The Oral Cigarettes

The Oral Cigarettes (ジ オーラル シガレッツ), stylized as THE ORAL CIGARETTES is a four-member Japanese alternative rock band from Nara Prefecture, formed in July 2010.[4] The band signed to A-Sketch in 2012 and have currently released five studio albums, two independent albums, one demo album, one compilation album, one extended play and eight singles. They are best known for performing the opening theme song of the anime Noragami Aragoto, "Kyōran Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!, Frenzy Hey Kids!!).[3][5]

The Oral Cigarettes
OriginNara Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active2010–present
LabelsA-Sketch (2012–present)
Associated actsHello Sleepwalkers
Websitetheoralcigarettes.com
Members
  • Takuya
  • Akira
  • Shigenobu
  • Masaya
Past members
  • Take

Band members
Current members[6]
  • Takuya Yamanaka (山中 拓也) — lead vocals, guitar (2010–present)
  • Akira Akirakani (あきらかにあきら) — bass, vocals (2010–present)
  • Shigenobu Suzuki (鈴木 重伸) — guitar (2010–present)
  • Masaya Nakanishi (中西 雅哉) — drums (2013–present)
Former members
  • Take — drums (2010–2012)
Timeline

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
Oricon[7] Billboard[8]
The BKW Show!!
  • Released: November 12, 2014
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Hate (嫌い)
  2. Monster Effect (モンスターエフェクト)
  3. The Aftertaste of Halloween (ハロウィンの余韻)
  4. STARGET
  5. The Man at the Vending Machine (自動販売機の男)
  6. A Dream I Had (僕は夢を見る)
  7. Remake Sense (リメイクセンス)
  8. Revival Story (起死回生Story)
  9. Satan Is Coming (大魔王参上)
  10. A Transparent Shelter from the Rain (透明な雨宿り)
 20—
Fixion
  • Released: January 5, 2016
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Watch Out Baby (気づけよBaby)
  2. Frenzy Hey Kids!! (狂乱 Hey Kids!!)
  3. Mirror
  4. Stay One
  5. Amy (エイミー)
  6. Manner Mode (マナーモード)
  7. In the Sky of the Passing Seasons (通り過ぎた季節の空で)
  8. An Easy Thing (カンタンナコト)
  9. A-E-U-I
  10. Everything
 68
Unofficial
  • Released: February 2, 2017
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Licorice (リコリス)
  2. Catch Me
  3. Mischief Showtime (悪戯ショータイム)
  4. 5150
  5. WarWarWar
  6. Endroll (エンドロール)
  7. Dip-Bap
  8. Shala La
  9. Opaque Snow Makeup (不透明な雪化粧)
  10. Love
 35
Kisses and Kills
  • Released: June 13, 2018
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Are You Ready? (もういいかい?)
  2. Black Memory
  3. Psychopath
  4. Ladies and Gentlemen
  5. What You Want
  6. Side by Side (トナリアウ)
  7. Lifelock Art (リブロックアート)
  8. An Attractive Lie (容姿端麗な嘘)
  9. One's Again
  10. ReI
 11
Suck My World
  • Released: April 29, 2020
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Introduction
  2. Tonight the Silence Kills Me with Your Fire
  3. Fantasy
  4. Dream in Drive
  5. Maze
  6. Don't You Think feat. Lozareena
  7. Hallelujah
  8. Breathe
  9. Don't Be Fooled by Selfishness (ワガママで誤魔化さないで)
  10. Shine Holder
  11. Naked
  12. Color Tokyo
  13. From Dusk Till Dawn
  14. The Given
  15. Slowly But Surely I Go On
 11

Independent albums
Title Album details
Barking in the Moon, Sorrow...
(月に吠えて、哀・・・)
  • Released: March 12, 2011
Track listing
  1. Dawn (幕開け)
  2. End Of The Century (世紀末少年)
  3. Small Devil Infection (小悪魔インフェクション)
  4. I Have A Dream (僕は夢を見る)
  5. Selection Of 90 (九十の選択)
  6. Cazenooto (カゼノオト)
  7. Late At Night (夜更け奏で)
  8. Barking Of The Moon, Sorrow... (月の吠えて、哀・・・)
New Moon and Aries
(新月と牡羊座)
  • Released: February 12, 2012
Track listing
  1. Anti-grudgeist (逆恨み小僧)
  2. Mist...
  3. Dancing Crazy Dolls (踊り狂う人形)
  4. A Girl Who Caught in a Town (とある街で見かけた少女)
  5. Aries Playing (牡羊座の奏で)
  6. Writing of G (gの筆記)
  7. Demon Lion Entry (大魔王参上)
  8. Amy (エイミー)

Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
Oricon[7] Billboard[8]
Before It's Too Late
  • Released: August 28, 2019
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 54

Demo albums
Title Album details
Suicide A-Type
(悩殺A-Type)
  • Released: October 10, 2010
Track listing
  1. Delusions Sex Theater (妄想SEX劇場)
  2. I Have a Dream (僕は夢を見る)
  3. Cazenooto (カゼノオト)

Extended plays
Title EP details Peak chart positions
Oricon[7]
Orange's Ovule, A Proof of the Living Eye of Me
(オレンジの抜け殻、私が生きたアイの証)
  • Released: August 28, 2013
  • Label: MASH A&R
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Mist...
  2. Mr. Phantom (Mr.ファントム)
  3. Station Attendant Mr. Hyotanyama (瓢箪山の駅員さん)
  4. Anti-grudgeist (逆恨み小僧)
  5. Songs I Sing in This Season (この季節に僕が唄う歌)
  6. Make Meaning to Desk Top (机上の空論に意味を為す)
  7. 30-Year-Old Baby-Faced (30歳童顔)
 95

Singles
Title Album details Peak chart positions
Oricon[7] Billboard[9]
"Resuscitation Story"
(起死回生Story)
  • Released: July 16, 2014
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Resuscitation Story (起死回生Story)
  2. Nira
  3. Dating Town (出会い街)
  4. See the Lights
 2827
"Amy"
(エイミー)
  • Released: April 22, 2015
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Amy (エイミー)
  2. Get Back
  3. Dancing Crazy Dolls (踊り狂う人形)
 2960
"Frenzy Hey Kids!!"
(狂乱 Hey Kids!!)
  • Released: November 11, 2015
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Frenzy Hey Kids!! (狂乱 Hey Kids!!)
  2. Kieta Mitai (キエタミタイ)
  3. Lips
 1924
"Dip-Bap"
  • Released: August 3, 2016
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Dip-Bap
  2. Catch Me
  3. S-low
 1224
"5150"
  • Released: November 16, 2016
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. 5150
  2. Access × Antibody (アクセス×抗体)
  3. Mistake (ミステイル)
 1028
"Tonariau" / "One's Again"
(トナリアウ / One's Again)
  • Released: June 14, 2017
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Tonariau (トナリアウ)
  2. One's Again
  3. Uh...Man
 612
"Black Memory"
  • Released: September 27, 2017
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Black Memory
  2. Flower
  3. Contact (接触)
 34
"Don't Be Fooled by Selfishness"
(ワガママで誤魔化さないで)
  • Released: March 13, 2019
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Don't Be Fooled by Selfishness (ワガママで誤魔化さないで)
  2. Color Tokyo
  3. Like the Music
 514
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Digital singles
Title Album details
"ReI"
  • Released: February 16, 2018

Filmography

Video albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN[7]
DVD Blu-ray
Unofficial Dining Tour 2017 at Nippon Budokan
Track listing
  1. 5150
  2. Shala La
  3. Easy (カンタンナコト)
  4. Mischeif Showtime (悪戯ショータイム)
  5. Catch Me
  6. A-E-U-I
  7. Starget
  8. Hate (嫌い)
  9. WARWARWAR
  10. Notice Baby (気づけよBaby)
  11. Opaque Snow Makeup (不透明な雪化粧)
  12. Endroll (エンドロール)
  13. Mr. Phantom (Mr.ファントム)
  14. Resuscitation Story (起死回生Story)
  15. Amy (エイミー)
  16. Frenzy Hey Kids!! (狂乱 Hey Kids!!)
  17. Dip-Bap
  18. Licorice (リコリス)
  19. Love
  20. Tonariau (トナリアウ)
  21. One's Again
  22. Unofficial Dining Tour at Nippon Budokan Documentary & Interview
 715

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Appearance
"Resuscitation Story" (起死回生Story) 2014 Space Shower TV Power Push!, July degree
"Amy" (エイミー) 2015 TV Tokyo Japan Countdown, April's ending theme
KBS Kyoto Kyoto Sports, April's ending theme
"Frenzy Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!) UHF anime Noragami Aragoto, opening theme
"Notice Baby" (気づけよBaby) 2016 TV Tokyo Japan Countdown, January's ending theme
"Dip-Bap" TBS CDTV, September 8 opening theme
"Catch Me" Akashic Re:cords theme song
"Licorice" (リコリス) 2017 TV Tokyo Japan Countdown, February's ending theme
"Tonariau" (トナリアウ) Tokyo MX Sakurada Reset, ending theme
"Black Memory" Ajin: Demi-Human theme song
"Don't Be Fooled by Selfishness"
(ワガママで誤魔化さないで)		 2018 Fuji TV Revisions, opening theme

Music videos
Year Title Director(s)
2013 "Mr. Phantom" (Mr. ファントム) Takuya Katsumi
2014 "Resuscitation Story" (起死回生Story) Kawakoshi Kazunori
"Starget" Fukatsu Masakazu
"Hate" (嫌い) Toshitsugu Ōno
2015 "Amy" (エイミー)
"Easy" (カンタンナコト)
"Frenzy Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!) Takurō Ōkubo
"Notice Baby" (気づけよBaby) Yoshihiro Okutō
2016 "A-E-U-I" Toshiki Kaneda
"Dip-Bap" Yoshihiro Okutō
"Catch Me" Takurō Ōkubo
"5150" Kei Ikeda
"Licorice" (リコリス) Taiga Shin
2017 "Shala La" Kei Ikeda
"One's Again"
"Tonariau" (トナリアウ) Yasuhiro Arafune
"Black Memory" Taiga Shin
2018 Apparent-looking Lie (容姿端麗な嘘) Yoshihiro Okutō
Psychopath Take Ru
Don't Be Fooled by Selfishness
(ワガママで誤魔化さないで)		 ?
2019 Color Tokyo Kanzaki Mineto

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result
2014 CD Shop Awards Regional Production (Kansai region) Orange's Ovule, A Proof Of The Living Eye Of Me Won[10]
2017 Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist The Oral Cigarettes Nominated[11]
2018 Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist The Oral Cigarettes Nominated[12]
2019 Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist The Oral Cigarettes Nominated[13]

References
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  2. Peters, Daniel (March 13, 2017). "These Japanese bands are happy their music is reaching out beyond their borders". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  3. Ng, Michelle (2017-03-22). "Live Review: Space Shower Retsuden Asia Tour – Millian, Singapore (16.03.17)". Hello Asia! AU. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  4. "THE ORAL CIGARETTESの記事まとめ" [The Oral Cigarettes preview]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2015-08-20). "Noragami Aragoto Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  6. "The Oral Cigarettes Official Biography". theoralcigarettes.com/. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  7. "The Oral Cigarettes | ORICON STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  8. "Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  9. "Billboard Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  10. "「第6回CDショップ大賞」、大賞作品＆各賞の受賞作品を発表" [6th CD Shop Awards winners]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  11. "Nominees | Space Shower Music Awards 2017" (in Japanese). Tokyo Music Odyssey official. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  12. "Nominees | Space Shower Music Awards 2018" (in Japanese). Space Shower Music Awards official. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  13. "Nominees | Space Shower Music Awards 2019" (in Japanese). Space Shower Music Awards official. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
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