Soul Crusaders Explained

Soul Crusaders
Origin:	Japan
Genre:	Japanese pop, Soul
Years Active:	2000 - 2002
Label:	Giza Studio
Website:	http://www.giza.co.jp/soulcrusaders/
Past Members:	Tomomi Morishita King Opal Hiroshi Terao

Soul Crusaders was a Japanese pop and soul group, formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2002 under Giza Studio label.

Biography

In October 2000, they've made major debut with the single Safety Love which became their smash hit, ranked #30 in Oricon Weekly charts. The lyricist from Garnet Crow, Azuki Nana and composer Aika Ohno were involved with the music production of single. With this song they've made their first TV appearance in Japanese music program Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ.^[1] This song was included in the compilation album Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001.^[2]

In 2001 they've released two singles "Lonesome Tonight" and "Baby My Sunshine". With their second single they've made their final TV appearance on same music program as in October 2000.^[3] In October 2001 after year of the debut they've released their first and only studio album Flavor of Life which ranked #28 in Oricon Weekly Charts. On December King Opal has made guest appearance in the GIZA studio R&B PARTY at the "Hills Pan Koujou.^[4]

They band hardly ever made any media appearance and occasionally appeared in magazine interviews.

The band has disbanded without any announcement in 2002. The presence of King Opal and Tomomi is unknown after 2002. In 2002 Terao participated as guest member at the Giza Event Hotrod Beach Party.^[5] Nowadays he is working actively as a music producer and mentor in the Giza Music School Creators. In credits he's mentioned as an ex.Soul Crusaders.

Members

The members are:^[6]

• - vocalist and lyricist
• King Opal - lyricist, rapper
• - composer, leader, keyboard, backing vocals

Discography

During their career they've released 1 studio, 3 singles.^[7]

Singles

	Release date	Title	Oricon chart^[8]
1st	12 October 2000	Safety Love	30
2nd	21 February 2001	Lonesome Tonight ~Kimi Dake Mitsumeteru~	59
3rd	8 May 2001	Baby Sweet Sunshine	70

Studio albums

Magazine appearances

From Music Freak Magazine

• Vol.70 2000/9^[10]
• Vol.71 2000/10^[11]
• Vol.72 2000/11^[12]
• Vol.73 2000/12^[13]
• Vol.75 2001/2^[14]
• Vol.79 2001/6^[15]
• Vol.82 2001/9^[16]
• Vol.83 2001/10^[17]
• Vol.86 2002/1^[18]

From J-Groove Magazine:

• December 2000 Vol. 2^[19]
• April 2001 Vol. 6^[20]
• August 2001 Vol. 10^[21]
• November 2001 Vol. 13^[22]

External links

• Official Website
• English site
• Being Giza profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hey Hey Hey 2000 Broadcast (4th December). musictvprogram.com.
2. Web site: GIZA studio Masterpiece BLEND 2001 (V.A). cdjapan.co.jp.
3. Web site: Hey Hey Hey 2001 Broadcast (12th March). musictvprogram.com.
4. Web site: GIZA studio R&B PARTY at the "Hills Pan Koujou" [Horie] vol.1]. CDJapan.
5. Giza Studio Mai-k&Friends (2002). Hotrod Beach Party (CD Album; Booklet). V.A. Japan: Giza Studio. GZCA-5017.
6. Web site: Soul Crusaders Profile. Soul Crusaders Official Website.
7. Web site: Soul Crusaders Discography. Soul Crusaders Official Website.
8. Web site: Soul Crusaders Singles Ranking. Oricon News.
9. Web site: Flavor of Life (Soul Crusaders). Oricon News.
10. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2000 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
11. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2000 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
12. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2000 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
13. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2000 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
14. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2001 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
15. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2001 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
16. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2001 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
17. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2001 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
18. Web site: Music Freak Magazine 2002 publications. Music Freak Magazine Official Website.
19. Web site: J-GROOVE MAGAZINE Vol.002 December 2000 (cover artist: Soul Crusaders). https://web.archive.org/web/20021226203752/http://www.j-rock.com:80/J-GROOVE/BACK_GROOVE/2000/0012.html. dead. 2002-12-26. J Groove Magazine Official Website (archived).
20. Web site: J-GROOVE MAGAZINE Vol.006 April 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20021226203752/http://www.j-rock.com:80/J-GROOVE/BACK_GROOVE/2001/006.html. dead. 2002-12-26. J Groove Magazine Official Website (archived).
21. Web site: J-GROOVE MAGAZINE Vol.010 August 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20021226203752/http://www.j-rock.com:80/J-GROOVE/BACK_GROOVE/2001/010.html. dead. 2002-12-26. J Groove Magazine Official Website (archived).
22. Web site: J-groove magazine Vol.013 November 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20021226203752/http://www.j-rock.com:80/J-GROOVE/BACK_GROOVE/2001/013.html. dead. 2002-12-26. J Groove Magazine Official Website (archived).