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The Oral Cigarettes
OriginNara (city), Japan
Genres
Years active2010–present
LabelsA-Sketch (2012–present)
Members
  • Takuya
  • Akira
  • Shigenobu
  • Masaya
Past members
  • Take
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The Oral Cigarettes (ジ・オーラル・シガレッツ), stylized in all caps is a four-member Japanese alternative rock band from Nara Prefecture, formed in 2010. The band signed to A-Sketch in 2012 and have released five studio albums, two independent albums, one demo album, one compilation album, three extended plays and nine singles.

History

2010–2012: Early years

The Oral Cigarettes were formed in Nara, Japan in 2010.[4] In October 2010, The Oral Cigarettes released their first demo album Nōsatsu A-Type.[citation needed] Their first independent album, Tsuki ni Hoete, Aware..., was released in March 2011,[citation needed] followed by their second independent album, Shingetsu to Ohitsujiza, in February 2012.[citation needed] Their first independent single, "Kieta Mitai / N.I.R.A", was released in December 2012.[citation needed] In December 2012, they won the grand prize at a four company joint audition.[5]

2013–2015: Major label debut and The BKW Show!!

Their first EP, Orange no Nukegara, Watashi ga Ikita Ai no Akashi, was released with Mash A&R in August 2013.[6] They held their first concert in June 2014.[7] The group's first major label single, "Kishi Kaisei Story", was released with A-Sketch in July 2014.[8] They held their first tour in July 2014.[9] Their first major label album, The BKW Show!!, was released in November 2014.[10] They released their second single, "Amy", in April 2015.[11] Their third single, "Kyōran Hey Kids!!", which was used as the opening theme of Noragami Aragoto, was released in November 2015.[12]

2016–2017: Fixion and Unofficial

Their second album, Fixion, was released in January 2016.[13] Their fourth single, "Dip-Bap" was released in August 2016,[14] followed by their fifth single, "5150", in November 2016.[15]

Their third album, Unofficial, was released in February 2017.[16] They released their sixth single, "Tonariau / One's Again", in June 2017.[17] Tonariau was used as the ending theme of Sagrada Reset.[18] Their seventh single, "Black Memory", was released in September 2017.[19]

2018–2019: Kisses and Kills

Their fourth album, Kisses and Kills, was released in June 2018.[20] Their eighth single, "Wagamama de Gomakasanaide", was released in March 2019, and was used as the opening theme of Revisions.[21] The group's first compilation album, Before It's Too Late, was released in August 2019.[22]

2020–present: Suck My World

They released their fifth album, Suck My World, in April 2020.[23] In April 2022, their second EP, Bullets into the Pipe, was released.[24] In March 2024, their third EP, Marbles, was released.[25]

Band members

Current members[26]
  • Takuya Yamanaka (山中 拓也) — lead vocals, guitar (2010–present)
  • Akira Akirakani (あきらかにあきら) — bass, vocals (2010–present)
  • Shigenobu Suzuki (鈴木 重伸) — guitar (2010–present)
  • Masaya Nakanishi (中西 雅哉) — drums (2013–present)
Former members
  • Take — drums (2010–2012)
Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[27] 		JPN
Billboard
[28]
The BKW Show!!
Track listing
  1. Kirai (嫌い)
  2. Monster Effect (モンスターエフェクト)
  3. Helloween no Yoin (ハロウィンの余韻)
  4. Starget
  5. Jidō Hanabaiki no Otoko (自動販売機の男)
  6. Boku ha Yume wo Miru (僕は夢を見る)
  7. Remake Sense (リメイクセンス)
  8. Kishikaisei Story (起死回生Story)
  9. Daimaō Sanjyo (大魔王参上)
  10. Tomei na Amayadori (透明な雨宿り)
 20 —
Fixion
  • Released: January 5, 2016
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Kizukeyo Baby (気づけよBaby)
  2. Kyōran Hey Kids!! (狂乱 Hey Kids!!)
  3. Mirror
  4. Stay One
  5. Amy (エイミー)
  6. Manner Mode (マナーモード)
  7. Tōrisugita Kisetsu no Sora de (通り過ぎた季節の空で)
  8. Kantannakoto (カンタンナコト)
  9. A-E-U-I
  10. Everything
 6 8
Unofficial
  • Released: February 2, 2017
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Licorice (リコリス)
  2. Catch Me
  3. Itazura Show Time (悪戯ショータイム)
  4. 5150
  5. WarWarWar
  6. Endroll (エンドロール)
  7. Dip-Bap
  8. Shala La
  9. Futōmei na Yukigeshō (不透明な雪化粧)
  10. Love
 3 5
Kisses and Kills
  • Released: June 13, 2018
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Mō Īkai? (もういいかい?)
  2. Black Memory
  3. Psychopath
  4. Ladies and Gentlemen
  5. What You Want
  6. Tonariau (トナリアウ)
  7. Livelock Art (リブロックアート)
  8. Yōshi Tanrei na Uso (容姿端麗な嘘)
  9. One's Again
  10. ReI
 1 1
Suck My World
  • Released: April 29, 2020
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 1 1
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Independent albums

Title Album details
Tsuki ni Hoete, Aware...
(月に吠えて、哀・・・)
  • Released: March 12, 2011
Track listing
  1. Dawn (幕開け)
  2. End of the Century (世紀末少年)
  3. Small Devil Infection (小悪魔インフェクション)
  4. I Have a Dream (僕は夢を見る)
  5. Selection of 90 (九十の選択)
  6. Cazenooto (カゼノオト)
  7. Late at Night (夜更け奏で)
  8. Barking of the Moon, Sorrow... (月の吠えて、哀・・・)
Shingetsu to Ohitsujiza
(新月と牡羊座)
  • Released: February 12, 2012
Track listing
  1. Anti-grudgeist (逆恨み小僧)
  2. Mist...
  3. Dancing Crazy Dolls (踊り狂う人形)
  4. A Girl Who Caught in a Town (とある街で見かけた少女)
  5. Aries Playing (牡羊座の奏で)
  6. Writing of G (gの筆記)
  7. Demon Lion Entry (大魔王参上)
  8. Amy (エイミー)

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[27] 		JPN
Billboard
[28]
Before It's Too Late
  • Released: August 28, 2019
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 5 4

Demo albums

Title Album details
Nōsatsu A-Type
(悩殺A-Type)
  • Released: October 10, 2010
Track listing
  1. Delusions Sex Theater (妄想SEX劇場)
  2. I Have a Dream (僕は夢を見る)
  3. Cazenooto (カゼノオト)

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak
chart
positions
JPN
Oricon
[27]
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)
  • Released: August 28, 2013
  • Label: Mash A&R
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Track listing
  1. Mist...
  2. Mr. Phantom (Mr.ファントム)
  3. Hyōtanyama no Ekiinsan (瓢箪山の駅員さん)
  4. Sakaurami Kozō (逆恨み小僧)
  5. Kono Kisetsu ni Boku ga Utau Uta (この季節に僕が唄う歌)
  6. Kijō no Kūron ni Imi o Nasu (机上の空論に意味を為す)
  7. 30-Sai Dōgan (30歳童顔)
 95
Bullets into the Pipe
  • Released: April 27, 2022
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Marbles
  • Released: March 13, 2024
  • Label: A-Sketch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —

Singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
JPN
Oricon
[27] 		JPN
Billboard
[29]
"Kieta Mitai" (キエタミタイ) 2012 — — Non-album singles
"N.I.R.A" —
"Kishi Kaisei 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
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Digital singles

Title Year Peak
chart
positions 		Album
JPN
Oricon
[27] 		JPN
Billboard
[29]
"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 — — Marbles
"Machinegun" — —
"Enemy" feat. Kamui 2022 — — Bullets into the Pipe
"Bug" — — Non-album singles
"Enchant" 2023 — —
"Yellow" — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Filmography

Video albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN[27]
DVD Blu-ray
Unofficial Dining Tour 2017 at Nippon Budokan
Track listing
  1. 5150
  2. Shala La
  3. Kantannakoto (カンタンナコト)
  4. Itazura Show Time (悪戯ショータイム)
  5. Catch Me
  6. A-E-U-I
  7. Starget
  8. Kirai (嫌い)
  9. Warwarwar
  10. Kizukeyo Baby (気づけよBaby)
  11. Futōmei na Yukigeshō (不透明な雪化粧)
  12. Endroll (エンドロール)
  13. Mr. Phantom (Mr.ファントム)
  14. Kishikaisei Story (起死回生Story)
  15. Amy (エイミー)
  16. Kyōran Hey Kids!! (狂乱 Hey Kids!!)
  17. Dip-Bap
  18. Licorice (リコリス)
  19. Love
  20. Tonariau (トナリアウ)
  21. One's Again
  22. Unofficial Dining Tour at Nippon Budokan Documentary & Interview
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Soundtrack appearances

Title Year Appearance
"Kishikaisei Story" (起死回生Story) 2014 Power Push!, July degree
"Amy" (エイミー) 2015 Japan Countdown, April's ending theme
Kyoto Sports, April's ending theme
"Kyōran Hey Kids!!" (狂乱 Hey Kids!!) Noragami Aragoto, opening theme
"Kizukeyo Baby" (気づけよBaby) 2016 Japan Countdown, January's ending theme
"Dip-Bap" CDTV, September 8 opening theme
"Catch Me" Akashic Re:cords theme song
"Licorice" (リコリス) 2017 Japan Countdown, February's ending theme
"Tonariau" (トナリアウ) Sagrada 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 Revisions, opening theme
"Red Criminal" 2021 Scarlet Nexus, opening theme
"Machinegun"
"Yellow" 2023 My Home Hero, ending theme

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)
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) 		Satoshi Watanabe
2019 "Color Tokyo" Kanzaki Mineto
"Don't You Think" feat. Lozareena Mineto Kanzaki
"Shine Holder" Buddha Inc.
2020 "Tonight the Silence Kills Me with Your Fire" Tomoo Noda
"Dream In Drive" —
"Naked" Shin Okawa
"Slowly But Surely I Go On" Tomoo Noda
2021 "Red Criminal"
"Machinegun" Takuya Oyama
2022 "Enemy" feat. Kamui
"Bug"
2023 "Enchant"
"Yellow" Takuya Setomitsu

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work/Nominee Result
2014 CD Shop Awards Regional Production (Kansai region) Orange no Nukegara, Watashi ga Ikita Ai no Akashi Won[30]
2017 Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist The Oral Cigarettes Nominated[31]
2018 Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist The Oral Cigarettes Nominated[32]
2019 Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist The Oral Cigarettes Nominated[33]
2021 Space Shower Music Awards Best Rock Artist The Oral Cigarettes Nominated[34]
2021 Space Shower Music Awards Best Conceptual Live The Oral Cigarettes Won[35]

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External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oral_Cigarettes

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