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"MWAM" redirects here. For the VH1 television show, see Megan Wants a Millionaire.
Man With A Mission Also known as MWAM Origin Shibuya, Japan Genres Alternative, J-pop, Hard rock, Dance pop Years active 2010-present Labels Nippon Crown Website mwamjapan.info Members Tokyo Tanaka
Kamikaze Boy
Jean-Ken Johnny
DJ Santa Monica
Spear RibMan With A Mission, often spelled in all caps, is a Japanese alternative Jpop band with features of hard rock and dance pop that was formed in 2010 in Shibuya, Japan.[1] They are made up of five band members, with stage names of Tokyo Tanaka (vocals), Kamikaze Boy (bass), Jean-Ken Johnny (guitar), DJ Santa Monica (disc jockey), and Spear Rib (drums). Their distinguishing feature is that all of the members wear differently designed wolf masks during both their concerts and their music videos.[2]
Contents
Background
Before becoming popular, the band invented a back-story for why they wear wolf masks, which involves them being created as the "Ultimate Life Form" by Jimi Hendrix, who is described by the band as being the doctor of the guitar and master wolf biologist.[3]
History
The earliest debut of the band was in a number of live gigs at venues in the Shibuya area.[1] The band organized an American tour in late 2010, which was called their "Whisky a Go Go" tour and involved multiple gigs at night clubs in Los Angeles. The tour itself ended in November 2010.[4][5][6] The end of their tour coincided with the release of their first mini album, Welcome to the New World, in November as well, which went on to sell out in a number of stores across Japan,[7] selling three million copies total. The mini album also spent six weeks on the Oricon Top 100 for number of sales.[8] On April 29, 2011, they released a new single titled NEVER FXXKIN' MIND THE RULES. After the single release, the band started another music tour on March 7, 2011, called "Man With A Mission Japan Marking Tour 2011", which included 13 different performances across Japan.[2] Their first full debut album, Man With A Mission Vol. 1, released on June 8, 2011.[9][10]
Soon after the release of their album, they participated in a major Japanese concert event, known as "Summersonic 2011" in late June, and also a number of other summer festivals, such as "Countdown Japan 11/12".[11] Labeled by Eggman Magazine as the "Most Promising Newcomer", tickets to their show at the concert festival sold out within ten minutes. During the stream of concerts, their songs were also run on 27 of the major FM and AM radio broadcasting stations nationwide across Japan.[12] On October 5, 2011, the band released an EP called "Trick or Treat", which included a number of original songs and also cover songs, such as Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana.[13][14]
The members of Man With A Mission were also featured in a poster campaign by Tower Records titled "No Music, No Life?", which began on September 13, 2011.[15][16]
Discography
- Welcome To The New World (Mini-album) (November 3, 2010)
- NEVER FXXKIN' MIND THE RULES (Single) (April 6, 2011)
- Man With A Mission (Album) (June 8, 2011)
- Trick or Treat (EP) (October 5, 2011)
Sales chart positions
Date Title Chart Position Number of times charted November 3, 2010 Welcome To The New World (Album) Oricon[17] 168 10 April 6, 2011 NEVER FXXKIN' MIND THE RULES (Single) Oricon[18] 88 2 June 8, 2011 Man With A Mission (Album) Oricon[17] 28 22 October 5, 2011 Trick or Treat (EP) Oricon[17] 15 5 References
- ^ a b Staff writer (June 1, 2011). "MAN WITH A MISSION：Gt & Vo. Jean-Ken Johnny interview" (in Japanese). Eggman Magazine. http://eggman.jp/daytime/special/2011/06/24da/#main. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ a b Staff writer (March 30, 2011). "“謎のオオカミバンド”MAN WITH A MISSIONが「臭う肉」枚限定シングル。" (in Japanese). Narinari. http://www.narinari.com/Nd/20110315293.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (June 8, 2011). "MAN WITH A MISSION ： 話題の“オオカミバンド”がデビュー記念で“餌”発売" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. http://mantan-web.jp/2011/06/08/20110607dog00m200055000c.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (December 28, 2010). "噂の“オオカミ”バンド、MAN WITH A MISSIONがイベントに登場！" (in Japanese). CDJournal. http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/man-with-a-mission/35945. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (April 16, 2011). "謎のオオカミ覆面ロックバンド現る 国籍不明の５人" (in Japanese). MSN. http://sankei.jp.msn.com/entertainments/news/110416/ent11041615310010-n1.htm. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (April 18, 2011). "謎のオオカミ覆面バンドの正体…渋谷センター街に出没". Sankei Shimbun. http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20110418/enn1104181214006-n1.htm. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (January 5, 2011). "謎のオオカミ・バンド、MAN WITH A MISSION年末の渋谷に出没" (in Japanese). Barks. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000066828. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (July 25, 2011). "オオカミバンド“MAN WITH A MISSION”、早くも新作リリース決定！" (in Japanese). CDJournal. http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/man-with-a-mission/39574. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (September 10, 2011). "第一ミッション、完遂！！" (in Japanese). Ro69. http://ro69.jp/blog/japan/57490. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (June 8, 2011). "林原めぐみさん登場！オオカミ男バンドやＡＫＢも！" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. http://blog.yomiuri.co.jp/popstyle/2011/06/post-dff5.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (August 15, 2011). "サマソニにMWAM登場で大熱狂、“謎のオオカミバンド”が観客の目を奪う。" (in Japanese). Narinari. http://www.narinari.com/Nd/20110816082.html. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (June 7, 2011). "「10分で完売」勢いづくマンウィズ、27のラジオ局でパワープレイなども。" (in Japanese). Narinari. http://www.narinari.com/Nd/20110615667.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (September 2011). "MAN WITH A MISSION 『Trick or Treat e.p.』" (in Japanese). Jungle Life. http://www.jungle.ne.jp//artistvoice/detail.php?vol=167&no=98. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (October 4, 2011). "【インタビュー(前半)】オオカミバンド“MAN WITH A MISSION”最新EPをリリース「オオカミが敬愛するカート・コヴァーンについて語る」" (in Japanese). Infoseek Woman. http://woman.infoseek.co.jp/news/entertainment/story.html?q=listenjapan_35353. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (September 13, 2011). "ワンオク、スクービー、MWAMがタワレコポスターに登場" (in Japanese). Natalie. http://natalie.mu/music/news/56430. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (September 13, 2011). "NMNLポスターに、SCOOBIE DO、MAN WITH A MISSION、ONE OK ROCKが登場！" (in Japanese). MSN. http://music.jp.msn.com/news/article.aspx?articleid=697111. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Album Singles Rank: Man With A Mission" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 3, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/528651/ranking/cd_album/.
- ^ "Sales rank in Single: Man With A Mission" (in Japanese). Oricon. October 3, 2011. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/528651/ranking/cd_single/.
Further reading
- "Man With A Mission" (in Japanese). Fool's Mate (Vol. 356). June 2011. http://www.fools-mate.co.jp/pc/bn.html. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- "Man With A Mission". Rockin' On Japan. September 30, 2011. http://ro69.jp/product/magazine/6. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- Dan Grunebaum (June 16, 2011). "Man With A Mission". Metropolis. http://metropolis.co.jp/arts/agenda/man-with-a-mission/. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
External links
Categories:- Japanese musical groups
- J-pop
- Masked musicians
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