Spontania
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| Spontania | |
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| Also known as | Hi-Timez |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Hip hop, reggae |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | EMI Music Japan, Primary Color Recordz |
| Associated acts | |
| Website | www.spontania.jp |
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Spontania (スポンテニア Supontenia) is a Japanese hip-hop/reggae group. The name "Spontania" comes from the English word "spontaneous".
In 2010, singer Kaori Natori became the permanent vocalist for the band.[1][2]
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[edit] Members
- Massattack (マサタック masatakku?)
- Tarantula (タランチュラ taranchura?)
- Born 17th June, 1977, Tokyo. Went abroad to the US while in high school.
- Is the rapper for the song "'Libera Me' From Hell" used in Gurren-Lagann.
- Kaori
[edit] History
- 1996 Met in New York and formed the group "Hi-Timez".
- 2004 Debuted under EMI as Hi-Timez.
- 2007 Met Micro from Def Tech, who had just established his own label, "Primary Color Recordz", under Universal's Far Eastern Tribe Records label. The group's name was changed from Hi-Timez to Spontania.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
[edit] Hi-Timez
| Year | Title | Peak |
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| JPN [3] |
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| 2004 | "In My Words (Kotoba ni Dekinai)" | 126 |
| "Spark!" | 184 | |
| "Leavin' My Love" | — | |
| 2005 | "Break Yourself" | 96 |
| "Sunshine" | 152 | |
| 2006 | "That's It No More (We Show)" | — |
[edit] Spontania
| Year | Title | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [4] |
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| 2007 | "Positivity" | l32 |
| "Hanabi/It's Ok" | 35 | |
| 2008 | "Sayonara..." | 45 |
| "Kimi no Subete ni" | 7 | |
| 2009 | "Ima Demo Zutto" | 22 |
| "Natsu Yume" | 96 | |
| "Another Story (Ai Story Spontania Version)" | 40 | |
| "Onaji Sora Mitsumeteru Anata ni" | 31 | |
| 2010 | "The Love Songs" | — |
| "Jam" | — |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Hi-Timez
| Year | Album details | Peak |
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| JPN [5] |
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| 2004 | My Words
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238 |
| 2005 | Goo Goo Hoo
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123 |
[edit] Spontania
| Year | Album details | Peak |
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| JPN [6] |
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| 2007 | Spontaneous
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76 |
| 2008 | Music
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10 |
| 2009 | Collaborations Best
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13 |
[edit] References
- ^ "女性ボーカル加入の新プロジェクト"スポンテニア" ライブで新曲初披露！" (in Japanese). Hot Express. 2010-03-25. http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/news/100325_spontania/. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "ご報告。『スポンテニア』" (in Japanese). 名取香りオフィシャルブログ. 2010-03-27. http://ameblo.jp/natori-sd/entry-10492290456.html. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Hi-Timezのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/285516/ranking/cd_single/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Spontaniaのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/418459/ranking/cd_single/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Hi-Timezのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/285516/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Spontaniaのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/418459/ranking/cd_album/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Universal's Spontania homepage (Japanese)
- Spontania at Oricon
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