King Gnu
King Gnu | |
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Also known as |
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Origin | Japan |
Genres | |
Years active | 2013–present |
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Website | kinggnu |
Members | Daiki Tsuneta Yū Seki Kazuki Arai Satoru Iguchi |
Past members | Shun Ishiwaka |
King Gnu (Kingu nū) is a Japanese band formed in 2013.[1][2] It consists of: Daiki Tsuneta (Vocalist & Guitarist), Satoru Iguchi (Vocalist & Keyboardist), Kazuki Arai (Bassist) and Yu Seki (Drummer).
The band's main songwriter is Daiki Tsuneta, who also performs as part of the creative collective Millennium Parade.[3]
Career[]
In 2013, Mrs.Vinci was formed, later going by Srv.Vinci.
In 2017, they renamed themselves to King Gnu. They then performed at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2017 and 2018.[4]
In January 2019, the band released Sympa, their first release under a major label after signing to Ariola Japan. The following month, King Gnu released hit song "Hakujitsu", which ranked No.4 in the year-end chart of Billboard Japan Hot 100.[5] In October, they released "Kasa" and won their first No.1 in Billboard Japan Download Chart.[6] Ceremony was a commercial success, peaking atop the Japanese Oricon albums chart, the Billboard Japan albums chart, and was one of the 10 best-selling albums of 2020 worldwide by selling over 1.000.000.[7]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |
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JPN Oricon [8] |
JPN Hot 100 [9] | ||||
Srv. Vinci | |||||
Mad Me More Softly |
show
Track listing |
— | — | N/A | |
King Gnu | |||||
Tokyo Rendez-Vous |
show
Track listing |
46 | — |
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Sympa |
show
Track listing |
4 | 3 |
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Ceremony |
show [12][13]
Track listing |
1 | 1 |
Worldwide: 1.000.000[14] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays[]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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JPN [18] |
JPN Hot | |||
Srv. Vinci | ||||
Tokyo Chaotic (トーキョー・カオティック) |
show
Track listing |
— | — | N/A |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Singles[]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | |
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JPN [19] |
JPN Hot [20] | |||||
"Flash!!!" | 2018 | — | 97 | Sympa | ||
"Prayer X" | 31 | 40 | ||||
"Hakujitsu" (白日) | 2019 | — | 2 |
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Ceremony | |
"Hikōtei" (飛行艇) | — | 10 | ||||
"Kasa" (傘) | — | 9 | ||||
"Sanmon Shousetsu" (三文小説) | 2020 | 2 | 4 |
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Non-album singles | |
"Senryou Yakusha" (千両役者) | 12 | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Promotional singles[]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
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JPN Hot [30] | ||||
"Tokyo Rendez-Vous" | 2017 | — | Tokyo Rendez-Vous | |
"McDonald Romance" | — | |||
"Vinyl" | 90 |
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"Slumberland" | 2018 | 53 | Sympa | |
"Teenager Forever" | 2019 | 5 |
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Ceremony |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Other charted songs[]
Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
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JPN Hot [31] | ||||
"Kaikai-shiki" (開会式) | 2020 | 81 | Ceremony | |
"Doron" (どろん) | 6 |
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"Humor" (ユーモア) | 26 | |||
"Makuai" (幕間) | 77 | |||
"Chiisana Wakusei" (小さな惑星) | 25 | |||
"Overflow" | 41 | |||
"Danjo" (壇上) | 66 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. |
Guest appearances[]
Title | Year | Album |
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"Kazari Janai no yo Namida wa" | 2019 | Yōsui Inoue Tribute |
Kōhaku Uta Gassen appearances[]
Year | No. | Song | Notes |
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2019 | 70th | Hakujitsu |
Accolades[]
Year | Ceremony | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
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2019 | 2019 MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Video of the Year | Hakujitsu | Won |
Best New Artist Video | Won | |||
61st Japan Record Awards | Excellence Album Award | Sympa | Won | |
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Japanese Act | Won | ||
2019 Mnet Asian Music Awards | Best New Asian Artist - Japan | Won |
References[]
- ^ "Srv.Vinciが改名を発表、第一弾楽曲公開。7月にはアルバムも".
- ^ "King Gnu来年1月にメジャーデビューアルバム発売、初の全国ツアーも決定".
- ^ Kaga, Ryuichi (2020-04-14). "Interview with Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 Opening Artist Daiki Tsuneta of millennium parade". OTAQUEST. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
- ^ "2年連続出演を勝ち取った注目のルーキー、King Gnu登場!".
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 of the Year 2019 Top 10".
- ^ "2019/10/21 付け".
- ^ Brandle, Lars (2021-03-11). "BTS Bag 'Unprecedented' 1-2 on IFPI's Global Album Sales Chart For 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
- ^ "Oricon Albums Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: Ceremony (2020/1/27)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "週間 アルバムランキング (2019年01月28日付)". Oricon. Archived from the original on January 23, 2019.
- ^ "月間 アルバムランキング (2019年01月度)". Oricon. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019.
- ^ "CEREMONY -King Gnu 3rd Album-". kinggnu.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ King Gnu : Ceremony - Musique en streaming - À écouter sur Deezer (in French), retrieved 2020-01-16
- ^ "BTS Top IFPI's Global ALbum Sales Chart for 2020" [BTS Top IFPI's Global ALbum Sales Chart for 2020]. Bilboard. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 【ビルボード2020年年間Download Albums】米津玄師『STRAY SHEEP』が制す. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ 週間 CDアルバムランキング 2020年01月27日付 [Weekly CD Album Ranking on January 27, 2020] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – King Gnu – Ceremony" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2020年12月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Oricon Albums Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ King Gnuのシングル作品 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Flash!!!". April 13, 2020.
- "Prayer X". August 20, 2018.
- "Hakujitsu". January 20, 2020.
- "Hikoutei". August 10, 2019.
- "Kasa". October 21, 2019.
- "Sanmonshousetsu and Senryouyakusha".
- ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – King Gnu – Prayer X" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2020年6月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Japanese single streaming certifications – King Gnu – Prayer X, Hakujitsu" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2020年4月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ 嵐が18年ぶり200億円超えで総合首位、米津玄師、あいみょん、髭男がデジタルシーンを席巻. Oricon. December 13, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – King Gnu – Hakujitsu" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2020年5月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – King Gnu – Hikoutei" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2019年11月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – King Gnu – Hikoutei" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2021年2月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single digital certifications – King Gnu – Kasa" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2020年2月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – King Gnu – Kasa" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2020年5月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Japanese single certifications – King Gnu – Sanmon Shousetsu/Senryou Yakusha" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2020年12月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Vinyl". January 20, 2020.
- "Slumberland". January 28, 2019.
- "Teenager Forever". January 20, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- "Kaikai-shiki", "Maukai", "Chiisana Wakusei", "Overflow" "Danjo". January 27, 2020.
- "Doron". February 24, 2020.
- Japanese alternative rock groups
- Musical groups established in 2013
- 2013 establishments in Japan
- Musical quartets
- MTV Europe Music Award winners