Funkist

Funkist, stylized as FUNKIST, is a Japanese rock band formed in 2001 under the Powerplay label.

History

 * Funkist formed in 2001.
 * 2005 Tokyo, Okinawa, Macau doing a live tour of the three largest cities.
 * 2006 South Africa tour live dared. Start a live tour 47 prefectures of Japan.
 * Release the "white world" indie single in 2007. Shibuya Tower Records #1 two weeks in a row indies chart, Oricon indies chart topped the 14. China, Macau dared live tour. Shibuya O-East man live.
 * 2008 Shibuya-AX one-man live. Participate in the live act of the Global Article 9 Conference
 * July - formed major debut with Pony Canyon.
 * As a model for the item, "Artist" in the "Images Ashinaru" Images site offers live photos.
 * Year 2011
 * "All Together" released in August. Charity wrestling "Tohoku Earthquake All Together" production as the theme song.
 * 5:12 p.m, October 13, Yōko Kasugai, the band's flutist, died at the age of 35.

Former members

 * Jūshaku (住職)
 * Drummer
 * January 20, 2013, the last withdrawal Live at Shibuya O-WEST
 * Yōko Kasugai, Died on October 13, 2011, at 12:17 p.m.

Single

 * 1) Okinawa (沖縄)
 * 2) Okinawa (沖縄)
 * 3) Rasta in the Moonlight (月下のラスタカラー)
 * 4) Smirk (つくり笑い)
 * 5) 〜Border〜
 * 6) Japarikan Soul (ジャパリカンSOUL), January 16, 2006
 * 7) Japarikan Soul (ジャパリカンSOUL)
 * 8) The spring dance season
 * 9) Earth House
 * 10) Baby Cool
 * 11) (February 7, 2007) white world
 * 12) White world
 * 13) Winter skier
 * 14) The Love Song
 * 15) The Love Song
 * 16) Blue breeze
 * 17) SOS (※ Live ver.)
 * 18) Light (※ Live ver.)

Album

 * 1) Thankist
 * 2) Happy Day Oh Sunny Day Lalala
 * 3) U-WA I Believe You
 * 4) Firefly
 * 5) Bluebird
 * 6) Wei ~Yame Leon
 * 7) SOS
 * 8) Never Ever
 * 9) Go Away
 * 10) Blood
 * 11) Month of Water
 * 12) Resort
 * 13) Before Going to the Resort
 * 14) Sunset ☆ Abanchu-Roh
 * 15) Go Now
 * 16) Light
 * 17) Spring Blue
 * 18) Passion
 * 19) Autumn Breeze
 * 20) Song of Boy
 * 21) 1224
 * 22) Typhoon Condition
 * 23) Banana Train
 * 24) (19 December 2007) Record Prayer
 * 25) The Love Song
 * 26) Waist Shikereri Africa
 * 27) Rasta in the Moonlight
 * 28) White World
 * 29) Winter Skier
 * 30) Memories Photograph
 * 31) Guy Foul Greeting and Ghee Foul Dance
 * 32) Colors
 * 33) Mr. Ankle Show
 * 34) Fireworks
 * 35) Okinawa
 * 36) Blue Breeze
 * 37) Lion of Ya Rising Loneliness

Single

 * 1) (July 16, 2008) My Girl
 * 2) My Girl
 * 3) Sunrise
 * 4) (April 29, 2008 Live at Shibuya-AX) White World
 * 5) (3 December 2008) Border
 * 6) Border TBS System "CDTV opening theme for December" 2008
 * 7) Style (Single version)
 * 8) Beautiful Star (Acoustic Live in travel festival '08.9.21)
 * 9) (September 2, 2009) Moonrise carnival
 * 10) Moonrise Carnival
 * 11) Rasta in the Moonlight
 * 12) Kanabaru with Doronzu Ishimoto & Masami Yamamoto
 * 13) (December 2, 2009) Snow Fairy
 * 14) Snow Fairy TV Tokyo anime series "Fairy Tail" opening theme 1
 * 15) Hira Hira
 * 16) South Africa 2009
 * 17) (10 March 2010) Mama Africa
 * 18) Mama Africa Puma "Africa Celebration" theme song
 * 19) 2010
 * 20) Rising Hope
 * 21) (April 28, 2010) Ft. / Peace Ball
 * 22) ft.
 * 23) Peace Ball
 * 24) Melody (Acoustic ver.)
 * 25) (August 24, 2011) All Together
 * 26) All Together
 * 27) Yume no Kakera ~ Abro la Puerta ~
 * 28) All Together (featuring Player ver.)
 * 29) (February 22, 2012) Shine
 * 30) Shine PSP game software for "Tales of the Heroes Twin Brave" opening theme
 * 31) New Days PSP game software for "Tales of the Heroes Twin Brave" ending theme
 * 32) Brave PSP game software for "Tales of the Heroes Twin Brave" insert song
 * 33) Only Waiting for Your Call ※ Funkist board
 * 34) Only Special Mini Drama ※ Tales board

Album

 * 1) (February 18, 2009) Sunrise 7
 * 2) Go Now
 * 3) Border
 * 4) Beautiful Star
 * 5) Chanin featuring OSD & Loco-Passion
 * 6) Style
 * 7) Empty of Children
 * 8) Wind Blowing in Keijia
 * 9) My Girl
 * 10) Rain 29
 * 11) Friends
 * 12) Sunrise
 * 13) Fall on a Rainy Day
 * 14) (June 16, 2010) Funkist Cop
 * 15) Traveling
 * 16) Snow Fairy
 * 17) Piece Ball
 * 18) Mama
 * 19) Mama Africa
 * 20) Wonderful World
 * 21) Don't Cry Baby
 * 22) Smile Children
 * 23) ft.
 * 24) Olé! Ole! Me!
 * 25) South Africa 2010
 * 26) Sun Baby
 * 27) Moonrise carnival
 * 28) Song of love (TV drama "Not Alone" theme song)
 * 29) "Dawn Dawn Dawn Dawn Dodon Welcome to Japan: Yoi (May 8, 2011) live venue limited edition Funkist live tour 2010-2011
 * 30) Border (Nagasaki DRUM Be-7)
 * 31) Go Now (Nagasaki DRUM Be-7)
 * 32) MC1
 * 33) Forever and (Osaka Janus)
 * 34) Empty of Children (Shibuya O-West)
 * 35) Sun Baby (Osaka Janus)
 * 36) Banana Train (Shibuya O-West)
 * 37) Piece Ball (Osaka Janus)
 * 38) Wonderful World (Shibuya O-West)
 * 39) Sunrise (Nagasaki DRUM Be-7)
 * 40) Encore
 * 41) MC2
 * 42) Moonrise Carnival (Shibuya O-West)
 * 43) Song of Love (Shibuya O-West)
 * 44) "Live Venue Limited Edition Funkist Live: Revolution tour 2011" (October 29, 2011)
 * 45) Re (2011.5.29 Nagasaki Drum Be-7)
 * 46) MAMA AFRICA (2011.6.17 Shinsaibashi Janus)
 * 47) Fall on a Rainy Day (2011.5.29 Nagasaki DRUM Be-7)
 * 48) MC1 (2011.5.28 Nagasaki Drum Be-7)
 * 49) The Spring Dance Season (2011.5.29 Nagasaki Drum Be-7)
 * 50) MC2 (2011.7.3 Shibuya O-West)
 * 51) Style (2011.7.3 Shibuya O-West)
 * 52) Mama (2011.6.17 Shinsaibashi Janus)
 * 53) Empty of Children (2011.7.3 Shibuya O-West)
 * 54) White World (2011.6.17 Shinsaibashi Janus)
 * 55) Craque (2011.7.3 Shibuya O-West)
 * 56) Wonderful World (2011.6.17 Shinsaibashi Janus)
 * 57) 1 / 6.9 Billion (2011.5.28 Nagasaki Drum Be-7)
 * 58) +575 Voice of Angkor (all venues)
 * 59) Corner of Cool Men (2011.7.3 Shibuya O-West)
 * 60) (April 11, 2012) 7
 * 61) Craque
 * 62) Shine
 * 63) Dance in the World
 * 64) Roots
 * 65) Hello
 * 66) Bonds (Album Version)
 * 67) Seven
 * 68) Zan
 * 69) All Together
 * 70) Song of the 6-year-old
 * 71) Theme of Secret Squadron Funkist7
 * 72) Whose Life is This
 * 73) 1/6900000000
 * 74) Waiting for Your Call
 * 75) New Days
 * 76) (April 21, 2012) live venue Limited Edition Funkist Live Tour 2011 "Collavolution tour 2011"
 * 77) Border (2011 Osaka · umeda Akaso)
 * 78) Moonrise Carnival (2011/12/2 Aichi Nagoya Ell. Fits All)
 * 79) All Together (2011/12/10 Fukuoka · Drum Be-1)
 * 80) Snow Fairy (2011/11/19 Hiroshima · Cave Be)
 * 81) Sun Baby (2011/11/6 Nagasaki · Drum Be-7)
 * 82) Song of Love (2012/12/2 Aichi Nagoya Ell. Fits All)
 * 83) Piece Ball (Nov 23, 2011 Niigata · Club Riverst)
 * 84) Wonderful World (2011/11/23 Niigata · Club Riverst)
 * 85) Sunrise (2011/11/23 Niigata · Club Riverst)

Major mini album

 * 1) (February 2, 2011) Pieceful
 * 2) 1/6900000000
 * 3) Very cold
 * 4) Sayonara
 * 5) Sideburn
 * Re
 * 1) Indefinitely
 * 2) Instrumental Medley (Wind-Guinea Foul Dance: Passion Blowing Keijia) [live at Osaka Janus 2010.12.13]
 * 3) Song of Love [live at Nagasaki Drum Be-7 2010.12.04]

DVD

 * 1) Colors
 * 2) The Thank You tour to South Africa

Tie-up list

 * 1) "Border" - "CDTV opening theme song for December" 2008 (TBS system)
 * 2) "Snow Fairy" - "Fairy Tail" opening theme 1 song (TV Tokyo anime series)
 * 3) "Mama Africa" - Puma "Africa Celebration" theme song
 * 4) "Ft." - "Fairy Tail" opening theme 3 song (TV Tokyo anime series)
 * 5) "Peace Ball" - "Super Soccer" ending theme (TBS system)
 * 6) "All Together" - "Tohoku Earthquake charity wrestling · All Together" official theme song
 * 7) "Shine" - PSP game software for "Tales of the Heroes Twin Brave" opening Theme
 * 8) "New Days" - PSP game software for "Tales of the Heroes Twin Brave" ending Theme
 * 9) "Brave" - PSP game software for "Tales of the Heroes Twin Brave" insert song

Radio

 * 1) FM Nacks "Lucky 7 to Even Funkist Radio-time" (25:40 - 26:00 every Thursday "Strobe Night!" Within)