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joining the band in 2009 and keyboard player Kazumasa Noguchi joining in 2011. Galileo Galilei released the albums ''Parade'' in 2011 and ''Portal'' in 2012 which reached #5 and #10 respectively on the Japanese music charts. Iwai and Noguchi left Galileo Galilei in 2012 and later formed the group Folks in 2013. Galileo Galilei released their final album ''Sea and The Darkness'' in January 2016 and announced their breakup after their final tour in April 2016. In 2018, members of Galileo Galilei along with a support guitarist DAIKI formed a new band called Bird Bear Hare and Fish. The film '' Kanseitou'', directed by

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, is based on the Galileo Galilei song of the same name. The song "クライマー" (English: Climber) from their album '' Sea and The Darkness'' was featured as an end credit song in the

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, and more songs were featured in other anime shows. A list can be visible here.https://animesongs.org/artists/3038/Galileo-Galilei The band announced that they were reforming at warbear's "re:bear" live concert that took place on October 11th, 2022 after a 6 year hiatus. A new album and a tour titled "Bee and The Whales" is scheduled for 2023.

Members

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, keyboards (2007-2016, 2022-present) * - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2007-2016, 2022-present) * - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2009-2012, 2022-present) * - bass (2022-present)

Past members

* - bass, guitar (2007–2016) * - guitar (2007-2009) * - keyboards (2011-2012)

Live members

* Chima - backing vocals, keyboards, percussion (2013-2016; also session vocalist 2009-2016) * DAIKI - guitar (2013-2016)

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Compilation albums

Singles

Promotional singles

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Official Facebook
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