GaGaGa SP (Japanese: ガガガSP, also referred to as GAGAGA or TaTaTa) are a Japanese punk band from

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. GaGaGa SP's music has reached a large audience in North America due to their songs being used in popular

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'' (Japanese: ''Keroro Gunso'') and '' Naruto''. However, probably due to lack of information and the language barrier, the band itself is not widely known outside Japan. In 2020, Jonathan McNamara of ''

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'' listed the compilation ''Best Album'' (2007) as one of the 10 Japanese albums worthy of inclusion in ''

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s 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, writing that the songs "Senkou Hanabi” and “Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta” are "anthems of an earnest youth, as applicable in Kansai as they are the world over".

Discography

Studio Albums * ''Gagaga appeared SP'' (Jan 25, 2001) * ''Yearbook'' (Mar 6, 2002) * ''§いち went through Ola'' (Mar 5, 2003) * ''Mobilization irresponsible family'' (Mar 9, 2005) * ''狂 age youth'' (May 17, 2006) * ''SP Gagaga Best Album'' (Apr 25, 2007) * ''Shame and voice'' (Feb 5, 2008) * ''Love me! Give me money!! Give me freedom!'' (May 12, 2009) * ''Is FOLK PUNK'' (April 13, 2010) * ''Collection feat genius like me'' (Mar 15, 2011) * ''Everyday anarchism'' (Jan 15, 2013)

References-

* GaGaGa SP a
Nippop.com (English-language Japanese Music Site)

External links

GaGaGa SP Blog
{{Authority control Musical groups established in 1997 1997 establishments in Japan Japanese pop punk groups Culture in Kobe Gr8! Records artists Musical groups from Hyōgo Prefecture