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is a Japanese four member reggae band. They are best known for their 2006 hit song , which was one of the top songs of 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp ) (subscription only)〕 == Biography == The band's roots were first formed when Red Rice and Han-kun first performed together in Shōnan in central coastal Japan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Toy's Factory )〕 Han-kun first formed an interest in reggae after by chance hearing Buju Banton's song "Untold Stories" in a friend's girlfriend's car, after coming home from a dance.〔 Red Rice was a casual fan of reggae/hip-hop, until attending festivals which made him develop a great love of these genres.〔 The pair met Shock Eye while performing, who previously worked as a hip-hop DJ.〔 Shock Eye was friends with Wakadanna in high school, and met him again by chance in Shōnan. Wakadanna had been managing a reggae bar in Shōnan.〔 From 2001 onwards, the band worked together, having songs featured on compilation albums and collaborating with other artists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work=Tsutaya )〕 The band made their major label debut in 2003, under Toy's Factory.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=134Recordings )〕 The band's second album ''Shōnan no Kaze: Ragga Parade'' reached #5 on Oricon charts, after two top 20 singles.〔 The band had a hit song in 2006, . It sold over 520,000 copies and was the 8th biggest hit of 2006.〔 The follow-up album, ''Shōnan no Kaze: Riders High'', reached #1.〔 The band has had other hits (though not as great) since then, such as "Ōgon Soul," "Koi Shigure" and "Gachi-zakura."〔 The band's 4th album, ''Shōnan no Kaze: Joker'', reached #1 on Oricon charts as well.〔 Han-kun released a solo-album in 2008.〔 The band released the first of their planned "Best of" albums on March 6, 2013. In 2013, the group provided the song "Just Live More" for the TV series ''Kamen Rider Gaim'' under the name 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shōnan no Kaze」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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