Bullet Train (band)
Japanese boy band
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Bullet Train (超特急, Chōtokkyū) is a Japanese boy band formed on December 25, 2011, under Stardust Promotion.[1][2] The group debuted under the name "超特急☆-BULLET TRAIN- (Chōtokkyū☆-BULLET TRAIN-)" but later changed the name to "超特急 (Chōtokkyū)". The group consists of "main dancers" and "back vocalists", meaning that the vocalists stand behind the dancers when the band is performing.[3][4] Bullet Train has been likened to Momoiro Clover Z, an idol girl group managed by the same talent agency.[5] Consisting of 4 main dancers, the center among the dancers changes for each single. In 2018 they won their first award on MAMA2018 in Japan.
Bullet Train 超特急 | |
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| Origin | Japan |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Label | SDR |
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| Website | bullettrain |
Members
Current
As of August 2022, the group consists of 9 members.
- Kai (カイ) / Kai Ogasawara (小笠原 海) - 27 September 1994 - Main Dancer - Blue - Mysterious
- Ryoga (リョウガ) / Ryōga Funatsu (船津 稜雅) - Leader - 23 October 1994 - Main Dancer - Purple - Skinny
- Takuya (タクヤ) / Takuya Kusakawa (草川 拓弥) - 24 November 1994 - Main Dancer - Green - Muscle
- Yuki (ユーキ) / Yūki Murata (村田 祐基) - Former Leader - 2 January 1995 - Main Dancer - Red - Clumsy
- Takashi (タカシ) / Takashi Matsuo (松尾 太陽) - 23 September 1996 - Backup Vocal -White -Youngest Child (Takashi was the youngest member before Haru joined the group)
- Shuya (シューヤ) / Shūya Shimura (志村秀哉) - 25 March 1995 - Backup Vocal
- Masahiro (マサヒロ) / Masahiro Moritsugu (森次政裕) - 15 September 1998 - Main Dancer
- Aloha (アロハ) / Aloha Takamatsu (髙松アロハ) - 26 October 2000 - Main Dancer
- Haru (ハル) / Haru Kashiwagi (柏木悠) - 31 March 2005 - Main Dancer
Former
- Sho (ショウ) / Shō Takemura (竹村翔)
- Koichi (コーイチ) / Kōichi Yoshino (吉野晃一) - 18 June 1994 - Backup Vocal - Black
- Yusuke (ユースケ) / Yūsuke Fukuda (福田佑亮) - 24 December 1995 - Main Dancer - Yellow
Timeline
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak | Sales |
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| JPN[6] | |||
| Ring |
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7 |
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| Dramatic Seven |
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4 |
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| Golden Epoch |
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2 | |
| Dance Dance Dance |
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7 | |
| B9 |
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2 |
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EPs
| Title | EP details | Peak | Sales |
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| JPN[6] | |||
| Just Like Bullet Train (Just Like 超特急) |
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2 |
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| Why Don't You Bullet Train? (Why Don't You 超特急?) |
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1 |
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Singles
| No. | Title | Year | Peak | Sales | Album |
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| JPN[10] | |||||
| 1 | "Train" | 2012 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| 2 | "Shake Body" | 126 |
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| 3 | "Policemen" | 2013 | 18 |
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| 4 | "Bloody Night" | 10 |
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Ring | |
| — | "Starlight" (As Ultra Bullet Train) | 7 |
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| 5 | "Kiss Me Baby" | 8 |
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| 6 | "Ikki!!!!!i!!" | 2014 | 4 |
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| 7 | "Believe×Believe" | 6 |
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| 8 | "Star Gear" | 7 |
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| "Ebiday Ebinai" | |||||
| "Burn!" | Non-album single | ||||
| 9 | "Stardust Love Train" | 2015 | 5 |
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Dramatic Seven |
| "Battaman" | |||||
| 10 | "Beautiful Chaser" | 2 |
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| 11 | "Yell" | 2016 | 4 |
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| 12 | "Chō Never Give Up Dance" (超ネバギバDANCE) | 2017 | 1 |
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Golden Epoch |
| 13 | "My Buddy" | 2 |
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| 14 | "A Kind of Love" | 2018 | 2 |
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| 15 | "Jesus" | 3 |
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| — | "Soleil" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles | |
| 16 | "Hey Hey Hey" | 4 | |||
| 17 | "Revival Love" | 3 | |||
| 18 | "Stand Up" | 2020 | 2 | ||
| 19 | "Asayake" | 10 | |||
| 20 | "Uchū Drive" (宇宙ドライブ) | 2022 | 2 | B9 | |
| 21 | "AwA AwA" | 2024 | 1 | TBA | |
| 22 | "Nine Lives" | 2025 | 1 |
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| 23 | "Gachi Muchū!" | 2026 | 1 |
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Digital singles
| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2020 | "Dear My Goodbye" (Dear My グッバイ) | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Guilty" as Bullet Pink | |
| "Carnaval" | Dance Dance Dance | |
| "Kachi Kaja" (같이 가자) | ||
| 2022 | "Cresendo" (クレッシェンド) | Non-album single |