The Oral Cigarettes (ジ・オーラル・シガレッツ), stylized as THE ORAL CIGARETTES is a four-member Japanese alternative rock band from Nara Prefecture, formed in July 2010.[4] The band signed to A-Sketch in 2012 and have currently released five studio albums, two independent albums, one demo album, one compilation album, one extended play and eight singles. They are best known for performing the opening theme song of the anime Noragami Aragoto, "Kyōran Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!, Kyōran Hey Kids!!).[3][5]
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Origin | Nara Prefecture, Japan |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | A-Sketch (2012–present) |
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Website | theoralcigarettes |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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JPN Oricon [7] |
JPN Billboard [8] | |||
The BKW Show!! |
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20 | — | |
Fixion |
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6 | 8 | |
Unofficial |
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3 | 5 | |
Kisses and Kills |
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1 | 1 | |
Suck My World |
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1 | 1 | |
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Barking in the Moon, Sorrow... (月に吠えて、哀・・・) |
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New Moon and Aries (新月と牡羊座) |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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JPN Oricon [7] |
JPN Billboard [8] | ||
Before It's Too Late |
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5 | 4 |
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Suicide A-Type (悩殺A-Type) |
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Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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JPN Oricon [7] | ||
Orange No Nukegara, Watashi Ga Ikita Ai No Akashi (オレンジの抜け殻、私が生きたアイの証) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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JPN Oricon [7] |
JPN Billboard [9] | |||
"Kishikaisei Story" (起死回生Story) | 2014 | 28 | 27 | The BKW Show!! |
"Amy" (エイミー) | 2015 | 29 | 60 | Fixion |
"Kyōran Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!) | 19 | 24 | ||
"Dip-Bap" | 2016 | 12 | 24 | Unofficial |
"5150" | 10 | 28 | ||
"Tonariau" (トナリアウ) | 2017 | 6 | 12 | Kisses and Kills |
"One's Again" | — | |||
"Black Memory" | 3 | 4 | ||
"Wagamama de Gomakasanaide" (ワガママで誤魔化さないで) | 2019 | 5 | 14 | Suck My World |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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JPN Oricon [7] |
JPN Billboard [9] | |||
"ReI" | 2018 | — | 94 | Kisses and Kills |
"Don't You Think" feat. Lozareena | 2019 | — | — | Suck My World |
"Shine Holder" | — | 75 | ||
"Tonight the Silence Kills Me with Your Fire" | 2020 | — | — | |
"Dream in Drive" | — | — | ||
"Naked" | — | — | ||
"Slowly But Surely I Go On" | — | — | ||
"Red Criminal" | 2021 | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
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JPN[7] | |||
DVD | Blu-ray | ||
Unofficial Dining Tour 2017 at Nippon Budokan |
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7 | 15 |
Title | Year | Appearance |
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"Kishikaisei Story" (起死回生Story) | 2014 | Space Shower TV Power Push!, July degree |
"Amy" (エイミー) | 2015 | TV Tokyo Japan Countdown, April's ending theme |
KBS Kyoto Kyoto Sports, April's ending theme | ||
"Kyōran Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!) | UHF anime Noragami Aragoto, opening theme | |
"Kizukeyo Baby" (気づけよBaby) | 2016 | TV Tokyo Japan Countdown, January's ending theme |
"Dip-Bap" | TBS CDTV, September 8 opening theme | |
"Catch Me" | Akashic Re:cords theme song | |
"Licorice" (リコリス) | 2017 | TV Tokyo Japan Countdown, February's ending theme |
"Tonariau" (トナリアウ) | Tokyo MX Sakurada Reset, ending theme | |
"Black Memory" | Ajin: Demi-Human theme song | |
"Wagamama de Gomakasanaide" (ワガママで誤魔化さないで) |
2018 | Fuji TV Revisions, opening theme |
"Red Criminal" | 2021 | Tokyo MX Scarlet Nexus, opening theme |
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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2013 | "Mr. Phantom" (Mr. ファントム) | Takuya Katsumi |
2014 | "Kishikaisei Story" (起死回生Story) | Kawakoshi Kazunori |
"Starget" | Fukatsu Masakazu | |
"Kirai" (嫌い) | Toshitsugu Ōno | |
2015 | "Amy" (エイミー) | |
"Kantannakoto" (カンタンナコト) | ||
"Kyōran Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!) | Takurō Ōkubo | |
"Kizukeyo Baby" (気づけよBaby) | Yoshihiro Okutō | |
2016 | "A-E-U-I" | Toshiki Kaneda |
"Dip-Bap" | Yoshihiro Okutō | |
"Catch Me" | Takurō Ōkubo | |
"5150" | Kei Ikeda | |
"Licorice" (リコリス) | Taiga Shin | |
2017 | "Shala La" | Kei Ikeda |
"One's Again" | ||
"Tonariau" (トナリアウ) | Yasuhiro Arafune | |
"Black Memory" | Taiga Shin | |
2018 | Yōshi Tanrei na Uso (容姿端麗な嘘) | Yoshihiro Okutō |
Psychopath | Take Ru | |
Wagamama de Gomakasanaide (ワガママで誤魔化さないで) |
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2019 | Color Tokyo | Kanzaki Mineto |
Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result |
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2014 | CD Shop Awards | Regional Production (Kansai region) | Orange No Nukegara, Watashi Ga Ikita Ai No Akashi | Won[10] |
2017 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Rock Artist | The Oral Cigarettes | Nominated[11] |
2018 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Rock Artist | The Oral Cigarettes | Nominated[12] |
2019 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Rock Artist | The Oral Cigarettes | Nominated[13] |
2021 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Rock Artist | The Oral Cigarettes | Nominated[14] |
2021 | Space Shower Music Awards | Best Conceptual Live | The Oral Cigarettes | Won[15] |
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