album Answer was released in 2004. It is considered to be the band's most adventurous album.

In 2005 they gave their final concert, which can be seen on the DVD Last Life .

Members

  • Koji Nakamura (born September 28, 1977) - singer
  • Junji Ishiwatari (born August 21, 1977) - guitarist
  • Miki Furukawa (born February 19, 1979) - bassist and support singer
  • Kodai Tazawa (born February 27, 1978) - drummer

Discography

Singles

  • Cream Soda (September 21, 1997)
  • Planet (December 1, 1997)
  • Lucky (March 1, 1998)
  • Drive (May 21, 1998)
  • Sunday People (September 21, 1998)
  • My Girl (February 3, 1999)
  • Love Forever (May 21, 1999)
  • Fairway (February 2, 2000)
  • White Surf Style 5 (October 12, 2000)
  • Strobolights (May 23, 2001)
  • Yumegiwa Last Boy (November 21, 2001)
  • Aoharu Youth (February 6, 2002)
  • Recreation (February 14, 2003)
  • BGM (November 19, 2003)
  • Last Scene (January 28, 2004)
  • Wonder Word EP (April 28, 2004)

Albums

Studio albums

  • Three Out Change !! (April 1, 1998)
  • Jump Up (February 10, 1999)
  • Futurama (November 22, 2000)
  • Highvision (April 24, 2002)
  • Answer (February 25, 2004)

Project albums

  • OOKeah !! (August 21, 1999)
  • OOYeah !! (August 21, 1999)

Best of albums

  • 16/50 1997 ~ 1999 (February 14, 2003)
  • A (March 24, 2005)
  • B (March 24, 2005)

DVDs

  • High Booster + UN VJ Works (November 19, 2002)
  • PVD (November 20, 2002)
  • PVD 2 (November 20, 2002)
  • Last Live Kanzen-ban ( LAST LIVE 完全 版 Last Live: Complete Edition ) (June 29, 2005)
  • PVD Complete 10th Anniversary Edition (April 4, 2007)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Supercar's history at japantimes.co, accessed on May 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Ian Martin: Supercar's 'Three Out Change !!' may be the most stunning debut in Japanese rock history .
  3. ↑ Ian Martin: Supercar's Futurama
  4. ↑ Productions at oricon.co, accessed on May 16, 2018.