The Oral Cigarettes

The Oral Cigarettes (ジ・オーラル・シガレッツ), stylized in all caps is a four-member Japanese alternative rock band from Nara Prefecture, formed in 2010. The band signed to A-Sketch in 2012 and have released five studio albums, two independent albums, one demo album, one compilation album, three extended plays and nine singles.

2010–2012: Early years
The Oral Cigarettes were formed in Nara, Japan in 2010. In October 2010, The Oral Cigarettes released their first demo album Nōsatsu A-Type. Their first independent album, Tsuki ni Hoete, Aware..., was released in March 2011, followed by their second independent album, Shingetsu to Ohitsujiza, in February 2012. Their first independent single, "Kieta Mitai / N.I.R.A", was released in December 2012. In December 2012, they won the grand prize at a four company joint audition.

2013–2015: Major label debut and The BKW Show!!
Their first EP, Orange no Nukegara, Watashi ga Ikita Ai no Akashi, was released with Mash A&R in August 2013. They held their first concert in June 2014. The group's first major label single, "Kishi Kaisei Story", was released with A-Sketch in July 2014. They held their first tour in July 2014. Their first major label album, The BKW Show!!, was released in November 2014. They released their second single, "Amy", in April 2015. Their third single, "Kyōran Hey Kids!!", which was used as the opening theme of Noragami Aragoto, was released in November 2015.

2016–2017: Fixion and Unofficial
Their second album, Fixion, was released in January 2016. Their fourth single, "Dip-Bap" was released in August 2016, followed by their fifth single, "5150", in November 2016.

Their third album, Unofficial, was released in February 2017. They released their sixth single, "Tonariau / One's Again", in June 2017. Tonariau was used as the ending theme of Sagrada Reset. Their seventh single, "Black Memory", was released in September 2017.

2018–2019: Kisses and Kills
Their fourth album, Kisses and Kills, was released in June 2018. Their eighth single, "Wagamama de Gomakasanaide", was released in March 2019, and was used as the opening theme of Revisions. The group's first compilation album, Before It's Too Late, was released in August 2019.

2020–present: Suck My World
They released their fifth album, Suck My World, in April 2020. In April 2022, their second EP, Bullets into the Pipe, was released. In March 2024, their third EP, Marbles, was released.

Band members

 * Current members
 * Takuya Yamanaka (山中 拓也) — lead vocals, guitar (2010–present)
 * Akira Akirakani (あきらかにあきら) — bass, vocals (2010–present)
 * Shigenobu Suzuki (鈴木 重伸) — guitar (2010–present)
 * Masaya Nakanishi (中西 雅哉) — drums (2013–present)


 * Former members
 * Take — drums (2010–2012)


 * Timeline