Teriyaki Boyz

Teriyaki Boyz
Teriyaki Boyz in Bangkok, Thailand.
Background information
Origin	Yokohama, Japan
Genres	Hip-hop
Years active	2005–2009 2022
Labels	Def Jam (B)APE Sounds Star Trak
Members	Ilmari Ryouji "Ryo-Z" Narita Verbal Wise Nigo
Website	teriyakiboyz.com (archived)

Teriyaki Boyz are a Japanese hip hop supergroup from Yokohama, Japan.

History

The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape. Hence the group members are prominently seen sporting Bathing Ape wear for live concerts and in music videos.

Their debut album from Def Jam Recordings and (B)APE Sounds, titled Beef or Chicken was produced by an array of rap and electronica producers including Adrock of the Beastie Boys, Cornelius, Cut Chemist, Daft Punk, Dan the Automator, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Just Blaze, Jermaine Dupri, Mark Ronson, and The Neptunes. Their first single "HeartBreaker", was produced by Daft Punk and contains elements of the Daft Punk song "Human After All". The group has gone on to collaborate with renowned rap artists Kanye West, Jay-Z, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, and Big Sean for their subsequent singles.

Two tracks by the Teriyaki Boyz were featured on The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack, the title track "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)", and "Cho L A R G E", featuring Pharrell which had previously been released on their debut album.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions		Sales (JPN) [1] [A]	Certifications
		JPN [2]	TWN East Asian [3]
Beef or Chicken	Released: November 16, 2005 (JPN) Label: Def Jam Japan/(B)ape Sounds Formats: CD, digital download	4	19	101,000	RIAJ: Gold [4]
Serious Japanese	Released: January 28, 2009 (JPN) Label: Def Jam Japan/(B)ape Sounds Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download	3	—	44,000
"—" denotes items that did not chart.

Mixtapes

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions	Sales (JPN) [1]
		JPN [2]
Delicious Japanese	Mix-tape and video album set, featuring footage from the Do You Like Japan? tour Released: December 2, 2009 (JPN) Label: Def Jam Japan/(B)ape Sounds Formats: CD/DVD, digital download	41	5,000

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		JPN Oricon [2]	JPN Hot 100 [5] [B]	US Bub.
"HeartBreaker"	2005	—	—	—		Beef or Chicken
"Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)"	2006	—	—	20	RIAJ (cellphone): Gold [9] RIAJ (streaming): Gold [10]	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (soundtrack)
"I Still Love H.E.R." (featuring Kanye West)	2007	12	—	—		Serious Japanese
"Zock On!" (featuring Pharrell and Busta Rhymes)	2008	16	4	—
"Work That!" (featuring Pharrell and Chris Brown)	2009	18	7	—
"Itsumo It's More" (いつも IT’S MORE; "It's Always More")		—	24	—
"Even More" (featuring Minami from Iyse)		—	—	—		Delicious Japanese
"—" denotes items that did not chart, were ineligible to chart due to a lack of a physical single release, or were released before the creation on the Japan Hot 100 in 2008.

Other appearances

List of guest appearances that feature Teriyaki Boyz

Title	Year	Album
"Kamikaze 108"	2004	Nigo (B)ape Sounds
"Chō Large" (超LARGE; "Really Large")	2006	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (soundtrack)
"Möre Tonight"	2022	I Know NIGO!

Video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		JPN [2]
The Official Delivery Icchō DVD (デリバリイッチョウ)	Released: March 29, 2006 (JPN) Label: Def Jam Japan/(B)ape Sounds Formats: DVD	26
World Tour	Released: March 19, 2008 (JPN) Label: Def Jam Japan/(B)ape Sounds Formats: DVD	55

Notes

1. Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
2. Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Zock On!", ^[6] "Work That", ^[7] "Itsumo It's More". ^[8]

References

1. "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2014.
2. "TERIYAKI BOYZのリリース一覧" [List of Teriyaki Boyz' Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2014.
3. "G-Music J-Pop Chart" (in Chinese). G-Music. 2006 week 16. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
4. ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2005年11月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (November 2005)] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. December 10, 2005. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
5. "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
6. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). March 26, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
7. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). January 21, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
8. "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). February 4, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
9. レコード協会調べ　10月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: October Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. November 20, 2008. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
10. "Japanese single streaming certifications – Teriyaki Boyz – Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious) - From "The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift"" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved April 28, 2025.Select 2025年4月 on the drop-down menu