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This article is about the J-Rock band. For the album of the same name, see the brilliant green (album).

the brilliant green
Origin	Japan
Genre(s)	Alternative, J-Rock, Pop
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Sony Music Japan
Members
Tomoko Kawase (Vocalist) Ryo Matsui (Guitar) Shunsaku Okuda (Bass, Guitar)

the brilliant green is a Japanese rock (or J-Rock) band. Tomoko Kawase (川瀬智子 Kawase Tomoko) is the vocalist; Ryo Matsui (松井亮 Matsui Ryo) plays electric/lead guitar; and Shunsaku Okuda (奥田俊作 Okuda Shunsaku) is on bass as well as acoustic/rhythm guitar. To his fellow band members and fans alike, Okuda is affectionately known as "Leader" as he composes the majority of the band's music. the brilliant green take much of their influence from Western music, most predominantly The Beatles,[1] with over half their songs including English lyrics. Their break came in 1998 when their third single "There Will Be Love There" was chosen as the theme song for popular Japanese Drama "Love Again", and as a result went straight to the top of the charts. After another number one hit with 冷たい花 (Tsumetai Hana) they released their self-titled debut album which sold over one million copies in just two days. On the back of this success their first national tour, There Will Be Live There sold out across Japan in only three minutes. In 2001 the Time magazine chose the brilliant green as one of the top ten contemporary acts outside the U.S.^[1]. After the release of the The Winter Album in 2002 the band members moved on to solo projects, but the group never officially broke up. Kawase started a new career as a solo artist under the names "Tommy february⁶" and "Tommy heavenly⁶". Matsui also started a new band named "meister". On November 22, 2003, Kawase and Okuda announced their marriage. On June 1st, 2007, it was announced that after five years of inactivity, The Brilliant Green would be returning with a new single to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The song, titled "Stand by me", is the ending theme for the new series of TV drama "Tantei Gakuen Q" which began on July 3rd 2007. The comeback began in earnest on August 22nd, 2007, as the new single hit the shops. The band appeared in their first proper live show since their comeback playing the Iwafune Mountain Cliff Stage on 21st October 2007. This performance was part of the Iwafune Cliff Stage Special 2007 with the brilliant green appearing alongside other musical acts including DxD, Sowelu, and VIAGRADE. The band recently mentioned in an online interview that fans will see more activity in the future with a new compilation album of previously unrecorded songs written over the previous ten years. The second single release of their comeback, "ENEMY", was given a Christmas release, on December 12th, 2007 and the bands activity will continue un-abated in 2008, when they will provide the opening theme for the new anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 with yet another new single, called "Ash Like Snow", which will be released on February 6 2008 and this will be closely followed by the release of a new Singles Collection CD and DVD on February 20 2008.