was a Japanese

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band signed to

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Overview

Futoshi and OKP-Star met on with9.com in 2000 and attempted to start a band together. Unable to agree on the band's future, the two disbanded. In 2003, the current band members gathered and formed Aqua Timez. Their first independent music

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, ''Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori'', was released in August 2005.

In 2006, the group were signed to

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and released their second mini album, ''Nanairo no Rakugaki''. In the same year they released two

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, "Ketsui no Asa ni" and "Sen no Yoru o Koete", which were used as the theme music in the animated films ''

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'' and '' Bleach: Memories of Nobody'' respectively. Their music in the films help garnered attention and later they recorded their first full-length studio album ''Kaze o Atsumete''. As of December 2016, they have released a total of 2 mini albums, 19 singles, 8 albums, and a single compilation album. In May 2018, the band announced their break up, following their final concert tour "Present is a Present tour 2018".

Discography

Singles

Albums

Compilation album

References

External links

* {{Authority control Japanese alternative rock groups Japanese pop rock music groups Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists Musical groups established in 2003 Musical groups disestablished in 2018