Mongol800 (モンゴル はっぴゃく, mongoru happyaku, stylized as MONGOL800) is a Japanese three-piece punk rock band from Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, formed in 1998. The band released their first album when the members were 19. In 2001, despite low media attention, they produced a commercially-prominent second album Message, which eventually sold over two million record copies.[1] Due to the success of the album the musicians were offered label deals from several major labels and an invitation to participate at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen which the band declined to stay independent.[2]
MONGOL800 | |
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 Mongol800 performing at Busan Rock Festival, South Korea in 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Monpachi |
| Origin | Okinawa, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Tissue Freak Records / High Wave |
| Members | Satoshi Takazato Kiyosaku Uezu Takashi Gima |
| Website | www |
Since then, they have released several albums with assorted success.[citation needed]
Band members
- Kiyosaku Uezu (うえず きよさく, born 1981) — bass guitar, vocals
- Takashi Gima (ぎま たかし, born 1980) — guitar
- Satoshi Takazato (たかざと さとし, born 1980) — drums
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album Details | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Go on As You Are
|
1,000,000[3] |
| 2001 | Message
|
2,782,000 |
| 2004 | 百々: Momo
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— |
| 2006 | Daniel
|
— |
| 2008 | Etc. Works
|
— |
| 2009 | Eight-hundreds
|
46,128 |
| 2011 | etc.works2
|
— |
| 2013 | Good Morning Okinawa
|
— |
| 2015 | People People
|
— |
| 2016 | Pretty good!!
|
— |
Singles
| Year | Title | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Yorokobi no Uta" (ヨロコビノウタ)
|
— |
| 2008 | "special thanks!!"
|
— |
| 2014 | "OKINAWA CALLING×STAND BY ME"
|
— |
Compilations
| Year | Title | Copies sold |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 沖縄中毒/The Pocket Full of Rumble Okinawan Addict!! | — |
| Japanese Homegrown Vol.4-Skacore Collection | — | |
| 2001 | 飛薬 (Flying Drug): 沖縄中毒 Vol.2 | — |
| 2013 | 800BEST -simple is the BEST!!- | — |
References
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