Brian the Sun

Brian the Sun
OriginOsaka, Japan
Genre
Years active2007 (2007)—2020 (2020)
LabelEpic Records Japan
Members
  • Ryota Mori
  • Haruki Hakuyama
  • Shinji Ogawa
  • Shunta Tanaka
Past members
  • Kinto Matsukura
  • Junhiro Kamata
  • Ami Morishita

Brian the Sun is a Japanese rock band from Osaka.

History

The band was formed in 2007 in Osaka by Ryota Mori and Haruki Hakuyama. The name was inspired by the Arctic Monkeys song Brianstorm.

The band's songs have been used for numerous Anime series' including 'Heroes' being used for My Hero Academia, 'Maybe' being used for Sweetness and Lightning and 'Sunny Side Up' used for Please Take My Brother Away!.

Discography

Singles

Release date title Format Standard product number Peak chart position Recording album
Independent production board
1st 12/07/2009 Canary CD 13月の夜明け(Brian the Sun)
シュレディンガーの猫(シュレディンガーの猫)
2nd 06/02/2010 Baked plum cake E.P NON SUGAR
3rd 05/08/2010 都会の泉 シュレディンガーの猫
4th 02/04/2011 cloudy#2/Hello Goodbye パトスとエートス/(未収録)
5th 30/11/2011 虹/はちみつ シュレディンガーの猫/NON SUGAR
National distribution board
1st 04/07/2012 Sister CD PTBC-0001 NON SUGAR
2nd 06/03/2013 Baked Plum Cake PTBC-0002 195
Major board
1st 01/06/2016 HEROES CD+DVD
CD
CD		 ESCL-4636/7(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-4638(通常盤)
ESCL-4639(期間生産限定盤)		 33 Pathos and Ethos
2nd 07/09/2016 Maybe ESCL-4681/2(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-4683(通常盤)
ESCL-4684(期間生産限定盤)		 54
3rd 15/11/2017 Cafune CD+DVD
CD
CD+DVD		 ESCL-4926/7(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-4928(通常盤)
ESCL-4929/30(期間生産限定盤)		 71 the Sun
4th 09/01/2019 Lonely Go! CD+DVD
CD
CD		 ESCL-5145/6(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-5147(通常盤)
ESCL-5148(期間生産限定盤)		 54 MEME
5th 20/11/2019 Paradigm shift CD+DVD
CD		 ESCL-5290/1(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-5292(通常盤)		 124

Distribution limited single

Release date title Format
1st 06/05/2015 Absolute Zero Digital download
2nd 28/10/2018 Lonely Go! (Anime ver.)

Mini Album

Release date title Format Standard product number Peak chart position
Indie board
1st 12/03/2014 She is Zero Philia CD XQLU-1002 109
2nd 25/11/2015 Schrodinger's cat DDCB-14039 100
Major board
1st 05/07/2017 SUNNY SIDE UP CD+DVD
CD		 ESCL-4877/8(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-4879(通常盤)		 80
2nd 26/02/2020 orbit ESCL-5350/1(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-5352(通常盤)		 181

Album

  Release date title Format Standard product number Peak chart position
Indie board
1st 05/06/2013 NON SUGAR CD XQLU-1001 179
2nd 03/12/2014 Brian the Sun DDCB-14031 107
Major board
1st 11/01/2017 Pathos and Ethos CD+DVD
CD		 ESCL-4682/3(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-4784(通常盤)		 44
2nd 10/01/2018 the Sun ESCL-4952/3(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-4954(通常盤)		 49
3rd 13/03/2019 MEME ESCL-5188/9(初回生産限定盤)
ESCL-5190(通常盤)		 110

References

  1. ↑ "Brian the Sun". JUNGLE☆LIFE (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Brian the Sun - インタビュー". Rooftop (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Department, Skream! Editorial. "Brian the Sun". Skream! 邦楽ロック・洋楽ロック ポータルサイト. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Brian the Sun（WEB Rooftop2012年6月） - インタビュー". Rooftop (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Brian the Sun". FAKE STAR USA. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  6. ↑ "[インタビュー] Brian the Sun (2010年11月号) - Fireloop Magazine Online版". January 2, 2015. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "[インタビュー] Brian the Sun (2011年08月号) - Fireloop Magazine Online版". March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Porno Graffitti, Brian the Sun Perform My Hero Academia Anime's Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Brian the Sun Performs Sweetness and Lightning Anime Ending Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved April 21, 2022.