Bonobos (band)
{{Short description|Japanese dub band}}
{{For |the British solo artist|Bonobo (musician)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Bonobos
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| image_size = 250
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| genre = Indie pop, rock, J-pop
| years_active = 2001-2023
| label = Teenage Symphone/Dreamusic
| website = [http://www.bonobos.jp/ bonobos.jp]
| current_members = Chunho Sai
Natsuko Morimoto
Ryuhei Koike
Yuji Tanaka
Hirowatari Uemoto
}}
Bonobos was a Japanese band from Osaka that was formed in August 2001. Its final lineup consisted of Chunho Sai (guitar, vocals), Ryuhei Koike (lead guitar), Natsuko Morimoto (bass), Hirowatari Uemoto (drums) and Yuji Tanaka (keyboards). The band released its first full-length album Hover Hover in 2004.
In 2022 the band announced that it would disband one year later in spring 2023. The band officially disbanded in March 2023 after performing two farewell performances in Osaka and Tokyo. {{cite web | url=https://bonobos.jp/news/ | title=News | bonobos公式サイト。最新情報やプロフィール、リリース情報、メンバーのブログなど。 }}
Members
=Current members=
- Chunho Sai {{spaced ndash}}lead vocals, guitar (2001–2023)
- Natsuko Morimoto {{spaced ndash}}bass (2001–2023)
- Ryuhei Koike {{spaced ndash}} lead guitar (2015–2023)
- Yuji Tanaka {{spaced ndash}} keyboards (2015–2023)
- Hirowatari Umemoto {{spaced ndash}} drums (2015–2023)
=Former Members=
- Yasuyuki "Kojiro" Sasaki {{spaced ndash}} lead guitar (2001-2008)
- Izumi Matsui {{spaced ndash}}percussion (2001-2010)
- Bondo Tsuji {{spaced ndash}} drums (2001-2015)
Discography
=Albums=
- Hover Hover (2004)
- Electlyric (2005)
- あ，うん (a, un) (2006)
- オリハルコン日和 (2009)
- Ultra (2011)
- Hyper Folk (2014)
- 23区 (2016)
- .jp (2022)
=Extended plays=
- Golden Days (2005)
- FOLK CITY FOLK.ep (2017)
=Compilations=
- Pastrama{{spaced ndash}}The Best of Bonobos (January 30, 2008)
=Singles=
- "Mojiki Fuyu ga Kuru"
- "Water"
- "Ano Kotoba, Ano Hikari"
- "Konnya-wa Groove Me"
- "Thank You for the Music"
- "Beautiful"
- "Standing There ~Ima, Soko ni Ikuyo~"
- "Arpeggio"
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.bonobos.jp/ bonobos.jp], the band's official website
- {{allMusic|id=p869481|label=Bonobos}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:2001 establishments in Japan
Category:Musical groups from Osaka
Category:Japanese rock music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2001