BUMP OF CHICKEN

 is a band formed by four childhood friends, Fujiwara Motoo, Masukawa Hiroaki, Naoi Yoshifumi, and Masu Hideo, for the school festival in the third year of junior high school. They actively performing live mainly in their hometown of Chiba and Shimokitazawa. They released their first album FLAME VEIN in 1999 and their second album THE LIVING DEAD in 2000. This attracted a lot of attention, and in September of the same year, they made their major debut with the single "Diamond".

Their single in 2001 "Tentai Kansoku" was a big hit. In 2014, they released their seventh studio album RAY, collaborated with Hatsune Miku, and performed at the Tokyo Dome for the first time. At the end of 2015, they participated in the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen for the first time. In February 2016, they released the album Butterflies and held a special live to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their formation at Makuhari Messe in their hometown of Chiba.

Members

 * Fujiwara Motoo (藤原基央) - Vocal & Guitar
 * Masukawa Hiroaki (増川弘明) - Guitar
 * Naoi Yoshifumi (直井由文) - Bass
 * Masu Hideo (升秀夫) - Drums

1994
Four members including Fujiwara, Naoi, and Masu formed a band for the school festival in the third year of junior high school. Because the Beatles cover was more popular than expected, the members added guitarist Masukawa at the end of their high school entrance exams, and continued the band even after going to different schools.

1995
They made their first live performance at the high school music festival, participated with their first original song and failed in the preliminaries.

Discography
Albums=

Studio Albums

 * 1) [1999.03.18] FLAME VEIN
 * 2) [2000.03.25] THE LIVING DEAD
 * 3) [2002.02.20] jupiter
 * 4) [2004.08.25] Yggdrasil (ユグドラシル)
 * 5) [2007.12.19] orbital period
 * 6) [2010.12.15] COSMONAUT
 * 7) [2014.03.12] RAY
 * 8) [2016.02.10] Butterflies
 * 9) [2019.07.10] aurora arc

Best Albums
Singles=
 * 1) [2008.06.18] present from you (B-Side collection)
 * 2) [2013.07.03] BUMP OF CHICKEN I &lt;1999-2004&gt;
 * 3) [2013.07.03] BUMP OF CHICKEN II &lt;2005-2010&gt;

Singles

 * 1) [1999.11.25] LAMP
 * 2) [2000.09.20] Diamond (ダイヤモンド)
 * 3) [2001.03.24] Tentai Kansoku (天体観測; Star Gazing)
 * 4) [2001.10.17] Harujion (ハルジオン; Small Daisy)
 * 5) [2002.12.18] Snow Smile (スノースマイル)
 * 6) [2003.03.12] Lost Man / sailing day (ロストマン)
 * 7) [2004.03.03] Arue (アルエ)
 * 8) [2004.07.07] Only Lonely Glory (オンリー ロンリー グローリー)
 * 9) [2004.12.01] Sharin no Uta (車輪の唄; Wheel Song)
 * 10) [2005.07.21] Planetarium (プラネタリウム)
 * 11) [2005.12.13] Karma / supernova (カルマ)
 * 12) [2006.11.22] Namida no Furusato (涙のふるさと; The Hometown of Tears)
 * 13) [2007.10.24] Hana no Na (花の名; Name of the Flower)
 * 14) [2007.10.24] Mayday (メーデー)
 * 15) [2009.11.25] R.I.P / Merry Christmas
 * 16) [2010.04.14] HAPPY
 * 17) [2010.04.21] Mahou no Ryouri ~Kimi Kara Kimi e~ (魔法の料理 ~君から君へ~; Magical Cooking ~From You and to You~)
 * 18) [2010.10.13] Uchuuhikoushi e no Tegami / Motorcycle (宇宙飛行士への手紙 / モーターサイクル; Letter to the Astronaut)
 * 19) [2011.02.23] Tomodachi no Uta (友達の唄; Friend's Song)
 * 20) [2011.05.11] Smile
 * 21) [2011.10.05] Zero (ゼロ)
 * 22) [2012.01.18] Good Luck (グッドラック)
 * 23) [2012.09.12] firefly
 * 24) [2015.04.22] Hello,world! / Colony (コロニー)
 * 25) [2018.09.24] Hanashi ga shitai yo / Sirius / Spica (話がしたいよ/シリウス/Spica)
 * 26) [2019.03.15] Acacia / Gravity (アカシア/Gravity)
 * 27) [2021.12.22] Nanairo (なないろ)
 * 28) [2023.04.05] SOUVENIR

Digital Singles
Others=
 * 1) [2006.09.20] Guild (ギルド)
 * 2) [2009.11.25] Merry Christmas
 * 3) [2013.08.21] Niji wo Matsu Hito (虹を待つ人)
 * 4) [2014.03.12] ray feat. Hatsune Miku
 * 5) [2014.08.01] You were here
 * 6) [2014.11.28] Fighter (ファイター)
 * 7) [2014.11.29] Parade (パレード)
 * 8) [2015.04.05] Hello,world! (TV size version)
 * 9) [2016.08.17] Aria (アリア)
 * 10) [2016.12.21] Answer (アンサー )
 * 11) [2017.05.02] Ribbon (リボン)
 * 12) [2017.07.05] Kinen Satsuei (記念撮影)
 * 13) [2018.07.23] Bouen no March (望遠のマーチ)
 * 14) [2018.09.24] Sirius (シリウス)
 * 15) [2019.03.15] Aurora

Video Releases

 * [2000.02.25] Video Pokeal (ビデオポキール)
 * [2002.12.18] jupiter
 * [2004.04.28] Video Pokeal DVD Edition (ビデオポキール DVD版)
 * [2004.12.01] Yggdrasil (ユグドラシル)
 * [2006.09.20] Ningyougeki Guild (人形劇ギルド)
 * [2008.05.14] orbital period
 * [2011.10.05] COSMONAUT
 * [2013.03.06] BUMP OF CHICKEN GOLD GLIDER TOUR 2012
 * [2015.02.04] BUMP OF CHICKEN WILLPOLIS 2014
 * [2016.07.13] BUMP OF CHICKEN Kessei 20 Shuunenkinen Special Live"20" (BUMP OF CHICKEN結成20周年記念Special Live「20」)
 * [2016.12.21] BUMP OF CHICKEN STADIUM TOUR 2016 "BFLY" NISSAN STADIUM 2016/7/16, 17
 * [2018.08.08] BUMP OF CHICKEN TOUR 2017-2018 PATHFINDER SAITAMA SUPER ARENA

Compilations / Other

 * [2004.09.16] SYNCHRONIZED ROCKERS (#9 HYBRID RAINBOW)
 * [2004.12.08] FM802 HEAVY ROTATIONS J-HITS COMPLETE '99-'01 (#24 Tentai Kansoku)