Monkey Majik
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Monkey Majik is a rock band from Sendai, Japan. The band comprises brothers Maynard and Blaise Plant, who sing and play the guitar; drummer Takuya "tax" Kikuchi (菊池拓哉 Kikuchi Takyua?), and bassist DICK. Their first release was an EP called TIRED, a self-financed release limited to 1,000 copies which was available at Tower Records in Sendai. Their first single was "fly" in 2006. It was a commercial success and was followed by their second single, "Around the World", which peaked at number 4 in the Japanese Oricon top 200 singles chart.
The band is named after a song by Godiego called "Monkey Magic". The Plant brothers hail from Canada, and they now reside in Sendai, Miyagi. Maynard Plant speaks Japanese fluently and came to Japan to teach English after graduating from Queen's University where he was president of the Alma Mater Society.
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[edit] Band members
- Maynard Plant: vocals & guitar
- Blaise Plant: vocals & guitar
- tax (Takuya Kikuchi (菊池拓哉 Kikuchi Takuya?)): drums
- DICK: bass
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Title | Release date | Label | Notes | Peak chart position (Oricon Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRED | May 13, 2002 | Limited edition EP | ||
| SPADE | September 24, 2003 | Under Horse Records | 1st full album | 186 |
| Lily | February 9, 2005 | Under Horse Records | 1st mini album | 216 |
| Get Started | April 13, 2005 | Under Horse Records | 2nd mini album | 124 |
| PREMIUM BOX | July, 2005 | Under Horse Records | Limited edition CD & DVD | |
| eastview | September 21, 2005 | Under Horse Records | 2nd full album | 114 |
| BEST 2000 - 2005 | March 8, 2006 | Under Horse Records | Compilation | 18 |
| thank you | May 24, 2006 | binyl records | 3rd full album | 5 |
[edit] Singles
| Title | Release date | Notes | Peak chart position (Oricon Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "fly" | January 18, 2006 | 19 | |
| "Around The World" | February 22, 2006 | Theme song for the TV drama series Sai-yu-ki | 4 |
| "Futari" (フタリ/ Two of us?) |
October 4, 2006 | Featured song for the movie "Yoru no PIKUNIKKU" (夜のピクニック Picnic at Night?) | 15 |
| "Picture Perfect" | February 7, 2007 | Collaboration with m-flo | 55 |
| "Sotsugyō, soshite mirai he" (卒業、そして未来へ。)?) |
March 14, 2007 | Collaboration with SEAMO | - |
[edit] References
- Copy of the MONKEY MAJIK Official Web Site (MONKEY MAJIK Official Web Siteのコピー monkī majjiku ofisharu webu saito no kopī?) (Shockwave Flash). Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
[edit] External links
- Official Web Site of Monkey Majik (Japanese)
- Official Web Site by Avex (Japanese)
