Rootless (band)

Rootless
Origin	Tokyo
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	2009 - 2015
Labels	LDH (2009-2012) Being Inc. (2014-2015)
Past members	Makoto Nobata (vocals) Yusuke Otsubo (drums) Takuya Ihara (bass) Duran (guitar)

Rootless, stylized as rootless, was a Japanese alternative rock band. They were affiliated with LDH and Being Inc.

History

• In 2009, the band The ROOTLESS was formed. They started performing as street performers.
• On October 20, 2010, they made their major debut with the single "One Day" which was also appointed as the 13th opening song of the anime One Piece.
• On 1 January 2013, the band announced that they had left their initial management company LDH and their record label Rhythm Zone after their bassist, Takuya Ihara, withdrew from the band on December 31, 2012 ^{[1] [2]}
• On December 3, 2013, it was announced that their guitarist, Duran, had left as well. ^[3]
• On January 10, 2014, they changed their name to Rootless. ^[4] In the same year, they became affiliated with Being Inc.
• On December 28, 2015, the band announced their dissolution. ^{[5] [6]}

Discography

Singles

Sheet	Release date	Titles	Ranking
Indie
1st	1 December 2009	ラヴへ (To Love)
Major
1st	20 October 2010	One day	3
2nd	24 August 2011	変わりたいと、強く望め。それ以外は、いらない	83
Indies
10 March 2013	BLACK
	WHITE

Mini albums

Sheet	Release date	Title	Ranking
Indie
1st	1 September 2009	Essence

Album

Sheet	Release date	Title	Ranking
メジャー
1st - EP	2005年9月28日	The Rootless	52位	2nd - LP	2006年9月4日	Rotten wood for smoking	46位	メジャー				2nd - LP	2017年9月8日	Tell me the truth	76位

Singles

Song title	Song	Album
World of clouds	White nights theme song	Essence
	Nippon TV's EXILE GENERATION theme song
To love	BeeTV's 減量ボクサー theme song	Single "To Love"
Shadow	BeeTV 減量ボクサー insert songs
One day	One Piece's 13th opening song	One day
変わりたいと、強く望め。それ以外は、いらない。	『学校法人・専門学校HAL（東京・大阪・名古屋）』CMソング	シングル「変わりたいと、強く望め。それ以外は、いらない。」
夢見ヶ丘	Meiji " Meiji Essel Super Cup " CM song
Road	BeeTV's 女神のイタズラ ～キミになったボク～ theme song	The ROOTLESS
Elephant	BeeTVドラマ『3枚目のボディーガード ～ボクはキミだけを守りぬく～』主題歌
STAND UP	アキレス『瞬足』CMソング

References

1. "皆様へお知らせ". The ROOTLESS Official Blog. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
2. "The ROOTLESS を応援してくれている皆さんへ". The ROOTLESS Official Blog. 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
3. "The ROOTLESSファンの皆様へ". The ROOTLESS Official Blog. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
4. "The ROOTLESS → Rootless". Rootless Official Blog. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
5. "【お知らせ】". Rootless Official Website. 2015-12-28. Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
6. "「ＯＮＥ ＰＩＥＣＥ」主題歌歌った「Ｒｏｏｔｌｅｓｓ」が解散". スポーツ報知. 2015-12-28. Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-02.

External links

• 野畑 慎 on Twitter
• 大坪 祐介 on Twitter
• 野畑 慎 オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba（2009年4月 - 2010年10月）
• The ROOTLESS オフィシャルブログ Powered by Ameba（2010年10月 - 2013年3月）