yahyel are a five-piece indie pop band from Tokyo, Japan. The band was formed by Ikegai, Shinoda and Sugimoto in 2015 and Yamada and Ooi joined the band in September, 2016.
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Origin | Tokyo, Japan |
Genres | indie pop, dream pop, synth pop |
Years active | 2015 (2015)–present |
Labels | Beat Records |
Members | Shun Ikegai Miru Shinoda Wataru Sugimoto Kento Yamada Kazuya Ooi |
In 2015, Ikegai, Shinoda and Sugimoto formed the band.[1] [2] In May, 2015, they released their first EP Y, which was acclaimed by critics.
In January 2016, they toured in London and held a mini concert at Rough Trade. They released their second EP Fool / Midnight Run soon after their tour.
On July 8, 2016, their first single, "Once", was released. On September 28, 2016, "Once" was re-released with additional track "The Flare". The CD was mastered by Matt Colton and sold out soon after its release. In November, they released their debut album Flesh and Blood,[3] which ranked at number 68 on the Billboard Japan Album Chart.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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JPN Oricon |
JPN Billboard |
JPN Sales | ||
Flesh and Blood |
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69[4] | 68[5] | 63[6] |
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Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
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JPN Oricon |
JPN Billboard | ||
Y |
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Fool / Midnight Run |
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Once / The Flare |
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Fool / Midnight Run |
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Iron / Rude |
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199 | - |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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JPN Oricon |
JPN Hot 100 |
JPN Radio | |||
2016 | "Once" | - | - | - | Flesh and Blood |
2017 | "Iron" | - | - | - | N/A |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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JPN Oricon |
JPN Hot 100 |
JPN Radio | |||
2016 | "Alone" | - | - | 100 | Flesh and Blood |
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