Flumpool

Infobox musical artist |
Landscape = Red
Name = flumpool
Background = group_or_band
Alias = フランプール
Origin = flagicon|JPN Osaka Prefecture
Genre = J-Pop Rock Indie
Years_active = 2007 - present
Label = antwork (2008) A-Sketch (2008 - )
Production = sonic form (2007)
AMUSE(2008 - )
Associated_acts = Kenji Tamai (2008 - )
Influences =
URL = [http://www.flumpool.jp/ http://www.flumpool.jp/]
Current_members = Ryuuta Yamamura (Vocals & Guitar)
Kazuki Sakai (Guitar)
Genki Amakawa (Bass)
Seiji Ogura (Drums)
Past_members =

flumpool (フランプール) is a four-man Japanese band.

ummary

The band, originally from the Osaka Prefecture was formed in January 2007. The band's name is derived from the English word "four", since there are 4 members, they took the first letter "f", along with the word meaning mass, "lump" and the word "pool".

In October 2008, they released a digital single named "Hana ni Nare" (花になれ).

Members

*Ryuuya Yamamura (Born 山村隆太 on January 21, 1985 - )
**Vocals and Guitar. Blood type A. From Osaka Prefecture.
*Kazuki Sakai (Born 阪井一生 on February 26, 1985 - )
**Guitar. Blood type AB. From Osaka Prefecture.
*Genki Amakawa (Born 尼川元気 on November 27, 1984 - )
**Bass. Blood type A. From Osaka Prefecture.
*Seiji Ogura (Born 小倉誠司 February 27, 1984 - )
**Drums. Blood type O. From Osaka Prefecture.

Career

*2002
**Yamamura and his childhood friend, Sakai, along with 3 other people, form a unit named cube, that played with an acoustic guitar.
*2007
**January 13, the band name is now changed to 'flumpool'. They meet Ogura who joins the band as the drummer. They will have lives in Osaka-jo Hall and "Live Houses" around Osaka.
**July, the production of an independent single titled "Mirai Kanai" (ミライカナイ) is announced.
*2008
**June 25, "Mirai Kanai" (ミライカナイ) is up for sale on indiesmusic.com.
**July, the music video of "labo" is made. The video is ranked number 1 on Access Rankings.
**August 27, both Tower Records and TSUTAYA hold the 5,000 limited copies of the independant trial single, "labo"
**September 1, they are the Campaign Song Artist for the telephone servie, au KDDI "LISMO". September 20, there are plans for a song titled "Hana ni Nare" (花になれ). They are now the new face of the Song Campaign.
**September 5, they are featured on Fuji TV's Mezamashi TV and perform on television for the first time.
**October 1, release of the "Hana ni Nare" single. Their debut single with AMUSE, under the newly created sub-label, A-Sketch.
**November 5, release of the second single "Over the rain ~Hikari no Hashi~" (Over the rain 〜ひかりの橋〜).

Discography

ingles

#Hana ni Nare (花になれ) (October 1, 2008)
#*au KDDI "LISMO" campaign song.
#*September 2008, SPACESHOWER TV's POWER PUSH song.
#Over the rain ~Hikari no Hashi~" (Over the rain 〜ひかりの橋〜) (November 5, 2008)
#*Theme song for the TBS drama "BLOODY MONDAY".

Indies Singles

*Mirai Kanai (ミライカナイ) (July 2007, Re-release: June 25 2008)
*labo (August 27, 2008)
**"Tower Records limited version" and "TSUTAYA RECORDS limited version", limited to 5,000 copies.
**Opening theme of TBS's CDTV in August 2008

External Links

* [http://www.flumpool.jp/ Official Website]
* [http://www.amuse.co.jp/artist/flumpool/ AMUSE artist page]
* [http://blog.amuse.co.jp/flumpool/p/ flumpool blog on AMUSE]
* [http://gree.jp/flumpool flumpool community on GREE]
* [http://www.sonicform.com/flumpool.html flumpool on sonic form] (Updates ended)
*MySpace|flumpool|flumpool