Unicorn (Japanese band)

Unicorn
Origin	Hiroshima, Japan
Genres	Alternative rock, post-punk, new wave
Years active	1986 (1986)–1993 2009 (2009)–present
Labels	CBS/SONY RECORDS (1987–1991) Sony Records (1991–1993) Ki/oon Records (2009–2012) Ki/oon Music (2012–present)
Members	Okuda Tamio (vocals & guitar) Teshima Isamu (guitar, vocals) EBI (bass, vocals) ABEDON (keyboard, vocals) Kawanishi Koichi (drums, vocals)
Past members	Mukai Midori (keyboard)
Website	unicorn.jp

Unicorn (ユニコーン, Yunikōn) is a Japanese rock band, formed in 1986, consisting of Koichi Kawanishi (drums, vocals), Tamio Okuda (vocals, rhythm guitar), Isamu Teshima (lead guitar, vocals), Kazushi Horiuchi (bass guitar, vocals), and Yoshiharu Abe (keyboard, vocals). They reunited in 2009. ^[1]

Unicorn recorded the theme song for the Space Brothers anime for episodes 01-13, titled "Feel So Moon".

Members

Current line-up

• Tamio Okuda – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, occasional lead guitar and percussion (1986–September 1993, 2009–present)
• Isamu Teshima – lead guitar, backing and lead vocals (1986–September 1993, 2009–present)
• Kazushi "EBI" Horiuchi – bass, backing and lead vocals (1986–September 1993, 2009–present)
• Yoshiharu "ABEDON" Abe – keyboard, lead and backing vocals, occasional rhythm guitar (1988–September 1993, 2009–present)
• Koichi Kawanishi – drums, percussion, backing and lead vocals (1986–February 1993, 2009–present)

Former member

• Midori Mukai – keyboard, backing vocals (1986–1988)

Timeline

Discography

Singles

#	Release date	Title	Peak position	Additional Notes
1	April 29, 1989	Big Confusion (大迷惑)	12	-
2	September 1, 1989	Day Game (デーゲーム)	11	Released by the name of "Jirō Sakagami and Unicorn"
3	July 21, 1990	Working Man (働く男)	3	Theme song for the TV show, A Sweet Nightmare
4	October 21, 1990	Cash In (命果てるまで)	10	-
5	January 21, 1991	Male Star (スターな男)	6	Theme song for the TV show, A Sweet Nightmare
6	June 21, 1991	Blues (ブルース)	4	-
7	October 25, 1991	Two Peas in a Pod (ヒゲとボイン)	23	-
8	December 2, 1992	Snowy Town (雪が降る町)	4	-
9	April 21, 1993 March 24, 2006 (Re-release)	Wonderful Days (すばらしい日々)	6 181 (Re-release)	Theme song for the movie Hinagon (2005) Used in the commercial for the Sony HD Handycam HC3 (2006)
Project	November 1, 1996	Snowy Town "more bell mix" (雪が降る町 "more bell mix")	38	-
10	February 4, 2009	WAO!	3	Used in the commercial for Aquarius
11	October 7, 2009	Half Century Boy (半世紀少年)	3	Ending theme for the variety show SUKKIRI!!
12	June 9, 2010	Naked Sun (裸の太陽)	7	Used in the commercial for Aquarius
13	April 27, 2011	Digital Soup/Buta Buta (デジタルスープ/ぶたぶた)	7	Digital Soup: Used in a commercial for Mitsui Fudoson Realty Buta Buta: Theme song for the movie "That's The Way!!"
14	June 22, 2012	Feel So Moon	5	Opening theme for the anime Space Brothers
15	August 12, 2012	Goju Kara Otoko	-	Digital download
16	June 8, 2016	Echo (エコー)	20	Ending theme for the drama Jūhan Shuttai

Studio albums

#	Release date	Title	Peak position
1	October 21, 1987	BOOM	77
2	July 21, 1988	PANIC ATTACK	18
3	June 1, 1989	Hattori (服部)	3
4	October 1, 1990	Storm of the Beast (ケダモノの嵐)	1
EP(5)	November 1, 1990	Dancing Turtle Yapushi (おどる亀ヤプシ)	2
EP(6)	December 1, 1990	Have a Nice Day (ハヴァナイスデー)	2
7	September 30, 1991	Beard and Boobs (ヒゲとボイン)	2
8	May 21, 1993	SPRINGMAN	1
9	February 18, 2009	Chambre (シャンブル)	1
10	May 25, 2011	Z	2
EP(11)	August 31, 2011	Z II	3
12	March 26, 2014	Igajyakejyoro (イーガジャケジョロ)	3
13	August 10, 2016	yu 13-14 (ゅ 13-14)	1
14	March 8, 2017	Half Century No. 5 (半世紀 No. 5)	9
15	March 27, 2019	UC100V	5
16	October 2, 2019	UC100W	8
17	August 18, 2021	Twist Island & Shout Island (ツイス島&シャウ島)
18	November 15, 2023	Crossroad (クロスロード)

References

1. "Unicorn Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-04-28.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Okuda Tamio'S Official Website (in Japanese)
• ABEDON's Official Website (in Japanese)
• EBI's Official Blog (in Japanese)
• Teshima Isamu's Official Website (in Japanese)