Tokyo Jihen (東京事変) or the 'Tokyo Incidents' is a Japanese band formed and f… Read Full Bio ↴Tokyo Jihen (東京事変) or the 'Tokyo Incidents' is a Japanese band formed and fronted by the popular rock singer 椎名林檎 (Ringo Shiina). As hinted by its name, the band has a running theme modeled on '60s Japanese pulp fiction. The band debuted in September 2004 with the song 群青日和. Since their inception, Tokyo Jihen has released five studio albums, of which three peaked at number 1 on the Oricon charts.
Shiina had always wished to work with a band, and selected its members while working on her third solo album, 加爾基 精液 栗ノ花. The band, comprised of guitarist ヒラマミキオ (Mikio Hirama), PE'Z keyboardist H ZETT M, drummer 畑利樹 (Toshiki Hata), and music producer 亀田誠治 (Seiji Kameda) as bassist, was first introduced as Tokyo Jihen during Shiina's Sugoroku Ecstasy tour. Being part of a band allowed Shiina to both share the songwriting process as well as tone down her public image.
In July 2005, H ZETT M and Hirama left the band. H ZETT M returned to his duties as pianist for PE'Z and Hirama returned to his solo career. Two months later, あっぱ pianist and vocalist 伊澤一葉 (Ichiyo Izawa) and 浮雲 (Ukigumo) joined Tokyo Jihen as the replacement keyboardist and guitarist, respectively.
On January 11th 2012 Shiina Ringo announced the band's breakup on their official website.
January 1st, 2020,marks a new beginning for the band since Tokyo Jihen released a surprise digital single, "Erabarezaru Kokumin", and announced a tour on Japan titled "Live Tour 2020 News Flash", beginning on February 29th. In February, the band announced their 5-song EP "News" would be released on April 8, 2020. The band's sixth album, Music (音楽) would then be released on June 9th, 2021.
Shiina had always wished to work with a band, and selected its members while working on her third solo album, 加爾基 精液 栗ノ花. The band, comprised of guitarist ヒラマミキオ (Mikio Hirama), PE'Z keyboardist H ZETT M, drummer 畑利樹 (Toshiki Hata), and music producer 亀田誠治 (Seiji Kameda) as bassist, was first introduced as Tokyo Jihen during Shiina's Sugoroku Ecstasy tour. Being part of a band allowed Shiina to both share the songwriting process as well as tone down her public image.
In July 2005, H ZETT M and Hirama left the band. H ZETT M returned to his duties as pianist for PE'Z and Hirama returned to his solo career. Two months later, あっぱ pianist and vocalist 伊澤一葉 (Ichiyo Izawa) and 浮雲 (Ukigumo) joined Tokyo Jihen as the replacement keyboardist and guitarist, respectively.
On January 11th 2012 Shiina Ringo announced the band's breakup on their official website.
January 1st, 2020,marks a new beginning for the band since Tokyo Jihen released a surprise digital single, "Erabarezaru Kokumin", and announced a tour on Japan titled "Live Tour 2020 News Flash", beginning on February 29th. In February, the band announced their 5-song EP "News" would be released on April 8, 2020. The band's sixth album, Music (音楽) would then be released on June 9th, 2021.
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東京事変 Lyrics
Backstage 酸素と海とガソリンと沢山の気遣いを浪費している 生活のため働いて僕は都会を平らげる 左に笑うあなたの頬の仕組みが乱れない…
Killer-tune 「贅沢は味方」 もっと欲しがります 負けたって 勝ったって この感度は揺るがないの 貧しさこそが敵 贅沢するにはきっと…
Metro 今宵赤い月を見ながら 歩いて行くのさ 微熱と手を繋いで ジュラルミン 映るはずの無い月を映して 走り抜けるプラットフォー…
Mirror-ball 黙って見つめた傍のグラス 真紅に刷られた芳しい地図 その迷路を歩いて辿り着いたらすぐに 目を覆え その肌色が今に目を劈く…
O.S.C.A. ちょっとそこの Mr. Kiss は意外に硬派 ちょっとそこの Sista Kiss はすぐにと示唆 あんたちょっとつ…
Ramp 交差点が受け止める大量の思惑よ 無関係にすれ違い信号と落合う ウィンカーは最小限 乗せて高速道路 となりが心配で焦っては…