GaGaGa SP

GaGaGa SP
OriginKobe, Japan
GenresPunk rock, pop punk
Years active1997–present
LabelsMASTERSIX FOUNDATION (2001 - 2006), I like record (2007 - present)
Members
  • Kozak Maeda
  • Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Satoru Tajima
Past members
  • Hideki Fujiwara
  • Kei Tsuname
  • Yasunobu Kuwahara
WebsiteOfficial website

GaGaGa SP (Japanese: ガガガSP, also referred to as GAGAGA or TaTaTa) are a Japanese punk band from Kobe, Japan.

GaGaGa SP's music has reached a large audience in North America due to their songs being used in popular anime such as Sgt. Frog (Japanese: Keroro Gunso) and Naruto. However, probably due to lack of information and the language barrier, the band itself is not widely known outside Japan. In 2020, Jonathan McNamara of The Japan Times listed the compilation Best Album (2007) as one of the 10 Japanese albums worthy of inclusion in Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, writing that the songs "Senkou Hanabi” and “Hajimete Kimi to Shabetta” are "anthems of an earnest youth, as applicable in Kansai as they are the world over".

Yasunobu Kuwahara died on 5 February 2025 from heart failure.

Discography

Studio Albums

References

  1. ↑ McNamara, Jonathan (2020-09-30). "Ten Japanese albums that Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ↑ "ガガガSPのベーシスト・桑原康伸さんが死去。44歳。". rockinon.com (in Japanese). 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2026-08-22.