Mr. Children

Japanese rock band (1989 - )
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Mr. Children, usually called "Misuchiru" (ミスチル), is a Japanese rock band made in 1988. They belong to Oorong-sha (烏龍舎). Their record company is Toy's Factory.

Mr. Children
OriginJapan Japan
GenresPop/rock
Years active1988–present
LabelsToy's Factory
MembersKazutoshi Sakurai
Kenichi Tahara
Keisuke Nakagawa
Hideya Suzuki
Websitewww.mrchildren.co.jp

Members

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  • Kazutoshi Sakurai (桜井和寿; Vo&G)
  • Kenichi Tahara (田原健一; G)
  • Keisuke Nakagawa (中川敬輔; B)
  • Hideya Suzuki (鈴木英哉; Dr)

Supporting members

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Current
  • Takeshi Kobayasi (Keyboard)
Past


Success

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They are one of the most successful Japanese bands, selling over 50 million records. [1]

Fan Club

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The official fan club of Mr. Children is called Father & Mother. The fan club was started in 1994. The fan club can only be joined by mail and requires an admission fee of 3.500 yen, with yearly re-applications for membership. And there are concert ticket only for the members.[2]

Albums

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As of 2007, Mr. Children has published twelve original studio albums and 30 singles, three compilation albums, a live album, and ten home video releases.

  • Everything (1992)
  • Kind of Love (1992)
  • Versus (1993)
  • Atomic Heart (1994)
  • Shinkai (深海) (1996)
  • Bolero (1997)
  • Discovery (1999)
  • Q (2000)
  • It's a Wonderful World (2002)
  • Shifuku no Oto (シフクノオト) (2004)
  • I Love U (I♥U) (2005)
  • Home (2007)
  • Supermarket Fantasy (2008)
  • SENCE (2010)
  • Mr.Children 2001-2005 <micro> (2012)
  • Mr.Children 2005-2010 <macro> (2012)
  • [(an imitation) blood orange] (2012)

Compilations

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  • Mr. Children 1992-1995 (2001)
  • Mr. Children 1996-2000 (2001)
  • B-side (2007)

Live albums

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  • 1/42 (1999)

Singles

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  • "Kimi ga ita natsu (君がいた夏)"
  • "Dakisimetai (抱きしめたい)"
  • "Replay"
  • "CROSS ROAD"
  • "innocent world"
  • "Tomorrow Never Knows"
  • "everybody goes -Chitsujo no Nai Gendai ni Drop-kick- (everybody goes -秩序のない現代にドロップキック-)"
  • "【es】 ~Theme of es~"
  • "See-Saw Game ~yuukan na koi no uta~ (シーソーゲーム 〜勇敢な恋の歌〜)"
  • "Namonaki uta (名もなき詩)"
  • "Hana -Mémento-Mori- (花 -Mémento-Mori-)"
  • "Machine gun wo buppanase -Mr.Children Bootleg- (マシンガンをぶっ放せ -Mr.Children Bootleg-)"
  • "Everything (It's You)"
  • "Nishi e Higashi e (ニシエヒガシエ)"
  • "Owari naki tabi (終わりなき旅)"
  • "Hikari no sasu hou e (光の射すほうへ)"
  • "I'LL BE"
  • "Kuchibue (口笛)"
  • "NOT FOUND"
  • "Yasashii uta (優しい歌)"
  • "youthful days"
  • "Kimi ga suki (君が好き)"
  • "Any"
  • "HERO"
  • "Tenohira/Kurumi (掌/くるみ)"
  • "Sign"
  • "Yojigen Four Dimensions (四次元 Four Dimensions)"
  • "Houkiboshi (箒星)"
  • "Shirushi (しるし)"
  • "Fake (フェイク)"
  • "Tabidachi no uta (旅立ちの歌)"
  • "GIFT"
  • "HANABI"
  • "Inori-namidanokiseki / End of the day / pieces (祈り ~涙の軌道 / End of the day / pieces)"

References

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  1. "ミスチル、シングル&アルバム総売上枚数5,000万枚突破 (Mr.Children, single and an album break through 50,000,000 total sales!)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  2. "Mr.Children official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-08-24.

Other websites

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