Galileo Galilei (band)

For other uses, see Galileo (disambiguation) and Galileo Galilei (disambiguation).
Galileo Galilei
OriginWakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
GenresIndie rock, indie pop, electropop
Years active2007–2016, 2022–present
Labels
MembersYuuki Ozaki
Fumito Iwai
Kazuki Ozaki
Masaki Okazaki
Past membersSohei Funaya
Hitoshi Sako
Kazumasa Noguchi
Websitegalileogalilei.jp

Galileo Galilei (ガリレオ・ガリレイ) is a Japanese indie rock band from Wakkanai, Hokkaido who debuted in 2008 after winning the teenage audition festival “Senkou Riot”. In 2009, The band signed with SME Records and released their debut song “Hanamasu no Hana” the next year which marked over 1 million downloads. Their debut studio album, Parade was released in 2011 which reached the top 5 on the Oricon weekly chart, followed by their second studio album Portal in 2012.

Their music has been featured as the theme song for various anime, such as "Aoi Shiori" (青い栞, Blue Bookmark) for Anohana, "Asu e" (明日へ, "To Tomorrow") for Mobile Suit Gundam AGE, Natsuzora (夏空) for Big Windup! Season 2 and "Climber" (クライマー) for Haikyu!! season 2.

History

[edit]

Galileo Galilei was formed in 2007 by singer and guitarist Yūki Ozaki, guitarist Sōhei Funaya, bassist Hitoshi Sakō, and drummer Kazuki Ozaki. In the following year, the band made its debut after winning the teenage audition festival called “Senkou Riot”.[1][2] Galileo Galilei signed to SME Records with guitarist and backing vocalist Fumito Iwai joining the band in 2009 and keyboard player Kazumasa Noguchi joining in 2011. Galileo Galilei released the albums Parade in 2011 and Portal in 2012 which reached No. 5 and No. 10 respectively on the Japanese music charts.[3] Iwai and Noguchi left Galileo Galilei in 2012 and later formed the group Folks in 2013.[4][5] The 2011 film Control Tower, directed by Takahiro Miki, is based on the Galileo Galilei song of the same name. The feature premiered at the Japan Cuts.[6] In September of that same year, they announced on their website that they will be performing the opening theme, "Asu e" for the sci-fi anime series Mobile Suit Gundam AGE.[7] The band also provided the opening theme, "Aoi Shiori" (青い栞, Blue Bookmark) for anime Anohana.

On 27 June, 2013, it was announced that Galileo Galilei would be releasing a new single, "Circle Game," which will be the theme song for the movie version of the anime Anohana.[8]

Galileo Galilei released their fifth album Sea and The Darkness in January 2016 and announced their breakup after their final tour in April 2016.[9][10] The song "クライマー" (English: Climber) from their album Sea and The Darkness was featured as an end credit song in the second season of anime series Haikyu!!.[11]

In 2018, members of Galileo Galilei along with a support guitarist DAIKI formed a new band called Bird Bear Hare and Fish.

The band announced that they were reforming at warbear's "re:bear" live concert that took place on October 11, 2022, after a six-year hiatus. The band released their sixth album Bee And The Whales on May 31, 2023, their first album in seven years.[12] They Embarked on their A "Bee and The Whales" Zepp tour in June 2023.

On September 25, 2024, Galileo Galilei released two albums, Manster and Mantral simultaneously with 14 songs each.[13]

Members

[edit]
  • Yūki Ozaki (尾崎雄貴, Ozaki Yūki) – vocals, guitar, keyboards (2007–2016, 2022–present)
  • Kazuki Ozaki (尾崎和樹, Ozaki Kazuki) – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2007–2016, 2022–present)
  • Fumito Iwai (岩井郁人, Iwai Fumito) – guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (2009–2012, 2022–present)
  • Masaki Okazaki (岡崎真輝, Okazaki Masaki) – bass (2022–present)

Past members

[edit]
  • Hitoshi Sakō (佐孝仁司, Sakō Hitoshi) – bass, guitar (2007–2016)
  • Sōhei Funaya (船谷創平, Funaya Sōhei) – guitar (2007–2009)
  • Kazumasa Noguchi (野口一雅, Noguchi Kazumasa) – keyboards (2011–2012)

Live members

[edit]
  • Chima – backing vocals, keyboards, percussion (2013–2016; also session vocalist 2009–2016)
  • DAIKI – guitar (2013–2016)

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[14][A]
JPN
[15]
1tas2
  • Released: January 2, 2008
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: CD
 —
Parade 5 28,000
Portal
  • Released: January 25, 2012
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 10 20,000
Alarms
  • Released: October 9, 2013
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 15 6,000
Sea and the Darkness
  • Released: January 27, 2016
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 19 7,000
Bee and the Whales
  • Released: May 31st, 2023
  • Label: Ouchi Daisuki Club Records
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
MANSTER
  • Released: September 25, 2024
  • Label: Ouchi Daisuki Club Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
MANTRAL
  • Released: September 25, 2024
  • Label: Ouchi Daisuki Club Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

[edit]
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions Sales (JPN)[14]
JPN
[15]
Ame Nochi Galileo (雨のちガリレオ, Ame Nochi Garireo, "Rain, Followed by Galileo")
  • Released: January 21, 2009
  • Label: Senkō Label
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 38 8,000
Hamanasu no Hana (ハマナスの花, "Japanese Rose Flower")
  • Released: February 24, 2010
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 14 19,000
Baby, It's Cold Outside
  • Released: October 31, 2012
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 19 5,000
See More Glass
  • Released: October 1, 2014
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 23 5,000

Compilation albums

[edit]
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[15]
Sharin no Jiku (車輪の軸, Sharin no Jiku)
  • Released: June 15, 2016
  • Label: Sony Music Japan
  • Formats: CD, CD/DVD, digital download
 15

Singles

[edit]
List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[14] Certifications Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[15] 		Billboard Japan Hot 100
[16][B]
"Natsuzora" (夏空, "Summer Sky") 2010 14 9 18,000 Parade
"Yotsuba Sagashi no Tabibito" (四ツ葉さがしの旅人, "Four Leaf Searcher") 20 19 5,000
"Boku Kara Kimi e" (僕から君へ, "From Me to You") 2011 15 13 8,000
"Aoi Shiori" (青い栞, "Blue Bookmark") 9 20 28,000
  • RIAJ (digital): Gold[29]
 Portal
"Sayonara Frontier" (さよならフロンティア, Sayonara Furontia, "Goodbye Frontier") 25 53 6,000
"Asu e" (明日へ, "To Tomorrow") 17 23 10,000
"Circle Game" (サークルゲーム, Sākurugēmu) 2013 18 19 26,000 Alarms
"Koi no Jumyō" (恋の寿命, "Limit of Love") 2015 25 48 3,000 Sea and the Darkness
"Arashi no Ato de" (嵐のあとで, "After the Storm") 45 94 1,000
"Climber" (クライマー, Kuraimā) 29 77 5,000

Promotional singles

[edit]
List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Billboard Japan Hot 100
[16][B]
"Hamanasu no Hana" 2010 6 Hamanasu no Hana
"Lizzy" (リジー, Rijī) 2012 — Baby, It's Cold Outside
"Pilot Girl" (パイロットガール, Pairotto Gāru) 2013 — Alarms
"Hellogoodbye" 2014 — Non-album single
"Mrs. Summer" — See More Glass
"Bananafish no Hamabe to Kuroi Niji" (バナナフィッシュの浜辺と黒い虹, "Bananafish Beach and a Black Rainbow")[30]
(with Aimer) 		—
"Aoi Chi" (青い血, "Blue Blood") 2016 —[C] Sea and the Darkness

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. ^ a b Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Hamanasu no Hana",[17] "Natsuzora",[18] "Yotsuba Sagashi no Tabibito",[19] "Boku kara Kimi e",[20] "Aoi Shiori",[21] "Sayonara Frontier",[22] "Asu e",[23] "Circle Game",[24] "Koi no Jumyō",[25] "Arashi no Ato de",[26] "Climber".[27]
  3. ^ Charted at number 29 on the Radio Songs sub-chart.[31]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Galileo Galilei". Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Galileo Galilei". SYNC NETWORK JAPAN. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ Michel, Patrick St (9 February 2012). "Galileo Galilei 'Portal'". The Japan Times. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ Masaru Sekiguchi (September 14, 2012). "Galileo Galileiからギター・岩井郁人とキーボード・野口一雅が脱退" [Galileo Galilei's guitarist Fumito Iwai and keyboardist Kazumasa Noguchi leave] (in Japanese). RBB Today. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Chie Saito (December 13, 2013). 恵庭のバンド「フォークス」、２月メジャーデビュー ガリレオ・ガリレイ元メンバー・岩井さんら、今年１月に結成 [Eniwa band 'Folks' major debut in February. Galileo Galilei former member Iwai and band members formed in January this year.] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
  6. ^ "Galileo Galilei's film "Control Tower (Kanseitou)" to be premiered at JAPAN CUTS, theme song to be released in the US!". Anime News Network. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  7. ^ Lanson, Greg (25 September 2011). "Galileo Galilei to Perform "Gundam AGE" Opening Theme". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Galileo Galilei 新作でアニメ『あの花』と完全コラボ | Daily News". Billboard JAPAN (in Japanese). 27 June 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Rock Band Galileo Galilei to Break Up After Spring Tour". Anime News Network. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  10. ^ "Galileo Galileiを愛してくれているみんなへ [To all of the fans of Galileo Galilei]". Galileo Galilei Official Blog (Galileo Galilei 公式ブログ) (in Japanese). LINE Corporation. 2016-01-25. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (10 September 2015). "Galileo Galilei to Perform Haikyu!! Second Season's Ending Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  12. ^ Soo, J. X. (13 October 2022). "Japanese indie rockers Galileo Galilei reunite after 7 years". NME. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  13. ^ Mori, Tomoyuki. "Galileo Galilei「MANSTER」「MANTRAL」インタビュー｜計28曲の大作を生み出した4人の蜜月 - 音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b c "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d Ｇａｌｉｌｅｏ Ｇａｌｉｌｅｉのリリース一覧 [List of Galileo Galilei's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  17. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). March 2, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 15, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). September 28, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  20. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). January 25, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  21. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 21, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  22. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). September 13, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  23. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 13, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  24. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). August 27, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  25. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  26. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  27. ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). December 16, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  28. ^ "GOLD DISC 2015年10月度". The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 673. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 14. November 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  29. ^ レコード協会調べ 1月度有料音楽配信認定 [Record Association Investigation: January Digital Music Download Certifications] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. February 28, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  30. ^ "Galileo×Aimerコラボ曲、先行配信スタート" (in Japanese). Natalie. August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  31. ^ "Radio Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Galileo_Galilei_(band)&oldid=1251483520"