was a four-member
Japanese
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. They were signed onto
Sony Music Japan's
Epic Records Japan
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prior to their breakup in June 2012. The lyrics of each of the band's songs were written by lead vocalist and guitarist Yumi Uchimura.
Band history
The band was formed in October 2004 by Uchimura, while their first live performance took place in December of the same year.
In 2007, their debut
album
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, ''school food is good food'', was released.
In 2008, both of their songs, "feedback" and "Futari Umi no Soko" were featured as theme songs to the
Japanese television drama
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'' Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo'', while their mini-album "Riff-rain" was released by
Tower Records
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and sold out in under a week. They also performed in numerous live concerts, including FM802, part of the Minami Wheel 2008 live event, and the J-Wave Live event, part of the Tokyo Real Eyes Live Supernova.
In 2009, they signed onto their first major record label,
Sony Music Japan's
Epic Records Japan
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Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. () was established in August 1978 division. Their major label debut is "futuristic imagination", which is the ending theme to the
Kenji Kamiyama
is a Japanese anime director.
Career
Kamiyama has worked regularly with the anime studio and production enterprise Production I.G, such as his work on ''Jin-Roh'', ''Patlabor'', '' Blood: The Last Vampire'', and for whom he has directed the '' ...
anime
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television series
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''
Eden of the East
is a Japanese anime television series, which was broadcast on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot from April to June 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chica Umino and animation production ...
'', airing on the highly rated
noitaminA
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timeslot
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on
Fuji TV
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.
Amongst their first projects was contributing to
Judy and Mary
Judy and Mary (often stylized as JUDY AND MARY) was a Japanese rock band formed in 1991 in Japan by bassist Yoshihito Onda and vocalist Yuki, with drummer Kohta Igarashi and guitarist Taiji Fujimoto completing the lineup in 1992. Guitarist Taku ...
's ''15th Anniversary Tribute Album'', in which they covered the band's "Brand New Wave Upper Ground" song, with their performance praised by sources such as ''
The Japan Times
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History
''The Japan Times'' was launched b ...
'' as having been the highlight of the album and having evoked Judy and Mary's songwriting and musical values.
In 2012, the band announced that it would be going on an indefinite hiatus. The band said the decision came as a result of discussions between the four members.
On June 11, 2012, School Food Punishment announced that they had broken up due to vocalist Yumi Uchimura having left the band.
Following the dissolution of School Food Punishment, Yumi Uchimura, producer Ryo Eguchi and touring guitarist Ritsuo Mitsui joined the band
la la larks known as successor of School Food Punishment. In 2016, Masayuki Hasuo and Hideaki Yamasaki had a new singer
Annabel and formed the band
siraph, too.
Final members
* Yumi Uchimura (born on September 6, 1983, from
Chiba)
**
lead vocals,
guitars,
songwriter
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.
** Founder of the band.
** Favorite musicians: ''
Ringo Shiina
, known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter and musician. She is also the founder and lead vocalist of the band Tokyo Jihen.
She describes herself as "". She was ranked number 36 in a list of Japan's top 100 musicians compiled ...
'', ''Kuuki Koudan'', ''
Spangle call Lilli line''
* Masayuki Hasuo (born on February 7, 1983, from
Niigata)
**
keyboards,
organ,
electric piano,
composer.
** Favorite musicians: ''
Melt-Banana
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'', ''at.the.drive-in''
* Hideaki Yamasaki (born on December 4, 1974, from
Tottori Prefecture
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)
**
bass guitar
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,
backing vocals
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, composer.
** He joined the band in 2008, after ''scope'' (he left in 2002) and ''Watanabe'' (he left in 2004), etc.
** Favorite musicians: ''Ringo Shiina'', ''
Radwimps
is a Japanese rock band who debuted independently in 2003 and signed with Toshiba EMI in 2005. The band's name, Radwimps, was formed from two English slang terms, " rad" and "wimp". According to the band, the coined word had several meanings, i ...
'', ''Grapevine''
* Osamu Hidai (born on November 24, 1981, from
Kanagawa
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)
**
drums
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, composer.
** He joined the band in 2007. At first, he worked at two different bands, this band and ''Current of air'' (it Stopped the activity in 2008).
** Favorite musicians: ''
Phish
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'', ''
Misako Odani
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'', ''Nao Matsuzaki''
; Past members
* Atsushi Ueda
** bass guitar. He left the band in 2008.
* Katsuya Katano
** drums. He left the band in 2007.
Discography
All lyrics written by Yumi Uchimura, all music composed by School Food Punishment.
CD singles
*futuristic imagination (May 27, 2009) #35 with 1st week sales of 4,165
**Ending theme to the
Fuji Television
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noitaminA
is a Japanese programming block on Fuji TV devoted to anime, originally broadcast every Thursday late night/Friday morning from 00:45 to 1:15. It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male dem ...
anime
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television series
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, ''
Eden of the East
is a Japanese anime television series, which was broadcast on Fuji TV's noitaminA timeslot from April to June 2009. Created, directed and written by Kenji Kamiyama, it features character designs by Chica Umino and animation production ...
''.
*butterfly swimmer (July 22, 2009) #60 with 1st week sales of 1,657
*sea-through communication (October 7, 2009) #49 with 1st week sales of 1,368
*light prayer (December 2, 2009) #31 with 1st week sales of 3,044
**Main theme for the first ''Eden of the East'' film, ''The King of Eden''.
*future nova/after laughter (March 10, 2010)
**"future nova" is the opening theme and "after laughter" is the ending theme to the second ''Eden of the East'' film, ''Paradise Lost''.
*RPG (May 11, 2011) #20 with 1st week sales of 4,323
**Ending theme to the
Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba
today is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. Odaiba was initially b ...
noitaminA
is a Japanese programming block on Fuji TV devoted to anime, originally broadcast every Thursday late night/Friday morning from 00:45 to 1:15. It was launched with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male dem ...
anime
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television series
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, ''
">'.
*How to go (December 7, 2011) #18 with 1st week sales of 6,023
**Opening theme to the
Fuji Television
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noitaminA
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anime
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television series, ''
Un-Go
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''.
Album
*amp-reflection (April 14, 2010)
*Prog-Roid (July 13, 2011)
Indie singles
*feedback/Futari Umi no Soko (released December 10, 2008)
**"feedback": Opening theme to the
BS-i
is a Japanese satellite broadcasting station headquartered in Akasaka Gochome, Minato, Tokyo. Its channel name is BS-TBS (formerly, BS-i). It is a member television station of Japan News Network.
Channels
*Television: BS-TBS is assigned BS16 ...
television drama
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''Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo'', 3rd Annual
Toho Shinemazu Gakusei Eigaisai image song.
**"Futari Umi no Soko": Ending theme to the BS-i television drama ''Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo''.
EP
*''school food is good food'' (released April 4, 2007)
**CD-extra: Music video to "pool".
**pool: Ending theme to the
Kansai TV
JODX-DTV, virtual channel 8 ( UHF digital channel 17), branded as or , is the Kansai region key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and Fuji Network System (FNS), operated by the . Kansai TV is a company affiliated in Hankyu Hanshin Holdin ...
television series ''Bari-san ver. 2.0''.
*''air feel, color swim'' (released November 21, 2007)
**CD-extra: Music video to "you may crawl"
*''Riff-rain'' (released on December 10, 2008, by Tower Records, general release on January 14, 2009)
Collaborations
*''nextpop'' (released October 6, 2006)
**Featured "pool".
*''
Judy and Mary 15th Anniversary Tribute Album'' (released March 18, 2009)
**Performed cover of "Brand New Wave Upper Ground".
Demo albums
*1st Demo (released May 2005)
*2nd Demo (released May 2006)
References
External links
Official websiteschool food punishmentat
MySpace
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Japanese post-rock groups
Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists
Japanese rock music groups
Japanese electronic music groups
Musical groups from Tokyo
Musical groups established in 2004
2004 establishments in Japan