MONKEY MAJIK — Discography

♫ SINGLES


 fly
[1st Single]
(January 18, 2006)

01. fly
02. STAY
03. watching you



Around The World
[2nd Single]
(February 22, 2006)

01. Around The World
02. Falling
03. everyone



フタリ (Futari)
[3rd Single]
(October 4, 2006)

01. フタリ (Futari)
02. Happiness
03. フタリ (Futari) -English Version-



Picture Perfect (MONKEY MAJIK m-flo)
[4th Single]
(February 7, 2007)

01. Picture Perfect
02. Pretty People
03. Red Dress



卒業、そして未来へ (MONKEY MAJIK SEAMO) (Sotsugyou, Soshite Mirai he)
[5th Single]
(March 14, 2007)

01. 卒業、そして未来へ (Sotsugyou, Soshite Mirai he)
02. Let's get along
03. WANDERER



Change (MONKEY MAJIK 吉田兄弟/Yoshida Kyodai)
[6th Single]
(April 25, 2007)

01. Change
02. Car Crash
03. Mr. Postman



MONKEY MAJIK x MONKEY MAGIC
[7th Single]
(June 27, 2007)

01. MONKEY MAGIC
02. Pretty People - Japanese Ver.-
03. Around The World GO!空 (Sora)
04. ガンダーラ (GANDHARA) -movie ver.-
05. Around The World -DJ Mitsu The Beats ver.-



Together / あかり / Fall Back (Akari)
[8th Single]
(April 23, 2008)

01. Together
02. あかり (Akari)
03. Fall Back
04. One more chance
05. Together -Night Falls mix-



あいたくて / MORNING-EVENING / goin' places (Aitakute)
[9th Single]
(June 25, 2008)

01. あいたくて (Aitakute)
02. MORNING-EVENING
03. goin' places
04. The Letter
05. あいたくて -DJ Mitsu the Beats PM1:30 mix- (Aitakute)



Tada, Arigatō (ただ、ありがとう?)
[10th Single]
(August 27, 2008)

01. Tada, Arigatou
02. Yakusoku



Aishiteru (アイシテル )
[11th Single]
(June 10, 2009)

01. aishiteru
02. robots inc.
03. aishiteru - DJ Mitsu The BEATS remix -




Nijiiro no Sakana/Open Happiness/MONSTER (虹色の魚/Open Happiness/MONSTER?)
[12th Single]
(October 28, 2009)

01. Nijiro no Sakana
02. Open Happiness
03. MONSTER



SAKURA
[13th Single]
(March 17, 2010)

01. SAKURA
02. With You
03. SAKURA ~acoustic~



Sunshine
[14th Single]
(November 24, 2011)

01. Sunshine
02. Fast Forward
03. Sunshine (TV Ver.)
04. Fast Forward (TV Ver.)
05. Sunshine (Instrumental)
06. Fast Forward (Instrumental)



♫ ALBUMS


SPADE
[1st Indies Album]
(September 24, 2003)

01. 5.30
02. i like pop
03. wait
04. すぐちかく (Sugu Chikaku)
05. political believer
06. and i
07. 靴の音 (Kutsu no Oto)
08. monica
09. フミダスチカラ (Fumidasu Chikara)
10. don't you cry
11. 風来 (Fuurai)



Lily
[2nd Indies MiniAlbum]
(February 9, 2005)

01. Lily
02. Tonight
03. Alright
04. Wish I
05. 星一粒 (Hoshi Hitotsubu)



Get started
[3rd Indies MiniAlbum]
(April 13, 2005)

01. Get started
02. ガリレオ (Galileo)
03. まわるかわる (Mawaru Kawaru)
04. 編み方 (Amikata)
05. Where is the world?
06. Say what's on your mind
07. Alright (mono junk yard remix)



eastview
[2nd Indies Album]
(September 21, 2005)

01. One moment
02. Livin' in the sun
03. All my life
04. カモメ (Kamome)
05. 1996
06. I was waiting
07. Inside
08. カンパイ (Kanpai)
09. Decay
10. Apology Accepted
11. Take


BEST 2000-2005
[3rd Indies Album]
(March 8, 2006)

01. 5.30
02. ガリレオ (Galileo)
03. Lily
04. Get started
05. political believer
06. wait
07. Wish I
08. 靴の音 (Kutsu no Oto)
09. すぐちかく (Sugu Chikaku)
10. i like pop
11. Alright
12. Tonight
13. カンパイ (KANPAI)
14. All my life (PREMIUM BOX VERSION)
15. One moment
16. Livin' in the sun
17. Waiting For The Right Time



thank you
[1st Album]
(May 24, 2006)

01. turn
02. another day
03. thank you
04. on and on
05. 雪合戦 (Yuki Gassen)
06. fly
07. between the lines
08. all by my self
09. delayed
10. Around The World
11. STAY
12. 種 (Tane)



空はまるで (Sora wa Maru de)
[2nd Album]
(July 25, 2007)

01. 空はまるで (Sora wa Maru de)
02. No Snow In December
03. 光朝 (Kouchou)
04. Picture Perfect
05. 卒業、そして未来へ (Sotsugyou, Soshite Mirai he)
06. Change
07. フタリ (Futari)
08. LONG SHOT PENNY
09. Pretty People -Japanese ver.-
10. 願 (Negai)
11. スマイル (SMILE)
12. MAYBE
13. I Miss You
(14. Around The World GO!空 (Sora) -First Press Bonus-
15. ガンダーラ (GANDHARA) -First Press Bonus-)



TIME
[3rd Album]
(September 3, 2008)

01. Tada, Arigatou
02. Ai Taku te
03. Together
04. Goin' Places
05. Broke Down
06. Closer to You
07. Bicycle
08. Akari
09. Fall Back
10. Weekday
11. Morning/Evening
12. Chikyuu
13. Utsukushii Omoide
14. Yakusoku (Bonus Track)



MONKEY MAJIK BEST ~10 Years & Forever~
[4th Album]
(July 14, 2010)

01. fly
02. Around The World
03. フタリ Futari
04. Change (Monkey Majik + Yoshida Brothers)
05. 空はまるで Sora wa Maru de
06. Together
07. あいたくて Aitakute
08. ただ、ありがとう Tada, Arigatou
09. アイシテル Aishiteru
10. 虹色の魚 Niji-iro no Sakana
11. Open Happiness
12. MONSTER
13. SAKURA
14. FOREVER
15. Fast Forward
16. 大丈夫 Daijoubu
17. tired (remastered)
18. Lily (remix & remastered)
19. Livin’ in the sun (remastered)



westview
[5th Album]
(February 2, 2011)

01. Angel
02. The Man You Were
03. Sunshine
04. Yume no Sekai (夢の世界; Dream World)
05. Mahou no Kotoba (魔法の言葉; Magic Words)
06. Runaway
07. Disco Girl
08. Wonderland
09. Everything is going to be alright
10. the party’s over
11. One Day
12. Safari
13. If I Knew
14. HALO



RARE TRACKS
[6th Album]
(March 2, 2011)

01. watching you
02. Around The World -DJ Mitsu The Beats ver-
03. Together -Night Falls mix-
04. Aishiteru(アイシテル) -DJ Mitsu the Beats remix-
05. robots inc.
06. With you
07. One more chance
08. Let’s get along
09. WANDERER
10. Car Crash
11. Pretty People
12. Happiness
13. Yakusoku(約束)
14. SAKURA ~acoustic~
15. Falling
16. The Letter
17. RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS
18. Lupin The Third <ルパン三世のテーマ>
19. Kagayaku Yoru(輝く夜) DEMO
20. GINGER DEMO


♫ Other Songs

- CHEMISTRY - 輝く夜 (Kagayaku Yoru) supported by MONKEY MAJIK
- BENNIE K - Endless Summer / with Blaise Plant (MONKEY MAJIK)
- m-flo - Picture Perfect Love (m-flo ♥ Monkey Majik)
- m-flo - Picture Perfect Love -Kuchiroro remix- (m-flo ♥ Monkey Majik)



source:
jdisc.livejournal.com
Wikipedia
ajirenji.blogspot.com
turnondmusic.blogspot.com
www.r3z4prof.me
portal-j.blogspot.com

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MONKEY MAJIK

I still remember the first time I heard fly song playing on the radio. Listen to the voice, I thought "its heard something like he's not Japanese." And I was right!

They're MONKEY MAJIK, two of the members are Canadian brothers, Maynard and Blaise Plant. They both perform vocalist and guitar. And two others are pure Japanese. Tax on drumm, and DICK on bass. Due the combination of this two nation, and also the lyrics are sung in both English and Japanese, the band is sometimes reffered to as a "hybrid band". MONKEY MAJIK has been choosen as "Goodwill Ambassadors" for the 80th anniversary of Japanese-Canadian relation. Cool, eh? :D

MONKEY MAJIK formed in 2000. The name is a tribute to the song Monkey Magic (performed by Godiego), which was the theme song to Saiyuuki. Maynard has high respects for Godiego, then inspiring them to use the name. They are signed to Binyl Records, an Avex subsidiary. Their live recordings are handled by Under Horse Records (a subsidiary of Edward Entertainment Group). They still based in Sendai, even after mainstream success.

The band started off as a hobby but quickly turned serious when in 2001 they released their first album TIRED, release limited to 1,000 copies available at Tower Records in Sendai. Successful of the album's sale brought them to Under Horse Records. In 2003 the band released the first full-length album SPADE, once again only available at Tower Records in Sendai, then nation-wide released in 2004. The band's second full-length album, eastview, was released in 2005. In the fall of the same year the band signed on to major label avex. Their first major release single through avex was fly in 2006. It was quickly followed by the release of their second single, Around the World, which was used as the drama Seiyuuki's theme song. In 2007 MONKEY MAJIK released their fourth full-length album Sora wa maru de, where the titled song Sora wa maru de became the first song in Japanese History to reach #1 on USEN Request Chart before being released. Since TIRED the band has sold out every venue across Japan, and is often seen signing autographs after the shows.



♫ Members Profile



Maynard


Maynard Plant
August 6, 1975 from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vocals and guitar

He is the band founder. Fluent in English, French, and Japanese, also able to speak in the nanbu dialect (なんぶべん). While living in Canada, Maynard wrote songs as a hobby, but only performed privately. Moved to Japan to work as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT). He has high respects for Godiego. Other Japanese musicians which he mentions in high regard include UA, Oda Kazumaza, and Spitz. Maynard has solo project, blanc, which started as far back as 2003, has gained recognition across Asia. His father is also a professional musician who has played with Paul Anka.


 Blaise


Blaise Joseph Anthony Plant
March 18, 1980 from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Vocals and guitar

Maynard's younger brother. Fluent in English, French, and Japanese. Plays on a local ice hockey team in Sendai. He was active as a singer songwriter since he was in high school performing at clubs. Blaise continued the band with Maynard in 2001 where they released their first album TIRED. On March 3, 2008 he launched his solo project "The Alphabet Project" where every song released hit Number 1 on the Syncl Download chart, has built a reputation across Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Asia.


tax

Takuya Kikuchi
August 31, 1975 from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Drums

He partakes in the majority of songwriting. He had worked as a dental technician for five years, after which he switched to becoming a salaryman. He was introduced to Maynard and Blaise through a friend. Before becoming MONKEY MAJIK's full-time drummer his drumming experience only consisted of two years spent drumming during junior high school.



 DICK


March 10, 1978 from Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Bass

Has previously been part of a funk soul band called Soul Addiction under the name Hideki Dick Mori. Also was a member of a jazz band called Private Kitchen. The 3 members invited DICK, who had become a well-known bassist in Sendai, out to a bar in Kokubun Cho "The Party District of Sendai" and forced him to drink until he agreed to join MONKEY MAJIK. Joined the band to switch in with Urushizaka with the release of the band's second indie album eastview.





source:
Wikipedia
many sites

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Hitomi no Saki ni [from World World World tour]




Everybody miss them, right? MySpace

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Prayers & Melodies

by Rie Fu

♫ Romanji

sawagashi hibi koko ni oiteku
nagare ni somuite ashi o hayameru
watashi no shoutai hito go mi ni kakusu
ato sukoshi de kono machi mo kieru

ashita ni nareba wakaru sonna koto kangaeteita

There is nothing for me to say
Even if I do, you’ll still be far away
So I say a little prayer

soko ni nokotteta mukashi no kaori
nagare ni makase omoi wa odayaka ni
kimi no shoutai sukoshizutsu meguru
ima koko ni iru koto sugu ni tsutaetai

ashita ni nareba wakaru sonna koto kangaeteita

There is nothing for me to say
Even if I do, you’ll still be far away
So I say a little prayer

Oh, I feel so fine
Even if I fly at the speed of light
soredemo kitto watashi-tachi wa mae e susumu shikanai

ashita ni nareba wakaru sonna koto kangaeteita

There is nothing for me to say
Even if I do, you’ll still be far away
So I say a little prayer

When I wake up tomorrow morning
When I wake up tomorrow morning
When I wake up tomorrow morning, my doubts
are gonna be still there, but something’s new


♫ English

I’m leaving those troublesome days behind here
Going against the flow, I quicken my pace
I hide who I really am in the crowd
After a short time, this city will disappear too

I know that even if tomorrow comes, I’ll have already considered that
There is nothing for me to say
Even if I do, you’ll still be far away
So I say a little prayer

What remains there is the scent of days past
Leaving it up to the flow, my feelings are calm
Who you really are surrounds me little by little
I want to tell you soon, now that you’re here

I know that even if tomorrow comes, I’ll have already considered that
There is nothing for me to say
Even if I do, you’ll still be far away
So I say a little prayer

Oh, I feel so fine
Even if I fly at the speed of light
And yet I’m sure both of us will have no choice but to go on to what’s ahead

I know that even if tomorrow comes, I’ll have already considered that
There is nothing for me to say
Even if I do, you’ll still be far away
So I say a little prayer


from mylyricarchive.com

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Hitotsu Hitotsu — ひとつひとつ (One by One)

by Rie Fu & Seira, Shiina Junpei, Chris Tomoko, Saki

Romanji

Nagare yuku kisetsu no tadoritsuku saki
Ai no hashi wo kakete mukougishi made
Ichiban no omoide wa kitto ima kono toki
Watashi nara kou shite tanoshiku yareru
Everybody's doing their job
Shigoto jouzu ne dakara I'll do mine
Missing in your life
Nanika monotarinakutemo
Ima yaru beki koto ga aru

Hitotsu hitotsu no kakera wo atsumete
Toorisugiteku kono gogo wo terashite
Kokoro yuku made
Dadada...

Kienaide watashi no chiisana omoi
Aijou wa itsu demo koko ni aru kara
Everybody's doing their job
Shigoto jouzu ne dakara I'll do mine
Missing you again
Soba ni iru hito no tame ni
Ima yaru beki koto ga aru

Hitotsu hitotsu no kakera wo atsumete
Toorisugiteku kono gogo wo terashite
Terashite terashite
Dadada...

I can do better than this, if you let me go
Then I notice that I can go anywhere

Hitotsu hitotsu no kakera wo atsumete
Toorisugiteku kono kisetsu terashite
Hitotsu hitotsu no kakera wo atsumete
Toorisugiteku kono gogo wo terashite
Kokoro yuku made
Lalala...


English

The passing seasons arrive
On the other side, across the bridge of love
My best memory will surely be this moment
I'm enjoying myself like this
Everybody's doing their job
Everyone's good at their job, so I'll do mine
Missing in your life
Even if it's not enough
There's something I have to do now

Picking up the pieces one by one
Shining on this afternoon as it passes
To my heart's content
Dadada...

Don't disappear, my little love
'Cause love is always here
Everybody's doing their job
Everyone's good at their job, so I'll do mine
Missing you again
For those by my side
There's something I have to do now

Picking up the pieces one by one
Shining on this afternoon as it passes
Shining, shining
Dadada...

I can do better than this, if you let me go
Then I notice that I can go anywhere

Picking up the pieces one by one
Shining on this season as it passes
Picking up the pieces one by one
Shining on this afternoon as it passes
To my heart's content
Lalala...


from megchan.com

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Laundry

by Rie Fu & Yui (RYTHEM)


♫ Romaji

Rain is falling day to day
Laundry's taking so long to dry
Nothing's wrong, I won't complain at all but I
Just feel like crying today

Nanimo ka mo arainagaseba
Namida ni natte sora e noboru
Hito wa kou shite wasureteku no
Soshite kawaru no
Tomerarenai no

Round and round, grey socks they run
In a circle, no ending, no start
As they go, my tears would dry
And I can forget all about you

Anata no koto mo wasureru wa
Kyou de sekai ga tomatta nara
Ashita ni wa atarashii sekai hajimaridasu no
Hajimaru hazu yo

Anata mo watashi wo wasureru deshou
Kyou de sekai ga tomatta nara
Ashita ni wa sorezore no sekai hajimaridasu no
Doko ni mo inai no

Utsukushikute kanashii sanpun no ohanashi
Utsukushikute kanashii ai no ohanashi


♫ English

Rain is falling day to day
Laundry's taking so long to dry
Nothing's wrong, I won't complain at all but I
Just feel like crying today

If I wash everything away
It'll turn to tears and rise to the sky
This is how people forget
And it'll change
It's unstoppable

Round and round, grey socks they run
In a circle, no ending, no start
As they go, my tears would dry
And I can forget all about you

I'll even forget about you
If the world stopped today
A new world would begin tomorrow
It should begin

You'll forget about me too, right?
If the world stopped today
Tomorrow our own worlds
would begin
You aren't anywhere

So beautiful and sad, three-minute conversation
So beautiful and sad, a love story conversation

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
I really like this song. Rie-san figured the love story out like laundry in the washing machine. Happiness and sadness, those all appear and disappear continues spin like a washing machine. Ridiculous, but its true! I like it, really like it!


from megchan.com

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