King Gnu

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King Gnu
Also known as
  • Mrs.Vinci (2013)
  • Srv.Vinci (2013–2017)
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
MembersDaiki Tsuneta
Yū Seki
Kazuki Arai
Satoru Iguchi
Past membersShun Ishiwaka
Website kinggnu.jp

King Gnu is a Japanese band formed in 2013. [1] [2] It consists of Daiki Tsuneta (vocalist and guitarist), Satoru Iguchi (vocalist and keyboardist), Kazuki Arai (bassist) and Yu Seki (drummer). The band's main songwriter is Daiki Tsuneta, who also performs as part of the creative collective Millennium Parade. [3]

Contents

Career

In 2013, Mrs.Vinci was formed, later going by Srv.Vinci. Their first song was "ABUKU(泡)" released under the creative label Perimetron.

In 2017, they renamed themselves to King Gnu. [4] They then performed at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2017 and 2018. [5] On October 25, 2017, the band released their first album under the name King Gnu, Tokyo Rendez-Vous. The track "Vinyl" was used in a Persol Tempstaff advertisement released on January 25 the next year. [6]

In January 2019, the band released Sympa, their first release under a major label after signing to Ariola Japan. The following month, King Gnu released hit song "Hakujitsu", which ranked No.4 in the year-end chart of Billboard Japan Hot 100. [7] In October, they released "Kasa" and achieved their first No.1 on the Billboard Japan Download Chart. [8] On December 31, King Gnu performed "Hakujitsu" at the 70th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen, their debut performance on the program. [9]

Their third album Ceremony, released on January 15, 2020, was a commercial success, peaking atop the Japanese Oricon albums chart, the Billboard Japan albums chart, and was one of the 10 best-selling albums of 2020 worldwide by selling over one million copies. [10] A nationwide tour for the album was scheduled but all performances were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] The band held their first online live concert in August. [12] On September 8, it was announced that King Gnu would be the first Japanese artist to sign a partnership agreement with Red Bull. [13]

In August 2021, it was announced that King Gnu would perform the opening theme song "Boy" for the anime adaptation of Ranking of Kings ; [14] the song was released in October. [15] In December, MAPPA released a few movie trailers promoting the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 anime film adaptation, which King Gnu have made 2 new songs for the film. The songs are "Ichizu" (一途, "The Only Way") and "Sakayume" (逆夢, "Contradictory Dream"), which are the opening and ending themes for the Jujutsu Kaisen movie. The two songs were released together as Ichizu/Sakayume. In March 2022, they released " Chameleon " (カメレオン, Kamereon), which is the theme for Japanese television drama Don't Call It Mystery , adapted from the manga of the same name. In November 2022, they played one of the biggest concerts of their career, performed in two days concerts with attended more than 100,000 fans at Tokyo Dome.

King Gnu held their biggest tour ever in Japan "Closing Ceremony" on May and June 2023, which saw them play at stadiums five years after their debut for the first time in Nagai Stadium and Yokohama Nissan Stadium. They released "SPECIALZ" as the opening theme for the Shibuya Arc part of the second season of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime on September 1. [16] [17]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
JPN
[18]
JPN Hot
[19]
Srv. Vinci
Mad Me More Softly
  • Released: September 16, 2015
  • Label: Perimetron
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Devil's MC"
  2. "PPL"
  3. "Heroine"
  4. "Those Sunny Smiles"
  5. "Mommy's Tummy"
  6. "Zero Gravity Toilet"
  7. "Diving to You"
  8. "Abnormal Pressure"
  9. "Plastic Rain"
  10. "'I'm Outta Here.'"
King Gnu
Tokyo Rendez-Vous
  • Released: October 25, 2017
  • Reissued: January 16, 2019
  • Label: Perimetron, Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Tokyo Rendez-Vous"
  2. "McDonald Romance"
  3. "Anataha Shinkirou" (あなたは蜃気楼)
  4. "Vinyl"
  5. "Haretsu" (破裂)
  6. "Low Love"
  7. "Night Pool"
  8. "Summer Rain Diver" (サマーレイン・ダイバー)
46
Sympa
  • Released: January 16, 2019
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Sympa I" (Instrumental)
  2. "Slumberland"
  3. "Flash!!!"
  4. "Sorrows"
  5. "Sympa II" (Instrumental)
  6. "Hitman"
  7. "Don't Stop the Clocks"
  8. "It's a Small World"
  9. "Sympa III" (Instrumental)
  10. "Prayer X"
  11. "Bedtown"
  12. "The Hole"
  13. "Sympa IV" (Instrumental)
43
Ceremony
  • Released: January 15, 2020
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11
  • WW: 1,000,000 [23]
  • JPN: 500,000 [24]
  • JPN: 87,000 (digital) [25]
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum [26]
The Greatest Unknown
  • Released: November 29, 2023
  • Label: Ariola Japan
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11
  • RIAJ: Platinum [28]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Srv. Vinci
Tokyo Chaotic
(トーキョー・カオティック)
  • Released: September 14, 2016
  • Label: Perimetron
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. "Low Love" (ロウラヴ)
  2. "Summer Rain Diver" (サマーレイン・ダイバー)
  3. "Vinyl"
  4. "Haretsu" (破裂)

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and originating album
TitleYearPeak positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
JPN
[29]
JPN
Hot

[30]
WW
[31]
"Flash!!!"201897
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (streaming) [32]
Sympa
"Prayer X"3140
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (download) [33]
    • Platinum (streaming) [34]
"Hakujitsu" (白日)20192
  • RIAJ:
    • Million (download) [36]
    • Diamond (streaming) [37]
Ceremony
"Hikōtei" (飛行艇)10
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (download) [38]
    • 2× Platinum (streaming) [39]
"Kasa" ()9
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (download) [40]
    • Platinum (streaming) [41]
"Sanmon Shousetsu" (三文小説)202024
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (physical) [42]
    • Gold (download) [43]
    • Platinum (streaming) [44]
The Greatest Unknown
"Senryou Yakusha" (千両役者)12
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (physical) [42]
    • Gold (streaming) [45]
"Abuku" ()202118
"Boy"49
  • RIAJ: Platinum (streaming) [47]
"Ichizu" (一途)11
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (physical) [49]
    • Platinum (download) [50]
    • 3× Platinum (streaming) [51]
"Sakayume" (逆夢)2
  • RIAJ:
    • Gold (physical) [52]
    • Gold (download) [53]
    • 3× Platinum (streaming) [54]
"Chameleon" (カメレオン)202221
  • RIAJ: Gold (download) [56]
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum (streaming) [57]
"Ame Sansan" (雨燦々)13
  • RIAJ: Platinum (streaming) [58]
"Stardom"58
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming) [60]
"Specialz"20234228
  • RIAJ: Gold (download) [62]
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum (streaming) [63]
"Mascara"202450TBA
"Nekko" (ねっこ)8
  • JPN: 12,706 (dig.) [64]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and originating album
TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
JPN
Hot

[65]
"Tokyo Rendez-Vous"2017Tokyo Rendez-Vous
"McDonald Romance"
"Vinyl"90
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming) [66]
"Slumberland"201853
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming) [67]
Sympa
"Teenager Forever"20195
  • RIAJ: Gold (download) [68]
  • RIAJ: 2× Platinum (streaming) [69]
Ceremony
"Glass Window" (硝子窓)202316
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming) [70]
The Greatest Unknown
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs

List of other songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and originating album
TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
JPN
Hot

[71]
"Kaikai-shiki" (開会式)202081Ceremony
"Doron" (どろん)6
  • RIAJ: Platinum (streaming) [72]
"Humor" (ユーモア)26
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming) [73]
"Makuai" (幕間)77
"Chiisana Wakusei" (小さな惑星)25
  • RIAJ: Gold (streaming) [74]
"Overflow"41
"Danjo" (壇上)66
"F.O.O.L"202175"Boy"
"Asura" ():阿修羅:()202372The Greatest Unknown
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Guest appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"Kazari Janai no yo Namida wa"2019Yōsui Inoue Tribute

Kōhaku Uta Gassen appearances

YearNo.SongNotes
2019 70th "Hakujitsu"
2022 73rd "Stardom"

Accolades

YearCeremonyAwardNominated WorkResult
2019 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Video of the Year "Hakujitsu"Won
Best New Artist VideoWon
61st Japan Record Awards Excellence Album AwardSympaWon
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Japanese Act [75] King GnuWon
2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best New Asian Artist – Japan Won
2022 2022 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Art Direction Video [76] "Sakayume"Won

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