Kana-Boon

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Kana-Boon
OriginSakai, Osaka,[1] Japan
Genres
Years active2008 (2008)–present
LabelsHip Land Music Corp. (management), Ki/oon Music (recording)
MembersMaguro Taniguchi
Masami Endō
Past membersHayato Koga
Takahiro Koizumi
Hirose Kaede
Yuuma Meshida
Websitesp.kanaboon.jp

Kana-Boon (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2008.[4] They made their major debut with Ki/oon Music in 2013. Ever since, they've had four albums reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with Doppel being their best-charting album, reaching the third place on the chart.[5] They have also had five singles reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with "Full Drive" (フルドライブ) being their best-charting single, reaching the sixth place on the chart.[6] Three of their singles have been used in the Naruto franchise, with "Silhouette" being used as the 16th Naruto: Shippuden opening theme, and "Diver" as the theme song for Boruto: Naruto the Movie and "Baton Road" as the first season opening for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[7][8] The B-side for "Diver", "Spiral", was the theme song for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 video game.[8]

This group also made a single for the anime The Perfect Insider titled "Talking".[9] Their single "Fighter" was chosen to be the fourth opening of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.[10] Recently, their song "Starmarker" was used as the second opening of the fourth season of My Hero Academia, "Torch of Liberty" as the second opening of the second season of Fire Force, and "Song of the Dead" as the first season opening of Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead.

History[edit]

2006–2013: Origins and early history[edit]

The group was initially formed in 2006 as part of Osaka Prefectural Izumisougou Senior High School's light music club in Sakai, Osaka,[11] and officially formed as a band in 2008. Maguro Taniguchi initially invited Takahiro Koizumi to join the club, and later invited Hayato Koga and Yuuma Meshida. The band's name derives from popular internet slang.[4] The band began performing live at the Mikunigaoka Fuzz live house in Osaka from 2010.[11] During August to September 2011, bassist Hiroaki Hirose left the band, with Yuuma Meshida replacing Hirose. In December 2011, the band won the eo Music Try special prize award.[12]

In April 2012, Kana-Boon won the Ki/oon 20 Years Audition out of 4000 contestants, and served as the opening act for Asian Kung-Fu Generation. On April 13, 2013, the band released their first music video, "Naimononedari", directed by Shinta Yamagishi, and announced their first nationally distributed work, Boku ga CD o dashitara (僕がCDを出したら), for release on April 24, 2013 through their management Hip Land Music.[13] The album performed successfully, placing 14th on the Oricon Charts.[14]

2013–present: Major label debut[edit]

On August 5, 2013, the band announced it had signed with onto the major label Ki/oon Music, and announced their first major label single, "Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari" (盛者必衰の理、お断り), and their first major label album, Doppel.[15] The first song for the album, "1.2. step to you", was used in commercials for Docomo's dHits service in April 2014.[16] On February 26, 2014, the band released their second single "Kesshōsei" (結晶星), a re-recording of their 2011 independently-released song of the same name.[17] On May 21, 2014, the band released their third single, "Full Drive" (フルドライブ),[18] becoming the band's best performing single, placing 6th on the Oricon Charts.[19] On August 27, 2014, the band released their fourth single "Ikiteyuku" (生きてゆく).[20] On September 8, 2014, Weekly Shōnen Jump revealed that Kana-Boon's fifth single, "Silhouette" (シルエット), would be used as the sixteenth opening theme for the anime series Naruto: Shippuden, and was released on November 26, 2014.[21][22] On December 11, 2014, the band announced that they would be releasing their second album, Time, on January 21, 2015.[23]

On March 23, 2015, it was revealed that their sixth single, "Nandemonedari" (なんでもねだり), would be used in commercials for Shiseido's Anessa cosmetics, and would be released on May 13, 2015.[24] On June 15, 2015, it was announced that the band's seventh single, "Diver" (ダイバー), would be used as the theme song for the anime film Boruto: Naruto the Movie,[25][26] and on June 29, 2015, it was announced the B-side track, "Spiral" (スパイラル), would be used as the theme song for the video game Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4.[27] "Diver" was released on August 5, 2015.[28] On September 3, 2015, it was announced that the band would be performing the opening theme song for the anime series The Perfect Insider titled "talking".[29][30] "talking" was a rearrangement of the band's independently-released single "Kuchi o tozashite" (口をとざして) from 2013.[31] The song was released as a split single with Scenarioart, who performed the ending theme song for the series, on November 11, 2015.[32] In 2018, they released the first best album, containing most of B-side album "KBB vol.1"[33] and a PV collection "KANA-BOON MOVIE 05 / KB CLIPS ~Sanagi kara Mozo Mozo-hen~" on March 14, as the first part of their fifth anniversary plan. They released the albums Origin in 2016, Namida in 2017, and Honey & Darling in 2022.

On December 11, 2023, the band announced that drummer Koizumi and guitarist Koga would leave the band due to private issues. Taniguchi will continue working with Endō as a two-piece band, however all remaining activities for the year (including a nationwide tour) was suspended.[34][35]

Band members[edit]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[37]
Doppel 3
Time
  • Released: January 21, 2015
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4
Origin
  • Released: February 17, 2016
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6
Namida
  • Released: September 27, 2017
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
7
Honey & Darling
  • Released: March 30, 2022
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
29
Renai Shijō Shugi
(恋愛至上主義 Love Supremacism)
  • Released: June 14, 2023
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
34

Extended plays[edit]

Title EP details Peak positions
JPN
[37]
Kanjō kibaku-zai
(感情起爆剤 Emotion Initiator)
Wakattenai no wa bokudatta
(わかってないのは僕だった It was I who did not understand)
  • Released: May 27, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD
Boku ga CD o dashitara
(僕がCDを出したら When I release the CD)
14
Asuta
(アスター Astor)
  • Released: May 30, 2018
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
16
Nerine
(ネリネ)
  • Released: December 19, 2018
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
36

Best albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[37]
KBB vol.1 27
KBB vol.2
  • Released: September 19, 2018
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
36
Kana-Boon the Best
  • Released: March 4, 2020
  • Label: Ki/oon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
15

Singles[edit]

Title Year Peak positions Notes Album
JPN
Oricon

[38]
JPN
Billboard

[39]
"Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari"
(盛者必衰の理、お断り)
2013 10 Doppel
"Kesshōsei"
(結晶星)
2014 8 4 Time
"Full Drive"
(フルドライブ)
6 5
"Ikiteyuku"
(生きてゆく)
19 13
"Silhouette"
(シルエット)
11 9 16th OP for the anime Naruto Shippuden.[8]
"Nandemonedari"
(なんでもねだり)
2015 8 4 Origin
"Diver"
(ダイバー)
11 8 Theme song for the anime film Boruto: Naruto the Movie.[7] B-side track "Spiral" was the theme song for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 video game.[8]
"talking"/"Nana Hitsuji"
(talking/ナナヒツジ)
14 Split single with Scenarioart. OP for the anime The Perfect Insider
"Run and Run"
(ランアンドラン)
2016 9 20
"Wake up" 16 23 Namida
"Fighter" 2017 13 25 2nd OP for the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2.[10]
"Baton Road"
(バトンロード)
18 1st OP for the anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[40]
"Haguruma"
(ハグルマ)
2019 37 2nd OP for the anime Karakuri Circus.[41] Kana-Boon the Best
"Massara"
(まっさら)
25 68 OP for the anime Sarazanmai.
"Starmarker"[42]
(スターマーカー Sutā Mākā)
2020 29 46 2nd OP for the anime My Hero Academia Season 4.[43] Honey & Darling
"Torch of Liberty" 38 2nd OP for the anime Fire Force Season 2.[44]
"Re:Pray" 2021 29 31
"Kirarirari"
(きらりらり)
2022 69 11th OP for the anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[45]
"Song of the Dead"
(ソングオブザデッド)
2023 41 Opening theme for Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead

Promotional and digital singles[edit]

Title Year Notes Album
"Silhouette -TV Size-"
(シルエット-TV SIZE-)
2014 TV size version of "Silhouette" Non-album single
"Marble - From The First Take"
(マーブル - From THE FIRST TAKE)
2020 Digital single from The First Take performance of "Marble"
"Naimonodenari - Revenge The First Take (feat. Mossa)"
(ないものねだり - Revenge THE FIRST TAKE (feat. もっさ))
Digital single re-recording of The First Take performance of "Naimononedari", featuring Mossa from Necry Talkie
"Hope" 2021 Honey & Darling
"Silhouette (Tokyo Machine Remix) - Sacra Beats Singles"
(シルエット (TOKYO MACHINE Remix) - Sakura Chill Beats Singles)
Non-album single
"Merry-Go-Round"
(メリーゴーランド)
2022 Honey & Darling
"Silhouette (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs Online 2022)"
(シルエット (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE 2022))
Non-album singles
"Starmarker (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs Online 2022)"
(スターマーカー (Live at Sony Music AnimeSongs ONLINE 2022))
"Silhouette - From The First Take (feat. Takahiro Yamada)"
(シルエット - From THE FIRST TAKE (feat.山田貴洋))
Digital single from The First Take performance of "Silhouette", featuring Takahiro Yamada from Asian Kung-Fu Generation
"Starmarker - From The First Take (feat. Daisuke Kanazawa)"
(スターマーカー - From THE FIRST TAKE (feat.金澤ダイスケ))
Digital single from The First Take performance of "Starmarker", featuring Daisuke Kanazawa from Fujifabric
"Kirarirari"
(きらりらり)
11th opening theme for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
"Fuka"
(フカ)
2023 Collaboration song for mobile game Monster Strike
"Gradation (feat. Yuho Kitazawa)"
(ぐらでーしょん feat. 北澤ゆうほ)
Opening theme for My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, featuring Yuho Kitazawa from The Peggies Renai Shijō Shugi
"Sakura no Uta"
(サクラノウタ)
Third song with the same reading of the title, with the title written in a different way for each song (in Hiragana, Kanji, and now Katakana)
"Song of the Dead"
(ソングオブザデッド)
Opening theme for Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Non-album single
"Yūgure"
(夕暮れ)
Originally released in 2012 when the band was independent, now re-recorded

Independent singles[edit]

Title Year Album
"New Band Stage" Un­known Non-album singles
"Ame to yakō ressha"
(雨と夜行列車 Rain and Night Train)
2009
"Locker Room"
"Masani u~ōu~ōu~ō"
(まさにウォーウォーウォー Wow Wow War)
2010
"Kesshōsei"
(結晶星 Crystal Star)
2011
"Me o tojite"
(目をとじて Keep an Eye Out)
2012
"Mimi o fusaide"
(耳をふさいで Close Your Ears)
"Kuchi o tozashite"
(口をとざして Hold Your Mouth)
2013
"Te mo Ashi mo Denai"
(手も足も出ない I Have No Hands or Legs)
"Bokura wa itsu made tatte mo sa"
(僕らはいつまで経ってもさ We can Stay Forever)

Covers[edit]

Year Song Original artist Released on Notes
2017 "Kimi to Iu Hana"
(君という花 A Flower Named You)
Asian Kung-Fu Generation AKG Tribute Released: March 29, 2017[46]
2022 "Haruka Kanata"
(遥か彼方 Far Away)
Kirarirari Released: November 2, 2022[47]

Music videos[edit]

Official music videos[edit]

Year Title Director(s)[48]
2013 "Naimononedari"

(ないものねだり)

Shinta Yamagishi
"Declaration of Necessity of Proponents, Refusal"

(盛者必衰の理、お断り Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari)

"1.2. step to you"
"U~ōrīhīrō"

(ウォーリーヒーロー)

Tetsuya Iwaguchi
2014 "Crystal Star"

(結晶星 Kesshō Hoshi)

Higuchiryou × Wonowataru
"Full Drive"

(フルドライブ Furu Doraibu)

Sumisu
"To Live"

(生きてゆく Ikite yuku)

Shinta Yamagishi
"Silhouette"

(シルエット Shiruetto)

Kamatani Sōjirō
2015 "Snow Globe"

(スノーグローブ Sunōgurōbu)

Sudō Kanji
"TIME"
"Anything"

(なんでもねだり Nan demo nedari)

Tanabe Hidenobu
"Diver"

(ダイバー Daibā)

Kamatani Sōjirō
"Talking" Takuya Tada
2016 "Run and Run"

(ランアンドラン Ran'andoran)

Bait
"Anger in the Mind" Takuya Tada
"Wake up" Shinta Yamagishi
2017 "Fighter" Kei Ikeda
"Tears"

(涙 Namida)

Shinta Yamagishi
"Still We are Hoping"

(それでも僕らは願っているよ Soredemo bokura wa negatte iru yo)

Takuya Tada
2018 "Sakura Song"

(さくらのうた Sakura no Uta)

"Wandering Days and Fanfare"

(彷徨う日々とファンファーレ Samayou Hibi to Fanfare)

Sumisu
"From the window at night"

(夜の窓辺から Yoru no Madobe Kara)

Takuya Tada
2019 "Cogwheel"

(ハグルマ Haguruma)

Kensuke Kawamura
"Brand New"

(まっさら Massara)

Tetsu Watanabe
2020 "Starmarker"

(スターマーカー Sutā Mākā)

Hidenobu Tanabe
"Marble"

(マーブル Māburu)

"Torch of Liberty" Hiroki Nakamura
2021 "HOPE" Okushita Kazuhiko / Takuya Tada
"Re:Pray" Chiharu Shimura
2022 "Merry-go-round"

(メリーゴーランド Merīgōrando)

Shinta Yamagishi
"Glittering"

(きらりらり Kirarirari)

GROUPN
2023 "Gradation (feat. Yuho Kitazawa)"

(ぐらでーしょん feat. 北澤ゆうほ)

Smith
"Just that"

(ただそれだけ Tadasoredake)

Takumi Gunji

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result
2011 Eo Music Try Special Prize Kana-Boon Won[12]
2014 6th CD Shop Awards Best Newcomer Boku ga CD o dashitara
(僕がCDを出したら)
Won
Doppel Won
18th Space Shower Music Video Awards Best Video "Naimononedari" Nominated[49]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best New Artist Video Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari
(盛者必衰の理、お断り)
Nominated
2015 19th Space Shower Music Video Awards Best Video "To Live" Nominated[50]
2016 20th Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist Kana-Boon Nominated[51]
2018 22nd Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist Kana-Boon Nominated[52]
2024 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards Best Opening Sequence "Song of the Dead" Nominated[53]

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