Monkey Majik
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Monkey Majik is a rock band of Japan. The band consists of guitarists/vocalists Maynard and Blaise Plant, brothers who sing in Japanese and English; drummer Takuya "tax" Kikuchi (菊池拓哉 Kikuchi Takuya?); and bassist DICK. The Plant brothers originally hail from Canada. Though most of famous Japanese singers and bands live in Tokyo, they still live in Sendai which is about 350km away from Tokyo.
Their first release was an EP called TIRED, a self-financed release limited to 1,000 copies which was available at Tower Records in Sendai. Their first single was "fly" in 2006. It was a commercial success and was followed by their second single, "Around the World", which peaked at number 4 in the Japanese Oricon top 200 singles chart.
The band is named after a song by Godiego called "Monkey Magic". Maynard Plant, who speaks proficient Japanese, came to Japan in 1997 to teach English after graduating from Queen's University where he was president of the Alma Mater Society. Blaise was a solo musician in Canada before he moved to Japan in 2000.
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[edit] Band members
- Maynard Plant: vocals & guitar; from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He learned Japanese while he worked as an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan.
- Blaise Plant: vocals & guitar; from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Maynard's younger brother. official blog Blaise Plant official blog
- tax (Takuya Kikuchi (菊池拓哉 Kikuchi Takuya?)): drums; from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
- DICK: bass; from Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Release date | Label | Notes | Peak chart position (Oricon Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRED | May 13, 2002 | Limited edition EP | ||
| SPADE | September 24, 2003 | Under Horse Records | 1st full album | 186 |
| Lily | February 9, 2005 | Under Horse Records | 1st mini album | 216 |
| Get Started | April 13, 2005 | Under Horse Records | 2nd mini album | 124 |
| PREMIUM BOX | July, 2005 | Under Horse Records | Limited edition CD & live DVD | |
| eastview | September 21, 2005 | Under Horse Records | 2nd full album | 114 |
| BEST 2000 - 2005 | March 8, 2006 | Under Horse Records | Compilation | 18 |
| thank you | May 24, 2006 | binyl records | 3rd full album, 1st major label | 5 |
| Sora wa Maru de (空はまるで?) |
July 25, 2007 | binyl records | 4th full album, 2nd major label | 3 |
[edit] Singles
| Title | Release date | Notes | Peak chart position (Oricon Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| fly | January 18, 2006 | 19 | |
| Around The World | February 22, 2006 | Tie-up with TV drama Saiyūki. 62nd highest selling single of 2006 (in Japan) with 164,299 copies sold | 4 |
| Futari (フタリ?) |
October 4, 2006 | Featured song for the film "Yoru no pikunikku" (夜のピクニック?) | 15 |
| Picture Perfect | February 7, 2007 | Collaboration with m-flo | 23 |
| Sotsugyō, soshite mirai e. (卒業、そして未来へ。?) |
March 14, 2007 | Collaboration with SEAMO | 24 |
| Change | April 25, 2007 | Collaboration with Yoshida Brothers | 52 |
| MONKEY MAJIK x MONKEY MAGIC | June 27, 2007 | Cover of "Monkey Magic" by Godiego. Tie-up with movie, "Saiyuki". | 20 |
[edit] References
- MONKEY MAJIK Official Web Site (Shockwave Flash) (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
- Gyao.com "Original Feature Program" on MONKEY MAJIK (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.
[edit] External links
- Official Web Site of Monkey Majik (Japanese)
- Official Web Site by Avex (Japanese)
- Blaise Plant official blog (English)(Japanese)
