Brian the Sun explained

Brian the Sun
Origin:	Osaka, Japan
Years Active:	—
Label:	Epic Records Japan
Current Members:	Ryota Mori Haruki Hakuyama Shinji Ogawa Shunta Tanaka
Past Members:	Kinto Matsukura Junhiro Kamata Ami Morishita

Brian the Sun is a Japanese rock band from Osaka.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

History

The band was formed in 2007 in Osaka by Ryota Mori and Haruki Hakuyama.^[4] ^[5] The name was inspired by the Arctic Monkeys song Brianstorm.^[6] ^[7]

The band's songs have been used for numerous Anime series' including 'Heroes' being used for My Hero Academia,^[8] 'Maybe' being used for Sweetness and Lightning^[9] and 'Sunny Side Up' used for Please Take My Brother Away!.^[10]

Discography

Singles

	Release date	title	Format	Standard product number	Peak chart position	Recording album
Independent production board
1st	12/07/2009	Canary	CD			13月の夜明け(Brian the Sun) シュレディンガーの猫(シュレディンガーの猫)
2nd	06/02/2010	Baked plum cake E.P				NON SUGAR
3rd	05/08/2010	都会の泉				シュレディンガーの猫
4th	02/04/2011	cloudy#2/Hello Goodbye				パトスとエートス/(未収録)
5th	30/11/2011	虹/はちみつ				シュレディンガーの猫/NON SUGAR
National distribution board
1st	04/07/2012	Sister	CD	PTBC-0001		NON SUGAR
2nd	06/03/2013	Baked Plum Cake	CD	PTBC-0002	195	NON SUGAR
Major board
1st	01/06/2016	HEROES	CD+DVD CD CD	ESCL-4636/7(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4638(通常盤) ESCL-4639(期間生産限定盤)	33	Pathos and Ethos
2nd	07/09/2016	Maybe	CD+DVD CD CD	ESCL-4681/2(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4683(通常盤) ESCL-4684(期間生産限定盤)	54	Pathos and Ethos
3rd	15/11/2017	Cafune	CD+DVD CD CD+DVD	ESCL-4926/7(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4928(通常盤) ESCL-4929/30(期間生産限定盤)	71	the Sun
4th	09/01/2019	Lonely Go!	CD+DVD CD CD	ESCL-5145/6(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5147(通常盤) ESCL-5148(期間生産限定盤)	54	MEME
5th	20/11/2019	Paradigm shift	CD+DVD CD	ESCL-5290/1(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5292(通常盤)	124

Distribution limited single

	Release date	title	Format
1st	06/05/2015	Absolute Zero	Digital download
2nd	28/10/2018	Lonely Go! (Anime ver.)	Digital download

Mini Album

	Release date	title	Format	Standard product number	Peak chart position
Indie board
1st	12/03/2014	She is Zero Philia	CD	XQLU-1002	109
2nd	25/11/2015	Schrodinger's cat	CD	DDCB-14039	100
Major board
1st	05/07/2017	SUNNY SIDE UP	CD+DVD CD	ESCL-4877/8(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4879(通常盤)	80
2nd	26/02/2020	orbit	CD+DVD CD	ESCL-5350/1(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5352(通常盤)	181

Album

	Release date	title	Format	Standard product number	Peak chart position
Indie board
1st	05/06/2013	NON SUGAR	CD	XQLU-1001	179
2nd	03/12/2014	Brian the Sun	CD	DDCB-14031	107
Major board
1st	11/01/2017	Pathos and Ethos	CD+DVD CD	ESCL-4682/3(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4784(通常盤)	44
2nd	10/01/2018	the Sun		ESCL-4952/3(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-4954(通常盤)	49
3rd	13/03/2019	MEME		ESCL-5188/9(初回生産限定盤) ESCL-5190(通常盤)	110

Notes and References

Web site: Brian the Sun . 2022-04-21 . JUNGLE☆LIFE . ja.
Web site: Brian the Sun - インタビュー . 2022-04-21 . Rooftop . ja.
Web site: Department . Skream! Editorial . Brian the Sun . 2022-04-21 . Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロックポータルサイト.
Web site: Brian the Sun（WEB Rooftop2012年6月） - インタビュー . 2022-04-21 . Rooftop . ja.
Web site: Brian the Sun . 2022-04-21 . FAKE STAR USA . en.
Web site: 2015-01-02 . [インタビュー] Brian the Sun (2010年11月号) - Fireloop Magazine Online版 ]. 2022-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150102044558/http://fireloop.net/magazine/2010/11/interview-brianthesun-201011.html . 2 January 2015 . dead.
Web site: 2016-03-05 . [インタビュー] Brian the Sun (2011年08月号) - Fireloop Magazine Online版 ]. 2022-04-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021930/http://fireloop.net/magazine/2011/08/interview-brianthesun-201108.html . 5 March 2016 . dead.
Web site: Porno Graffitti, Brian the Sun Perform My Hero Academia Anime's Theme Songs . 2022-04-21 . Anime News Network . en.
Web site: Brian the Sun Performs Sweetness and Lightning Anime Ending Theme . 2022-04-21 . Anime News Network . en.
Web site: Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! - VGMdb . 2022-04-21 . vgmdb.net . en.