![]() Inspired as much by Hüsker Dü as U2, frontman Motoo Fujiwara's pop-punk underdog anthems and sensitive ballads have galvanized fans ever since, helped by band members Hiroaki Masukawa (guitar), Yoshifumi Naoi (bass), and Hideo Masu (drums), not to mention an intriguing name that roughly signifies "revenge of the weak guy." In Bump of Chicken’s music, just getting through the day qualifies as heroism, an existential state mythologized in 2004's acoustic-tinged, fantasy-oriented Yggdrasil. Bump enjoyed their first hit in 2001 with the four-on-the-floor rush of "Tentai Kansoku (Star Gazing),” from the group's chart-topping major-studio debut, Jupiter. ![]() He also mentions that he has good eyesight, cannot write kanji well, likes to go outdoors, and often gets headaches.Since their first performance at a ninth-grade festival in 1994, Japanese indie-rock stars Bump of Chicken have regularly crested their home country’s charts with a fierce communal urgency rooted in a four-way friendship that extends back to preschool. Hideo Masu is the drummer and the creator of the band. He jokes that he "falls ill exactly four times a year." He also calls himself an anime and game otaku, and a "rare genius." ![]() Yoshifumi Naoi is the bassist of the group, and is referred to as the "crowd pleaser." Also known as Chama. He is referred to as the shy member of the group, and calls himself pessimistic. ![]() Hiroaki Masukawa "Hiro" is the guitarist of the group, and also writes most of the hidden joke tracks for albums. ![]() He has written most of the music, and has also drawn the artwork for their albums 'The Living Dead' and 'Yggdrasil.' Motoo Fujiwara "FujiKun" is the composer, lyricist, guitar, and main vocalist of the group. The name 'Bump of Chicken' had the intended meaning 'Attack of Coward'. BUMP OF CHICKEN is a Japanese rock band consisting of four members. ![]()
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