Sard Underground
Sard Underground | |
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Also known as | Sard |
Origin | Japan |
Genres | J-pop |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | Giza Studio (2019-) |
Associated acts | Daiko Nagato, Yumeto Tsuresawa |
Website | Official Website |
Members | Yua Shinno Izumi Sugioka Hiromi Sakamoto |
Past members | Miyuu Akasaka |
Sard Underground (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese musical group under the Giza Studio label. In September 2019, they debuted with their cover album Zard Tribute. As a cover band of the Japanese artist Zard, their name is derived from Zard.[1][2]
History[]
2019: Band formation and "Zard Tribute" album[]
The band formation has started in the December 2018 by introducing only Yua herself with the social network accounts creation.
In February, the band has announced 4 stable members and soon held first one-man live in the live venue Hills Pankojo Factory in Osaka.
In June, two cover songs has received a promotion: My Friend was promoted as a image song to the marathon event Tohoku Miyagi Revive and Makenaide as a theme song to the High School Basketball Winter Cup.[3]
The both of the songs has been included in the cover album Zard Tribute, which released on 18 September. The album debuted at number 24 on the Oricon Album Weekly Charts and charted 10 weeks.[4][5][6][7]
In November, they appeared in the music event DFT presents Ototo ONTO vol.6.[8]
2020: Debut single "Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu"[]
On February 10, the twenty-ninth anniversary of Zard's first single "Good-bye My Loneliness", the band released their debut single "Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu." It is an unreleased song written by Zard vocalist Izumi Sakai and composed by frequent Zard collaborator Aika Ohno. The single was used as an ending theme to the anime television series Detective Conan, which featured many Zard songs from 1999 to 2008. A cover of Zard's first single and its B side "Ai wa Kurayami no Naka de" were also included on the regular and Detective Conan editions of the single, respectively.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
On June 3, the band released their second single "Korekara no Kimi ni Kampai," another unreleased song written by Sakai. It was composed by another frequest Zard collaborator, Daria Kawashima. The song was featured as the theme song of MBS's music television program +music. The single also included two new covers of Zard songs.[15][16][17]
2021: Asaka Miyuu leaves Sard Underground[]
On May 26th 2021 via Sard Underground's office site it was announced that guitarist Asaka Miyuu had departed Sard Underground and her exclusive contract had been cancelled. After a doctor's diagnosis it was decided it would be difficult for her to continue her activities as a member of the band and she withdrew. The departure of Miyuu also pushed back the release of the original album "At the end of summer..." to an undetermined future date.[18]
Members[]
- Yua Shinno (神野 友亜) - vocals
- Izumi Sugioka (杉岡 泉美) - bass guitar backing vocals
- Hiromi Sakamoto (坂本 ひろ美) - keyboard, backing vocals
Past member[]
- Miyuu Akasaka (赤坂 美羽) - guitar, backing vocals
Discography[]
So far they've released two cover albums and three singles.[19]
Singles[]
Release date | Title | Charts[20] | |
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1st | 2020/02/10 | Sukoshi Zutsu Sukoshi Zutsu (少しづつ 少しづつ) | 15 |
2nd | 2020/06/3 | Korekara no Kimi ni Kampai (これからの君に乾杯) | 6 |
3rd | 2021/02/10 | Black Coffee (ブラックコーヒー) | 11 |
Albums[]
Release date | Title | CD Code | Chart[21] | |
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1st | 2019/09/18 | Zard Tribute | GZCA-5295 | 24 |
1st | 2020/10/07 | Zard Tribute II | GZCA-5300/GZCA-5299 | 16 |
1st | 2021/09/01 | Cheers to Orange | GZCA-5308/GZCA-5307/GZCA-5306 |
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References[]
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- ^ 流星さとる (2020-01-11). "『名探偵コナン』最新OP/EDテーマに感じる"原点回帰" WANDS×SARD UNDERGROUNDをアニソンの観点から解説". . blueprint. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "ZARD、トリビュートバンド"SARD UNDERGROUND"が9月アルバムデビュー". . ジャパンミュージックネットワーク. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "ZARDを後世に伝える新トリビュートバンド・SARD UNDERGROUNDがデビュー". . ナターシャ. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
- ^ "ZARDトリビュートバンド・SARD UNDERGROUND、デビュー作収録曲映像公開". ORICON NEWS. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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- ^ "ZARDのトリビュートバンド"SARD UNDERGROUND"、東京初ワンマンを11月開催".
- ^ 小山美咲 (2019-11-27). "コナンSP「大怪獣ゴメラVS仮面ヤイバー」メインビジュアル公開!". . Retrieved 2019-11-27.
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- ^ "『名探偵コナン』新春4週連続SP、放送日&ビジュアル公開 新OPは20年ぶり復活のWANDS". ORICON NEWS. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "名探偵コナン:SPエピソード「大怪獣ゴメラVS仮面ヤイバー」のビジュアル公開 日売テレビがピンチに". . 毎日新聞社. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "TVアニメ『名探偵コナン』、2020年からの新OP・EDテーマアーティストと楽曲を発表". SPICE. . 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
- ^ "SARD UNDERGROUND、ZARD・坂井泉水の未公開詞による2ndシングルを6月リリース". . ジャパンミュージックネットワーク. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "ZARDトリビュートバンド SARD UNDERGROUND、坂井泉水の未公開詞による2ndシングル発売". . blueprint. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "SARD UNDERGROUNDが2ndシングル発売、歌詞はZARD坂井泉水の未公開詞". . ナターシャ. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ "Sard Underground Official Website".
- ^ "Sard Underground discography". Sard Underground Official Website.
- ^ "Sard Ranking (Single)". Oricon News.
- ^ "Sard Ranking (Album)". Oricon News.
External links[]
- Sard official Web site (in Japanese)
- Sard Official YouTube channel (in Japanese)
- Being Inc. artists
- Japanese rock music groups
- All-female tribute bands
- Anime musical groups
- Musical groups established in 2018
- 2018 establishments in Japan