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flumpool (ƒtƒ‰ƒ“ƒv[ƒ‹) is a four-man Japanese band.
The band, originally from the Osaka Prefecture was formed in January 2007. The band's name is derived from the English word "four", since there are 4 members, they took the first letter "f", along with the word meaning mass, "lump" and the word "pool".
In October 2008, they released a digital single named "Hana ni Nare" (‰Ô‚É‚È‚ê).
[edit] Members
* Ryuuta Yamamura (Born ŽR‘º—²‘¾ on January 21, 1985 - )
o Vocals and Guitar. Blood type A. From Osaka Prefecture.
* Kazuki Sakai (Born ãˆäˆê¶ on February 26, 1985 - )
o Guitar. Blood type AB. From Osaka Prefecture.
* Genki Amakawa (Born “ò쌳‹C on November 27, 1984 - )
o Bass. Blood type A. From Osaka Prefecture.
* Seiji Ogura (Born ¬‘q½Ži February 27, 1984 - )
o Drums. Blood type O. From Osaka Prefecture.
[edit] Career
* 2002
o Yamamura and his childhood friend, Sakai, along with 1 other person (Amakawa), form a unit named cube, Yamamura plays acoustic guitar as well as does most vocals. Sakai also plays acoustic guitar while Amakawa plays bass guitar.
* 2007
o January 13, the band name is now changed to 'flumpool'. They meet Ogura who joins the band as the drummer. They will have lives in Osaka-jo Hall and "Live Houses" around Osaka.
o July, the production of an independent single titled "Mirai Kanai" (ƒ~ƒ‰ƒCƒJƒiƒC) is announced.
* 2008
o June 25, "Mirai Kanai" (ƒ~ƒ‰ƒCƒJƒiƒC) is up for sale on indiesmusic.com.
o July, the music video of "labo" is made. The video is ranked number 1 on Access Rankings.
o August 27, both Tower Records and TSUTAYA hold the 5,000 limited copies of the independant trial single, "labo"
o September 1, they are the Campaign Song Artist for the telephone servie, au KDDI "LISMO". September 20, there are plans for a song titled "Hana ni Nare" (‰Ô‚É‚È‚ê). They are now the new face of the Song Campaign.
o September 5, they are featured on Fuji TV's Mezamashi TV and perform on television for the first time.
o October 1, release of the "Hana ni Nare" single. Their debut single with AMUSE, under the newly created sub-label, A-Sketch.
o November 5, release of the second single "Over the rain ~Hikari no Hashi~" (Over the rain `‚Ђ©‚è‚Ì‹´`).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Indies Singles
1. Mirai Kanai (ƒ~ƒ‰ƒCƒJƒiƒC) (July 2007, Re-release: June 25, 2008)
2. labo (August 27, 2008)
* "Tower Records limited version" and "TSUTAYA RECORDS limited version", limited to 5,000 copies.
* Opening theme of TBS's CDTV in August 2008
[edit] Singles
1. Hana ni Nare (‰Ô‚É‚È‚ê) (October 1, 2008)
* au KDDI "LISMO" campaign song.
* September 2008, SPACESHOWER TV's POWER PUSH song.
2. Over the rain ~Hikari no Hashi~" (Over the rain `‚Ђ©‚è‚Ì‹´`) (November 5, 2008)
* Theme song for the TBS drama Bloody Monday.
[edit] Mini-Albums
1. Unreal (November 19, 2008)
*courtesy of wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flumpool
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flumpool (ƒtƒ‰ƒ“ƒv[ƒ‹) is a four-man Japanese band.
The band, originally from the Osaka Prefecture was formed in January 2007. The band's name is derived from the English word "four", since there are 4 members, they took the first letter "f", along with the word meaning mass, "lump" and the word "pool".
In October 2008, they released a digital single named "Hana ni Nare" (‰Ô‚É‚È‚ê).
[edit] Members
* Ryuuta Yamamura (Born ŽR‘º—²‘¾ on January 21, 1985 - )
o Vocals and Guitar. Blood type A. From Osaka Prefecture.
* Kazuki Sakai (Born ãˆäˆê¶ on February 26, 1985 - )
o Guitar. Blood type AB. From Osaka Prefecture.
* Genki Amakawa (Born “ò쌳‹C on November 27, 1984 - )
o Bass. Blood type A. From Osaka Prefecture.
* Seiji Ogura (Born ¬‘q½Ži February 27, 1984 - )
o Drums. Blood type O. From Osaka Prefecture.
[edit] Career
* 2002
o Yamamura and his childhood friend, Sakai, along with 1 other person (Amakawa), form a unit named cube, Yamamura plays acoustic guitar as well as does most vocals. Sakai also plays acoustic guitar while Amakawa plays bass guitar.
* 2007
o January 13, the band name is now changed to 'flumpool'. They meet Ogura who joins the band as the drummer. They will have lives in Osaka-jo Hall and "Live Houses" around Osaka.
o July, the production of an independent single titled "Mirai Kanai" (ƒ~ƒ‰ƒCƒJƒiƒC) is announced.
* 2008
o June 25, "Mirai Kanai" (ƒ~ƒ‰ƒCƒJƒiƒC) is up for sale on indiesmusic.com.
o July, the music video of "labo" is made. The video is ranked number 1 on Access Rankings.
o August 27, both Tower Records and TSUTAYA hold the 5,000 limited copies of the independant trial single, "labo"
o September 1, they are the Campaign Song Artist for the telephone servie, au KDDI "LISMO". September 20, there are plans for a song titled "Hana ni Nare" (‰Ô‚É‚È‚ê). They are now the new face of the Song Campaign.
o September 5, they are featured on Fuji TV's Mezamashi TV and perform on television for the first time.
o October 1, release of the "Hana ni Nare" single. Their debut single with AMUSE, under the newly created sub-label, A-Sketch.
o November 5, release of the second single "Over the rain ~Hikari no Hashi~" (Over the rain `‚Ђ©‚è‚Ì‹´`).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Indies Singles
1. Mirai Kanai (ƒ~ƒ‰ƒCƒJƒiƒC) (July 2007, Re-release: June 25, 2008)
2. labo (August 27, 2008)
* "Tower Records limited version" and "TSUTAYA RECORDS limited version", limited to 5,000 copies.
* Opening theme of TBS's CDTV in August 2008
[edit] Singles
1. Hana ni Nare (‰Ô‚É‚È‚ê) (October 1, 2008)
* au KDDI "LISMO" campaign song.
* September 2008, SPACESHOWER TV's POWER PUSH song.
2. Over the rain ~Hikari no Hashi~" (Over the rain `‚Ђ©‚è‚Ì‹´`) (November 5, 2008)
* Theme song for the TBS drama Bloody Monday.
[edit] Mini-Albums
1. Unreal (November 19, 2008)
*courtesy of wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flumpool