Nico Touches the Walls discography

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Nico Touches the Walls discography
NICO 2010.jpg
NICO Touches the Walls performing in 2010
Studio albums5
Video albums7
Music videos20
EPs4
Singles18
Promotional singles7

The discography of Japanese band Nico Touches the Walls consists of four studio albums, four extended plays, eleven singles, seven promotional singles, seven video albums and eighteen music videos.

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Nico Touches the Walls (stylized as NICO Touches the Walls) was a Japanese rock band formed in 2004. In the same year, they won the Lotte Prize at the Yamaha Teen Music Festival. Rising quickly, they signed to "Senha & Co." before signing to Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records in 2007. Their debut single, "Yoru no Hate" was released in February 2008, and received good reaction from the public.

The band has also songs used in anime, such as "Broken Youth", "Diver" and "Niwaka Ame ni mo Makezu", featured in Naruto Shippuden . [1] Their success "Hologram" was the second opening for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood , [2] and "Matryoshka" featured as the opening theme for the anime C . [3]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
Oricon Chart Billboard Japan
Who are you?
  • Released: September 28, 2008
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
11-
Aurora
  • Released: November 25, 2009
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
17-
  • Japan: 11,322
Passenger
  • Released: April 4, 2011
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1516
  • Japan: 12,965
Humania
  • Released: December 7, 2011
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
10-
  • Japan: 15,104
Shout to the Walls!
  • Released: April 24, 2013
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5-
Howdy! We are ACO Touches the Walls
  • Released: February 5, 2015
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
10-
Yuuki mo Ai mo Nai Nante
  • Released: March 16, 2016
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD
56
Quizmaster
  • Released: June 5, 2019
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, download
12
  • JPN: 5,667 [4]

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
Oricon Chart Billboard Japan
NICO Touches the Walls no Best
  • Released: February 5, 2014 [5]
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
Oricon Chart Billboard Japan
Walls Is Beginning
  • Released: February 2, 2006
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD
--
runova x handover
  • Released: October 18, 2006
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD
229-
How are you?
  • Released: November 21, 2007
  • Label: Kio/on Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
127-

Singles

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Nico Touches the Walls was a Japanese rock band formed in 2004. The band members were: Mitsumura Tatsuya, Sakakura Shingo, Furumura Daisuke & Tsushima Shotaro. In the same year, they won the Lotte Prize at the Yamaha Teen Music Festival. Rising quickly, they signed to "Senha & Co." before signing to Sony Music Japan's Ki/oon Records in 2007. Their debut single, in a major label, "Yoru no Hate", was released in February 2008.

<i>Who Are You?</i> (album) 2008 studio album by Nico Touches the Walls

Who Are You? is the first studio album by Nico Touches the Walls released on September 24, 2008. The album contains their first major singles, such as "Yoru no Hate", "The Bungy", "(My Sweet) Eden" and "Broken Youth", song chosen as the ending for the anime Naruto Shippuden.

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<i>Naruto: Shippuden</i> (season 9)

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<i>Naruto: Shippuden</i> (season 10)

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<i>Passenger</i> (Nico Touches the Walls album) 2011 studio album by Nico Touches the Walls

"Passenger" is the third full-length album released by the band Nico Touches the Walls in Japan on April 6, 2011, through Ki/oon Records. The album features the hit single "Diver", the eighth opening song to the popular anime Naruto: Shippuden, the single "Sudden Death Game" and the song "Matryoshka" that was used as the opening theme for the anime C.

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Diver (song) 2011 single by Nico Touches the Walls

"Diver" is the eighth single by Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls, released on January 12, 2011, from their third studio album Passenger. The song was featured as the 8th opening of the anime Naruto Shippuden, from October 2010.

Hologram (Nico Touches the Walls song) 2009 single by Nico Touches the Walls

"Hologram" (ホログラム) is the sixth single by the Japanese band Nico Touches the Walls and second from the album Aurora, released on November 25, 2009.

Yoru no Hate 2008 single by Nico Touches the Walls

"Yoru no Hate", is the first major single by the Japanese band Nico Touches the Walls from their debut album Who Are You?. The single is a very great introduction for the rock quartet. It's a loud and emotional song mixed exceptionally well with prevailing guitar and all.

<i>Humania</i> (album) 2011 studio album by Nico Touches the Walls

Humania is the fourth studio album by the Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls, released on December 7, 2011, nine months after their previous album Passenger. The album contains their latest hits, such as "Te o Tatake", "Endless Roll" and "Bicycle".

<i>Tour 2011 Passenger: We Are Passionate Messenger</i> 2012 video by Nico Touches the Walls

Tour 2011 Passenger: We Are Passionate Messenger is a live concert DVD by the Japanese rock band Nico Touches the Walls released on January, 11 2012. The DVD contains all their songs from the album "Passenger" and some of their previous successes.

Niwaka Ame ni Mo Makezu is Nico Touches the Walls' 13th major single, released on July 10, 2013, during the Tour 2013 Shout to the Walls!. The single was available in three different versions: A, B (CD+DVD) and a regular version (CD-only). The song was featured as the thirteenth opening theme for the anime Naruto Shippuden, marking their third contribution to the anime. The B-side"Hi no Ataro Bashou" is a cover song by the Japanese singer Misia. The limited edition DVD of the A version, is a third acoustic session.

The Tour 2013 "Shout to the Walls!" is a national and first hall tour by Japanese band Nico Touches the Walls, sponsored by New Balance, to promote their fifth studio album "Shout to the Walls", released on April 24, 2013. The tour started on May 16 and ended on July 11, 2013.

<i>Naruto: Shippuden</i> (season 14)

The episodes for the fourteenth season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series. The season follows Naruto Uzumaki helping the ninja alliance fight against Kabuto's army. It was directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo.

<i>NICO Touches the Walls no Best</i> 2014 greatest hits album by NICO Touches the Walls

NICO Touches the Walls no Best is the first best of album by the Japanese rock band NICO Touches the Walls, released on February 5, 2014, on NICO day, in celebration of their 10th anniversary. The album includes the single "Niwaka Ame ni Mo Makezu", used as the Naruto Shippuden opening theme; the new songs "Rawhide" and "Pandora", used in the movie Genome Hazard as well as a new recording version of the song "image training". The album is available in both regular and limited editions. The limited edition DVD includes a studio live video titled "Walls Is (re)Beginning", with all their songs from the first mini album Walls Is Beginning performed live.

<i>Naruto: Shippuden</i> (season 15)

The episodes for the fifteenth season of the anime series Naruto: Shippuden are based on Part II for Masashi Kishimoto's manga series. The season focuses the battle between Naruto Uzumaki and Madara Uchiha. The episodes are directed by Hayato Date, and produced by Pierrot and TV Tokyo.

References

  1. "NICO Touches the Walls、新曲が『NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝』オープニングテーマに決定". August 2010. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  2. "NICO Touches the Walls sing for Full Metal Alchemist". minu-net.com. July 9, 2009. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  3. 1 2 "Nico Touches the Walls sings for anime C". Tokyohive. March 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  4. 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2019年06月17日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on June 17, 2019]. Oricon News (in Japanese). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  5. "NICO Touches the Walls to release new single in March". tokyohive. February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.