ALI (band) should not be confused with Ali Project.
| ALI | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Alias: | Alien Liberty International |
| Origin: | Shibuya, Japan |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
| Label: | Alien Liberty International Sony Music Japan (2020–present) |
| Current Members: | Leo Imamura Luthfi Rizki Kusumah César Aiichiro |
| Past Members: | Jua Zeru Kahadio Yu Hagiwara Jin Inoue Alexander Taiyo Fidel |
ALI (acronym for Alien Liberty International) is a multinational hip hop/funk band formed in Shibuya, Tokyo. All members of the band are mixed with roots in Japan, Europe, America, Asia, and Africa.[1] [2] [3] [4]
ALI released their first single "Wild Side", which was chosen to be the opening theme song for the first season of anime Beastars,[5] and their self-titled debut album, both in 2019. A year later, ALI released their second single "Lost in Paradise" featuring rapper AKLO, used as the ending theme for the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.[6]
On May 14, 2021, it was announced on the band's official website that activities would be suspended indefinitely due to drummer Kahadio being arrested for fraud.[7]
On November 18, 2021, it was announced that the band had returned, but drummer Kahadio would no longer be part of the group.[8]
On February 23, 2022, the band released the EP "Inglourious Eastern Cowboy". On January 25, 2023 they released their debut album "Music World".[9]
In July 2024, they performed at Anime Friends in Brazil.[10]
Current members
Former members
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon Digital [11] | JPN Billboard [12] | |||
| Music World |
| 40 | 41 | |
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [13] | JPN Billboard [14] | ||||
| ALI |
| — | — | ||
| Love, Music and Dance |
| 110 | 75 | ||
| Inglourious Eastern Cowboy |
| — | — | ||
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. | |||||
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Notes | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Oricon [15] | JPN Hot 100 [16] | |||||
| "Wild Side" | 2019 | 113 | — | Music World | ||
| "Lost in Paradise" | 2020 | 28 | 44 | |||
| "Never Say Goodbye" | 2022 | 36 | — | [17] | ||
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Hot 100 [18] | ||||||
| "Show Time" | 2022 | — | Music World | |||
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Artists | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN Hot 100 | ||||||
| "Sabotage (VS. ALI)" | 2022 | Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, ALI | — | |||
| "—" denotes items which did not chart. | ||||||
In November 2020, it was announced that the band would perform the opening theme song for the 2021 anime The World Ends with You the Animation with "Teenage City Riot".[20] On April 4, 2021, however, it was announced that the opening song would be changed due to drummer Kahadio being arrested for participating in a refund scam.[21] [22] On April 23, 2021, Kahadio was arrested again for a separate fraud case. Kahadio and his friends were offering an elderly woman a refund for medical expenses in exchange of transferring her money to an account. He then withdrew half of the money from the same account.[23] Due to the controversy, the band went on indefinite hiatus on May 14, 2021, as well as pulling most of their songs off streaming platforms.[24] They returned from hiatus, and their music was restored on November 18.
| Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Opening | "Wild Side" | [25] | |
| Best Ending | "Lost in Paradise" |