Hilcrhyme
| Hilcrhyme ヒルクライム | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Universal Music Japan |
| Associated acts |
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| Website | www.hilcrhyme.com |
| Members | Toc, DJ Katsu |
Hilcrhyme (ヒルクライム Hirukuraimu) is a Japanese two member hip-hop group. They are best known for their 2009 hit song "Shunkashūtō," which has been certified for 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads and 1,000,000 ringtone downloads separately.[1][2] The group was named the New Artist of the Year at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards.[3]
The band's name is a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of hillclimb and the word rhyme.
Biography
Hilcrhyme first met when Toc performed at a regular music event called Nettaiya, organised by DJ Katsu. After the event finished in 2005, the pair focused working together as a duo, mostly centering their activities around Niigata.
The pair's first official release together came in March 2007, when they released Nettaiya, a demo album. In July 2008, the group released their debut single, "Mō Byebye," independently through Nao Plan management. Hilcrhyme debuted as a major label artist a later, under Universal.
The group's second major label single, "Shunkashūtō," became a massive digital hit in Japan and brought the group to fame. It has currently sold more than 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads, 1,000,000 ringtone downloads and 100,000 PC downloads.[1][2] Since then, the band's next single (a re-release of "Mō Byebye") and their debut single, "Jun'ya to Manami," have been certified for being downloaded more than 100,000 times as a cellphone download.[1][4]
Their song "Loose Leaf" was selected as the theme of the 2010 drama adaption of manga Flunk Punk Rumble, becoming their first drama tie-in theme song.[5]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon Albums Charts [6] |
Reported sales [6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nettaiya (熱帯夜 Tropical Night)
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— | — |
| 2010 | Recital (リサイタル Risaitaru)
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2 | 202,000 |
| 2010 | MESSAGE
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| 2010 | RISING
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Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales [6] |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Singles Charts [6] |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 [7] |
RIAJ digital tracks [8] | |||||
| 2008 | "Mō Bye Bye" (もうバイバイ Bye Bye Once More) | Independent release. | 80 | — | — | 1,800 | Recital |
| 2009 | "Jun'ya to Manami" (純也と真菜実 Junya and Manami) | 24 | 53 | 38 | 8,000 | ||
| "Shunkashūtō" (春夏秋冬 Four Seasons) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 138,000 | |||
| "Mō Bye Bye" (もうバイバイ Bye Bye Once More) | Major label re-release. | 18 | 21 | 3 | 14,000 | ||
| 2010 | "Daijōbu" (大丈夫 Alright) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 35,000 | MESSAGE | |
| "Loose Leaf" (ルーズリーフ Rūzu Rīfu) | 7 | 9 | 1 | 35,000 | |||
| 2011 | "Okubyo na Ookami" (臆病な狼 Cowardly Wolf) | RISING | |||||
| "No One" | |||||||
| "Personal COLOR" (パーソナルCOLOR Paasonaru COLOR) | |||||||
References
- 1 2 3 レコード協会調べ 12月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：12月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). January 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- 1 2 レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：2月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). March 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ↑ "THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2010" (in Japanese). RIAJ. February 24, 2010. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ↑ レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定 ＜略称：3月度認定＞. RIAJ (in Japanese). April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ↑ ヒルクライム、新曲が初のドラマ主題歌に決定. Oricon (in Japanese). 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon. Retrieved 2010-04-26. (subscription only)
- ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
- ↑ 有料音楽配信チャート (in Japanese). RIAJ.
External links
- Official Site (Japanese)
- Universal Label Site (Japanese)