Saboten (Japanese "cactus") is a Japanese rock band founded in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
in 1999. From 2004-2007 they were
Sony Music Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation and is ...
artists. Their song "Scenario" was used as the end theme to the anime
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
.
Albums
*''Hi Rock Hi''
*''No Rain No Rainbow''
*''Circus''
*''Islands'' SRCL-6257
*''Classic'' 2007 SRCL-6491
*''Saboten Rock'' EXCR-1006
*''Green Hole'' 2010 BZCS-1072
*''This is a pen!'' 2012 PINE-0020
*''White Pool'' 2012 PINE-0024
*1億3千万人が選ぶSABOTEN傑作集 PINE-0028
*''Master Peace'' 2015
;Appearances on compilation albums
*''Junk 2'' 2002
*''Punk Rock Camp'' 2002
*''Punk JukeBox 2''
*''The 青春 Punk Rock''
*''Green Days'' 2003
*''E.V.Junkie'' SRCL-5597/8 - 23 in Oricon album chart
*''京阪 Wave''
*''Nagoya Chorus Live 友情編''
*''Naruto Super Hits 2006-2008'' VWC-7561/2
*''Out of this World 4'' SURCD-008
*''Make Merry Christmas''
*''QP Special Tribute''
References
Japanese pop punk groups
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