Origin Japan Labels Universal Music Group Past members Akinobu Imai | Years active 2006-present Website The Birthday Record label Universal Music Group | |
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Associated acts Rosso
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Members Yusuke Chiba, Kuhara Kazuyuki, Akinobu Imai Genres Garage rock, Blues rock, Punk rock Albums Blood And Love Circus, Gold Trash, STAR BLOWS, Night On Fool, Rollers Romantics Profiles | ||
The Birthday is a Japanese garage rock formed by Yusuke Chiba and members of his previous bands, Rosso and Thee Michelle Gun Elephant.
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History
In June, 2006, Chiba and Imai announced the release of Rosso's album Emissions, and also that Rosso would go on a hiatus. Immediately after The Birthday was formed and in August of the same year, their first single Stupid was released. The band was formed with Yusuke Chiba as the leader, but with the intention that all the members would contribute to the songwriting process. In 2011 the band's lead guitarist Akinobu Imai left and in the same year Kenji Fujii, famous in Japan as a guitarist and songwriter of My Little Lover, joined them after a hiatus of some months.
Discography
The Birthday released many full-length albums, singles, EPs as well as several live show recordings on DVD and Blu-ray. Album and single releases are usually available as a standard and a limited edition with bonus DVD.
Albums
Singles
Compilations
Other releases
Songs
Sayonara SaishuuheikiVISION · 2012
KAMINARI TODAYTEARDROP · 2007
LEMONCOME TOGETHER · 2014