RAG FAIR (ラグフェアー ''Ragu Feā'') is a

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group. Its current members include Reo Tsuchiya, Yosuke Hikichi, Kenichi Arai, and Yoshiyuki Kato. Former members include Takamasa Kano and Masayoshi Okumura.

History

The band members met each other at Saitama University. An a cappella circle named "chocoletz" (チョコレッツ) was formed in Saitama University in 1997, and RAG FAIR emerged from this in 1999. They developed streetlives in those days around Ōmiya Station and Musashi-Urawa Station. In 2001, RAG FAIR debuted with album "I RAG YOU." In 2002, two singles were released simultaneously, "Koi no mileage" (恋のマイレージ) and "She side story" (Sheサイドストーリー). The singles achieved the first and second places, respectively, in the singles' first appearances in the

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Weekly Ranking charts. RAG FAIR participated for the first time in the 53rd annual

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Kouhaku Uta Gassen in 2002, performing "Koi no mileage." In October 2003, their comedy program "Omatase! RAG Teishoku" (おまたせ！ラグ定食) began airing on

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. The program ran until March 2004. At the end of the program, the members announced a second "renewal" comedy program, entitled RAG&PEACE. This program ran for another six months in 2004. A commercial the band shot for McDonald's "Fish Mac Dipper" aired in March 2004. It received the McDonald's Excellent Advertising Award for 2004. The band performed their first live at the

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publicly on December 10, 2005, and they released the DVD "streetlive! in Budoukan." In January 2011, RAG FAIR announced that they would take an indefinite dormancy period starting March 2011, concluding their performance career with a live tour named "THAT'S RAG FAIR."

Discography

Singles

Albums

* I RAG YOU (December 19, 2001) * AIR (January 22, 2003) * PON (July 2, 2003) * CIRCLE (September 8, 2004) * RAGood STORY (RAGッ STORY) (November 30, 2005) * Okurimono (オクリモノ) (October 4, 2006) * Colours (カラーズ) (January 30, 2008) * Magical Music Train (August 26, 2009) * おもたせ (October 15, 2023)

History

Discography

Singles

Albums

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