Bonobos was a Japanese band from Osaka that was formed in August 2001. Its final lineup consisted of Chunho Sai (guitar, vocals), Ryuhei Koike (lead guitar), Natsuko Morimoto (bass), Hirowatari Uemoto (drums) and Yuji Tanaka (keyboards). The band released its first full-length album Hover Hover in 2004.

Bonobos
OriginOsaka, Japan
GenresIndie pop, rock, J-pop
Years active2001-2023
LabelsTeenage Symphone/Dreamusic
MembersChunho Sai
Natsuko Morimoto
Ryuhei Koike
Yuji Tanaka
Hirowatari Uemoto
Websitebonobos.jp

In 2022 the band announced that it would disband one year later in spring 2023. The band officially disbanded in March 2023 after performing two farewell performances in Osaka and Tokyo. [1]

Members

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Current members

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Former Members

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  • Yasuyuki "Kojiro" Sasaki  – lead guitar (2001-2008)
  • Izumi Matsui  – percussion (2001-2010)
  • Bondo Tsuji  – drums (2001-2015)

Discography

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Albums

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  • Hover Hover (2004)
  • Electlyric (2005)
  • あ,うん (a, un) (2006)
  • オリハルコン日和 (2009)
  • Ultra (2011)
  • Hyper Folk (2014)
  • 23区 (2016)
  • .jp (2022)

Extended plays

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  • Golden Days (2005)
  • FOLK CITY FOLK.ep (2017)

Compilations

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  • Pastrama – The Best of Bonobos (January 30, 2008)

Singles

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  • "Mojiki Fuyu ga Kuru"
  • "Water"
  • "Ano Kotoba, Ano Hikari"
  • "Konnya-wa Groove Me"
  • "Thank You for the Music"
  • "Beautiful"
  • "Standing There ~Ima, Soko ni Ikuyo~"
  • "Arpeggio"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "News | bonobos公式サイト。最新情報やプロフィール、リリース情報、メンバーのブログなど。".
  2. ^ "BIO | bonobos公式サイト。最新情報やプロフィール、リリース情報、メンバーのブログなど。".
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