This article needs additional citations for verification .(August 2024) |
C-C-B | |
---|---|
Also known as | Coconut Boys |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-Pop, rock |
Years active | 1982–1989, 2008 |
Labels | Polydor |
Past members |
|
Website | https://www.universal-music.co.jp/ccb/ |
C-C-B was a Japanese pop-rock band under Polydor Records label active in the years 1982–1989. At first, they were named CoConut Boys, however in 1985 the name changed to the initials, C-C-B. They became a nationwide success. In 2008, the band reformed once only with three members. The group's biggest hit, "Romantic ga Tomaranai", was used frequently in the Japanese television series Densha Otoko .
Although the band formation started in 1982, they would not debut until June 1983 with the single "Candy" and the image as the Japanese-made Beach Boys. It was promoted as an image song for a Zen-Noh's Yogurts commercial. After the single release, two early members, Yamashita and Yamamoto, left the band. During the year, they released their debut album Mild Weekend.
In 1984, they released their second single, "Hitomi Shoujo", with two new members, Yonekawa and Taguchi. The single was used as a commercial for Rohto Pharmaceutical's Rohto products. The B-side track, "Chili Dog ga Okiniiri", has been used as a commercial for car's brand Mazda Familia. During the year, they released their second album, Boy's Life. Neither of their two singles and albums charted.
In 1985, the band name changed to the C-C-B with the Watanabe's explanation for ordinary people to find it easier to read and remember them.
After three years of no sales success and with the preparation for themselves to disband, their single "Romantic ga Tomaranai" became their biggest and best-selling single. It was used as a theme song to the Japanese television drama Maido Osawagaseshimasu. The single debuted at number 2 on the Oricon Weekly Single Rankings and remained at number 5 on Yearly Rankings. In the Best Ten rankings, they debuted at number 1 and remained at number 11 on Yearly Rankings. The single was awarded as one of the best songs of the year along with the best arrangement of the year in the 27th Japan Record Awards. [1]
The following single, "School Girl", was not as successful as a previous, the sound reminded of their earlier times and maintained in the top 10 charts. While the single version is performed by drummer Ryu, the album version was renamed with "School Boy" and performed by Sekiguchi. The single debuted at number 6 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts and remained on number 52 on Yearly Charts. In the Best Ten rankings, the single debuted at number 5 and remained in yearly rankings at number 37.
Their third single in the 1985, "Lucky Chance wo Mou Ichido" is also one of their biggest hits. It debuted at number 3 on Oricon Single Weekly Rankings and remained number 50 on Yearly rankings, while in Best Ten Rankings it debuted at number 1 and remained in the yearly rankings at number 13. The song gave the band's first appearance on the end of the year special Kouhaku Uta Gassen . The single won the Best Ballad Song Award at the 1986's FNS Kayousai.
The fourth single of the 1985, "Kuusou Kiss" reprised role to be used as a theme song to the second season of the Japanese television drama Maido Osawagaseshimasu. While the original single version is performed by bassist Watanabe, the album version has a different arrangement and is performed by Sekiguchi. The single debuted at number 3 on Oricon Single Weekly Rankings and remained at number 28 on 1986 Yearly Rankings. In Best Ten rankings, it debuted at number 2 on weekly rankings and remained on number 36 on 1986 Yearly Rankings.
Their first single in 1986, "Genkina Broken Heart", was nominated on Number 4 at the 15th Tokyo Music Festival. The single debuted at number 2 on Oricon Single Weekly Rankings and remained at number 61 on Yearly Rankings. In the Best Ten rankings, it also debuted at number 2 on weekly charts and remained at number 28 on Yearly Charts.
Their following single, "Fushizen na Kimi ga Suki", has the main vocalist Sekiguchi instead of Watanabe or Ryu. It was also the first single to be written by members themselves. The single debuted at number 2 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts and remained at number 80 on the Yearly Charts. In Best Ten rankings, the single debuted at number 3 and remained in yearly charts at number 38. The single has received the Best Song Music Award in the 1986's FNS Music Festival.
In December, the band released "Naimononedari no I Want You" before Sekiguchi's withdrawal from the band and start of his solo career. It was used as a theme song to the regular Japanese television drama series Maido Osawagaseshimasu. The single debuted at number 1 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts, and became their first single which debuted at number 1 on weekly charts. [2] In the yearly 1987 charts it kept on number 65. On Best Ten rankings, it debuted at number 6 on weekly rankings and remained at number 35 on the Yearly Charts.
On 6 April 1987, Sekiguchi officially left the band and the band started their activities as four-piece band. On 3 June 1987 they released "2 Much, I Love U" which debuted at number 2 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts and remained at number 98 on Yearly Charts. In the Best Ten ranking, it debuted at number 2 and remained on number 84 on yearly charts.
On 23 September 1987, they released "Genshoku Shitaine", which is the second single to be written by themselves. It was used in a Meiji Seika's chocolate commercial for Karukatta Wafer and as theme song to the theatrical animated film Shōri tōshu. The B-side track, "Love is Light', has been used as an insert song to the film as well. [3] The single debuted at number 3 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts. In the Best Ten rankings, the single debuted at number 3 on weekly charts and remained at number 78 on Yearly Charts.
"Dakishimetai" has the Yonekawa in the charge of main vocalist, previously he was only in the charge of back-vocals and main guitar. Released on 2 December 1987, It debuted at number 6 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts and on number 5 on Best Ten Weekly Charts. It is also their last appearance in the Best Ten music television program. It was used as a theme song to the TBS Japanese television series Discovery of the World's Mysteries.
With fewer television appearances and lower positions in the weekly charts, the band has felt their decline in popularity with the following three final singles and change to their music style.
Although the single "Love Letter", which was released in April 1988, debuted at number 3 on Oricon Single Weekly charts, it was not as popular and recognised by the audience and the single "Shinjiteireba" was their final single to debut in Top 10 Single Weekly Charts.
On 21 April 1989, the band has announced the disbandment and four days later released final single, "Love Is Magic" debuting at number 17 on Oricon Single Weekly Charts. On 9 October, the band held the final live performance in the Budokan.
After Sekiguchi left the band, he launched his solo activities through major recording label Pony Canon until 1992. During that time, Sekiguchi would write music for several artists including "Futari Shizuka" for Akina Nakamori. Since 2003 until 2023, he is active as a soloist under his own private music label: Luxury Records.
After band disbanded, each member launched their solo career and formed either member part of the independent bands: Ryu launched his solo activities through same recording label as during band times, Polydor Records until 1990 and was in temporal hiatus since 1993 until 1998. Since 1999 until his death in 2022, he continued his solo activities only as independent artist under his own private music label. From the 2010 until 2015, he was regularly invited to and appeared on television shows in which he sometimes performed Romantic ga Tomaranai.
Yonekawa launched his solo career in the 1990s with the vocal-guitar albums and with the following next century released only guitar solo music works. Sometimes, he provided music and participates in the music recordings for artists such as the Yellow Monkey and Eikichi Yazawa.
Watanabe formed various indie bands and was musically active until 2015, when he died. [4]
Since the band disbanded, Taguchi performed as a studio musician and was musically active until 2015, when he was arrested. [5]
In 1994, the band reunited for the first time in a special broadcast of Best Ten.
In 2004, some of the members reunited under the initials Yonetawataru (ヨネタワタル) which would hide the alphabets from their surnames. In 2011, they would change the band name from katakana into kanji initials: AJ-米田渡. In 2005, the single Romantic ga Tomaranai was used as a commercial song to the Asahi Soft Drinks Canned coffee. With the increasing popularity of the song, it was used as a regular song to the television drama series Densha Otoko.
In 2007 the special skit C-C-B Goro was temporarily broadcast to the Japanese variety show SMAPxSMAP with the member Goro Inagaki with the visual copy of Ryu's outfit. On the special broadcast, the three members appeared for this occasion once in the street live to perform Romantic ga Tomaranai. [6] In 2008, the band reunited for the first time in 19 years with three former members - Sekiguchi, Watanabe and Ryu and performed live in the Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya. [7] The reunion project wrapped up in 2009.
July 2015 was marked as a painful year to the members and fans. On 2 July, Taguchi was arrested for drug possession [5] and on 13 July, Watanabe died at the age of 55 due to multiple organ failure. [4] [8] As the result, the unit project AJ ended. In December 2022, Ryu died at age of 60 due to a cerebral infarction. [9] [10] On the same month, Ryu received posthumously the Special Achievement Award at the 64th Japan Record Awards sponsored by the Japan Composers Association. [11] On 1 August 2024, Taguchi was again arrested over drug possession. 0.585 grams of narcotics was discovered at his Adachi home. [12]
CoConut Boys period
C-C-B period
As Coconut Boys
Year | Single | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Candy | CD, LP, Cassette | Kids |
1984 | Hitomi Shojo (瞳少女) | CD, LP, Cassette |
Year | Single | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
1983 | Mild Weekend | CD, LP, Cassette | Kids |
1984 | Boy's Life | CD, LP, Cassette |
As C-C-B
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|---|
JPN Oricon [13] | ||||
1985 | Romantic ga Tomaranai (Romanticが止まらない) | 2 | CD, LP, Cassette | Polydor Records |
School Girl (スクール・ガール) | 8 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||
Lucky Chance wo Mou Ichido (Lucky Chanceをもう一度) | 3 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||
Kuusou Kiss (空想Kiss) | CD, LP, Cassette | |||
1986 | Genki na Broken Heart (元気なブロークン・ハート) | 2 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
Fushizen na Kimi ga Suki (不自然な君が好き) | CD, LP, Cassette | |||
Naimononedari no I Want You (ないものねだりのI Want You) | 1 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||
1987 | 2 Much, I Love U. | 2 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
Genshoku Shitai ne (原色したいね) | 3 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||
Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい) | 6 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||
1988 | Love Letter (恋文(ラブレター)) | 3 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
Shinjite Ireba (信じていれば) | 7 | CD, LP, Cassette | ||
1989 | Love is Magic | 7 | CD, LP, Cassette | |
2005 | Romantic ga Tomaranai Remix version (Romanticが止まらない) | 17 | CD | Universal J |
2008 | Romantic ga Tomaranai (Romanticが止まらない) | — | CD | After Time Records |
Release | Single | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
25 May 1985 | Suteki na Beat (すてきなビート) | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | Polydor Records |
15 December 1985 | Bokutachi No-No-No (僕たちNo-No-No) | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | |
18 June 1986 | Bouken no Susume (冒険のススメ) | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | |
15 December 1986 | Ai no Chikara Kobu (冒愛の力こぶ) | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | |
25 July 1987 | Ishi wa Yappari Katai (石はやっぱりカタイ) | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | |
25 May 1988 | Hashire☆Bandman (走れ☆バンドマン) | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download | |
15 December 1988 | Shinjiteireba (信じていれば) | CD, LP, Cassette, digital download |
Release | Single | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
4 July 2014 | C-C-B 1989 Kaisan Live@Nippon Budoukan (C-C-B 1989 解散ライブ@日本武道館) | CD | USM Japan |
Release | Single | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
25 June 1985 | Tanoshii Natsuyasumi (楽しい夏休み) | CD, Cassette tape | Polydor Records |
25 March 1987 | MAX-MEGA-MIX | CD, Cassette tape | |
1 June 1989 | The Best of C-C-B Vol.1 | CD, Cassette tape | |
1 September 1989 | The Best of C-C-B Vol.2 | CD, Cassette tape | |
25 January 1992 | C-C-B Super Best | CD, Cassette tape | |
1 November 1993 | Best 2500/Romantic ga Tomaranai (ベスト2500/Romanticが止まらない) | CD | |
26 October 1994 | SINGLE COLLECTION | CD | |
21 November 1996 | Special 1800 (スペシャル1800) | CD | |
30 June 1999 | Treasure Collection | CD | |
19 December 2001 | Super Value C-C-B (スーパー・バリュー/C-C-B) | CD | |
26 November 2003 | GOLDEN☆BEST C-C-B | CD | USM Japan |
18 January 2006 | Prime Selection C-C-B (プライム・セレクション C-C-B) | CD | |
30 August 2006 | Uta ga Utaitai!Best Hit&Karaoke C-C-B (歌が唄いたい!!ベストヒット&カラオケ C-C-B) | CD | |
22 August 2007 | Essential Best C-C-B (エッセンシャル・ベスト C-C-B) | CD | |
4 June 2014 | C-C-B Single&Album Best (C-C-B シングル&アルバム・ベスト) | CD | |
21 March 2018 | Essential Best 1200 C-C-B (エッセンシャル・ベスト 1200 C-C-B) | CD | |
21 March 2023 | C-C-B THE SINGLE COLLECTION | CD |
Release | Single | Format | Label |
---|---|---|---|
25 November 1985 | Adventure of C-C-B no Bouken (Adventure of C-C-B C-C-Bの大冒険) | VHS, LD, Betamax | Polydor Records |
5 July 1986 | C-C-B Live (C-C-B LIVE晴) | VHS, LD, Betamax | |
25 May 1987 | C-C-B LIVE TOUCH AND GO! | VHS, LD, Betamax | |
1 September 1989 | C-C-B VIDEO CLIP COLLECTION | VHS, LD, Betamax | |
25 November 1989 | C-C-B FINAL CONCERT TOUCH DOWN vol.1 / vol.2 | VHS, LD, Betamax | |
29 September 2004 | C-C-B Memorial DVD Box (C-C-B メモリアル DVD BOX) | DVD | USM Japan |
Southern All Stars, also known by the abbreviations Sazan (サザン) and SAS, are a Japanese rock band that first formed in 1974.
KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed under Smile-Up in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, Tatsuya Ueda, and Yuichi Nakamaru. Their debut on March 22, 2006, was marked by a tripartite release of a CD single, album and music DVD on their exclusive record label J-One Records. Since then, all of their single, album and music DVD releases have debuted at number one on the Oricon music and DVD charts.
Noriko Kamachi, known professionally as Seiko Matsuda, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she has continued to release new singles and albums, go on annual summer concert tours, perform at winter dinner shows, in high-profile TV commercials and movies, and make frequent appearances on TV and radio. Her alma matter is Chuo University.
Exile is a 17-member Japanese boy band. Hiro is the group's leader, who debuted as a member of Zoo under For Life Music, but Exile have released their singles and albums under Avex Group's label Rhythm Zone. Hiro and Avex's president Max Matsuura came from the same high school. In 2003, the six original members of Exile founded the management and entertainment company LDH which has debuted many successful groups and soloists ever since. Exile is the representative group of the company.
Raphael was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in March 1997, when the members were only 15. They quickly achieved popularity, headlining the Nippon Budokan and reaching the top 20 on the Oricon charts, but disbanded in January 2001, after guitarist Kazuki died at age 19. The remaining three members reunited Raphael for two concerts in 2012 and for a 2016 tour.
Kobukuro (コブクロ), a Japanese band, formed in 1998 and made its major label debut in 2001. The name is a portmanteau of the two family names, Kentarō Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda.
"Eden no Machi" is the second single by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki. It was released on August 28, 1991 as the second single from Mizuki's debut studio album Arisa. The title song was written by Jun Taguchi and composed and produced by Princess Princess vocalist and guitarist Kaori Okui. The song is Mizuki's only A-side to not have a commercial tie-in.
"Hikaru Monotachi" is a single by Mayu Watanabe. It reached number one in the Oricon Weekly Chart. Watanabe is the fourth AKB48 member with a number-one solo single after Atsuko Maeda, Tomomi Itano, and Rino Sashihara.
"Otona Jellybeans" is the second single by Mayu Watanabe, released in Japan on July 5, 2012.
Best II is the fourth compilation album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori.
Best III is the fifth compilation album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 10 November 1992 through Warner Music Japan label.
"Guts!" is the 43rd single released by Japanese boy band Arashi. It was released on April 30, 2014. "Guts!" was used as the theme song for the drama Yowakutemo Katemasu starring Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya. It was the sixth best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 604,654 copies. It was certified Double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.
"Rashikunai" (らしくない) is the 10th single by Japanese idol girl group NMB48. It was released on November 5, 2014. It debuted in number one on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart. As of December 15, 2014, it has sold a total of 449,983 copies. It reached the second place on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. It was the 16th best-selling single of the year in Japan, with 449,983 copies.
"Kiss Kiss Kiss" is the 24th single by Japanese boy band KAT-TUN, released in Japan on March 11, 2015, on the J-One Records label. The song will be used as theme song for the new TV Asahi drama “Second Love” start Feb 6 starring member Kamenashi Kazuya. The group has finished their solo member music video project tied with their single releases and with the new single, the group has a new project called “Shuffle KAT-TUN”. Included in the single are two new songs each featuring two pairs; Taguchi Junnosuke and Nakamaru Yuichi / Kamenashi Kazuya and Ueda Tatsuya. The last time the group featured duets in a release was during their debut album “Best of KAT-TUN”. The unit songs are titled Kirarito and Arigatou with the members writing the lyrics for their songs.
Bish, stylized as BiSH, was a Japanese alternative idol girl group that was founded in 2015 by their manager Junnosuke Watanabe. The group was conceived as a successor to Bis, an idol group managed by Watanabe that disbanded in 2014. They disbanded in June 2023.
Back Number is a Japanese rock power trio formed in 2004. The group consists of Iyori Shimizu, Kazuya Kojima, and Hisashi Kurihara (drums). The group signed to independent record label Idolsmith Recordings in 2009 and released their debut EP Nogashita Sakana (2009) and studio album Ato no Matsuri (2010). They signed to Universal Sigma in 2011.
Deen is the debut studio album of Japanese rock band Deen. It was released on 14 September 1994 under recording label B-Gram Records.
"Lights" is a song recorded by South Korean boy band BTS for their fourth Japanese-language studio album, Map of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~ (2020). The song was released as a double A-side single with the Japanese version of "Boy with Luv" on July 3, 2019, through Universal Music Japan. This marked the band's first original Japanese single in two years since 2017's "Crystal Snow". The song was written by Sunny Boy, Yohei, and UTA, with the latter of the three solely handling production. Musically, it is an electropop power ballad in the style of dance music, featuring a bassline and piano-driven chord progression. An uplifting song, the lyrics describe BTS and the listener as each other's light.
CD'87 is the third compilation album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on May 1, 1987, under Warner Pioneer. The album includes four singles and their corresponding B-sides.
"Sustainable" is the 56th single by Japanese idol group AKB48. It was released in Japan by King Records on September 18, 2019, in seven versions. It debuted at number one on the Oricon Singles Chart and Billboard Japan Hot 100, with over 1.6 million copies sold in Japan in its first week, making it the highest weekly sales of the year. It was the best-selling single of 2019 in Japan. The lead performer for the main track is Moeka Yahagi, and this is also her last single as well.
Musicbrainz.org page ISNI