Crazy Ken Band

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Crazy Ken Band (クレイジーケンバンド) is a popular Japanese musical group formed in 1997. HMV Japan rank them at #98 in their "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists".

Contents 1 Career Highlights 2 Members 3 Discography (incomplete) 3.1 Studio Albums 3.2 12inch Albums 3.3 Virtual Albums 3.4 Live Albums 3.5 Compilation Albums 3.6 Singles 4 External links

[edit] Career Highlights

• Crazy Ken Band was formed in 1997.
• Their Debut album "Punch! Punch! Punch!" was released in 1998
• Single "GT" was released in 2002. It was judged to be fresh and cool pop song, giving the band new recognition and acclaim.
• In 2005, the TV Show Tiger & Dragon was created, using Crazy Ken Band's 2002 song, "Tiger & Dragon". The song reached #1 on iTunes Japan.

[edit] Members

• Yokoyama Ken
• Onose Masao
• Shinguu Toraji
• Nakanishi Keiichi
• Horaguchi Shinya
• Hiroishi Keiichi
• Takahashi Toshimitsu
• Sugawara Aiko
• Smokey Tetsuni
• Kawai Wakaba
• Sawano Hironori
• Date Ken

[edit] Discography (incomplete)

[edit] Studio Albums

• Punch! Punch! Punch! (June 25, 1998)
• goldfish bowl (May 10, 1999)
• Shock Therapy (ショック療法, Shokku Ryōhō^?) (June 10, 2000)
• Gran Turismo (August 7, 2002)
• 777 (June 25, 2003)
• Brown Metallic (June 23, 2004)
• Soul Punch (July 6, 2005)
• GALAXY (September 20, 2006)
• SOUL電波 (Denpa "Radio Wave") (August 8, 2007)

[edit] 12inch Albums

• Yokowakehansamuwārudo (ヨコワケハンサムワールド, Yokowakehansamuwārudo^?) (1999)
• THE PLAYBOY'S MANUAL (2000)
• MilkyWay GALAXY (2006)

[edit] Virtual Albums

• iTunes Originals – Crazy Ken Band (Japanese Exclusive) (2005)

[edit] Live Albums

• Grave 246 the Night of the Night Owls (青山246深夜族の夜, Seizan 246 Shinyazoku no Yoru^?) (December 10, 2000)

[edit] Compilation Albums

• OLDIES BUT GOODIES (March 3, 2004)

[edit] Singles

• "Nikutai Kankei" (肉体関係, Sexual relations^?) (June 25, 2001)
• "Seputenbah" (せぷてんばぁ, "Seputenbah"^?) (September 10, 2001)
• "Mappira Rokku" (まっぴらロック, "Mappira Rokku"^?) (May 22, 2002)
• "GT" (July 10, 2002)
• "Kurisumasu Nande Daikirai!! Nanchatte" (クリスマスなんて大嫌い!! なんちゃって, "Kurisumasu Nande Daikirai!! Nanchatte"^?) (December 4, 2002)
• "Amai Hibi"/"A, Yaru to Kya Yara na Kya Dame Nanoyo." (甘い日々／あ、やるときゃやらなきゃダメなのよ。, "Amai Hibi"/"A, Yaru to Kya Yara na Kya Dame Nanoyo."^?) (February 19, 2003)
• "Abuku" (あぶく, Easy^?) (December 1, 2004)
• "Tiger & Dragon" (タイガー＆ドラゴン, Taigā to doragon^?) (April 27, 2005)
• "thirtyseven degrees" (August 20, 2005)
• "Meri Meri (I Wanna Marry Marry You)" (メリメリ ~I Wanna Marry Marry You~, "Meri Meri (I Wanna Marry Marry You)"^?) (July 26, 2006)
• "Tenyawanya Desu Yo" (てんやわんやですよ, Hectic!!!^?) (February 21, 2007)

[edit] External links

• HMV.co.jp Top 100 Japanese pops Artists
• クレイジーケンバンド OFFICIAL WEB SITE