Cero (band) explained

Background:band
Cero
Origin:Tokyo, Japan
Genre:J-pop
Years Active:–present
Label:Kakubarhythm
Current Members:
  • Shōhei Takagi
  • Yū Arauchi
  • Tsubasa Hashimoto
Past Members:
  • Tomoyuki Yanagi

Cero (pronounced as /ja/) are a Japanese pop band from Tokyo. The band was formed by singer, guitarist, and flautist Shōhei Takagi, keyboardist Yū Arauchi, and drummer Tomoyuki Yanagi in 2004. They were joined by guitarist Tsubasa Hashimoto in 2006 and musician Keiichi Suzuki became their producer in 2008. They released their debut album, World Record, in 2011, after which Yanagi departed the band. As a group of three, the band has released four studio albums; the most successful, Poly Life Multi Soul (2018), reached fourth place on the Oricon Albums Chart. The band has received two finalist awards at the CD Shop Awards and were named Best Alternative Artist at the 2016 Space Shower Music Awards.

History

An abbreviation for Contemporary Exotica Rock Orchestra, Cero was formed in Tokyo by singer, guitarist, and flautist Shōhei Takagi, keyboardist Yū Arauchi, and drummer Tomoyuki Yanagi in 2004.[1] They were joined by guitarist Tsubasa Hashimoto in 2006, and record producer and musician Keiichi Suzuki would begin to produce for the band in 2008 after developing an interest in their sound. They subsequently participated on the Commmons-released compilation album Strange Song Book: Tribute to Haruomi Hosono 2 (2008). In 2011, the band signed to indie label Kakubarhythm to release their debut studio album, World Record.[2] [3] It explores genres such as J-rap and dub pop for an avant garde and exotic-like sound,[4] [5] and peaked at number 170 on Oricon's Albums Chart. Following the album's release, Yanagi departed the band to focus on his work as an illustrator.[6]

As a group of three, they released their next album My Lost City in 2012, which rose to 33rd on Oricon's chart.[7] The band's third album, Obscure Ride (2015), won a finalist award at the 2016 CD Shop Awards.[8] It was their first album to break into the top ten, charting on both Oricon's chart and Billboard Japan Hot Albums. The CD singles "Yellow Magus" and the double A-sided "Orphans" / "Yōsari" had been released in preparation for the album; both reached the top 30 of the Oricon Singles Chart and charted around 50 on Billboard Japan Hot 100. The same year as Obscure Ride, Takagi joined the FM802 program Music Freaks as a DJ on behalf of Cero alongside singer and guitarist Shunichi Tanabe.[9] The band won Best Alternative Artist at the 2016 Space Shower Music Awards.[10]

The band followed Obscure Ride with Poly Life Multi Soul in 2018, earning a second finalist accolade at the CD Shop Awards.[11] Their most commercially successful album to date, it reached number four on Oricon's chart and eight on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums. They contributed music for the anime television series Carole & Tuesday in 2019.[12] With the 2020s, all members of the band released solo albums: Takagi released Triptych (2020) under the solo project Shohei Takagi Parallela Botanica,[13] Arauchi released Śisei (2021),[14] and Hashimoto started the project Diorama Scene and released Awai (2022).[15] The band's fifth and most recent album, E O (2023), peaked at number 27 on Oricon's chart.

Members

Current members
Former members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales[16]
JPN
[17] 		JPN
Comb
[18] 		JPN
Hot
[19]
World Record
  • Released: January 26, 2011
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
170 — —
  • JPN: 1,121
My Lost City
  • Released: October 24, 2012
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
33 — —
  • JPN: 4,545
Obscure Ride
  • Released: May 27, 2015
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
8 — 7
  • JPN: 13,744
Poly Life Multi Soul
  • Released: May 16, 2018
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
4 — 8
  • JPN: 15,256
E O
  • Released: May 24, 2023
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
27 41 31
  • JPN: 3,620

Video albums

List of video albums
TitleAlbum details
Obscures: Live at Zepp Tokyo & Obscure Ride Tour Document
  • Released: February 24, 2016
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
  • Formats: DVD
Outdoors
  • Released: December 7, 2016
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
  • Formats: Blu-ray, DVD
Poly Life Multi Soul Tour: Live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
  • Released: January 23, 2019
  • Label: Kakubarhythm
  • Formats: Blu-ray, DVD

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"
YearPeak positionsSales[20] Album
JPN
JPN
Hot
[21]
"21-seiki no Hideri no Miyako ni Ame ga Furu" (21世紀の日照りの都に雨が降る)2010— —World Record
"Musashino Cruise Exotica" (武蔵野クルーズエキゾチカ)2011— —rowspan="2"
"Good Life"—
"Yellow Magus"201329 54
  • JPN: 4,755
Obscure Ride
"Orphans"201423 48
  • JPN: 4,119
"Yōsari" (夜去)—
"Summer Soul"2015— —
"Machi no Shirase" (街の報せ)201637 58
  • JPN: 4,066
"Waters"2018— —Poly Life Multi Soul
"Poly Life Multi Soul"2019— —
"Fdf"2020— —E O
"Nemesis"2021— —
"Cupola"2022— —
"Fuha"— —

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"
YearPeak positionsAlbum
JPN
Hot
"Sakana no Hone-tori no Hane" (魚の骨鳥の羽根)201833Poly Life Multi Soul

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cero Biography. AllMusic. Heather Phares. 9 June 2024. December 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209140316/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cero-mn0001014293. live.
  2. Web site: Cero. . ja. June 6, 2024. May 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240514155323/https://artist.cdjournal.com/a/cero/191056. live.
  3. Web site: Ceroのプロフィール. Profile of Cero. Natalie.mu. ja. June 6, 2024. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213348/https://natalie.mu/music/artist/9076. live.
  4. Web site: Cero - World Record. . ja. June 7, 2024. June 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240607213649/https://artist.cdjournal.com/d/world-record/4110110012. live.
  5. World Record. Rolling Stone Japan. ja. February 10, 2011. June 7, 2024. June 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240607213646/https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/6072. live.
  6. Web site: Ceroのドラマー柳智之がバンド脱退、絵描きに専念. Cero Drummer Tomoyuki Tanagi Announces Departure to Focus on Illustration Work. Natalie.mu. ja. May 12, 2011. June 6, 2024. June 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240606144502/https://natalie.mu/music/news/49295. live.
  7. Cero、2ndアルバム『My Lost City』を10/24にリリース. Cero to Release Second Album My Lost City on October 24. ja. Rockin'On Japan. August 30, 2012. June 7, 2024. June 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240607213645/https://rockinon.com/news/detail/71881. live.
  8. Web site: 第8回CDショップ大賞2016. 8th CD Shop Awards 2016. ja. CD Shop Awards. 2016. June 8, 2024. February 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223175231/http://www.cdshop-kumiai.jp/taisho/archive/08-2016/. live.
  9. FM802「Music Freaks」の新DJはCero高城晶平とブルエン田邊駿一に! 1年間番組DJをつとめる. Cero's Shōhei Takagi and Blue Encount's Shunichi Tanabe to DJ for FM802 Music Freaks. ja. Billboard Japan. August 15, 2015. June 8, 2024. June 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608162713/https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/31675/2. live.
  10. Web site: スペシャ「Music Awards」でドリカム2冠、Bumpは投票1位に. Dreams Come True Takes Two Awards at Space Shower Music Awards, and Bump Wins First Place in Voting. Natalie.mu. ja. February 29, 2016. June 6, 2024. December 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212105818/https://natalie.mu/music/news/177913. live.
  11. Web site: 第11回CDショップ大賞2019. 11th CD Shop Awards 2019. ja. CD Shop Awards. 2019. June 8, 2024. December 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191225165901/http://www.cdshop-kumiai.jp/taisho/archive/11-2019/. live.
  12. Web site: Dennison. Kara. Carole & Tuesday Announces More Musicians, Golden Week Special. Crunchyroll News. April 26, 2019. June 8, 2024. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213347/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2019/4/26/carole-tuesday-announces-more-musicians-golden-week-special. live.
  13. Web site: Cero高城晶平ソロプロジェクト、1stアルバム「Triptych」をアナログ化. Cero's Shōhei Takagi to Release Analog Version to Debut Album of Solo Project. Natalie.mu. ja. November 20, 2020. June 8, 2024. June 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608182247/https://natalie.mu/music/news/405636. live.
  14. Web site: cero・荒内佑、初のソロAL『Śisei』8月リリース決定 千葉広樹、角銅真実、Julia Shortreedら参加. Yū Arauchi from Cero to Release First Solo Album in August, to Feature Hiroki Chiba, Manami Kakudo, and Julia Shortreed. ja. Spincoaster. July 7, 2022. June 8, 2024. June 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608182247/https://spincoaster.com/news/yu-arauchi-from-cero-release-1st-solo-album-sisei. live.
  15. Web site: cero橋本翼ソロプロジェクト・ジオラマシーンの「あわい」が完全版になった. Awai by Cero Tsubasa Hasimoto's Solo Project Diorama Scene Becomes Complete Version. Natalie.mu. ja. September 30, 2022. June 8, 2024. October 16, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221016204901/https://natalie.mu/music/news/495688. live.
  16. Citations regarding sales numbers to albums by Cero:
    • Web site: World Record. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213350/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
    • Web site: My Lost City. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213348/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
    • Web site: Obscure Ride. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213400/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
    • Web site: Poly Life Multi Soul. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213353/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
    • Web site: E O. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213348/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
  17. Web site: Ceroの作品. Works by Cero. ja. Oricon. June 2, 2024. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602155204/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/460687/products/. live.
    Citations regarding chart positions outside the top 50:
    • Web site: World Record - ランキングデータ. World Record - Ranking Data. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 2, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213350/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
  18. Web site: Ceroの合算アルバム売上TOP1作品. Cero's Top 1 Album by Combined Sales. ja. Oricon. June 2, 2024. June 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240602155204/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/460687/rank/coa/. live.
  19. Web site: Cero Chart History (Hot Albums). Billboard Japan. June 2, 2024.
  20. Citations regarding sales numbers to singles by Cero:
    • Web site: Yellow Magus. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213850/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
    • Web site: Orphans / Yōsari. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213851/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
    • Web site: Machi no Shirase. subscription. ja. Oricon. June 4, 2024. the You Taiju service. June 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609213851/https://ranking.oricon.co.jp/login/error.asp. live.
  21. Web site: Cero Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard Japan. June 2, 2024. September 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929120809/https://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/168554. live.

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