is a Japanese
rock
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band from
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...
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Japan
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. Its members are Kaba, Nishi, and Yama.
Immediately after forming in January 2004, their height of degree of completion of music is appraised and acquires a grand prix in the audition of local end in Fukuoka. After that, Snowkel focused on live activity in
Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancie ...
. In December 2004, Snowkel had their first live gig in Fukuoka where they sold independent production board CD of themselves. In 2005, still focused on live activity, Snowkel produced a D board mini-album called and released their debut single .
In 2006, the band earned a major record label deal with
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 ...
and released their first studio album called ''SNOWKEL SNORKEL'' on April 26, 2006. ''Snowkel Snorkel'' contains their released singles "Tabibito Beginner", "Namikaze Satellite", and "Ooki Na Mizutamari".
On October 3, 2007, their second album ''EQ'' was released featuring songs from their singles: "Solar Wind", "Bye-Bye×Hello", "Tenkiyohō" and "Kiseki"; along with 8 new songs for a total of 12 songs.
Their songs feature in a few anime series:
* "Namikaze Satellite" as the seventh opening for
Naruto
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* "Solar Wind" as the second ending for
Kiba
* "Kiseki" as the sixth ending for
Gintama
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in ''Jump Giga'' from December 2 ...
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Their third album, EYE, was released at December 15, 2015 after reunited back in 2014.
Members
* Nishimura Shinya "Nishi" (guitar, vocals)
* Kabamura Masami "Kaba" (bass)
* Yamada Masato "Yama" (drums)
Discography
Indies
* (December 18, 2004)
* (June 1, 2005)
Singles
* (November 2, 2005)
* (January 1, 2006)
* (April 5, 2006)
* ''solar wind'' (August 23, 2006)
* ''Bye-Bye×Hello'' (January 1, 2007)
* (April 8, 2007)
* (August 8, 2007)
* (July 9, 2008)
* ''RESTART/FIND''（May 24, 2015）
* （Dec 3, 2017）
Albums
* ''Snowkel Snorkel'' (April 26, 2006)
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References
Snowkel Official Site
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Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists
Japanese rock music groups
Musical groups from Fukuoka Prefecture