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Sunny Day Service
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active1992–2000
2008-present
LabelsUniversal/Polygram
MembersKeiichi Sokabe
Takashi Tanaka
Daikuhara Mikio
Past membersNorio Katayama
Kiyoshi Kodama
Harushige Maruyama

Sunny Day Service (サニーデイ・サービス) is a three-piece Japanese rock band which formed in 1992.

Members

Current members

Former members

  • Norio Katayama (片山紀夫, Katayama Norio) – percussion (1992–1995)
  • Kiyoshi Kodama (児玉清, Kodama Kiyoshi) – keyboards (1993-1995)
  • Harushige Maruyama (丸山晴茂, Maruyama Harushige) – drums (1995-2018)


History

The band formed in 1992, originally made up of Keiichi, Takashi and other members . In this form, they published "Cosmo-Sports" and "Super Disco". In 1994, they released "Hoshizora no doraibu" and "Cosmic Hippie". In 1995, they released their first single "Gokigenikaga?" and made their major label debut.[1]

Maruyama Harushige later joined the band. They released the albums "Wakamonotachi" "Tokyo" "Ai-to-warai-no-yoru" and "Sunny Day Service." In 1999, they toured Japan with The Trash Can Sinatras.[2]

The band disbanded in 2000, but Keiichi continued to make music as a solo artist.[3]

In 2008, the band reunited.

On July 15, 2018, it was announced that the band's drummer, Harushige Maruyama, had died in May of that year.[4]

Discography

Albums

  • 1995 - Wakamono Tachi
  • 1996 - Tokyo
  • 1997 - Ai to Warai no Yoru (Nights of Love and Laughter)
  • 1997 - Sunny Day Service
  • 1998 - 24 Ji
  • 1999 - Mugen
  • 2000 - Love Album
  • 2010 - Honjitsuwa seitenari
  • 2014 - Sunny
  • 2015 - Birth of a Kiss
  • 2016 - Dance to You
  • 2017 - Popcorn Ballads
  • 2018 - the CITY
  • 2019 - the SEA
  • 2020 - Iine!
  • 2022 - Doki Doki

Compilations

  • 2001 - Extra Best
  • 2001 - Complete Best

References

  1. ^ "The Quirky Japan Home Page: Sunny Day Service". Retrieved 2006-10-03.
  2. ^ Joey DiMaria (1999). "Trash Can Sinatras 1999 Japan Tour". Retrieved 2006-10-04.
  3. ^ Shawn Grover (2006-07-02). "Reviews : Sokabe Keiichi". Retrieved 2006-10-03.
  4. ^ 曽我部恵一 (Keiichi Sokabe) (2018-07-15). "訃報 News (Announcement of Harushige Maruyama's death)". Retrieved July 15, 2018.


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