Ikimonogakari
 

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Someone here also listening to Ikimonogakari's songs ??



Yoshioka Kiyoe (吉岡聖恵) - Vocals
Mizuno Yoshiki (水野良樹) - Guitar & Vocals; leader
Yamashita Hotaka (山下穂尊) - Guitar & Harmonica

SINGLES :
[2006.03.15] SAKURA (Cherry Blossom) #17
[2006.05.31] HANABI (Fireworks) #5
[2006.10.18] Koisuru Otome (コイスルオトメ; Loved Maiden) #15
[2006.12.06] Ryuusei Miracle (流星ミラクル; Meteor Miracle) #22
[2007.02.14] Uruwashiki Hito / Seishun no Tobira (うるわしきひと / 青春のとびら; The Lovely One / The Door of Youth) #17
[2007.08.08] Natsuzora Graffiti / Seishun Line (夏空グラフィティ / 青春ライン; Summer Sky Graffiti / Youth Line) #10
[2007.10.24] Akaneiro no Yakusoku (茜色の約束; Madder-coloured Promise) #7
[2008.01.30] Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushi (花は桜 君は美し; The Flower is Cherry Blossom You're Beautiful) #7
[2008.04.16] Kaeritakunatta yo (帰りたくなったよ; I Didn't Want to Come Back) #7
[2008.07.09] Blue Bird (ブルーバード)

IMO, i like Akaneiro no Yakusoku and Hana wa Sakura Kimi wa Utsukushii very much ^^

Ikimono Gakari
 

Ok so does anyone like em?

Admittedly, I only heard of them when they did the Bleach and Naruto Shippuuden openings and endings. I think some of their songs are really good including Blue Bird. (I got all their albums.)

Also, what does Ikimono Gakari mean? Is it a name?
Its not the name of any of the three band members.

So glad you asked...because it is a rare name for a band. Ikimono means 'life', 'living thing', etc. Kakari means a 'committee' in elementary and junior high schools in Japan. The Ikimono Gakari members are in charge of taking care of the small animals kept at the schools, which typically are chikens, birds, rabbits, carp, gold fish, etc. Just dunno the English term for it (or even whether schools keep animals in your country).

My favorite Ikimono Gakari song:

'Sakura'

Thank you for that explanation. Couldn't find it anywhere. :)
The song you mention is very nice. Its the first song from that album.

I like a few songs of theirs from LIFE ALBUM. Sadly I don't know the English translation of their names cos I can't read Kanji.. lol.

Track 4: 青春ライン
Track 5: @Miso Soup
Track 7: 花は桜 君は美し
Track 8: ちこくしちゃうよ and
Track 10: ニセモノ

are so far my favourites.

:D

ps. they do have school animals in the UK and those kids are just called "monitors" or something similar. The name isn't poetic or anything like it seems to be in Japanese, just a Noun that reflects the logic of what the word is describing.

青春ライン = Youth Line (dunno what kinda line that is. lol)

花は桜 君は美し = Sakura is the flower and you are beautiful

ちこくしちゃうよ = I'm gonna be late (must be either for school or work)

ニセモノ = fake, counterfeit

Thank you. :)

ooh yes I do! I love their sound ^_^
My favourite songs by them are probably "Akane iro no yakusoku" and "Sakura"
I highly recomend those songs :D

damn why havent i started a thread for ikimono gakari yet lol

i love them!!

and my favourite song would be

YouTube - Ikimono Gakari - Uruwashiki Hito

:D :rheart:

I like I like I like I like ^^

Me too found Ikimono Gakari from Bleach ending "HANABI". I just loved it and so I looked for more of their songs and they rock! :D

Yeah i like them :'3
My favourites would probably be Kaeritaku Natta yo, Nirinka and Sakura <'3

I really like the song "Good Morning" now too. It starts off a bit normal but then the chicks vocals are just great and turn it into something more.

They've fast become one of my most listened to bands. :D

Oh man do i ever. Ikimono Gakari is amazing!! My favorite song is probably akaneiro no yahusoku.:D

I love Ikimono Gakari too... I was so impressed when I first heard Hanabi. I don't really like Bleach, but that song is really cool.
For me, she's kind of unconventional singer.
And she can sing so well!

My favourite song would be definitely Natsuzora Graffiti and Sakura. Definitely.

One of my favorite songs is nakumonka

I know them from a naruto shippuden opening :)

hey there,

i'm a newbie here and i like to listen to some j-pop ^^° i never did it before so i'm trying to find some good mixture.

i started listening to ikimoro gakari and i really like their music. sooo i wanted to ask other people who like them, what other bands you like, i normally like to listen to all genres depending on the mood.

lots of greetings from here :)

I like all Ikimono Gakari songs but two of my favorite songs are Planetarium from My song your Song album and Koisure Otome from Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari album. If I did't stop and think a lot I would write all the songs:rolleyes:

funny thing happened i watched some doku bout japan and there they were in the background ikimono gakari ^^° so they played the only j-pop band i know so far :D