Jungle Smile (ジャングルスマイル), sometimes referred to as simply Junsma (ジャンスマ), is a Japanese musical duo. It was formed in 1994. They won a music contest sponsored by
Yamaha in October 1995 with their song "Cherry Boy". They were signed to Victor Speedstar Records soon after and debuted in November 1996 with the single "Kaze wo Okosou". They won an award from the
All-Japan Cable Radio Awards for Best New Artist in 1997 with their next single "Kataomoi", which was also used in a TV program. They enjoyed considerable popularity in the late 1990s due to their songs being used in TV commercials for
Japan Airlines
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and Hokkaido Engineering Academy, and are known to
anime
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fans for their contribution of the ending theme of ''
DT Eightron'', "Onaji Hoshi" in 1998 and the ending theme of ''
Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran'', "Dakishimetai" in 2001.
Jungle Smile has been on hiatus since December 2002.
Members
*Ikuno Takagi (高木郁乃) - born June 29, 1975, in
Yokosuka
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
, the city has a population of 373,797, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th-most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city i ...
and raised in
Niigata. Vocalist and lyricist. Since Jungle Smile's hiatus, she has done several public performances for charity events, but otherwise appears to have steered her career away from music.
*Isao Yoshida (吉田 功・ゐさお) - born October 1, 1972, in
Takasaki
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 372,369 in 167,345 households, and a population density of 810 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Takasaki is famous as th ...
,
Gunma Prefecture
is a landlocked Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Gunma Prefecture has a population of 1,937,626 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of . Gunma Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture and Fuk ...
. Composer and arranger. He enjoys cooking, photography and do-it-yourself home projects. He has produced songs for other artists such as
CORE OF SOUL and
Mayumi Iizuka, and is currently teamed up with a member of CORE OF SOUL to create the duo Micom Brothers.
Discography
Singles
*1996.11.21: Kaze wo Okosou (風をおこそう)
*1997.03.21: Kataomoi (片思い)
*1997.06.21: Bōken (ROMAN) (冒険（ロマン）)
*1998.01.21: Chiisa na Kakumei (小さな革命)
*1998.06.24: Onaji Hoshi (おなじ星)
*1998.11.26: Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人)
*2000.02.23: Tobe! ICARUS (翔べ!イカロス)
*2000.05.24: Inori (祈り)
*2000.11.16: Jūrokusai (16歳)
*2001.05.23: Dakishimetai (抱きしめたい)
Albums
*1997.07.24: Niji no Capsule (虹のカプセル)
*1998.09.02: Ringo no Tameiki (林檎のためいき)
*1999.06.23: Natsuiro Cinema (夏色シネマ)
*2000.03.23: Asunaro (あすなろ)
*2001.07.18: Junsma Pop (ジャンスマポップ) - ''singles collection album. Re-released in 2005 and 2007.''
External links
Jungle Smile official site Ikuno Takagi's personal website Wisao.com (Isao Yoshida's personal website)
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