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Origin | Osaka, Japan |
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Years active | 2007–present |
Labels | Epic Records Japan |
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Brian the Sun is a Japanese rock band from Osaka. [1] [2] [3]
The band was formed in 2007 in Osaka by Ryota Mori and Haruki Hakuyama. [4] [5] The name was inspired by the Arctic Monkeys song Brianstorm. [6] [7]
The band's songs have been used for numerous Anime series' including 'Heroes' being used for My Hero Academia , [8] 'Maybe' being used for Sweetness and Lightning [9] and 'Sunny Side Up' used for Please Take My Brother Away!. [10]
Release date | title | Format | Standard product number | Peak chart position | Recording album | ||
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Independent production board | |||||||
1st | 12/07/2009 | Canary | CD | 13月の夜明け(Brian the Sun) シュレディンガーの猫(シュレディンガーの猫) | |||
2nd | 06/02/2010 | Baked plum cake E.P | NON SUGAR | ||||
3rd | 05/08/2010 | 都会の泉 | シュレディンガーの猫 | ||||
4th | 02/04/2011 | cloudy#2/Hello Goodbye | パトスとエートス/(未収録) | ||||
5th | 30/11/2011 | 虹/はちみつ | シュレディンガーの猫/NON SUGAR | ||||
National distribution board | |||||||
1st | 04/07/2012 | Sister | CD | PTBC-0001 | NON SUGAR | ||
2nd | 06/03/2013 | Baked Plum Cake | PTBC-0002 | 195 | |||
Major board | |||||||
1st | 01/06/2016 | HEROES | CD+DVD CD CD | ESCL-4636/7(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4638(通常盤) ESCL-4639(期間生産限定盤) | 33 | Pathos and Ethos | |
2nd | 07/09/2016 | Maybe | ESCL-4681/2(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4683(通常盤) ESCL-4684(期間生産限定盤) | 54 | |||
3rd | 15/11/2017 | Cafune | CD+DVD CD CD+DVD | ESCL-4926/7(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4928(通常盤) ESCL-4929/30(期間生産限定盤) | 71 | the Sun | |
4th | 09/01/2019 | Lonely Go! | CD+DVD CD CD | ESCL-5145/6(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5147(通常盤) ESCL-5148(期間生産限定盤) | 54 | MEME | |
5th | 20/11/2019 | Paradigm shift | CD+DVD CD | ESCL-5290/1(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5292(通常盤) | 124 |
Release date | title | Format | |
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1st | 06/05/2015 | Absolute Zero | Digital download |
2nd | 28/10/2018 | Lonely Go! (Anime ver.) |
Release date | title | Format | Standard product number | Peak chart position | ||
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Indie board | ||||||
1st | 12/03/2014 | She is Zero Philia | CD | XQLU-1002 | 109 | |
2nd | 25/11/2015 | Schrodinger's cat | DDCB-14039 | 100 | ||
Major board | ||||||
1st | 05/07/2017 | SUNNY SIDE UP | CD+DVD CD | ESCL-4877/8(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4879(通常盤) | 80 | |
2nd | 26/02/2020 | orbit | ESCL-5350/1(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5352(通常盤) | 181 |
Release date | title | Format | Standard product number | Peak chart position | ||
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Indie board | ||||||
1st | 05/06/2013 | NON SUGAR | CD | XQLU-1001 | 179 | |
2nd | 03/12/2014 | Brian the Sun | DDCB-14031 | 107 | ||
Major board | ||||||
1st | 11/01/2017 | Pathos and Ethos | CD+DVD CD | ESCL-4682/3(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4784(通常盤) | 44 | |
2nd | 10/01/2018 | the Sun | ESCL-4952/3(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4954(通常盤) | 49 | ||
3rd | 13/03/2019 | MEME | ESCL-5188/9(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5190(通常盤) | 110 |
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