Flower Flower

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Flower Flower
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres Rock
Years active 2013–present
Labels Sony Music Records
Associated acts Yui, Venomstrip
Website www.flowerflower-net.jp
Members Yui, Mura☆Jun, Mafumafu, Sacchan

Flower Flower (フラワー フラワー[1] Furawā Furawā?, stylised as FLOWER FLOWER) is a Japanese rock band that was formed in 2013 by Japanese singer-songwriter Yui. The group debuted with the single "Tsuki" (2013).

Biography

Vocalist Yui is a musician from Fukuoka, who originally debuted as a soloist under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2005, after auditioning in 2004.[2] She released five studio albums between 2006 and 2011, all of which were commercially successful. Some of her most famous songs include "Good-bye Days" (2006), the theme song for the film Midnight Sun which starred her as Xeroderma Pigmentosum sufferer Kaoru Amane, and the spring song "Cherry" (2007), both of which were certified million by the RIAJ.[3][4] In November 2012, Yui announced her intention to retire from music as a soloist.[5]

Flower Flower was first formed in early 2013, composed of musicians Yui respected.[6] These included keyboardist Mura☆Jun, otherwise known as Jun Murayama, a member of the band Venomstrip and a session musician, as well as Mafumafu, i.e. bassist Katsuhiro Mafune, and drummer Norihide Saji, known in the band as Sacchan.

The band started with recording sessions, followed by a series of secret lives across Japan in March 2013. The project was officially announced in April 2013, followed by a series of festival performances.[6] The group released their first single "Tsuki" digitally in June, used in a commercial campaign for cellphone provider au.[7] The group attended festivals such as Join Alive, Rock in Japan Festival and Countdown Japan.[8][9][10]

In May 2014, the band released their second song, "Kamisama".[11] In June, it was announced that Flower Flower would perform the four theme songs for the live-action adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi's manga Little Forest, released in two parts in August 2014 and February 2015. Flower Flower performs the theme songs for each season, with summer and autumn released in 2014 and winter and spring in 2015.[12]

The name Flower Flower was picked as Yui wanted something natural in their band name.[6]

Discography

Studio album

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[13][upper-alpha 1]
JPN
[14]		 KOR
Overseas
[15][16]
Mi (実?, "Fruit") 5 24 34,000

Extended play

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[13]
JPN
[14]
Shiki (色?, "Colors")
  • Released: February 18, 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: Sony Music Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 10 12,000

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN Hot 100
[18][upper-alpha 2]
"Tsuki" (月?, "Moon") 2013 37 Mi
"Kamisama" (神様?, "God") 2014 70
"Natsu" (夏?, "Summer") — Shiki
"Aki" (秋?, "Autumn") —
"Subarashii Sekai" (素晴らしい世界?, "Wonderful World") 81 Mi

Notes

  1. ↑ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. ↑ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Tsuki",[19] "Kamisama",[20] "Subarashii Sekai".[21]

References

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External links

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