Back-On

Kenji03 and Gori have been friends since childhood, having attended the same school in Adachi, Tokyo. In their sixth year in school, they realized that they wanted to start a band, though in the beginning they did it all separately.http://www.jmusiceuropa.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925083252/http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/|date=2008-09-25}}, [http://www.jmusiceuropa.com/uk/database-artist.php?id=634] Retrieved on April 24, 2007 While in high school, Kenji03 met Teeda while Gori met Shu. They each started out in separate bands, but eventually ended up uniting with each other to form their own band. Shortly after their formulation, Kenji03 met his brother's friend Macchin, who joined the band as its drummer and rounded out the quintet.

Back-On made their first international appearance at Anime Matsuri on April 28, 2007 in Houston, Texas and were invited back for Anime Matsuri 2010. Since then they've also appeared in Vancouver, Canada for Anime Evolution in August 2007, and Anime USA in Arlington, Virginia in November 2007. They were also the guest judges for Anime Idol 2007 at Anime Evolution.

They formed a new band called BAReeeeeeeeeeN with the 4-man band GReeeeN, and their debut single "Ashiato" was released on October 1, 2008. The song reached No. 1 in the USEN and chaku-uta digital download charts.

The band's singles "Flyaway" and "Where Is the Future?" were created as theme music for the PSP game Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2, which was released exclusively in Japan on January 28, 2009.

Back-On performed at [http://www.connichi.de Connichi 2009] in Kassel, Germany in 2009, and revisited Taiwan for two live performances in December 2009.

Their single One Step!/Tomorrow Never Knows was released on January 27, 2010; "Tomorrow never knows" was used as the background theme music for a DyDo coffee commercial featuring Japanese surfer Teppei Tajima.

In 2013/14, the band composed and performed two opening themes for the anime series Gundam Build Fighters, called {{nihongo|"Nibun no Ichi"|ニブンノイチ||"One Half"}} and "wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY)";{{cite web|date=December 24, 2013|title=Back-On to Perform New Gundam Build Fighters Opening Theme|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-23/back-on-to-perform-new-gundam-build-fighters-opening-theme|accessdate=December 24, 2019|publisher=Anime News Network}} the latter features vocals by Lil' Fang from the group FAKY and aired from episode 14 onwards. Both singles were released in three versions: CD-only, CD+DVD (with videos) and CD+gunpla plastic model.

They were invited back to perform at Anime USA in 2013 after a 6-year break from the US and were also star guests at Pacific Media Expo shortly after.{{cite web |title=Anime USA Welcomes Japanese Rock Band, BACK-ON |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-08-20/anime-usa-welcomes-japanese-rock-band-back-on |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=November 5, 2018 |date=August 21, 2013}}

The band performed at Anime Friends in 2014 as their first visit to Brazil.{{cite web|title=BACK-ON - SCHEDULE - アニメフレンズ2014|url=http://www.back-on.com/schedule/detail.php?id=1012546|accessdate=12 March 2014|year=2014}}

In 2015, their song "Resurrection" was used as the ending theme for Initial D Legend 2: Racer movie.

Back-On also performed as a headliner at Otakon Matsuri in 2015.

On May 26, 2017, the band celebrated its 15th anniversary with a concert at Ebisu Liquidroom titled "BACK-ON 15th Anniversary Live -Ultimate Thanks-". Gori and Shu quit the band after this show, leaving Back-On as the duo of Kenji03 and Teeda.

In 2023, it was revealed that they would be performing the opening theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard, titled "CHEMY×STORY".{{Cite web |title=仮面ライダー avex SOUND WEB |url=http://avex.jp/rider_sound/news/detail.php?id=1110246 |access-date=2023-08-17 |website=avex.jp |language=ja}} Along with Flow they would sing a new version of the opening for the episodes airing in 2024, along with Chinese and English self-covers.{{cite web | url=https://avex.jp/rider_sound/news/detail.php?id=1113371 | title=仮面ライダー avex SOUND WEB }}{{cite web | url=https://www.kamen-rider-official.com/news_articles/2449 | title=超英雄祭2024追加出演者発表&チケット一般発売開始！ | 仮面ライダーWeb 【公式】| 東映 }}

• Kenji03 {{cite web |title=Hi-yunk（BACK-ON） |url=https://avex-management.jp/artists/creator/HIYUN |accessdate=3 September 2022 |language=ja}} - Vocal & Guitar (2002–present)
• Teeda - MC (2002–present)

• Macchin - Drums (2002–2006)
• Icchan - Drums (2006–2011)
• Gori - Bass Guitar (2002–2017)
• Shu - Guitar (2002–2017)

|September 19, 2007

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!4th

|"Flower"

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1. "Flower"
2. "Zero"
3. "Colors"

|September 19, 2007

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!5th

|"Sands of Time"

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1. "Sands of Time"
2. "Message for Kidz"
3. "Fifty/50"

|May 21, 2008

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!6th

|"Flyaway"

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1. "Flyaway"
2. "Where Is the Future?"
3. "Re:Start"
4. "Flyaway" ("Tales of" Remix)
5. :(limited edition CD only)

|January 28, 2009

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!7th

|"One Step! feat. Mini/Tomorrow Never Knows"

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1. "One Step! feat. Mini"
2. "Tomorrow Never Knows"

|January 27, 2010

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!8th

|"Tell Me"

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1. "Tell Me"
2. "Discovery"

|January 19, 2011

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!9th

|"With You Feat. Me"

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1. "With You Feat. Me (Misono)"
2. {{nihongo|Nagareboshi|流れ星||"Shooting Star"}}
3. "With You" ("Tales of" Remix)
4. :(limited edition CD only)

|February 9, 2011

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!10th

|"Connectus and selfish"

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1. Connectus and selfish
2. "flyaway"
3. "We are...."
4. "Ashiato( BareeeeeeeeeeN)"

|August 17, 2011

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!11th

|"Ice cream"

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1. "Ice cream"
2. "Piece"

|May 9, 2012

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!12th

|"ニブンノイチ / INFINITY"

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1. {{nihongo|"Nibun no Ichi"|ニブンノイチ||"One Half"}}
2. "INFINITY"
3. "ニブンノイチ～instrumental～"
4. "INFINITY～instrumental～"

|November 6, 2013

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!13th

|"wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY)"

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1. "wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY)"
2. "Traumatic"
3. "Around the world" ** (not available in CD+GOODS ver.)
4. "wimp"
5. "wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY)～instrumental～"
6. "Traumatic ～instrumental～"

|March 12, 2014

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!14th

|"Departure / STRIKEBACK"

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1. "Departure"
2. "STRIKEBACK"
3. "Departure (日本工学院Ver.)"
4. "Departure ～instrumental～"
5. "STRIKEBACK ～instrumental～"

|July 30, 2014

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!15th

|"セルリアン / Silent Trigger"

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1. {{nihongo|"Cerulean"|セルリアン}}
2. "Silent Trigger"
3. "セルリアン ～instrumental～"
4. "Silent Trigger ～instrumental～"

|December 17, 2014

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!16th

|"DTM EP"

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1. "DTM"
2. "AMANOJAKU"
3. "DISLIKE"

|October 30, 2015

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|November 22, 2006

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!5th

|DTM EP

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1. DTM
2. Amanojaku
3. Dislike

|October 30, 2015

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!6th

|New Era

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1. Clown
2. Carry On
3. Laugh Now
4. Misty Rain
5. Knock Knock

|February 21, 2018

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!7th

|Chop Kick Turn

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1. Wild Thing
2. Wannabe
3. {{nihongo4|Kuroiro Shōshi ~Clown~|黑色小丑 ~Clown~}}
4. {{nihongo4|Carry On (Musō ~Carry On~|Carry on(夢想 ~Carry on~)}}

|March 6, 2019

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!8th

|Rebirth

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1. Good Morning
2. Switch
3. Rebirth
4. Three Two One
5. Tokyo Be-bop
6. Shall We Dance
7. Chain 2020

|January 22, 2020

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|November 12, 2008

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!2nd

|Hello World

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1. Beginning
2. Rockstar Anthem
3. With You feat. Me
4. Apologize
5. Twenty Four / 7
6. Tell Me
7. Flyaway
8. Hero
9. Tomorrow Never Knows -album ver.-
10. We Are...
11. One Step! feat. mini
12. Hare Days

|February 16, 2011

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!3rd

|Good Job!!

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1. Ice cream
2. Highway Dancer
3. Connectus
4. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
5. come on & Let's go feat.Emyli, kailis from OVER DOSE(Taiwan)
6. HOME
7. Word play
8. WE CAN’T STOP
9. {{nihongo|Futari Diary|フタリダイアリー|Futari Daiarī|"Two Diaries"}}
10. IT’S NOT OVER
11. Selfish
12. Mr Yesterday

|May 30, 2012

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!4th

|Reload

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1. ニブンノイチ
2. STRIKE BACK
3. INFINITY
4. wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY)
5. Life rolls on
6. RELOAD
7. イマジニ ft. Duran (from Made in Asia)
8. READY SET GO!
9. Around the world
10. BUZZ BOY
11. Milky way
12. Departure

|October 1, 2014

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!5th

|PACK OF THE FUTURE

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1. PACK OF THE FUTURE
2. セルリアン
3. Fame
4. DISLIKE
5. マーマレード
6. What a beautiful day
7. AMANOJAKU
8. DTM
9. Mirrors　※1/7より先行配信中！
10. Silent Trigger
11. リザレクション
12. Dear Me
13. Parade for the hope

|March 2, 2016

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!6th

|Still B/O

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1. Stay Real
2. Beyond sadness
3. WAVES
4. Down
5. Kill the Beat feat. Jesse
6. Loser
7. Still in my heart
8. Bring the Noise
9. NEVER FREEZE feat. MICRO
10. SKY WALKER

|November 10, 2021

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• Air Gear Opening Theme: "Chain"
• Murder Princess Opening Theme: {{nihongo|"Hikari Sasuhou (FK Metal ver.)"|ヒカリサスホウ (FK Metal ver.)|}}
• Eyeshield 21 4th Opening Theme: "Blaze Line"
• Eyeshield 21 5th Closing Theme: "A Day Dreaming..."
• Eyeshield 21 6th Closing Theme: "Flower"
• Tokyo Mayokara 1st Theme: {{nihongo|"Kodou"|鼓動||"Pulse"}}
• Tokyo Mayokara 2nd Theme: "Colors"
• Shinjuku Swan Ending Theme: "Butterfly"
• K-tai Investigator 7 Ending Theme: "Sands of Time"
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Opening Theme: "Flyaway"
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 Ending Theme: "Where Is the Future?"
• IAMS Japan's 2009 animal shelter series Theme: "We Are..."
• DyDo coffee TV CM Theme: "Tomorrow Never Knows"
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Opening Theme: "With You feat. Me (Misono Koda)"
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Ending Theme:{{nihongo|"Nagareboshi"|流れ星||"Shooting Star"}}
• Gundam Breaker Opening Theme: "Infinity"
• Gundam Build Fighters Opening Theme: "ニブンノイチ -One Half-"
• Gundam Build Fighters Opening Theme: "wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY)"
• Fairy Tail 16th Opening Theme: "Strike Back"
• Gundam Build Fighters Try Opening Theme: "Cerulean"
• Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars Opening Theme: "The Last One"
• Gundam Breaker 2 Opening Theme: "Silent Trigger"
• Initial D Legend 2: Racer Closing Theme: "リザレクション"
• Gundam Breaker 3 Opening Theme: "Mirrors"
• Gundam Build Fighters: GM's Counterattack Opening Theme: "Carry on"
• Kamen Rider Geats Insert Song: "Chair"
• Gundam Build Metaverse Opening Theme: {{nihongo|"Hikari to Kaze"|ヒカリトカゼ||"Light and Wind"}}
• Kamen Rider Gotchard Opening Theme: "CHEMY×STORY"

• Flydom (Hero)
• Nuts Tribe (Hero)
• Gaku-Ten (Baby Rock)
• {{nihongo|Kodou|鼓動||"Pulse"}} (Chain)
• Chain (Chain)
• New World (New World)
• A Day Dreaming... (Blaze Line/A Day Dreaming...)
• Blaze Line (Blaze Line/A Day Dreaming...)
• Flower (Flower)
• Butterfly (Butterfly)
• Sands of Time (YES!!!)
• Flyaway (YES!!!)
• One Step! (Hello World)
• Tell Me (Hello World)
• With You (Hello World)
• Ice cream (Good Job!!)
• ニブンノイチ (ニブンノイチ / INFINITY)
• wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY) (wimp ft. Lil' Fang (from FAKY))

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• {{Official website|http://www.back-on.com|BACK-ON official website}}

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