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The Blue Hearts

March 05, 2023

For their self-titled album, see The Blue Hearts (album).

The Blue Hearts (Japanese: ザ・ブルーハーツ, Hepburn: Za Burū Hātsu) was a Japanese punk rock band active from 1985 to 1995. They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Ramones.[2][3] In 2003, HMV Japan ranked them at number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts.[4] In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their self-titled debut album number 3 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[5]

The Blue Hearts
OriginShibuya, Tokyo, Japan
GenresPunk rock[1]
Years active1985–1995
LabelsMeldac (1987–1989),
East West Japan (1989–1995)
MembersHiroto Kōmoto
Masatoshi Mashima
Junnosuke Kawaguchi
Tetsuya Kajiwara
Past membersMasami Mochizuki
Ryūsuke Hanabusa
Norio Yamakawa
Website30th Anniversary website

Career

Its members were Hiroto Kōmoto (vocalist), Masatoshi Mashima (guitarist), Junnosuke Kawaguchi (bassist) and Tetsuya Kajiwara (drummer). Mikio Shirai was not an official member of the band, but often toured with them as their keyboardist. Formed in 1985, the group made its major debut in May 1987, and released its first album, the self-titled The Blue Hearts,[6] and followed that up with seven more albums. Though they started on an independent label, each album sold more copies than the previous one, with their last recording selling in the millions. In 1990, The Blue Hearts had a self-titled EP released in the United States, which they supported with a US tour.[3][7]

In addition to having popular albums, they also had many popular singles. Two of the most well-known are "Train-Train" and "Linda Linda", which can be found on many karaoke machines. A cover version of "Linda Linda" was used in the 2004 dramas Socrates in Love and Gachi Baka, as well as the 2005 film Linda Linda Linda, the plot of which centers on a high school girls' band practicing The Blue Hearts' songs for the finale concert of their school's culture festival. The song also appears in the 2005 Nintendo DS video game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan,. Other songs, including "Train-Train", "Owaranai Uta" and "Hito ni Yasashiku", have been featured in the Konami arcade games Drummania and Guitar Freaks. The 2015 anime series The Rolling Girls features covers of several Blue Hearts songs sung by the cast, including covers of "Hito ni Yasashiku" and "Tsuki no Bakugekiki" in the opening and ending sequences.

They were seen as controversial in Japan,[6] where antics such as using the taboo Japanese word for crazy, and spitting on television cameras got them banned from TV for a year.[citation needed]

Post-breakup

 
The Cro-Magnons live in Japan, 2011

After The Blue Hearts broke up in 1995, Kōmoto, Mashima and Shirai formed a new group, The High-Lows.[6] In addition to retaining the hardcore fans of The Blue Hearts, The High-Lows were also able to attract new fans and lasted another ten years. When The High-Lows broke up in 2005, Kōmoto and Mashima again formed a new band in 2006, this time calling themselves The Cro-Magnons. Kawaguchi became a record producer and occasionally plays support for several bands, in 2009 he became the deputy director of propaganda for the Happiness Realization Party. Kajiwara formed The 3Peace in 1997, then The Big Hip in 2005 with Shirai, and his solo project Thunderbeat in 2008.

After the breakup of The Blue Hearts, both Kōmoto and Mashima chose not to sing any of the band's songs, with few exceptions. Kōmoto has sung "Boku no Migite" while performing live with other artists, and Mashima has occasionally performed "Aozora".

Members

Former members
  • Masami Mochizuki (望月正水) – bass
  • Ryūsuke Hanabusa (英竜介) – drums
  • Norio Yamakawa (山川のりを) – bass

Discography

Singles

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Videos

Others

  • Just a Beat Show (omnibus album with other groups, May 1986)
  • The Blue Hearts King of Mix (remix album by various groups, May 25, 1994)
  • The Blue Hearts Tribute (tribute album, April 25, 2002)
  • The Blue Hearts 2002 Tribute (tribute album, August 28, 2002)
  • The Blue Hearts Super Tribute (tribute album, April 2, 2003)
  • The Blue Hearts Tribute 2005 Edition (tribute album, July 20, 2005)
  • The Blue Hearts "25th Anniversary" Tribute (tribute album, February 24, 2010)
  • 30th Anniversary The Blue Hearts Re-mix 'Re-spect (tribute album, January 27, 2016)

References

  1. ^ In Performance; Pop: New Music Seminar. Neil Strauss, The New York Times. July 23, 1994 (Accessed February 14, 2008).
  2. ^ The Blue Hearts. Tri-M, Inc. Accessed February 7, 2008. (in Japanese)
  3. ^ a b Rosenbluth, Jean (1990-09-28). "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Blue Hearts' Bring Tokyo Pop at the Anticlub". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  4. ^ "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.19". HMV Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  5. ^ "Finally! "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time" Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
  6. ^ a b c d Nippop | The Blue Hearts | Profile. Nippop. Accessed February 6, 2008.
  7. ^ MTV出演 / THE BLUE HEARTS / MTV on YouTube

External links

  • 30th Anniversary website
  • Meldac Records page

March 05, 2023
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For their self titled album see The Blue Hearts album The Blue Hearts Japanese ザ ブルーハーツ Hepburn Za Buru Hatsu was a Japanese punk rock band active from 1985 to 1995 They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols The Clash and the Ramones 2 3 In 2003 HMV Japan ranked them at number 19 on their list of 100 most important Japanese pop acts 4 In September 2007 Rolling Stone Japan rated their self titled debut album number 3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time 5 The Blue HeartsOriginShibuya Tokyo JapanGenresPunk rock 1 Years active1985 1995LabelsMeldac 1987 1989 East West Japan 1989 1995 MembersHiroto KōmotoMasatoshi MashimaJunnosuke KawaguchiTetsuya KajiwaraPast membersMasami MochizukiRyusuke HanabusaNorio YamakawaWebsite30th Anniversary website Contents 1 Career 2 Post breakup 3 Members 4 Discography 4 1 Singles 4 2 Studio albums 4 3 Live albums 4 4 Compilation albums 4 5 Videos 4 6 Others 5 References 6 External linksCareer EditIts members were Hiroto Kōmoto vocalist Masatoshi Mashima guitarist Junnosuke Kawaguchi bassist and Tetsuya Kajiwara drummer Mikio Shirai was not an official member of the band but often toured with them as their keyboardist Formed in 1985 the group made its major debut in May 1987 and released its first album the self titled The Blue Hearts 6 and followed that up with seven more albums Though they started on an independent label each album sold more copies than the previous one with their last recording selling in the millions In 1990 The Blue Hearts had a self titled EP released in the United States which they supported with a US tour 3 7 In addition to having popular albums they also had many popular singles Two of the most well known are Train Train and Linda Linda which can be found on many karaoke machines A cover version of Linda Linda was used in the 2004 dramas Socrates in Love and Gachi Baka as well as the 2005 film Linda Linda Linda the plot of which centers on a high school girls band practicing The Blue Hearts songs for the finale concert of their school s culture festival The song also appears in the 2005 Nintendo DS video game Osu Tatakae Ouendan Other songs including Train Train Owaranai Uta and Hito ni Yasashiku have been featured in the Konami arcade games Drummania and Guitar Freaks The 2015 anime series The Rolling Girls features covers of several Blue Hearts songs sung by the cast including covers of Hito ni Yasashiku and Tsuki no Bakugekiki in the opening and ending sequences They were seen as controversial in Japan 6 where antics such as using the taboo Japanese word for crazy and spitting on television cameras got them banned from TV for a year citation needed Post breakup Edit The Cro Magnons live in Japan 2011 After The Blue Hearts broke up in 1995 Kōmoto Mashima and Shirai formed a new group The High Lows 6 In addition to retaining the hardcore fans of The Blue Hearts The High Lows were also able to attract new fans and lasted another ten years When The High Lows broke up in 2005 Kōmoto and Mashima again formed a new band in 2006 this time calling themselves The Cro Magnons Kawaguchi became a record producer and occasionally plays support for several bands in 2009 he became the deputy director of propaganda for the Happiness Realization Party Kajiwara formed The 3Peace in 1997 then The Big Hip in 2005 with Shirai and his solo project Thunderbeat in 2008 After the breakup of The Blue Hearts both Kōmoto and Mashima chose not to sing any of the band s songs with few exceptions Kōmoto has sung Boku no Migite while performing live with other artists and Mashima has occasionally performed Aozora Members EditHiroto Kōmoto vocals harmonica Masatoshi Mashima guitar backing vocals Junnosuke Kawaguchi bass backing vocals Tetsuya Kajiwara drums Mikio Shirai keyboards support member Former membersMasami Mochizuki 望月正水 bass Ryusuke Hanabusa 英竜介 drums Norio Yamakawa 山川のりを bassDiscography EditSingles Edit 1985 A free flexi disc given away at a live performance on December 24 1985 Hito ni Yasashiku February 25 1987 Linda Linda May 1 1987 Kiss Shite Hoshii November 21 1987 Blue Hearts Theme July 1 1988 Chernobyl July 1 1988 Train Train November 23 1988 Love Letter February 21 1989 Aozora June 21 1989 Jōnetsu no Bara July 25 1990 Kubitsuri dai Kara April 10 1991 Ano Ko ni Touch November 28 1991 Too Much Pain March 10 1992 Yume October 25 1992 Tabibito February 25 1993 1000 no Violin May 25 1993 Party August 25 1993 Yugure October 25 1993 Studio albums Edit The Blue Hearts May 21 1987 Young and Pretty November 21 1987 Train Train November 23 1988 Bust Waste Hip September 10 1990 High Kicks December 21 1991 Stick Out February 10 1993 Dug Out July 10 1993 Pan July 10 1995 Live albums Edit Live All Sold Out July 1 1996 various locations Yaon Live on 94 6 18 19 November 25 1997 Compilation albums Edit Blast Off August 6 1991 US only 6 Meet the Blue Hearts January 1 1995 East West Side Story September 25 1995 Super Best October 16 1995 The Blue Hearts Box January 1 1999 Singles 1990 1993 November 25 1999 All Time Singles Super Premium Best February 24 2010 All Time Memorials Super Selected Songs February 4 2015 Videos Edit The Blue Hearts March 21 1987 VHS The Blue Hearts Live 1987 7 4 Hibiya Yagai Ongakudō September 1 1987 VHS Tour 88 Pretty Pineapple Special June 21 1988 VHS Blue Hearts no Video Video Clip 1987 1989 ブルーハーツのビデオ January 1 1990 VHS Meet the Blue Hearts U S A Tour 1990 1990 VHS High Kick Tour Video Pamphlet 1991 VHS Zen Nippon East Waste Tour 91 全日本EAST WASTE TOUR 91 September 10 1991 VHS DVD Endless Dreams The Blue Hearts Meet the Mutoid July 10 1993 VHS Blue Hearts no Video 2 Video Clip 1990 1993 ブルーハーツのビデオ2 November 10 1993 VHS DVD The Blue Hearts no Dekoboko Chindōchu ザ ブルーハーツの凸凹珍道中 July 10 1995 VHS DVD Blue Hearts ga Kikoenai History of the Blue Hearts ブルーハーツが聴こえない History of the Blue Hearts February 7 1996 VHS DVD Blue Hearts no Video Maboroshi no Video Fukkokuban ブルーハーツのビデオ 幻のビデオ復刻版 May 26 2004 DVD The Blue Hearts Live May 26 2004 DVD Incl The Blue Hearts Live Tour 88 Pretty Pineapple Special Others Edit Just a Beat Show omnibus album with other groups May 1986 The Blue Hearts King of Mix remix album by various groups May 25 1994 The Blue Hearts Tribute tribute album April 25 2002 The Blue Hearts 2002 Tribute tribute album August 28 2002 The Blue Hearts Super Tribute tribute album April 2 2003 The Blue Hearts Tribute 2005 Edition tribute album July 20 2005 The Blue Hearts 25th Anniversary Tribute tribute album February 24 2010 30th Anniversary The Blue Hearts Re mix Re spect tribute album January 27 2016 References Edit In Performance Pop New Music Seminar Neil Strauss The New York Times July 23 1994 Accessed February 14 2008 The Blue Hearts Tri M Inc Accessed February 7 2008 in Japanese a b Rosenbluth Jean 1990 09 28 POP MUSIC REVIEW Blue Hearts Bring Tokyo Pop at the Anticlub Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2011 09 06 Top 100 Japanese pops Artists No 19 HMV Japan in Japanese Retrieved 2011 09 06 Finally The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time Listed Exclaim Retrieved 2015 02 19 a b c d Nippop The Blue Hearts Profile Nippop Accessed February 6 2008 MTV出演 THE BLUE HEARTS MTV on YouTubeExternal links Edit30th Anniversary website Meldac Records page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Blue Hearts amp oldid 1102989888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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