Fujiya & Miyagi

Fujiya & Miyagi is a British group formed in Brighton, East Sussex, England, in 2000. The current line-up consists of David Best (vocals and guitar), Stephen Lewis (synths and vocals), Ed Chivers (drums), Ben Adamo and Ben Farestuedt (bass and vocals).

They have released nine studio albums: Electro Karaoke in the Negative Style (2002), Transparent Things (2006), Lightbulbs (2008), Ventriloquizzing (2011), Artificial Sweeteners (2014), Fujiya & Miyagi (2017), Different Blades from the Same Pair of Scissors (2017), Flashback (2019), and Slight Variations (2022). They are currently signed to Impossible Objects of Desire worldwide.

TV and game appearances
The band were the subject of an episode of the MTV2 documentary series This is Our Music in 2006.

Their song "Uh" was featured in an episode of Breaking Bad and an episode of British sci-fi series Misfits. "Collarbone" was featured on an episode of the US adaptation of the British teen drama Skins, while "Vagaries of Fashion" was featured on an episode of How To Get Away With Murder. "Collarbone" was featured in Skate It and Skate 2 in 2008 and 2009 respectively as part of both games' soundtracks. "Sore Thumb" was featured in NBA 2K10.

Members

 * Current
 * David Best – (2000–present)
 * Steve Lewis – (2000–present)
 * Ed Chivers – (2014–present)
 * Ben Adamo – (2015–present)
 * Ben Farestuedt – (2017–present)


 * Former
 * Matthew Hainsby – (2005–2014)
 * Lee Adams – (2008–2013)
 * Matthew Collins – (2002–2005)
 * Matthew Avery – (2002–2005)

Name
Best has explained that "Fujiya" refers to Fujiya, a Japanese manufacturer of record players, and "Miyagi" refers to the character of Mr Miyagi from the film The Karate Kid, because the two names together "just looked really nice written down. And ["Fujiya and Miyagi"] was the only name we came up with."

Studio albums

 * Electro Karaoke in the Negative Style (2002, reissued 2008)
 * Transparent Things (2006)
 * Lightbulbs (2008) - UK number 187
 * Ventriloquizzing (2011)
 * Artificial Sweeteners (2014)
 * Fujiya & Miyagi (2017)
 * Different Blades from the Same Pair of Scissors (2017)
 * Flashback (2019)
 * Slight Variations (2022)

Remix albums

 * Remixes (2003)