Spontania
Appearance
Spontania | |
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Also known as | Hi-Timez |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | Hip hop reggae J-pop |
Years active | 1996 | –present
Labels | EMI Music Japan, Primary Color Recordz |
Members |
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Website | www |
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]
Members
- Massattack (マサタック masatakku?)
- Born in Yokohama. Studied in Boston while in high school. DJ'd in New York City before debuting in Japan and was associated with Yuta and the Bushido Boys.
- Tarantula (タランチュラ taranchura?)
- Born 17 June 1977, Tokyo. Went abroad to the United States while in high school.
- Is the rapper for the song "'Libera Me'from Hell" used in Gurren Lagann.
- Kaori
- Born September 3, 1982, Tokyo. Became a vocalist of the group in March 2010.
History
- 1996 Met in New York City 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.
Discography
Singles
Hi-Timez
Year | Title | Peak |
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JPN [3] | ||
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)" | — |
Spontania
Year | Title | Peak |
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JPN [4] | ||
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" | — |
Albums
Hi-Timez
Year | Album details | Peak |
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JPN [5] | ||
2004 | My Words
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238 |
2005 | Goo Goo Hoo
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123 |
Spontania
Year | Album details | Peak |
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JPN [6] | ||
2007 | Spontaneous
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76 |
2008 | Music
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10 |
2009 | Collaborations Best
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13 |
References
- ^ "Hot Express" 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. 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. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
- ^ "Hi-Timezのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Spontaniaのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Hi-Timezのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Spontaniaのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
External links
- Official website
- Universal's Spontania homepage (in Japanese)
- Spontania at Oricon