About sakanaction
Hometown
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Formed
2005
Genre
Rock
sakanaction is an alternative rock band from Japan that has reached the Top 10 of the Oricon Singles Chart 11 times.
∙ Frontman Ichiro Yamaguchi was inspired to form the band in 2005 after hearing the song “Owari No Kisetsu” by rei harakami.
∙ sakanaction’s third album, 2009’s Shin-Shiro, was their first to reach the Top 10 of the Oricon Albums chart, peaking at No. 8.
∙ “Arukuaround,” their first big hit single, reached No. 3 on the Oricon Singles chart in 2010.
∙ In 2012, the band’s soundtrack for the manga series Bakuman received Outstanding Achievement in Music honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize awards.
∙ They topped the Oricon Album chart in 2013 with Sakanaction, which was iTunes Japan’s second-best-selling album of the year, behind Taylor Swift’s Red.
∙ 834.194, released in 2019, climbed to No. 2 on the Oricon Albums chart.
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