The Novembers

THE NOVEMBERS
THE NOVEMBERS
Origin	Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Genres	Alternative rock; indie rock; post-hardcore; shoegazing; gothic rock;
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Daizawa Records; Merz; MAGNIPH/Hostess;
Members	Kobayashi Yusuke; Matsumoto Kengo; Takamatsu Hirofumi; Yoshiki Ryousuke
Website	the-novembers.com

THE NOVEMBERS is a four-piece Japanese alternative rock band.
A preceding band was first formed in 2002 by Kobayashi Yusuke and Takamatsu Hirofumi.^[3] Subsequently, the preceding band disbanded in 2005, and "The Novembers" was officially formed in March 2005 with Kobayashi and Takamatsu joined first by drummer Yoshiki Ryousuke in August 2005, before its current lineup solidified in October 2005 with the arrival of Matsumoto Kengo.^[4]

The band released two demo albums in 2006 before making its indie debut on UK Project's Daizawa Record with the release of their album, The Novembers in November, 2007.^[5]

They launched their independent label MERZ in October 2013 and also played a variety of Japanese festivals, such as appearing at the Red Marquee stage at the Fuji Rock Festival in 2014.

In October 2015 they joined forces with producer Masami Tsuchiya (Blankey Jet City, GLAY) and released their fifth EP, Elegance. The band celebrated their 11th anniversary (its significance highlighted by their namesake) by inviting an array of guests such as Boris, Klan Aileen, MONO, Roth Bart Baron, Art-School, Burgh, acid android, Takkyu Ishino, and The Birthday to their self-produced event series named “KUBI”, as well as releasing their sixth album, Hallelujah, becoming the first Japanese artist to release on the MAGNIPH / Hostess joint label. The subsequent album release tour culminated in 11th anniversary show on November 11 at Shinkiba STUDIO COAST in Tokyo. The TODAY EP was released in May 2018 and their latest album, ANGELS, arrived in March 2019.

They have also supported numerous international bands, including RIDE, Television, No Age, Mystery Jets, Wild Nothing, Thee Oh Sees, Dot Hacker, Astrobright and Yuck.

Band members

Yūsuke Kobayashi (小林祐介, born December 18, 1985) – vocals, guitar, keyboards - also vocalist in DECAYS and The Spellbound with Masayuki Nakano of Boom Boom Satellites
Kengo Matsumoto (ケンゴマツモト, born June 1983) – guitar, keyboards
Hirofumi Takamatsu (高松浩史, born November 19, 1985) – bass - also bassist in Petit Brabancon with Kyo, Yukihiro, Miya, and antz (Tokyo Shoegazer).^[6]
Ryousuke Yoshiki (吉木諒祐, born November 1, 1985) – drums

Discography

Studio albums


Year	Album Details	Oricon chart^[7]
2008	Picnic Released: March 6, 2008	96
2010	Misstopia Released: March 10, 2010	56
2011	To (Melt Into) Released: August 3, 2011	45
2013	Zeitgeist Released: November 30, 2013	289
2014	Rhapsody in Beauty Released: October 15, 2014	40
2016	Hallelujah Released: September 21, 2016	36
2019	ANGELS Released: March 13, 2019	58
2020	At The Beginning Released: May 14, 2020
2023	The Novembers Released: December 5, 2023

EPs

Year	Album Details	Oricon chart^[7]
2007	The Novembers Released: November 7, 2007	202
2009	Paraphilia Released: March 18, 2009	68
2012	Gift Released: November 7, 2012	38
2013	Fourth Wall Released: May 15, 2013	35
2015	Elegance Released: October 7, 2015	59
2018	TODAY Released: May 16, 2018	54

Singles

Year	Title	Oricon chart^[8]
2011	"(Two) Into Holy" Released: August 3, 2011	39
2014	"今日も生きたね" (Kyou mo ikita ne) Released: May 14, 2014	51
2016	"黒い虹" (Black Rainbow) Released: July 21, 2016	—
2020	"理解者" (Rikai-sha) Released: May 13, 2020
2020	"Rainbow" Released: May 20, 2020
2023	"kanashimigakawaitara" Released: April 7, 2023

Demos

Year	Information
2005	The Novembers 1st demo Released: August 13, 2005
2006	The Novembers 2nd demo Released: September 13, 2006
2006	The Novembers 3rd demo Released: October 13, 2006

DVDs and Blu-rays

Year	Information
2015	Tour Romance (Live At Studio Coast) Released: May 13, 2015
2017	美しい日 Released: September 25, 2017
2018	ROSES at Shinagawawa GLORIA CHAPEL Released: August 22, 2018
2020	Live at TSUTAYA O-EAST “NEO TOKYO – 20191111 -” Released: March 19, 2020
2021	Live – At The Beginning – at 大谷資料館 Released: May 17, 2021
2022	Live -At The Beginning- at STUDIO COAST Released: 2022

Compilations appearances

Year	Song	Album	Notes
2005	"Brooklyn Saishuu Deguchi" (ブルックリン最終出口)	College of Kitazawa No. 3 (コラージュオブ北沢3丁目)	Released: May 30, 2005^[9] Concept album by Shimokitazawa Garage and enndisc
2005	"She Lab Luck"	College of Kitazawa No. 3 (コラージュオブ北沢3丁目)
2007	"Chernobyl"	Hi-Style ~Itaku Version 01~	Released: February 20, 2007 High Line Record Compilation No. 1^[10]
2012	"Human Flow"	Dip Tribute ~9faces~	Released: June 6, 2012
2012	"Stay Away"	Nevermind Tribute	Released: April 4, 2012 A tribute album to celebrates 20th anniversary of Nirvana's masterpiece album Nevermind.
2013	"Doubt"	Tribute VII -Rock Spirits-	Released: December 18, 2013

Music videos

Official music videos

..

Year	Title	Director(s)
2009	"dnim"	KYABETWO FILM
	"she lab luck"	H. Koarai
	"こわれる" (To Break)	Kojima Takayuki
2010	"Misstopia"	Maruyama Taro
2011	"夢のあと" (After the Dream)	Maruyama Taro
2011	"彼岸で散る青" (Blue falling on the shore)	Kojima Takayuki
2012	"Harem"	Makoto Tezuka
2013	"dogma"	Takeshi Shibata
	"Flower of life"	Yu Adumi
	"鉄の夢" (The Iron Dream)	Yousuke Asada
	"Meursault"	Maruyama Taro
2014	"今日も生きたね" (I Lived Today As Well)	minsak
2014	"Romancé"	minsak
2015	"きれいな海へ (Mother Side)" (To the Beautiful Ocean)	TAIYOU KIKAKU
2015	"きれいな海へ (Father Side)" (To the Beautiful Ocean)	TAIYOU KIKAKU
2016	"黒い虹" (Black Rainbow)	minsak
2016	"1000年" (Year 1000)	Yousuke Asada
2017	"最近あなたの暮らしはどう" (How's Your Life Lately)	Yousuke Asada
2018	"みんな急いでいる" (Everyone is in a Hurry)	Yousuke Asada
2019	"BAD DREAM"	Yousuke Asada
2024	"BOY"	Yousuke Asada

References

^ THE NOVEMBERS official website. THE NOVEMBERS Biography
^ Barks. THE NOVEMBERS : Biography
^ "THE NOVEMBERS Misstopia Interview". natalie.mu. 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
^ "THE NOVEMBERS Profile". www.sound-tv.net. 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
^ "THE NOVEMBERS Artist Page". www.ukproject.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
^ "New band "Petit Brabancon" includes members of DIR EN GREY, MUCC, L'arc-en-ciel!". jrocknews.com. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
^ ^a ^b Oricon. THE NOVEMBERSのランキング
^ Oricon. THE NOVEMBERSのランキング
^ "College of Kitazawa No. 3". www.garage.or.jp. 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
^ "High Line Record HI-STYLE". www.highline.co.jp. 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

External links

[THE_NOVEMBERS_official_website-1] THE NOVEMBERS official website. THE NOVEMBERS Biography

[Barks-2] Barks. THE NOVEMBERS : Biography

[natalie.mu-3] "THE NOVEMBERS Misstopia Interview". natalie.mu. 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

[SoundTV-4] "THE NOVEMBERS Profile". www.sound-tv.net. 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

[UKProject-5] "THE NOVEMBERS Artist Page". www.ukproject.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

[6] "New band "Petit Brabancon" includes members of DIR EN GREY, MUCC, L'arc-en-ciel!". jrocknews.com. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-24.

[Oricon_Album_Chart-7] Oricon. THE NOVEMBERSのランキング

[Oricon_Single_Chart-8] Oricon. THE NOVEMBERSのランキング

[Shimokitazawa_Garage-9] "College of Kitazawa No. 3". www.garage.or.jp. 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

[HighLineRecord_Itaku-10] "High Line Record HI-STYLE". www.highline.co.jp. 2007. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

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