| abingdon boys school | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | a.b.s. |
| Origin |  Japan |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Epic Records Japan |
| Website | http://www.aabbss.com/ |
| Members | |
| Toshiyuki Kishi Takanori Nishikawa Hiroshi Shibasaki SUNAO |
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abingdon boys school (a.b.s) is a Japanese rock band fronted by Takanori Nishikawa (T. M. Revolution). Formed in 2005, the band was named after Abingdon School, the all-male school where English rock band Radiohead was established.
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Members
- Takanori Nishikawa (aka T.M. Revolution) (西川貴教 Nishikawa Takanori?, vocals)
- SUNAO (guitar)
- Hiroshi Shibasaki (柴崎 浩 Shibasaki Hiroshi?, electric guitar)
- Toshiyuki Kishi (岸 利至 Kishi Tushi?, keyboards and programming)
Support members
Biography
"stay away", an English-language song written by Nishikawa and composed by Shibasaki, was on Love for NANA ~Only 1 Tribute~, a tribute album to the shōjo anime and manga series Nana. The band also recorded a cover of the Buck-Tick song, "Dress" (ドレス Doresu?), featured on Parade ~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~, an album featuring covers of Buck Tick songs by various artists. The band performed their first live concert, "CD Data Present Music Evolution ’06", on November 24, 2005, alongside other bands UVERworld and Tsubakiya Quartet (椿屋四重奏 Tsubakiya Shijūsō?). CD Data (CDでーた?) is a Japanese music magazine. The band announced on September 3, 2006 that they would make their official debut through Sony Music Japan's Epic Records (also T. M. Revolution's record label). Their first single, Innocent Sorrow, used as the first opening to the anime D.Gray-Man, was released on December 6, 2006 and peaked at #5 on the Oricon music charts. The b-side song off their Innocent Sorrow single, Fre@k Show, was used in a tribute compilation CD for the movie Death Note: the Last Name. Their second single, Howling, was released on May 16 2007. It was used as the first opening to the anime Darker Than Black and peaked at #4 on the Oricon charts in its first week. Their third single, entitled Nephilim, was released on July 4, 2007, and was used as the main theme to the PlayStation 3 game FolksSoul. The single reached a peak of #5 on the oricon music charts. On July 7, 2007, a.b.s performed their three singles as well as the b-side from their latest single Nephilim "Lost Reason" at the Japanese leg of Live Earth in Tokyo. [1] The band's first full studio album was released on October 17, 2007. [2] Their 4th single, Blade Chord, was also released on December 5th, 2007 and was used as the theme song to Sengoku Basara: Heroes. They will also record a song for the upcoming Luna Sea: Memorial Cover album, a full album of Luna Sea covers dedicated to the defunct rock band.
Discography
Singles
| Cover Information | Copies sold | |
|---|---|---|
Innocent Sorrow
|
75,533 | |
| Howling | 60,947 | |
| Nephilim | 35,715 | |
Blade Chord
|
26,922* |
Albums
- Release Date: October 17, 2007
- Format: CD
- Top 200 Weekly Peak: #2
- Total copies sold: 69,796
Various artist compilations
- “Stay Away”
- Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick- (December 21, 2005)
- “Dress” (ドレス Doresu?)
- "Sweetest Coma Again"
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Sony Music Japan page (Japanese)
References
- ^ Oricon profile for the band. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ CDJapan.co.jp abingdon boys school album purchase link. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
| abingdon boys school |
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| Takanori Nishikawa · SUNAO · Hiroshi Shibasaki · Toshiyuki Kishi |
| Albums |
| abingdon boys school |
| Singles |
| "abingdon boys school" singles: Innocent Sorrow • Howling • Nephilim • Blade Chord |
