Kelun

Infobox musical artist
Name = KELUN


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Origin = Tokyo, Japan
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 2007–present
Label = SME-Records
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URL = [http://www.kelun.jp/ kelun.jp/]
Current_members = Ryousuke Kozima
Yuki
Masahiro Kaziya

Past_members = Satou Shuusaku

KELUN is a Japanese rock band signed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

KELUN was originally a band named UTARI, formed in 2006. Their first album, "UTARI", was released in April. It took the indie charts by storm and the band went on their first tour, dubbed the "February Tour" in February of 2007. In September of 2007, the band officially changed its name to KELUN.

"Astral Lamp", the band's first CD, was released in November of 2007 under Sony Music Entertainment. The anime Gintama choose "Signal", from "Astral Lamp", as its 7th ending theme. They debuted a major tour called "Astral Circuit" across Japan.

In February of 2008, the band released "Sixteen Girl" as a single. It was chosen by JapanCountdown as its opening theme song. They went on a tour of Kanto in April, dubbed the "April Tour". In May of 2008, bassist Satou Shuusaku left and was replaced by Yuki. KELUN's second major single, "Chu-Bura", was released in July of 2008 and was chosen by the anime Bleach as its 8th opening theme, catapulting KELUN to fame.cite web |url= http://www.kelun.jp/bio/index.html|title= KELUN Biography|accessdate=2008-07-03]

Member profiles

*Birthdate: December 12
*Place of Birth: Chiba Prefecture
*Blood Type: B
*Lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and pianist
*Favorite Artists: Smashing Pumpkins, The Police, Yutaka Ozaku, 安全地帯 and many more
*Favorite Movies: 12 Angry Men, Shining, Back to the Future, Bird, and Crash
*Hobbies: Drawing, fantasy, comedy

*Birthdate: February 15
*Place of Birth: Chiba Prefecture
*Bassist
*Blood Type: B
*Favorite Bands: Slipknot, Rage Against the Machine, and Begin
*Favorite Movies: Shawshank Redemption, and The Usual Suspects
*Hobbies: Baseball

*Birthdate: January 20
*Place of Birth: Tottori Prefecture
*Drummer
*Favorite Bands: Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, and あいだみつを
*Favorite Movies: Stuart Little, 300
*Hobbies: Shoppingcite web |url= http://www.kelun.jp/prof/index.html|title= KELUN Profile|accessdate=2008-07-03]

Discography

Albums and EPs

* "Astral Lamp" (November 21, 2007)
* "KELUN" (September 3, 2008)

ingles

* "Sixteen Girl" (February 20, 2008)
* "Chu-Bura" (July 2, 2008)cite web |url= http://www.kelun.jp/disco/index.html|title= KELUN Discography|accessdate=2008-07-03]

In popular culture

*"Signal" is the 7th ending theme song for the anime, Gintama.
*"Sixeen Girl" is the opening theme song for the music program, JapanCountdown.
*"Chu-Bura" is the 8th opening theme song for the anime, Bleach.

References

External links

* [http://www.kelun.jp/ Official website]