Press Sheet

Vo. Takeshi Hosomi
Gt. Shinichi Ubukata
Ba. Yuichi Takada
Dr. Hirotaka Takahashi
BIOGRAPHY
US-Debut Release
Formed on December 31st 1998 in Chiba, ELLEGARDEN made
their explosive debut with the 2001 release of their self-titled album,
"ELLEGARDEN".
RIOT ON THE GRILL
Over the next 6 months the band did an amazing 4 nationwide tours
across the entire length of Japan, also managing to insert countless
street, in-store and live performances in between. They still do over
100 live performances each year. Music festivals have also been
a major part of their music resume, with appearances in top-level
events such as SUMMER SONIC (which also featured artists like
Oasis, Weezer and The LA's) and RISING SUN FESTIVAL.
In the latter festival, ELLEGARDEN delivered a tremendous
performance on the main stage in front of a crowd of 20,000 people.
They've also appeared as the performing act for SUM41's Japan
Tour in early 2005.
Release Date: March 14th, 2006
Their masterpiece 4th Single, "Missing", ranked #2 on the ORICON
Indies hit-charts in its first week of release and was also ranked
16th on the Overall (Major + Indies) charts. Every music they've
producedthereafter has made it to the top rankings.
The Vocal/Guitar Takeshi Hosomi utilizes both English and Japanese,
adding an extra touch to the positive lyrics and punkish power-pop that
defines the band. ELLEGARDEN was an instant hit among
the Japanese youth, achieving extreme popularity almost equal to
that of popular major-label bands. They are undoubtedly the premier
punk-pop band in Japan.
The band's latest album, "RIOT ON THE GRILL",
ranked 3rd on the ORICON charts in its first appearance and sold
over 220,000 copies. ELLEGARDEN has now surpassed 700,000 in
total record sales and are closing into a million.
ELLEGARDEN will storm into the american music market with their
US debut album in February 2006. The release will be followed by
their first-ever US tour in March.
Catalog # DSC-001 US $13.00Label:DSC - DENKO SECCA (ACG sub)
DISCOGRAPHY
2005.12.07 - 5th Single "Space Sonic"
2005.4.20 - 4th Full Album "RIOT ON THE GRILL"
2004.11.03 - 4th Single "Missing"
2004.5.26 - 3rd Full Album "Pepperoni Quattro"
2003.11.12 - 3rd Maxi Single "JITTERBUG"
2003.07.02 - 2nd full album "BRING YOUR BOARD!!"
2002.10.16 - 2nd Mini Album "My Own Destruction"
2002.04.03 - 1st Album "DON'T TRUST ANYONE BUT US"
2002.02.20 - 2nd Maxi Single "RING"
2001.10.12 - 1st Maxi Single "Bare Foot"
Independent music debut CD "ELLEGARDEN"
2005.4.20 - 3rd LIVE DVD
"Bad For Education TOUR LAST BOOTLEG"
2004.5.26 - LIVE DVD
"BRING YOUR BOARDľ TOUR -BOOTLEG II-"
2003.07.02 - Live DVD
"MY OWN DESTRUCTION TOUR BOOTLEG"
2003.03.20 - Live Video
"MY OWN DESTRUCTION TOUR BOOTLEG"
ELLEGARDEN official Site
http://www.ellegarden.jp/
CONTACT
CONTACT : Shaun Iwase
Phone: +81-3-5428-3923
FAX: +81-3-5428-3962
konnichiwa@denkosecca.com
DENKO SECCA / Rightsscale, Inc.
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