CHARCOAL FILTER

Charcoal Filter (チャコールフィルター^?), also known as Charcofil or Chakofiru (チャコフィル^?)to their fans, is a Japanese male rock band. Its members are Takahiro Konagawa, Yuzo Otsuka, Yuki Yasui, and Shintaro Takano. They met each other and formed Charcoal Filter in their high school days. After graduation from high school, they came out with the song "I start again" in 1999. They are known for creating the song "Tightrope", used as the ending theme of the anime series Gensōmaden Saiyūki, back in 2000. From 2002 to 2004 they were produced by Seiji Kameda.They disbanded in 2007.

Career History

In 1995 Konagawa, Yasui and Takano formed a band. The next year they incorporated Otsuka as a vocalist, and named the band Charcoal Filter. At first they played Green Day’s songs, which they like, and then they began to play their own songs composed by themselves.

In early 1999 they recorded several songs in New York for debut. In September of the same year the indie album Gimme a light was released. Two months later they came out with the debut single I start again. The next year they created the song Tightrope, used as the ending theme of the anime series Gensōmaden Saiyūki.

The year 2002 the turning point in their career came. The eighth single Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto was a hit. Following this single, the album MADE IN Hi-High took the sixth place in weekly Oricon chart, as obtained them a reputation.

Discography

Singles

• I start again

November 1, 1999

1. I start again
2. Let’s go
3. Nineteen

• Life goes on

February 2, 2000

1. Life goes on
2. Single word
3. Snow drive

• Don’t miss it

May 17, 2000

1. Don’t miss it
2. Turning point

• Tightrope

June 21, 2000

1. Tightrope
2. Tightrope -Medieval version-
3. Tightrope -Instrumental version-

• Kizuna (絆, Bound of Friendship)

March 9, 2001 (In-Kyūshū-Limited Single)

1. Kizuna (絆, Bound of Friendship)
2. Kizuna -Instrumental- (絆 -Instrumental-, Bound of Friendship -Instrumental-)
3. The Go-Ahead Man

• Hajikeyō (はじけよう, Let’s Have Fun!)

June 1, 2001

1. Hajikeyō (はじけよう, Let’s Have Fun!)
2. Jumpin’ high
3. Libido (リビドー)

• Kodokuna Taiyō (孤独な太陽, A Lonely Sun)

September 26, 2001

1. Kodokuna Taiyō (孤独な太陽, A Lonely Sun)
2. Communication
3. La La (ララ)

• Sotsugyō (卒業, Graduation)

January 30, 2002

1. Sotsugyō (卒業, Graduation)
2. Romantic (ロマンチック)
3. Mother Blues

• Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Brand-New Myself ~僕にできること, Brand-New Myself ~What I Can Do)

May 1, 2002

1. Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Brand-New Myself ~僕にできること, Brand-New Myself ~What I Can Do)
2. 2,000 Light Years Away
3. Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto (instrumental) (Brand-New Myself ~僕にできること (instrumental), Brand-New Myself ~What I Can Do (instrumental))

• White winter song

December 11, 2002

1. White winter song
2. WOW WOW PARADISE (WOW WOW パラダイス)
3. Sotsugyō ~Okuru Koto Version~ (卒業 ~贈ることバージョン~, Graduation ~Giving Word Version~)
4. White winter song ~Instrumental~

• Yasashisa Licence / BY MY SIDE (やさしさライセンス, Licence of a Tenderness / BY MY SIDE)

May 21, 2003

1. Yasashisa Licence (やさしさライセンス, Licence of a Tenderness)
2. BY MY SIDE
3. Yasashisa Licence -Instrumental- (やさしさライセンス -Instrumental-, Licence of a Tenderness -Instrumental-)
4. BY MY SIDE -Instrumental-

• Niji (虹, Rainbow)

August 6, 2003

1. Niji (虹, Rainbow)
2. Beautiful Sandy (ビューティフルサンディー)
3. Niji -Instrumental- (虹 -Instrumental-, Rainbow -Instrumental-)
4. Beautiful Sandy -Instrumental- (ビューティフルサンディー -Instrumental-)

• one Days (A Small Part of My Days)

July 22, 2004

1. one Days (A Small Part of My Days)
2. Kiss on the beach
3. one Days -Instrumental- (A Small Part of My Days -Instrumental-)
4. Kiss on the beach -Instrumental-

Hidden Track: Kane ga Nai (金がない, I Have No Money)

• Hitori ja Totemo Aruke nai Sekai no Ue de (一人じゃとても歩けない世界の上で, On the World that I Can’t Possibly Walk Alone)

June 7, 2006

1. Hitori ja Totemo Aruke nai Sekai no Ue de (一人じゃとても歩けない世界の上で, On the World that I Can’t Possibly Walk Alone)
2. Motto (もっと, More)
3. Arigatō (ありがとう, Thank you)

Albums

Gimme a lightSeptember 17, 1999Indie album (Limited to 1,000 copies only) Tune up Kickin’ it Clap It’s gonna be O.K. Follow up your own mind Empty Box Song on the radio 19

SpikyJune 21, 2000 Snow drive Don’t miss it (Album Mix) Tightrope (Album Version) My red boots Ideal D’d Life goes on (Album Mix) Spiky Single word Turning point Kick up myself Time passed by Say what you say Cultural blind I start again

PANIC POPNovember 1, 2001 Hajikeyō (はじけよう, Let’s Have Fun!) PANIC POP I wish on my fist Communication Yoake no Mukō (夜明けの向こう, Over the Dawn) Tegami (Acoustic Version) (手紙 (Acoustic Version), Letter (Acoustic Version)) Kodokuna Taiyō (Album Mix) (孤独な太陽 (Album Mix), A Lonely Sun (Album Mix)) Hitori Kakeochi (ひとり駆け落ち, Eloping Alone) Bring Out Asu wa Dotchida (明日はどっちだ, Where is Tomorrow?) 11 nights a week Runner (ランナー) Sayonara (サヨナラ, Good-by)

MADE IN Hi-HighSeptember 4, 2002 Music Liberty Kazematic (Wind Town) Brand-New Myself Lonely holiday Seeds of future Happy hungry days Nichijō (日常, Daily Life)

C☆BEST + Flying Hi-HighJuly 9, 2003Best album Yasashisa Licence ~Mitsuketa ver.~ (やさしさライセンス ~見つけたver.~, Licence of a Tenderness ~Found ver.~) Asu wa Dotchida (明日はどっちだ, Where is Tomorrow?) WOW WOW PARADISE (WOW WOW パラダイス) Kodokuna Taiyō (孤独な太陽, A Lonely Sun) Communication Jumpin’ high Sotsugyō (卒業, Graduation) Nichijō (日常, Daily Life) Hajikeyō (はじけよう, Let’s Have Fun!) Happy hungry days Hitori Kakeochi (ひとり駆け落ち, Eloping Alone) Brand-New Myself ~Boku ni Dekiru Koto (Brand-New Myself ~僕にできること, Brand-New Myself ~What I Can Do) White winter song Liberty Libido (リビドー) Romantic (ロマンチック) someday somewhere Star Dash (スターダッシュ)

HAPPY SETSeptember 25, 2003 Niji (虹, Rainbow) Nana port (7port) Ame ga Agareba Natsu ga Hajimaru (雨が上がれば夏が始まる, When the Rain Stops, Summer Starts) Yasashisa Licence (やさしさライセンス, Licence of a Tenderness) Yellow Cabriolet (イエローキャブリオーレ) My girl Satsuki (皐月, May) Demo Tape (Kari) (デモテープ (仮), Demo Tape (Interim Title))

CHARCOAL FILTERSeptember 23, 2004 Party on! Ukiyo no Hana (浮き世の花, Flower in this World) one Days (A Small Part of My Days) Cage Panorama (パノラマ) Koke to Ratai (コケトラタイ, Moss and Naked Body) Lover Lover Radio Motown Yume no Soba ni Aru Sekai de (夢のそばにある世界で, At the World near a Dream) Squash (スカッシュ) Sayonara Boku wa (さよなら僕は, Good-by, and I am...) GROOVIN’ SUNRISE Morning Glow Puka Puka (プカプカ, Puffing Away)

Gimme a light 2May 11, 2005Indie album (Limited to 5,000 copies only) Tune up featuring Annie a party song Workin’ Dog after work Place Honey Money Love music slave

Kokoro no Kita Michi(心の来た道, The Way My Soul has Come by)February 8, 2006 Sekai no Hate (世界の果て, The World’s End) Kokoro no Kita Michi (心の来た道, The Way My Soul has Come by) Ai o Baramaite (愛をばらまいて, Giving Much Love) Music Monster Spider (スパイダー) Peace People

Everything you know is wrongJanuary 10, 2007 Asu e Hanate (明日へ放て, Release it towards Tomorrow) everlasting society Small Wonderland (スモールワンダーランド) Futatsu Boshi (ふたつ星, A Pair of Stars) aurora sunnyday holiday Muffin Song (マフィンソング) Ashita to yū Na no Kinō ni Sayonara (明日という名の昨日にさよなら, Good-by to Yesterday by the Name of Tomorrow) Yell (エール) Hitori ja Totemo Aruke nai Sekai no Ue de (一人じゃとても歩けない世界の上で, On the World that I Can’t Possibly Walk Alone)

Source : Wikipedia