Nobodyknows (stylized as nobodyknows+) is a Japanese hip-hop band founded in 1999.
History
Nobodyknows+ - Shiawase nara te wo tatakou - Album: 5mc & 1dj.
Nobodyknows debuted in 2003 on the Sony Music Associated Records label with the mini-album Nobody knows3. They have released several hit CD singles which include "Kokoro Odoru", a song that was used as the second ending theme for the anime television series SD Gundam Force and included in the Nintendo DS game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan. They released their first album, Do You Know?, in June 2004 and debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon charts, a rare accomplishment for hip-hop groups in Japan. In 2005, the group wanted to help aspiring local artists, so they organized the Nagoya Music Expo in September. The event brought in around 10,000 people.
Later that year, Nobodyknows released their second album, titled 5MC&1DJ. The album featured the song "Shiawase Nara Te o TatakÅ" which was used as the theme song for the Japanese release of Kung Fu Hustle. The group remained in the public eye in 2006 with a national tour in February as they performed in every prefecture in Japan, which had not been previously done before by a hip-hop group. The tour was filmed and released in November as a DVD and Blu-ray release titled Nobodyknows+ Tour 2006 "5MC&1DJ" - Kuribou no Menkui Dochu Hizakurige. The group performed their first overseas concert at Tokyo Night 2007 on 24 March in Long Beach, California, bringing their style of hip-hop/pop fusion to a U.S. audience.
Their single "Heroâs Come Back!!" was chosen as the first opening theme for the anime television series Naruto: ShippÅ«den. On 10 February 2009, they released a new single called "Fallin'" which featured the original singer, Shigeru Matsuzaki (also known as Shigeru Brown). In 2010, they left major label Onenation, and returned to their original indie label $Tax (pronounced "Dollar Tax") Records.
In 2011, member Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu started balancing his work at Nobodyknows with a career in professional wrestling. He wrestled occasionally and as a freelancer, mainly competing in Dramatic Dream Team and Ice Ribbon, though he became a usual member of Pro Wrestling Heat Up in 2017. His tenure there would be successful, winning the Shakunetsuo Battle League 2017 and taking the Heat Up Universal Championship from founder Kazuhiro Tamura. However, after losing the title to Daisuke Kanehira, he retired from professional wrestling in October 2018.
Members
- Hidden Fish - Born 21 July 1979
- Crystal Boy - Born 4 July 1977
- Yasu Ichiban - Born 29 November 1978
- Nori da Funky Shibire-sasu - Born 20 August 1980
- DJ Mitsu - Born 12 March 1972
- Yoshiki Yokimori - Born 27 June 1972
Former members
- G-ton - Born 22 January 1975
Notable dates
- 1999: G-ton, DJ Mitsu, Yoshiki Yokimori, and Crystal Boy form Nobodyknows in Nagoya.
- 29 August 2000: The EPNobody Knows is released.
- 5 May 2001: The EP Nobody knows2 is released, ranking 19th on Oricon Indies Chart.
- 1 April 2007: Nobodyknows member G-ton leaves the band.
- 22 August 2007: Nobodyknows release their third full album, Vulgarhythm, two years after their second one.
- 19 December 2008: Yoshiki holds a celebration for his daughter Yoshimaru Yokimori in Nagoya
Discography
Singles
- Nobody knows (EP) (2000)
- Nobody knows 2 (EP) (2001)
- Omae wa Hirata Daro? (ãåã¯å¹³ç"°ã ã?) (EP) (2002)
- Interlude
- Real man
- Theme 41
- Bonustrack
- Nobody knows3 (EP) (19 February 2003)
- Nijūichi Seiki Kishu
- Ieie ~Erabete Aru Koto no KÅkotsu to Fuan to Futatsu Ware ni Ari~
- Theme from nobody knows pt.4
- Next Batter's Circle
- Sentimental Bass
- Irai ZecchÅ (以æ¥çµ¶é ) (EP) (27 August 2003)
- intro
- Irai ZecchÅ
- Taiyo to ShÅnen (feat. Dankan)
- Theme from nobody knows pt.5 ~Yoromeki~
- Susumidasuâ' (ã¹ã¹ããã¹â') (EP) (19 November 2003)
- Susumidasuâ'
- innocent word
- Rash (feat. coba)
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.6
- Enokorogusa ~coba_strumental~
- "Poron2" (ããã³2) (25 February 2004)
- Poron2
- Sakura Spring Field Version
- Poron2 -instrumental-
- Sakura Spring Field Version -instrumental-
- "Kokoro Odoru" (ã³ã³ããªãã«) (26 May 2004)
- Kokoro Odoru -original version-
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.7
- Ore la Ryū ~dreamin' day~
- Kokoro Odoru -instrumental version-
- "Shiawase Nara Te wo TatakÅ / T.R.U.E." (ã·ã¢ã¯ã»ãã©ãã²ã¿ã¿ã³ã¦ï¼T.R.U.E.) (13 January 2005)
- Shiawase Nara Te wo TatakÅ
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.8
- T.R.U.E.
- "Mebae" (ã¡ãã¨) (27 April 2005)
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.10
- Mebae
- Magnum Ima Ike
- Mebae -instrumental-
- "El Mirador ~TenbÅdai no Uta~" (ã¨ã«ã»ãã©ãã¼ã«ï½å±æå°ã®å"ï½) (6 July 2005)
- El Mirador ~TenbÅdai no Uta~
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.11
- ï¼ the same time
- El Mirador ~TenbÅdai no Uta~ -instrumental-
- "DÅ yo?" (ã©ããï¼) (19 October 2005)
- DÅ yo?
- Theme from nobodyknows+ pt.12
- Natsu no Kakera
- DÅ yo? -instrumental-
- "Hero's Come Back!!" (25 April 2007)
- Hero's Come Back!!
- Ca Latte
- Oh Happy Days
- Hero's Come Back!! -instrumental-
- Ca latte(instrumental)
- "Under Rain feat. Purimera" (ã¢ã³ãã¼ã¬ã¤ã³ feat.ããªã¡ã©) (9 April 2008)
- "Villain's Pain (Hero's Come Back!! ~Other Side~)/Imaike Samba" (-ï¼ã¤ãã¤ã±ãµã³ã) (30 July 2008)
- Villain's Pain
- slow down
- "Fallin' feat. Shigeru Brown" (10 February 2009)
- "Fallin"
- "Fallin" (instrumental)
- "Winds of Wins" (24 June 2010)
- "Winds of wins"
- "Winds of wins-instrumental"
- "L.B.S"(Laid Back Summer)
- "Worlds End"-feat.mash
- "Join Us" (1 June 2013)
- "Join us"
- "Let's dance"
- "Join us instrumental"
- "Let's dance instrumental"
- "Join us Remix"
- "Gekisoku Motitotsu"
- "Forever"
- "Ni Juu Ichi Seiki Kishu(2013 Furstar remix)"
Albums
- Do You Know? (30 June 2004)
- 5MC & 1DJ (2 November 2005)
- Vulgarhythm (22 August 2007)
- Best of nobodyknows+ (compilation album) (11 March 2009)
- nobodyknows+ is dead? (25 September 2013)
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website on Sigma Sounds Studio
- J!-ENT article on nobodyknows+ performance at Tokyo Night 2007
- J!-ENT interviews nobodyknows+ - 2007
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