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Rock band Sakanaction will be providing their new song, “Boku to Hana“, as the theme song for Fuji TV’s upcoming drama series, ‘37-sai de Isha ni Natta Boku ~Kenshui Junjou Monogatari~’.
Starring SMAP’s Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, the drama tells the story of a 37-year-old man who works as a medical intern at a university hospital after quitting his job at a food company.
This will be Sakanaction’s first time to provide a theme song for a drama. “Boku to Hana” will be released as the band’s 6th single on May 30th.
Additionally, on March 30th, Sakanaction will hold a release party via UStream to commemorate the release of their new live DVD & Blu-ray, ‘SAKANAQUARIUM 2011 DocumentaLy -LIVE at MAKUHARI MESSE-’. The members are expected to share behind-the-scene episodes from their concert, along with stories relating to their new song.
You can check out the release party here when it airs on March 30th at 10:00 pm JST.
OMG this is big. So happy!!! :P Also, UStream party again tonight!
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Current Music: sakanaction - native dancer
First of all, congratulations to Sakanaction for grabbing this year's "BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR" at Space Shower Music Video Award for their PV "Bach no Senritsu wo Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu"~!!!!
UStream to commemorate their upcoming release!
3/24 at 20:00~
3/28 at 22:00~
3/30 at 22:00~
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/sakanaquarium20111106
and that release is for....
NEW LIVE DVD/BLURAY DISC!
Rock band Sakanaction has just revealed that they will be releasing a new live DVD / Blu-ray titled, “**SAKANAQUARIUM 2011 DocumentaLy -LIVE at MAKUHARI MESSE-**” on March 28th!
LIMITED EDITION:
*Includes 52page Hard back book
*Application code for 「SAKANAQUARIUM 2012 "ZEPP ALIVE"」 Tour. Ballot starts 3/28 (Wed) 12:00 - 4/9 18:00 (Mon).
Blu-ray (VIXL-101 / 5,800円) Preorder at HMV - CD Japan - Yesasia
DVD (VIBL-633 / 4,800円) Preorder at HMV - CD Japan - Yesasia
REGULAR EDITION:
Blu-ray (VIXL-102 / 4,800円) Preorder at HMV - CD Japan - Yesasia
DVD (VIBL-634 / 3,800円) Preorder at HMV - CD Japan - Yesasia
*Blu-ray versions features some multi-angle camera shots.
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09 November 2011 @ 03:43 am
On November 6th, Sakanaction performed at Makuhari Messe for their nationwide tour “SAKANAQUARIUM 2011 DocumentaLy”.
This was the band’s first time at Makuhari Messe, making it the biggest venue they have played at, with a total of 20,000 fans attending. The music was amazing and the laser light show was said to be the best part.
The band still has a few more tour dates. On November 10th and 11th they will be heading to Kyoto and after that they will be at the all night live & DJ event “LIVE NEXUS AID ANNEXUS” in Tokyo on the 18th.
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On September 28th, fusion band Sakanaction will release their fifth album! The currently untitled album will be their first in a year and a half, and will feature hit singles “Identity“, “Rookie“, “**Bach no Senritsu wo Yoru ni Kiita Sei Desu.**” Fans can purchase three different versions of the album: Limited Edition A (CD+DVD), Limited Edition B (CD-Only), and a regular version (CD-Only).
The DVD for the Limited Edition A will contain a documentary of their time in the studio. “We’d like to show you how precious the act of producing music is to us by showing you the other side of the creation of our music,” said vocalist/guitarist Yamaguchi Ichiro about the documentary.
Stay tuned for more information about Sakanaction’s upcoming album!
A user linked me to a series of Japanese lyrics for Sakanaction, so I am slowly romanizing them so we can all sing to their music. I am not fluent enough to translate the lyrics, so anyone here has permission to do that from my romanized version. The Japanese I was given had many mistakes, and so I based the lyrics off the music video posted on Victor's channel.
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Sakanaction is a five-piece band from Sapporo, Japan.
Sakanaction literally translates as "Fish Action," and the band members intend it to designate that they're as good with shifting between styles as a fish with moving in water. If the metaphor is a bit watered down, it still reflects the group's sound, which mashes together alt-rock, pop, dance, and new wave. Sakanaction's mastermind, guitarist/vocalist Yamaguchi Ichiro, began his musical career copying British rock groups in a high-school band, but the act splintered when he tried to introduce electronica to its music, leaving Yamaguchi to work solo. He began DJing at night clubs, but in 2005 had another go at collaborative work, teaming up with guitarist Iwadera Motoharu, later joined by Kusaki Ami, Okazaki Emi and Ejima Keiichi. The band first gained attention at the 2006 Rising Sun Rock Fest, and debuted as a recording unit in 2007 with the simultaneous release of the album "Go to the Future" and the single "Words/Sample," followed by the second full-length "Night Fishing" in early 2008. That year Sakanaction also played the Summer Sonic event, which was organized by the popular radio station Music On! and featured Death Cab for Cutie, Paul Weller, and These New Puritans. Sakanaction's single "Sentorei" (2008) fought the likes of GReeeeN and Mayu in the charts, rising to number nine, and in 2009 they released their third album, Shinshiro, promoted by the nationwide Sakanquarium2009 tour. -itunes
All of their albums are available at iTunes at a very reasonable price, $0.99/song. Please support the band, whether through iTunes or getting the hard-copy of their releases.
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Video Sources: Hipland Music YT and Victor Music Channel