Kana-Boon

Kana-Boon
Kana-Boon
Origin	Sakai, Osaka,[1] Japan
Genres	Alternative rock[2]; pop rock[2][3];
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Ki/oon Music
Associated acts	Asian Kung-Fu Generation • Scenarioart
Website	www.kanaboon.com
Members	Maguro Taniguchi; Hayato Koga; Takahiro Koizumi
Past members	Hirose Kaede; Yuuma Meshida;

Kana-Boon (stylised in all caps when romanised) are a Japanese rock band formed in 2008.[4] They made their major debut with Ki/oon Music in 2013. Ever since, they've had four albums reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Albums Chart, with Doppel being their best-charting album, reaching the third place on the chart.[5] They have also had five singles reach the top ten on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with "Full Drive" (フルドライブ) being their best-charting single, reaching the sixth place on the chart.[6] Two of their singles have been used in the Naruto franchise, with "Silhouette" being used as the 16th Naruto Shippuden opening theme, and "Diver" as the theme song for Boruto: Naruto the Movie.[7][8] The B-side for "Diver", "Spiral", was the theme song for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 video game.[8] This group also made a single for the anime The Perfect Insider titled "Talking".[9] Their single "Fighter" was chosen to be the fourth opening of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.[10] Shortly after that, their new single titled "Baton Road" was chosen to be the first opening of the Naruto sequel, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[8][11]Recently, their song "Starmaker" was used as the 2nd opening for Season 4 of My Hero Academia

Band members

Current members

Maguro Taniguchi — lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2008–present)
Hayato Koga — lead guitar, backing vocals (2008–present)
Takahiro Koizumi — drums (2008–present)

Former members

Hirose Kaede — bass guitar (2008–2011)
Yuuma Meshida — bass guitar (2011–2019)

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	JPN [12]
Doppel	Released: October 30, 2013 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	3
Time	Released: January 21, 2015 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	4
Origin	Released: February 17, 2016 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	6
Namida	Released: September 27, 2017 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	7

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak positions
Title	EP details	JPN [12]
Kanjō kibaku-zai (感情起爆剤 Emotion Initiator)	Released: November 21, 2011 Label: Self-released Format: CD	—
Wakattenai no wa bokudatta (わかってないのは僕だった It was I who did not understand)	Released: May 27, 2012 Label: Self-released Format: CD	—
Boku ga CD o dashitara (僕がCDを出したら When I release the CD)	Released: April 24, 2013 Label: Hipland Music Formats: CD, digital download	14
Asuta (アスター Astor)	Released: May 30, 2018 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	16
Nerine (ネリネ)	Released: December 19, 2018 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	36

Best albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	JPN [12]
KBB vol.1	Released: March 14, 2018 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	27
KBB vol.2	Released: September 19, 2018 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	36
Kana-Boon the Best	Released: March 4, 2020 Label: Ki/oon Music Formats: CD, digital download	15

Singles

Title	Year	Peak positions		Notes	Album
Title	Year	JPN Oricon [13]	JPN Billboard [14]	Notes	Album
"Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari" (盛者必衰の理、お断り)	2013	10	—		Doppel
"Crystal Star" (結晶星 Kesshō Hoshi)	2014	8	4		Time
"Full Drive" (フルドライブ)		6	5
"Ikiteyuku" (生きてゆく)		19	13
"Silhouette" (シルエット)		11	9	16th OP for the anime Naruto Shippuden.[8]
"Nandemonedari" (なんでもねだり)	2015	8	4		Origin
"Diver" (ダイバー)	2015	11	8	Theme song for the anime film Boruto: Naruto the Movie.[7] Theme song for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 video game.[8]
"Run and Run" (ランアンドラン)	2016	9	20
"Wake up"	2016	16	23		Namida
"Fighter"	2017	13	25	2nd OP for the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Season 2.[10]
"Baton Road" (バトンロード)	2017	18	—	1st OP for the anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.[11]
"Haguruma" (ハグルマ)	2019	37	—	2nd OP for the anime Karakuri Circus.[15]	TBA
"Massara" (まっさら)	2019	25	68	OP for the anime Sarazanmai.
"Star Marker" (スターマーカー Sutā Mākā)	2020	29	TBA	2nd OP for the anime My Hero Academia Season 4.[16]

Independent singles

Title	Year	Album
"New Band Stage"	Unknown	Non-album singles
"Ame to yakō ressha" (雨と夜行列車 Rain and Night Train)	2009
"Locker Room"	2009
"Masani u~ōu~ōu~ō" (まさにウォーウォーウォー Wow Wow War)	2010
"Kesshō Hoshi" (結晶星 Crystal Star)	2011
"Me o tojite" (目をとじて Keep an Eye Out)	2012
"Mimi o fusaide" (耳をふさいで Close Your Ears)	2012
"Kuchi o tozashite" (口をとざして Hold Your Mouth)	2013
"Te mo Ashi mo Denai" (手も足も出ない I Have No Hands or Legs)
"Bokura wa itsu made tatte mo sa" (僕らはいつまで経ってもさ We can Stay Forever)

Covers

Year	Song	Original artist	Released on	Notes
2017	"Kimi to Iu Hana" (君という花 A Flower Named You)	Asian Kung-Fu Generation	AKG Tribute	Released: March 29, 2017[17]

Music videos

Official music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2013	"Naimononedari" (ないものねだり)	Shinta Yamagishi
	"Declaration of Necessity of Proponents, Refusal" (盛者必衰の理、お断り Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari)
	"1.2. step to you"
	"U~ōrīhīrō" (ウォーリーヒーロー)	Tetsuya Iwaguchi
2014	"Crystal Star" (結晶星 Kesshō Hoshi)	Higuchiryou × Wonowataru
	"Full Drive" (フルドライブ Furu Doraibu)	Sumisu
	"To Live" (生きてゆく Ikite yuku)	Shinta Yamagishi
	"Silhouette" (シルエット Shiruetto)	Kamatani Sōjirō
2015	"Snow Globe" (スノーグローブ Sunōgurōbu)	Sudō Kanji
	"TIME"	Sudō Kanji
	"Anything" (なんでもねだり Nan demo nedari)	Tanabe Hidenobu
	"Diver" (ダイバー Daibā)	Kamatani Sōjirō
	"Talking"	Takuya Tada
2016	"Run and Run" (ランアンドラン Ran'andoran)	Bait
	"Anger in the Mind"	Takuya Tada
	"Wake up"	Shinta Yamagishi
2017	"Fighter"	Kei Ikeda
	"Tears" (涙 Namida)	Shinta Yamagishi
	"Still We are Hoping" (それでも僕らは願っているよ Soredemo bokura wa negatte iru yo)	Takuya Tada

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work/Nominee	Result
2011	Eo Music Try	Special Prize	Kana-Boon	Won[18]
2014	CD Shop Awards	Best Newcomer	Boku ga CD o dashitara (僕がCDを出したら)	Won
	CD Shop Awards	Best Newcomer	Doppel	Won
	Space Shower Music Video Awards	Best Video	"Naimononedari"	Nominated[19]
	MTV Video Music Awards Japan	Best New Artist Video	Jousha Hissui No Kotowari, Okotowari (盛者必衰の理、お断り)	Nominated
2015	Space Shower Music Video Awards	Best Video	"To Live"	Nominated[20]
2016	Space Shower Music Awards	Best Rock Artist	Kana-Boon	Nominated[21]
2018	Space Shower Music Awards	Best Rock Artist	Kana-Boon	Nominated[22]

References

KANA-BOON official website. Biography | KANA-BOON
"KANA-BOONの基本情報" [KANA-BOON basic information]. Cube-music (in Japanese). Retrieved September 29, 2017.
Christine (January 22, 2016). "New Album from KANA-BOON". JaME USA. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
"KANA-BOON". Real Sound (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
"DOPPEL". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
"フルドライブ". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
Loo, Egan (June 15, 2015). "Rock band Kana-Boon performs Boruto -Naruto the Movie- theme song". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
"『NARUTO』から『BORUTO』、「シルエット」から「バトンロード」へーーKANA-BOONが描く鮮やかな"継承"" [From Naruto to Boruto, "Silhouette" to "Baton Road" — Kana-Boon's brilliant "inheritance"]. Real Sound (in Japanese). July 15, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 1, 2015). "The Perfect Insider anime's opening, ending theme song videos streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
Green, Scott (December 4, 2016). "Kana-Boon and Uru to perform new Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans themes". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
Mislang, Juphet (March 14, 2017). "Boruto TV anime release date, new theme song revealed". International Business Times. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
"Kana-Boonのアルバム" [Kana-Boon albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
"Kana-Boonのシングル" [Kana-Boon singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
"Kana-Boon | Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2018). "Karakuri Circus Anime Reveals New Theme Songs' Artists in Promo". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
Sherman, Jennifer (January 3, 2020). "Kana-Boon, Ryokuōshoku Shakai perform "My Hero Academia" anime's new themes". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
"アジカン20周年トリビュート盤にリーガルリリー、ジャケは浅野いにお描き下ろし". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
"歴代受賞者 2011" [2011 Music Try winners]. Eonet.jp (in Japanese). November 7, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
"スペシャ「MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS」優秀作品50曲発表" [Space Shower Music Video Awards, 50 outstanding works announced!]. Natalie (in Japanese). February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
"SPACE SHOWER MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS、BEST VIDEOS～優秀作品50選～を発表" [Space Shower Music Video Awards, Best Videos ~ 50 excellent works selected]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
"Nominees | Space Shower Music Awards 2016". Tokyo Music Odyssey official (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2018.
"Nominees | Space Shower Music Awards 2018" (in Japanese). Space Shower Music Awards official. March 3, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

External links

Official website
Kana-Boon discography at Discogs
Kana-Boon discography on iTunes

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[KANA-BOON_official_website-1] KANA-BOON official website. Biography | KANA-BOON

[Cube-music-2] "KANA-BOONの基本情報" [KANA-BOON basic information]. Cube-music (in Japanese). Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[JaME_USA-Kana_Boon-3] Christine (January 22, 2016). "New Album from KANA-BOON". JaME USA. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[Real_Sound-4] "KANA-BOON". Real Sound (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[oricon-5] "DOPPEL". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[oricon2-6] "フルドライブ". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

[Silhouette,_Diver-7] Loo, Egan (June 15, 2015). "Rock band Kana-Boon performs Boruto -Naruto the Movie- theme song". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[Real_Sound_Kana-Boon_-_Naruto-8] "『NARUTO』から『BORUTO』、「シルエット」から「バトンロード」へーーKANA-BOONが描く鮮やかな"継承"" [From Naruto to Boruto, "Silhouette" to "Baton Road" — Kana-Boon's brilliant "inheritance"]. Real Sound (in Japanese). July 15, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[Talking-9] Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 1, 2015). "The Perfect Insider anime's opening, ending theme song videos streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[Fighter-10] Green, Scott (December 4, 2016). "Kana-Boon and Uru to perform new Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans themes". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[Baton_Road-11] Mislang, Juphet (March 14, 2017). "Boruto TV anime release date, new theme song revealed". International Business Times. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[Oricon_Album-12] "Kana-Boonのアルバム" [Kana-Boon albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

[Oricon_Single-13] "Kana-Boonのシングル" [Kana-Boon singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

[Japan_Hot_100-14] "Kana-Boon | Billboard Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2019.

[15] Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2018). "Karakuri Circus Anime Reveals New Theme Songs' Artists in Promo". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

[16] Sherman, Jennifer (January 3, 2020). "Kana-Boon, Ryokuōshoku Shakai perform "My Hero Academia" anime's new themes". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2020.

[17] "アジカン20周年トリビュート盤にリーガルリリー、ジャケは浅野いにお描き下ろし". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). February 28, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2018.

[18] "歴代受賞者 2011" [2011 Music Try winners]. Eonet.jp (in Japanese). November 7, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

[19] "スペシャ「MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS」優秀作品50曲発表" [Space Shower Music Video Awards, 50 outstanding works announced!]. Natalie (in Japanese). February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[20] "SPACE SHOWER MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS、BEST VIDEOS～優秀作品50選～を発表" [Space Shower Music Video Awards, Best Videos ~ 50 excellent works selected]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). February 1, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[21] "Nominees | Space Shower Music Awards 2016". Tokyo Music Odyssey official (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[22] "Nominees | Space Shower Music Awards 2018" (in Japanese). Space Shower Music Awards official. March 3, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.