Kaguyahime (band)

Kaguyahime (Japanese: かぐや姫) is a Japanese folk/pop/rock band formed in 1970.^[1]

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The second and current "generation" of the band's line-up consists of three men: Kōsetsu Minami [ja] (vocals and guitar), Shōzō Ise [ja] (vocals & guitar), and Panda Yamada [ja] (vocals and bass).^[2] Their breakthrough single was "Kandagawa" ("Kanda River"). Released in September 1973, it made it to the first place of the Oricon chart^[3] and still remains their biggest hit with 1.6 million copies sold.^[2]

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List of best-selling albums of the 1970s (Japan)

[1]
"Kaguyahime reviews, music, news". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
[2]
"かぐや姫、その真の姿を『かぐや姫LIVE』で確信". OKMusic. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
[3]
"1973年の今日10月22日、かぐや姫「神田川」がオリコン1位を獲得～「神田川」のころ". ニッポン放送 NEWS ONLINE. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

Official page on the Nippon Crown website

Kaguyahime (Japanese: かぐや姫) is a Japanese folk/pop/rock band formed in 1970.^[1]

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List of best-selling albums of the 1970s (Japan)

[1]
"Kaguyahime reviews, music, news". sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
[2]
"かぐや姫、その真の姿を『かぐや姫LIVE』で確信". OKMusic. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
[3]
"1973年の今日10月22日、かぐや姫「神田川」がオリコン1位を獲得～「神田川」のころ". ニッポン放送 NEWS ONLINE. 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

Official page on the Nippon Crown website

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