Mongol800

Mongol800

Background information
Also known as Monpachi
Origin Okinawa, Japan
Genres Punk rock, pop punk, indie rock, ska punk
Years active 1998–present
Labels Tissue Freak Records / High Wave
Website Mongol800 at Highwave
Members Satoshi Takazato
Kiyosaku Uezu
Takashi Gima
Notable instruments
Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums

Mongol800 (モンゴル はっぴゃく mongoru happyaku) is a Japanese punk rock band from Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan consisting of three members. When they were aged 19, they released their first album. They have released five studio recordings, one single, and one live concert DVD. In 2001, despite low commercial attention, they sold over two-million records[1] from the album Message. Several years afterwards, they released more albums with just as much success.

Personnel

Discography

Albums

# Information Copies sold
1st Go on As You Are
  • Released: August 8, 2000
1,000,000[2]
2nd Message
  • Released: September 16, 2001
2,782,000
3rd 百々: Momo
  • Released: March 18, 2004
4th Daniel
  • Released: August 8, 2006
5th Etc. Work
  • Released: July 8, 2008
6th Eight-hundreds
  • Released: July 8, 2009
46,128

Singles

# Information Copies sold
1st ヨロコビノウタ
  • Released: December 6, 2003
2nd Special Thanks!!
  • Released: December 3, 2008

Compilations

References

  1. TIME Asia magazine records sales
  2. Go on As You Are record sales from Japan Times
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