Tempalay
{{short description|Japanese band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tempalay
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| genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|psychedelic pop}}
| years_active = 2014—present
| label = P-Vine Records, Space Shower Music
| associated_acts = Daoko, Akko Gorilla
| website = {{URL|tempalay.jp}}
| current_members = {{ubl|Ryōto Ohara|Natsuki Fujimoto|Aaamyyy}}
| past_members = Yūya Takeuchi
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{{nihongo|Tempalay|テンパレイ|Temparei|lead=yes}} is a Japanese lo-fi psychedelic pop band that formed in 2014.
Biography
Tempalay was formed in 2014, when Ryōto Ohara and Yūya Takeuchi met drummer Natsuki Fujimoto in Tokyo.{{cite web | url=http://www.switch-store.net/hpgen/HPB/entries/322.html | title=GO THE WILD SIDE OF MUSIC――VOL.4 Tempalay | language=Japanese |author=ITAKO JUNICHIRO |publisher=Switch Publishing | access-date=June 28, 2019}} The band's vocalist Ryōto Ohara, originally from Kōchi Prefecture, had moved to Saitama to pursue a career in music in 2011, and started making music with drummer Yūya Takeuchi, who he met in a bar.{{cite web | url=https://artist.cdjournal.com/a/tempalay/218709 | title=Profile | language=Japanese |publisher=CDJournal | access-date=June 28, 2019}} After forming at the Fuji Rock Festival's "Rookie a Go-Go" stage in 2015, the band released their debut extended play Instant Hawaii through P-Vine Records.{{cite web | url=http://p-vine.jp/music/pcd-4633 | title=Instant Hawaii – リリース情報 – P-VINE, Inc. | language=Japanese |publisher=P-Vine | access-date=June 28, 2019}}
From 2015, Aaamyyy from the band Eimie began working as a live support member of the band, performing background vocals and on the synthesizer.{{cite web | url=https://www.cinra.net/interview/201906-aaamyyy?page=2 |script-title=ja:AAAMYYYが語る、Tempalayに入るまでの道のりと正式加入の理由 |author=Takanori Kuroda | publisher=Cinra |language=Japanese | date=June 10, 2019 | access-date=June 28, 2019}} The group released their debut album From Japan in 2016.
In June 2018, Yūya Takeuchi announced he was leaving the band due to creative differences, however staying on as a live support member for their upcoming concerts.{{cite web | url=https://www.cinra.net/news/20180613-tempalay |script-title=ja:Tempalayからベース竹内祐也が脱退 「互いに違う道を進むことを決断」| publisher=Cinra |language=Japanese | date=June 13, 2018 | access-date=June 28, 2019}} The next month, Aaamyyy was announced as an official member of Tempalay.{{cite web | url=https://www.cinra.net/interview/201906-aaamyyy |script-title=ja:AAAMYYYが語る、Tempalayに入るまでの道のりと正式加入の理由 |author=Takanori Kuroda | publisher=Cinra |language=Japanese | date=June 10, 2019 | access-date=June 28, 2019}} The band released their third album With Love from the 21st Century in June 2019, which became their most commercially successful album to date in Japan.{{cite web | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/659798/rank/ |script-title=ja:アルバム売上ランキング | publisher=Oricon |language=Japanese | access-date=June 27, 2019}}
Tempalay has toured China and the United States, including the South by Southwest festival in 2016.
Members
- {{nihongo|Ryōto Ohara|小原 綾斗|Ohara Ryōto}} — Lead vocals, guitars, songwriter (since 2014)
- {{nihongo|Natsuki Fujimoto|藤本 夏樹|Fujimoto Natsuki}} — Drums, percussion (since 2014)
- He also performs as a soloist under the name John Natsuki. In August 2018, Fujimoto married traditional ink wash painter Chinpan.{{Cite web|work=音楽ナタリー|title=Tempalay藤本夏樹、水墨画家CHiNPANと入籍|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/314654|access-date=2019-01-09}}
- {{nihongo|Honami "Aaamyyy" Furuhara|古原 ほなみ|Furuhara Honami}} — Synthesizers, keybass, background vocals, occasional songwriter (since 2015)
- She also releases electronic music as a soloist. She became a permanent member of the band in July 2018.
=Past members=
- {{nihongo|Yūya Takeuchi|竹内 祐也|Takeuchi Yūya}} — Bass (2014–2018)
Discography
= Studio albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title ! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak positions |
| style="width:2.5em;"|JPN Oricon {{cite web | title=Tempalayの作品 | url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/659798/products/ | work=Oricon | access-date=May 8, 2024}} ! style="width:2.5em;"|JPN
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| scope="row" | {{nihongo|From Japan|フロム・ジャパン|Furomu Japan}}
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| — || — |
| scope="row" | {{nihongo|From Japan 2|フロム・ジャパン2|Furomu Japan Tsū}}
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| 90 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Charted at number 85 on the physical Top Albums Sales chart.{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2017&month=09&day=11 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=September 6, 2017 | access-date=June 28, 2019}}}} |
| scope="row" | {{nihongo|With Love from the 21st Century|21世紀より愛をこめて|Nijūisseki Yori Ai o Komete}}
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| 30 || 37 |
| scope="row" | {{nihongo|Ghost Album|ゴーストアルバム|Gōsuto Arubamu}}
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| 17 || — |
| scope="row" | {{nihongo|From Japan 3|フロム・ジャパン3|Furomu Japan Suri}}
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| 14 || 12 |
| scope="row" | Ika
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| 8 || — |
| colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes items which did not chart, or charted on a Billboard sub-chart. |
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions |
| style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"| Title
! style="width:16em;" rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak positions |
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| style="width:2.5em;"|JPN Oricon ! style="width:2.5em;"|JPN |
| scope="row" | Summer Time
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| — || — |
| scope="row" | Instant Hawaii
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| — || — |
| scope="row" | {{nihongo|Gokyoku|5曲||"5 Songs"}}
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| 165 || — |
| scope="row" | {{nihongo|What a Wonderful World|なんて素晴らしき世界|Nante Subarashiki Sekai}}
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| 109 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|Charted at number 96 on the physical Top Albums Sales chart,{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Top Albums Sales | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2018&month=10&day=08 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=October 3, 2018 | access-date=June 28, 2019}} and number 94 on the Download Albums chart.{{cite magazine | title=Japan Billboard Download Albums chart | url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlalbums&year=2018&month=10&day=08 | magazine=Billboard |language=Japanese | date=October 3, 2018 | access-date=June 28, 2019}}}} |
| colspan="12" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes items which did not chart, or charted on a Billboard sub-chart. |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:16em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="1" | Album |
|---|
| scope="row" | {{nihongo|"Kakumei Zenya"|革命前夜||"Night Before the Revolution"}}{{cite web | url=http://and-make.com/tempalay_kakumeizenya/ | title=Tempalay、配信限定シングル「革命前夜」のMVを公開！GAPのミュージックプロジェクトで！ | language=Japanese |publisher=kinz up | date=May 31, 2017 | access-date=June 28, 2019}}
| rowspan="1" | 2017 | rowspan="1" | From Japan 2 |
== Promotional singles ==
Notes
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References
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External links
{{Portal|Japan|Biography}}
- {{Official website|https://tempalay.jp/}}
- [https://spaceshowermusic.com/artist/11888856/ Official Space Shower Label Site]
{{Authority control}}
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Category:2014 establishments in Japan
Category:Japanese alternative rock groups
Category:Japanese musical trios
Category:Japanese psychedelic rock music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 2014