Otokogumi (男闘呼組) was a Japanese pop music idol group managed by Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates from 1988 to 1993. They were the first talents from the agency, who would debut not only as idols but as musicians who could play on music instruments. In 2022, they announced resume of their music activities for the period of one year.
Some of the members, such as Narita, Okamoto and Takahashi joined the idol agency Johnny's in 1984 and were part of the junior group. In 1986, they hosted their own variety television show "Idol Hanagumi Otokogumi" on NTV.
In early 1988, half a year before their debut, they made their first stage performances along with Shounen Ninja and Shonentai together as "Gosanke (少年御三家)" on Nippon Budokan. In August of the same year, they made music major debut with the single "Daybreak" released under BMG Victor label.[1] The single became a number one hit during its first week of released and remained on number four on the 1988 yearly single rankings. On 31 December 1988 they received an award from the category "Best New Artist" on the 30th Japan Record Awards[2] and made their first television appearance on the national end-year program Kōhaku Uta Gassen.[3] In 1991, with the release of the sixth single "Angel", they started to write and compose songs on their own. In 1993, after the departure of Takahashi, the group suddenly went on the hiatus. Soon after Narita and Maeda left the agency, leaving only Morita in the agency up until 2021.[4]
In 2022, the group suddenly announced the resuming of their music activities on the same day, when the list of performers on the TBS music television program "Ongaku no Hi" was announced.[5] It was later revealed that some of the members start to meet together few weeks before Johnny Kitagawa's death in 2019 and slowly built interest from each other to start doing music together again.[6] In the same year, they launched new rock band "Rockon Social Club" with the bassist Yohito Teraoka from the Jun Sky Walker(s).[7]
In 2023, they launched their final live tour "Otokogumi 2023 The Last Live". The group decided to focus on the venues where they had scheduled live performances at the time before their hiatus in 1993.[8]
In January 2024, they announced a public statement about donating 40 million yen from the final day of their concert to the victims of the 2024 Noto earthquake.[9][10]
Membersedit
Narita Shouji (成田 昭次, Shouji Narita, born August 1, 1968): Vocal, Lead Guitar
Takahashi Kazuya (高橋 和也, Kazuya Takahashi, born May 20, 1969): Vocal, Bass
Okamoto Kenichi (岡本 健一, Kenichi Okamoto, born May 21, 1969): Vocal, Rhythm Guitar
Maeda Kouyou (前田 耕陽, Koyo Maeda, born August 16, 1968): Leader, Vocal, Keyboard, Drum
Former membersedit
Moriya Jirou (守屋二郎 二郎, Jirou Moriya, born January 21, 1967): Bass
Tsuchida Kazunori (土田 一徳, Kazunori Tsuchida, born June 28, 1969): Keyboard
Endou Naoto (遠藤 直人, Naoto Endou, born April 20, 1969): Keyboard
^"男闘呼組の日本武道館＆日比谷野音ライブがBD/DVD化、1年間の軌跡を追ったドキュメンタリーも収録". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-01-05.
Sitesedit
Official Website
April 27, 2024
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Otokogumi 男闘呼組 おとこぐみ was a Japanese pop music idol group managed by Japanese talent agency Johnny amp Associates from 1988 to 1993 They were the first talents from the agency who would debut not only as idols but as musicians who could play on music instruments In 2022 they announced resume of their music activities for the period of one year Otokogumi男闘呼組 おとこぐみ OriginJapanGenresRock Pop rock Rock n RollYears active1988 1988 1993 2022 2023LabelsBMV VictorPast membersShoji NaritaKazuya TakahashiKenichi OkamotoKoyo MaedaWebsiteotokogumi wbr tokyo Contents 1 History 2 Members 2 1 Former members 3 Discography 3 1 Singles 3 2 Albums 3 2 1 Studio albums 3 2 2 Compilation albums 4 Videography 5 References 6 SitesHistory editSome of the members such as Narita Okamoto and Takahashi joined the idol agency Johnny s in 1984 and were part of the junior group In 1986 they hosted their own variety television show Idol Hanagumi Otokogumi on NTV In early 1988 half a year before their debut they made their first stage performances along with Shounen Ninja and Shonentai together as Gosanke 少年御三家 on Nippon Budokan In August of the same year they made music major debut with the single Daybreak released under BMG Victor label 1 The single became a number one hit during its first week of released and remained on number four on the 1988 yearly single rankings On 31 December 1988 they received an award from the category Best New Artist on the 30th Japan Record Awards 2 and made their first television appearance on the national end year program Kōhaku Uta Gassen 3 In 1991 with the release of the sixth single Angel they started to write and compose songs on their own In 1993 after the departure of Takahashi the group suddenly went on the hiatus Soon after Narita and Maeda left the agency leaving only Morita in the agency up until 2021 4 In 2022 the group suddenly announced the resuming of their music activities on the same day when the list of performers on the TBS music television program Ongaku no Hi was announced 5 It was later revealed that some of the members start to meet together few weeks before Johnny Kitagawa s death in 2019 and slowly built interest from each other to start doing music together again 6 In the same year they launched new rock band Rockon Social Club with the bassist Yohito Teraoka from the Jun Sky Walker s 7 In 2023 they launched their final live tour Otokogumi 2023 The Last Live The group decided to focus on the venues where they had scheduled live performances at the time before their hiatus in 1993 8 In January 2024 they announced a public statement about donating 40 million yen from the final day of their concert to the victims of the 2024 Noto earthquake 9 10 Members editNarita Shouji 成田 なりた 昭次 しょうじ Shouji Narita born August 1 1968 Vocal Lead Guitar Takahashi Kazuya 高橋 たかはし 和也 かずや Kazuya Takahashi born May 20 1969 Vocal Bass Okamoto Kenichi 岡本 おかもと 健一 けんいち Kenichi Okamoto born May 21 1969 Vocal Rhythm Guitar Maeda Kouyou 前田 まえだ 耕陽 こうよう Koyo Maeda born August 16 1968 Leader Vocal Keyboard Drum Former members edit Moriya Jirou 守屋二郎 もりや 二郎 じろう Jirou Moriya born January 21 1967 Bass Tsuchida Kazunori 土田 つちだ 一徳 かずのり Kazunori Tsuchida born June 28 1969 Keyboard Endou Naoto 遠藤 えんどう 直人 なおと Naoto Endou born April 20 1969 KeyboardDiscography editSingles edit Year Album Chart positions JP 11 Label 1988 Daybreak 1 BMG Victor Aki 秋 1989 Time Zone Cross to You Rockin My Soul 1990 Don t Sleep 2 1991 Angel 1992 Nemuritsuku Mae Ni 眠りにつく前に 24 Thursday Morning 25 The Front 35 1993 Tokyo Plastic Shonen TOKYOプラスティック少年 68 Albums edit Studio albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon 11 Otokogumi 男闘呼組 Released 1988 9 26 Label BMG Victor Formats CD LP Cassette tape 2 Otokogumi Nimaime 男闘呼組 二枚目 Released 1989 6 28 Label BMG Victor Formats CD LP Cassette tape San 参 Released 1990 3 28 Label BMG Victor Formats CD Cassette tape 1 I m Waiting 4 You Released 1991 2 21 Label BMG Victor Formats CD Cassette tape 3 5 1 Higenjitsu 5 1 非現実 Released 1992 6 21 Label BMG Victor Formats CD 9 5 2 Saininshiki 5 2 再認識 Released 1992 7 22 Label BMG Victor Formats CD 12 5 3 Mugenjitsu 5 3 無現実 Released 1992 8 21 Label BMG Victor Formats CD 11 Rokudenashi ロクデナシ Released 1993 8 21 Label BMG Victor Formats CD 35 Compilation albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions JPNOricon 11 Best of Ballads Released 1992 12 2 Label BMG Victor Formats CD New Best Otokogumi 男闘呼組 Released 1994 11 23 Label BMG Victor Formats CD Hit Collection Released 1999 11 20 Label BMG Victor Formats CD Videography editRelease Title 1 1987 8 3日 12 Made in U S A 2 1987 12 16 13 Best Friend 3 1988 2 18 14 Xing point 4 1989 9 6 15 Endless Trip 5 1989 11 21 16 Otokogumi Big Tour 89 in Dome 6 1990 8 24 17 Otokogumi 2 050 000 Byo no Kiseki 7 1991 7 21 18 19 20 21 Otokogumi Live in Yokohama 1991 vol 1 8 Otokogumi Live in Yokohama 1991 vol 2 9 1992 11 1 22 Kara to Boku Watasi to Jibun wa Minna Nakayoshi 10 2024 3 15 23 Otokogumi Last ForeverReferences edit 男闘呼組が SONGS 初登場 デビュー曲 DAY BREAK などパフォーマンス billboard Japan 29 May 2023 活動 日本レコード大賞 jacompa or jp Retrieved 26 May 2022 NHK紅白歌合戦ヒストリー NHK Retrieved 26 May 2022 岡本健一 10月末でジャニーズ事務所と専属契約終了 エージェント契約へ 新たな挑戦が必要 Oricon 19 October 2021 男闘呼組 ２９年ぶり再結成 ＴＢＳ系 音楽の日 サプライズゲストで３曲披露を発表 Sports Hochi Retrieved 16 July 2022 男闘呼組 こんな夢も見られるのだから １ 29年ぶりの再始動 xtrend nikkei com Retrieved 26 May 2022 Rockon Social Club成田昭次 amp 岡本健一 amp 寺岡呼人 欲が出てきた 2ndアルバムを語る Natalie mu Retrieved 17 November 2023 男闘呼組 ラストライブで 男闘呼泣き 前田 人生の誇り 高橋 また会おうぜ 復活１年 日比谷野音で燃え尽きた Sunspo 12 January 2024 男闘呼組 ライブ収益4000万円を能登半島地震災害義援金へ寄付 報告全文 Oricon 12 January 2024 男闘呼組 が能登半島地震の被災地支援 ライブ収益金から4000万円寄付 貢献したい Chuunichi Sport 12 January 2024 a b c 男闘呼組の作品 Oricon in Japanese December 30 2007 Retrieved 18 December 2023 男闘呼組 メイド イン U S A VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 ベスト フレンド VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 Xing Point krosig point VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 エンドレス トリップ VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 ビッグ ツアー 89イン ドーム VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 2 050 000秒の軌跡 VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 ライヴ イン ヨコハマ1991 vol 1 VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 ライヴ イン ヨコハマ1991 vol 2 VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 LIVE IN YOKOHAMA 1991 Vol 1 2004年1月31日までの期間限定出荷 DVD 廃盤 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 LIVE IN YOKOHAMA 1991 Vol 2 2004年1月31日までの期間限定出荷 DVD 廃盤 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組 彼らと僕 私と自分はみんな仲よし VIDEO他 CDJournal WEB Retrieved 2022 04 20 男闘呼組の日本武道館 日比谷野音ライブがBD DVD化 1年間の軌跡を追ったドキュメンタリーも収録 音楽ナタリー in Japanese Retrieved 2024 01 05 Sites editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otokogumi amp oldid 1198646391, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
