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ALBUMTsuki no Utsutsu ~ Rearrange works ~sakanaction
Albums by sakanaction
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ALBUM834.194sakanaction
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ALBUMDocumentaLysakanaction
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ALBUMShin-Shirosakanaction
ALBUMNight Fishingsakanaction
ALBUMGo to the Futuresakanaction
sakanaction's Popular Music Videos
Wasurerarenaino
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Shin Takara Jima
サカナクション
Tabun Kaze
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Yoru No Odoriko
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Moth
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Nyron no Ito
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Music
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"Bach No Senritsu Wo Yoru Ni Kiita Seidesu"
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Eureka
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Shock! (Music Live Video)
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Artist Playlists
sakanaction Essentials
sakanaction Video Essentials
The Japanese band makes stylish clips with a sly sense of humor.
sakanaction: Love Songs
Artist Biography
sakanaction is an alternative rock band from Japan that has reached the Top 10 of the Oricon Singles Chart 11 times.
∙ Frontman Ichiro Yamaguchi was inspired to form the band in 2005 after hearing the song “Owari No Kisetsu” by rei harakami.
∙ sakanaction’s third album, 2009’s Shin-Shiro, was their first to reach the Top 10 of the Oricon Albums chart, peaking at No. 8.
∙ “Arukuaround,” their first big hit single, reached No. 3 on the Oricon Singles chart in 2010.
∙ In 2012, the band’s soundtrack for the manga series Bakuman received Outstanding Achievement in Music honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize awards.
∙ They topped the Oricon Album chart in 2013 with Sakanaction, which was iTunes Japan’s second-best-selling album of the year, behind Taylor Swift’s Red.
∙ 834.194, released in 2019, climbed to No. 2 on the Oricon Albums chart.
Hometown
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Genre
Rock