It was also during this time that they were introduced to their long-time friend and producer Takeshi Kobayashi. The label signed the group and had them play as the opening act for the rock group Jun Sky Walkers. When they returned, the group created a sixth demo tape and caught the attention of Toy's Factory. Hideya Suzuki worked as a receptionist at an economy hotel, while Kazutoshi Sakurai worked with his father who owned a construction company. Children sent out five demo tapes all failed to generate record label interest, and the group took a three-month hiatus in 1991.
After playing in the club, they were asked to try and debut as professionals. Children auditioned at a music club called La Mama, failing to pass the first time, but passing a second audition to play at the club. Īfter changing their name and overall sound, Mr. They credit this change as a new way they started to look at the group. Children supposedly came about during a talk in a dinner, in which the group thought the word "children" had a nice ring to it, but because they were no longer children themselves, they decided to add Mr. In late 1988, The Walls disintegrated, while the remaining members formed Mr.
When the original drummer departed, the band recruited Suzuki, who went to the same school as the other members. Drummer Hideya Suzuki was not an original member of The Walls. The frontman of Echoes, Jinsei Tsuji, was a political activist, and because of this, The Walls too became a political band.
The group's members first met in the year of 1987, when Sakurai, Tahara and Nakagawa were in The Walls, which was originally influenced by the band Echoes. Children was named No.1 Concert Mobilization Power Ranking based on the overall number of people whom attended their performances during 2015 in Japan, mobilizing 1,119,000 fans (36 concerts). Moreover,, an album of new material released in November 2012, debuted No.1 on the Oricon Chart-at the end of the year, all three albums released that year were in the Top 10 best selling albums of 2012. Mr.Children has become the third artists who achieved TOP 2 spots on the yearly album ranking, and this is the first time in 14 years for any artist to achieve this. Both albums dominated the best-selling album category in the 2012 Oricon yearly chart, selling over 2.5 million copies. In 2012 they celebrated their 20th debut anniversary by releasing dual best album titled Mr. The band's music is mainly composed and written by lead singer Sakurai, with the exception of the Suzuki-penned songs "Asia" and "#2601" from the albums Atomic Heart and Discovery, and occasional collaborative song writing with producer Takeshi Kobayashi. Children has published fifteen original studio albums and 34 physical singles, along with five compilations, a live album, and fifteen home video releases. They held the record for the highest first week sales of a single in Japan for 15 years, with 1.2 million copies of their 10th single " Namonaki Uta" ( 名もなき詩), have 30 consecutive number 1 singles, replaced Glay as the all-male band (with 3 or more members) to have the most number 1 albums on the Oricon charts, and won the Japan Record Award in 1994 for " Innocent World" and in 2004 for " Sign". They are one of the best selling artists in Japan and one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 75 million records and creating the "Mis-chil Phenomenon" ( ミスチル現象) in the mid-1990s in Japan. Consisting of Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki, they made their major label debut in 1992. Children ( Japanese: ミスターチルドレン, Hepburn: Misutā Chirudoren), commonly referred to by their contracted nickname "Misu-Chiru" ( ミスチル), are a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989.
They are one of the most successful Japanese bands, selling over 50 million records.
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