Swinging Popsicle is a three-member indie pop/rock band from
Japan
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.
Members
* (Vocals)
* (Guitar)
* (Bass)
Information
In 1995, Hironobu Hirata, Mineko Fujishima, and Osamu Shimada met each other through a newspaper advertisement looking to start a band. The following year, they recorded and were able to participate on a
Pony Canyon compilation album. They released their first indie album in 1997 and rose to number 2 on the HMV Shibuya charts.
Their song "Satetsu no tou," track 4 from "fennec!" is the character image song for
Akiha Tohno
is a Japanese eroge, adult visual novel created by the doujin soft, dōjin circle Type-Moon, who first released it at the Comiket, Winter Comiket in December 2000. In 2003, it was adapted into both an anime television series, ''Lunar Leg ...
, one of the
characters in Tsukihime, a visual novel game that became an
anime and
manga
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series.
In summer 2006, Swinging Popsicle's new song "Kanashii Shirabe (Sad Melody)" appeared on "CRACKER: compilation for a bittersweet love story," a CD that came with a
Korean manga "Cracker."
In May 2006, the band played their first show in the
United States at the
FanimeCon Musicfest in the Civic Auditorium in
San Jose,
California. They returned to America in June 2007 for concerts at
Anime Mid-Atlantic in
Richmond
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* Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States
* Richmond, London, a part of London
* Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England
* Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada
* Richmond, California, ...
,
Virginia and at the
Knitting Factory
The Knitting Factory is a nightclub in New York City that features eclectic music and entertainment. After opening in 1987, various other locations were opened in the United States.
The Knitting Factory gave its audience poetry readings, perform ...
in
New York City.
In March 2008, the band played their first time in
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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at the 32nd Convención de Juegos de Mesa y Comics.
Discography
fro
their official website
Albums
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998.06.24Swinging Popsicle
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000.01.26Fennec!
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004.03.17transit
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007.05.30Go On
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009.09.02Loud Cut
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015.12.10flow
Mini-Albums
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997.03.10Sunny Silent Park E.P.
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002.06.21Rakuen Shugi Swinging Eden
Singles
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997.07.21Joy of Living
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998.01.21I Love Your Smile
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998.05.02Parade
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998.10.31Heaven
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999.06.02Remember
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999.11.25Satetsu no Tou
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001.03.14Change E.P.
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002.01.31Orange / Tooi Sora
Vinyl
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001.03.14Change E.P.
External links
Official website(Japanese)
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Japanese indie rock groups
Japanese indie pop groups