Mongol800 Explained

MONGOL800
Background:group_or_band
Landscape:yes
Alias:Monpachi
Origin:Okinawa, Japan
Years Active:1998–present
Label:Tissue Freak Records / High Wave
Current Members:Satoshi Takazato
Kiyosaku Uezu
Takashi Gima

is a Japanese three-piece punk rock band from Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, formed in 1998. The band released their first album when the members were 19. In 2001, despite low media attention, they produced a commercially-prominent second album Message, which eventually sold over two million record copies.[1] Due to the success of the album the musicians were offered label deals from several major labels and an invitation to participate at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen which the band declined to stay independent.[2]

Since then, they have released several albums with assorted success.

Band members

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum DetailsCopies sold
2000Go on As You Are
  • 1st studio album
  • Released: August 8, 2000
1,000,000[3]
2001Message
  • 2nd studio album
  • Released: September 16, 2001
2,782,000 <--2,782,398-->
2004百々: Momo
  • 3rd studio album
  • Released: March 18, 2004
2006Daniel
  • 4th studio album
  • Released: August 8, 2006
2008Etc. Works
  • 5th studio album
  • Released: July 8, 2008
2009Eight-hundreds
  • 6th studio album
  • Released: July 8, 2009
46,128
2011etc.works2
  • 7th studio album
  • Released: May 18, 2011
2013GOOD MORNING OKINAWA
  • 8th studio album
  • Released: February 20, 2013
2015People People
  • 9th studio album
  • Released: August 19, 2015
2016Pretty good!
  • 10th studio album
  • Released: September 28, 2016

Singles

YearTitleCopies sold
2003
  • Released: December 6, 2003
2008"special thanks!"
  • Released: December 3, 2008
2014"OKINAWA CALLING×STAND BY ME"
  • Released: June 25, 2014

Compilations

YearTitleCopies sold
2000沖縄中毒/The Pocket Full of Rumble Okinawan Addict!
Japanese Homegrown Vol.4-Skacore Collection
2001飛薬 (Flying Drug): 沖縄中毒 Vol.2
2013800BEST -simple is the BEST!-

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20031212183030/http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/cool_japan/indie.html TIME Asia magazine records sales
  2. Book: Shiba . Tomonori . November 17, 2021 . . Heisei hits . . This is how the 21st century began - 2001 (Heisei 13) "A Little Love Song" (MONGOL800, etc.) . . . . 929 . 144 . 978-4-10-610929-4 . ja .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20031212183030/http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/cool_japan/indie.html Go on As You Are record sales from Japan Times