Aqua Timez is a Japanese rock band signed to
Epic Records
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.
Overview
Futoshi and OKP-Star met on with9.com in 2000 and attempted to start a band together.
Unable to agree on the band's future, the two disbanded.
In 2003, the current band members gathered and formed Aqua Timez. Their first
independent music
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mini album, ''Sora Ippai ni Kanaderu Inori'', was released in August 2005.
In 2006, the group were signed to
Epic Records Japan and released their second mini album, ''Nanairo no Rakugaki''. In the same year they released two
singles, "Ketsui no Asa ni" and "Sen no Yoru o Koete", which were used as the
theme music
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in the animated films ''
Brave Story'' and ''
Bleach: Memories of Nobody'' respectively. Their music in the films help garnered attention and later they recorded their first full-length studio album ''Kaze o Atsumete''.
As of December 2016, they have released a total of 2 mini albums, 19 singles, 8 albums, and a single compilation album.
On May 8, 2018, the band announced their break up, following their final concert tour "Present is a Present tour 2018".
On July 11, 2024, the band announced that they will reunite for their 20th anniversary, and are set to start band activities again in 2025, including the release of a new single and a live concert.
Discography
Singles
Albums
Compilation album
References
External links
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Japanese alternative rock groups
Japanese pop rock music groups
Japanese musical quintets
Epic Records Japan artists
Musical groups established in 2003
Musical groups disestablished in 2018