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:This article is about the band. For the segment in the TV series ''The Word'', see The Word (TV series). The Hopefuls, formerly known as The Olympic Hopefuls, are an indie-pop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Hopefuls won both the Artist of the Year and Best Pop Artist awards at the 2005 Minnesota Music Awards.〔 〕 ==History== Darren Jackson and Erik Appelwick, (of Minnesota bands Kid Dakota and Vicious Vicious, respectively) began recording and performing under the name of Camaro in the early 2000s. As their popularity on the Minneapolis music scene increased, they changed their names to The Olympic Hopefuls and were picked up by 2024 records, a local independent label. They released their debut album, ''The Fuses Refuse to Burn'' in 2004.〔 〕 In 2005 the band was forced to shorten its name to The Hopefuls after being informed that the United States Olympic Committee owned the trademark to the word "Olympic."〔 〕 The song "Let's Go!" was featured on the second seasons of both ''The O.C.'' and ''Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County''.〔 〕 The song "Drain the Sea" was featured on the first disc of the "For New Orleans" charity cd set produced by "Sugarfoot Music". In April 2006, Appelwick left The Hopefuls to play bass for Tapes 'n Tapes. On December 20, 2008, The Hopefuls released their second album ''Now Playing at the One-Seat Theatre'' on local independent label Draw Fire Records. Due to their busy schedules, all four band members were never present in the recording studio at the same time during the album's recording. The band's last show was played the following year.〔 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「The Hopefuls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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