is a
Japanese ska punk
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band from
Kitakyūshū
is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one o ...
,
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders ...
.
Debuting in 2001, 175R has released seven
singles, seven
album
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s and four
DVD
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s. The band's members include
Shogo on
Vocals
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, Kazya on
guitar
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, Isakick on
bass
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Fish
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Wood
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Music
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and Yoshiaki on
drums
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. The band shared their second single with the band Shaka Labbits. The name 175R means "Inago Rider," which is derived from the ''
goroawase'' of "175" plus "R" for "rider." ''Inago'' (蝗) means
grasshopper
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Grassh ...
in
Japanese, as a reference to the popular ''
Kamen Rider Series
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'' of
tokusatsu
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television programs. In 2007, the group's single "Yume de Aeta Nara..." was featured as the ending theme for the film ''
Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!''.
Another one of their songs, ''Melody'', was used featured in a music-related
video game
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for the
Nintendo DS
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called ''
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan''. Unlike the other songs included in the game, ''Ouendan'' made use of an actual (albeit edited) 175R recording, instead of a cover version.
Discography
;Albums
* ''Go! Upstart!'' (February 6, 2002)
* ''Songs'' (June 18, 2003)
* ''Melody'' (September 1, 2004)
* ''7 -Seven-'' (February 22, 2006)
* ''Bremen'' (April 25, 2007)
* ''Omae wa Sugee!'' (April 9, 2008)
* ''Japon'' (February 03, 2010)
* ''GET UP YOUTH!'' (April 5, 2017)
;Singles
* "From North Nine States" (June 2001)
* "Stand By You!!" (July 2002, split single with Shaka Labbits)
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* "Glory Days" (March 3, 2004)
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* "Orange" (November 17, 2004) (with
Kick the Can Crew)
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;Home video
* ''Live! LiveE! Life?'' (December 2003)
* ''Clips+'' (January 2004)
* ''Live! Live! Life?'' (December 2003) - Video, only 5000 prints.
* ''Live at Budokan '04'' (December 2004)
External links
Official Website by BugBox
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175r @ J-Music Italia
175r @ HearJapan
References
Japanese punk rock groups
Japanese ska groups
Musical groups from Fukuoka Prefecture
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