The Checkers

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Name = The Checkers


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Origin = Kurume, Japan
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Years_active = 1981 – 1992
Label = Pony Canyon Records
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Past_members = Fumiya Fujii Masaharu Tsuruku Yoshihiko Takamoku Tohru Takeuchi Yuji Ohdoi Yoshiya Tokunaga Naoyuki Fujii
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The Checkers (Japanese: チェッカーズ) was a Japanese pop/rock band famous in the 80s. The band was formed by Toru Takeuchi, the leader and the guitarist, who asked Fumiya Fujii to start a band with him. They made a debut on 21 September 1983 and split up on 31 December 1992. All of their single releases entered top 10 in Japanese charts, many of them making it to No 1. Fumiya Fujii, who was the lead singer and the main lyricist, went on to pursue a successful solo career.

Discography

ingles

*"ギザギザハートの子守唄" (21 September 1983)
*"涙のリクエスト" (21 January 1984)
*"哀しくてジェラシー" (1 May 1984)
*"星屑のステージ" (23 August 1984)
*"ジュリアに傷心" (21 November 1984)
*"あの娘とスキャンダル" (21 March 1985)
*"俺たちのロカビリーナイト" (5 July 1985)
*"Heart of Rainbow"～"愛の虹を渡って～/ブルー・パシフィック" (21 September 1985)
*"神様ヘルプ!" (1 November 1985)
*"Oh!!Popstar" (21 February 1986)
*"Song for U.S.A." (5 June 1986)
*"Nana" (5 October 1986)
*"I Love You, Sayonara" (5 March 1987)
*"Wanderer" (8 July 1987)
*"Blue Rain" (6 November 1987)
*"7つの海の地球儀" (6 November 1987)
*"One Night Gigolo" (21 March 1988)
*"Jim&Janeの伝説" (29 June 1988)
*"素直にI'm Sorry" (21 October 1988)
*"Room" (21 March 1989)
*"Cherie" (5 July 1989)
*"Friends and Dream" (6 December 1989)
*"運命 SADAME" (21 March 1990)
*"夜明けのブレス" (21 June 1990)
*"さよならをもう一度" (21 November 1990)
*"Love '91" (21 March 1991)
*"ミセス マーメイド" (4 September 1991)
*"ふれてごらん"~"Please Touch Your Heart"~ (4 December 1991)
*"今夜の涙は最高" (21 March 1992)
*"Blue Moon Stone" (21 May 1992)
*"Present For You" (20 November 1992)

Original albums

*"Without Fail Checkers/Zettai Checkers/絶対チェッカーズ" (21 July 1984)
*"More! Checkers/Motto Checkers/もっと!チェッカーズ "(5 December 1984)
*"Everyday!! Checkers 毎日!!チェッカーズ" (21 August 1985)
*"Flower" (20 March 1986)
*"Go" (2 May 1987)
*"Screw" (21 July 1988)
*"Seven Heaven" (19 July 1989)
*"Oops!" (8 August 1990)
*"I Have a Dream" (21 June 1991)
*"Blue Moon Stone" (19 June 1992)

Best albums

*"BEST The CHECKERS" (21 July 1987)
*"チェッカーズ The BEST" (15 December 1991)
*"The CHECKERS" (6 December 1992)
*"The OTHER SIDE" (16 December 1992)
*"Early Singles" (19 August 1994, Pony Canyon Records ポニーキャニオン)
*"Ballade Selection" (1 February 1999)
*"Ballade SelectionII" (17 March 1999)
*"ALL Songs REQUEST" (5 March 2003)
*"COMPLETE The CHECKERS"～all singles collection (17 March 2004)
*"COMPLETE The CHECKERS" all singles collection REVERSE (14 July 2004)
*"All Ballads Request" (16 March 2005)

Trivia

*A cover version of 'Julia ni Heartbreak' (ジュリアに傷心) is in the rhythm-based game, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 for the Nintendo DS.

ee also

*Fumiya Fujii