There are many rock bands around the world and they are making attractive songs almost daily. In Japan, RADWIMPS, the rock band which is especially famous for the songs and BGMs of “Kiminonawa” (Your Name.) is the coolest and most fascinating.

Index

1. History of RADWIMPS

2. Members of RADWIMPS

3. Famous songs of RADWIMPS

History of RADWIMPS

year	date	Event
2001		formed
2002	February	First live in Yokohama
	August	Won a grand prix of YHMF(Yokohama High School Music Festival)
2003	July 1st	Released 1^st album “RADWIMPS”
2004	July-September	Toured around Japan
2005	November 23rd	Made their major debut with a song “25 Kome No Senshokutai”
2006	February 15th	Released an album “RADWIMPS3”
2007	July 11th	Released a live DVD “Namaharumaki”
2008	January 23rd	Released a single “Order Made”
2009	March 11th	Released an album “Arutokoroni No Teiri”
2010	July 30th	Released “Keitaidenwa” and “Manifest”
2011	March 9th	Released an album “Zettai Zetumei”
	April-August	Nation-wide tour “Zettai Enmei Tour”
2012	January 11th	Released LIVE Blu-ray & DVD “Zettai Enmei”
2013	December 11th	Released an album “Batu To Maru To Kimi To”
2014	February-July	Nation-wide tour “RADWIMPS Grand Prix 2014”
2015	October	First European tour and second Asian tour as a celebration of their 10^th anniversary
	November	First ever joint gig tour “RADWIMPS No Taiban”
2016	August	Composed and played all of the soundtrack for the anime movie “Your Name.”
2017	February-May	Nation-wide arena tour “Human Bloom Tour 2017”
	June-July	Toured Asia
2018	July-August	Toured Asia
	December 12th	A new album “ANTI ANTI GENERATIONS” will be released

Members of RADWIMPS

Yojiro Noda

He was born in July 5^th,1985. He has an older brother.

He is a vocalist of RADWIMPS and makes almost all the words and music of songs. Also, he works as an actor and he won a new actor award of Japan Academy Award with “Toire No Pieta” (The Pieta of The Toilet) in 2015. He played a lead in “Hyakumanen No Onnatati” (Million Yen Women) too.

Akira Kuwahara (Guitar)

He was born in April 4^th,1985.

He is a guitarist of RADWIMPS.

His tweets on Twitter are funny.

Yusuke Takeda (Bass)

He was born in May 24^th,1985.

He is a bassist of RADWIMPS.

He is a cat lover.

Satoshi Yamaguchi (Drums)

He was born in March 20^th, 1985.

He is a drumer of RADWIMPS.

Since September, 2015 he has been taking a rest because of his chronic desease, focal dystonia, whose symptom is hardness of moving his body.

Mizuki Mori (Drums)

He was born in October 31^st,1991..

He is a support drummer of RADWIMPS.

He was chosen by ordision.

Tosiki Hata (Drums)

He was born in October 5^th,1976.

He is also a support drummer of RADWIMPS.

He was a member of “Tokyo Jihen”.

Famous Songs of RADWIMPS

4songs of Your Name. : Zenzenzense, Sparkle, Dream Lantern, Nandemonaiya

In PV of Zenzenzense : members wear costume of their zense (*1; former live) and zenzense (*2; former former live)

Gense (present world) of them

*1; former live

*2; former former live

Their debut song: 25 Kome No Senshokutai

23 pairs of chronosomes form a human’s body. Yojiro added 2 fortunes to them: happy fortune and lucky fortune. This song is full of love for “Kimi”(you) from “Ore”(I).