Alexandros (band)

[Alexandros]
[Alexandros]
	[Alexandros] at TOKYO MUSIC ODYSSEY 2016.; Left to right: Satoyasu, Hiroyuki, Yoohei, and Masaki.
Background information
Also known as	[A]; [Champagne] (2007–2014); dros;
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Alternative rock; hard rock; emo; pop punk; indie rock;
Years active	2007–present
Labels	RX-Records; Universal Music Japan;
Members	Yoohei Kawakami; Hiroyuki Isobe; Masaki Shirai; Ib Riad
Past members	Hiroki Ishikawa (2007–2010); Satoyasu Shomura (2010–2021)
Website	alexandros.jp

Alexandros (アレキサンドロス, Arekisandorosu), stylized as [Alexandros] is a Japanese rock band, signed to RX-Records and managed by UK Project. On March 28, 2014, the band renamed from [Champagne] to [Alexandros] from on request from Bureau du Champagne, Japan.^[5]

On November 28, 2014, it was announced that the band would be signed to Universal Music Japan, starting from their single "Wataridori / Dracula la" (ワタリドリ, Dracula la) that was released in 2015.^[6] Subsequent album and singles since 2015 have been released by Universal Music Japan.^[7]

In 2016, the band performed at the SXSW Music Festival as part of the Japan Nite showcase.^[8]

In 2018, their song "Mosquito Bite" was used as the theme for the live-action film adaptation of Bleach.^[9] That same year, the band also contributed the theme song ("Arpeggio") and ending theme ("Your Song") to the Sega video game Judgment.^[10] A year later in 2019, their song "PRAY" was used as the theme for the Japanese dub of the MonsterVerse film Godzilla: King of the Monsters.^[11]

From 2020 to 2021, the band's lead vocalist Yoohei Kawakami was a guest vocalist of two songs by Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra for the Japanese Tokusatsu drama Kamen Rider Saber.

Band members

Current members

Yoohei Kawakami (川上洋平, Kawakami Yōhei, born June 22, 1982) – vocals, guitar (2007–present)
Hiroyuki Isobe (磯部寛之, Isobe Hiroyuki, born December 29, 1982) – bass guitar, backing vocals (2007–present)
Masaki Shirai (白井眞輝, Shirai Masaki, born December 12, 1982) – guitar (2007–present)
Ib Riad (リアド偉武, Riado Ibu, born October 25, 1985) — drums (2021–present)

Former members

Hiroki Ishikawa (石川博基, Ishikawa Hiroki, born September 22, 1982) – drums (2007–2010)
Satoyasu Shomura (庄村聡泰, Shōmura Satoyasu, born March 21, 1984) – drums (2010–2021)

Support members

Rose – keyboard (original group: The Led Snail)

Timeline

Appearances

TV variety appearance

Welcome! [Alexandros] ( Formerly known as: Welcome! [Champagne] ) (June 2013 – March 2017, Space Shower TV ) ^[12]

Radio appearance

SBS PopAsia 「J-Rock Sessions with [Alexandros]」with Yoohei and Hiro (September 2015 – June 2016, Australia SBS) ^[13]
SCHOOL OF LOCK! (October 2015 ~ Present, Tokyo FM) – Yoohei as "Kawakami-sensei" on the Tuesday Regular Corner「AlexandroLOCKS!」^[14]

Movie

Kyou no Kira-kun (February 25, 2017) – Yoohei as an English Teacher, Cameo Appearance

Advertising

Apparel Brand 「glamb」 (2015–2016) – Yoohei as a model for the Spring Collection ^[15]

CMs

NTT DOCOMO「DOCOMO's Student Discount 『Ayanoxandros？』」(2017)
Tokyo Metro 「Find My Tokyo. 『Asakusa – Fun continues to live』」(2018) ^[16]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN ^[17]	JPN Hot ^[18]^[19]	TWN East Asia ^[20]	Certifications
Where's My Potato? (as [Champagne])	Released: January 20, 2010 Label: RX Records Formats: CD, digital download	119	—	—
I Wanna Go to Hawaii. (as [Champagne])	Released: February 14, 2011 Label: RX Records Formats: CD, digital download	14	—	—
Schwarzenegger (as [Champagne])	Released: April 4, 2012 Label: RX Records Formats: CD, digital download	10	—	—
Me No Do Karate. (as [Champagne])	Released: June 26, 2013 Label: RX Formats: CD, digital download	13	—	—
ALXD	Released: June 17, 2015 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	2	—	JPN: Gold
Exist!	Released: November 9, 2016 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, LP, digital download	1	1	—	JPN: Gold
Sleepless in Brooklyn	Released: November 21, 2018 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	—	1	JPN: Gold
But Wait. Cats?	Released: July 13, 2022 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD, LP, digital download	4	4	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
Title	Year	JPN ^[21]	JPN Hot ^[22]	Certifications	Album
"City"	2010	57	—		I Wanna Go to Hawaii.
"You're So Sweet & I Love You"	2010	76	—		I Wanna Go to Hawaii.
"Ie (言え, Say It)"	2011	35	—		Schwarzenegger
"Spy"	2011	50	76
"Kill Me If You Can"	2012	24	77
"starrrrrr"	2013	13	17		Me No Do Karate.
"Namida ga Koboresou (涙がこぼれそう, Tears' Dropping)"		13	—
"Forever Young"		11	19
"Run Away"		9	19		ALXD
"Oblivion"		9	—
"Adventure"	2014	10	18
"Droshky!"	2014	10	—
"Wataridori (ワタリドリ, Migratory)"	2015	5	3	JPN: 2× Platinum
"Dracula La"			75
"Girl A"		3	7	JPN: Gold	Exist!
"New Wall"	2016	7	12
"I Want U to Love Me"		7	—
"Swan"		5	4
"Snow Sound"	2017	8	4		Sleepless in Brooklyn
"Ima made Kimi ga Naita Bun Torimodoso (今まで君が泣いた分取り戻そう, Take Back What You've Shed Tears For)"		8	—		Exist!
"Ashita, Mata (明日、また, See You Tomorrow)"		4	—		Sleepless In Brooklyn
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

DVD releases

Number	Title
1st	It's Me and Me Against the World Released: October 5, 2011
2nd	I Thought It Was Only One Day Released: October 17, 2012
3rd	Live at Budokan 2014 Released: June 18, 2014
4th	Space Shower TV presents Welcome! [Alexandros] Released: December 24, 2014
5th	[Alexandros] Live at Makuhari Messe "Taihen Oishu Gozaimasita" Released: March 30, 2016
6th	We Come in Peace Tour & Documentary Released: July 26, 2017
7th	Clips Released: December 20, 2017
8th	Sleepless in Japan Tour -Final- Released: April 1, 2020
9th	“Where's My Yoyogi?" at Makuhari & Documentary Released: July 28, 2021
10th	But wait. Arena? 2022 Tour -Final- Released: June 7, 2023

Awards and nominations

Japan Gold Disc Award


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	[Alexandros]	New Artist of the Year^[23]	Won

MTV Video Music Awards Japan


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	"Swan"	Best Rock Video	Won

Space Shower Music Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	[Alexandros]	Best Rock Artist^[24]	Won
2017	[Alexandros]	People's choice	Won
2019	[Alexandros]	Best Group Artist	Won

Tours and concerts

Japan

Rock in Japan Festival with Various Artists (2010)^[25]
Summer Sonic Festival with Various Artists (2010)^[26]
Rock in Japan Festival with Various Artists (2011)^[27]
Summer Sonic Festival with Various Artists (2011)
Kasabian Japan Tour with [Champagne] as supporting act (2012)^[28]
Rock in Japan Festival with Various Artists (2012)^[29]
Rising Sun Rock Festival with Various Artists (2012)^[30]
Muse Japan Tour with [Champagne] as supporting act (2013)^[31]^[32]
Primal Scream Japan Tour with [Champagne] as supporting act (2013)^[33]^[34]
Summer Sonic Festival with Various Artists (2013)
Fuji Rock Festival with Various Artists (2015)
Summer Sonic Festival with Various Artists (2016)

Overseas

The Great Escape Festival in UK with Various Artists (2013)^[35]
SXSW Music Festival in US with Various Artists (2014)^[36]

References

^ ^a ^b "[Alexandros] reviews, music, news". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ^a ^b Robb, John (October 29, 2014). "[Alexandros] : live review from JAPAN NIGHT in TIMM : Tokyo Oct 2014". Louder Than War. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "[Alexandros] (ex-[Champagne]) interview (2013.05)". Japan Vibe. October 29, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ "[Alexandros] Biography". [Alexandros] Official Site (in Japanese).
^ "[Alexandros] Discography". Universal-music.co.jp. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
^ "[Alexandros]、ユニバーサルミュージックとパートナーシップを結び、新作をリリースへ". Universal-music.co.jp. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
^ "[Alexandros] | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
^ Minikhiem, Michelle (December 4, 2018). "ALEXANDROS – Interview (2018)". J-Generation. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ "Judgment". Yakuza.sega.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
^ "Alexandros Perform Godzilla: King of the Monsters Film's Theme Song for Japanese Screenings". Anime News Network.
^ "Welcome! [Alexandros]| SPACE SHOWER TV". Welcome! [Alexandros] | SPACE SHOWER TV (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "The J-Rock Sessions with [Alexandros]". SBS PopAsia. August 31, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "未来の鍵を握る学校 SCHOOL OF LOCK! アレキサンドLOCKS!". 未来の鍵を握る学校 SCHOOL OF LOCK! (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "川上洋平＆金子ノブアキ、glamb春コレクションのモデルに – 音楽ナタリー". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "[ALEXANDROS]新曲で最果タヒとコラボ、東京メトロCMで石原さとみに瓦割り勧める（動画あり / コメントあり） – 音楽ナタリー". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "[Alexandros]のアルバム売上ランキング". Oricon.co.jp.
^ "Hot Albums". Billboard-japan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "But Wait. Cats?". Billboard-japan.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ "風雲榜:玫瑰大眾購物網". December 5, 2018. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
^ "[Alexandros]のシングル売上TOP18作品". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "Hot 100". Billboard-japan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "Japan Gold Disc Award 2016". Japan Gold Disc Award (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "スペシャ「MUSIC AWARDS」でドリカム2冠、BUMPは投票1位に". Natalie (in Japanese). February 29, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Rock in Japan Festival 2010 Timetable". Rock in Japan Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Summer Sonic 2010 Lineup". Summer Sonic Festival. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Rock in Japan Festival 2011 Timetable". Rock in Japan Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "カサビアン来日公演に[Champagne]がサポート・アクトとして出演". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Rock in Japan Festival 2012 Timetable". Rock in Japan Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Rising Sun Rock Festival 2012 Lineup". Rising Sun Rock Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "Muse Japan Tour 2013". Creativeman.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "[Alexandros]". Sync Music Japan. January 1, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "PRIMAL SCREAM JAPAN TOUR 2013". UK Project (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "[Champagne]、Primal Scream東京公演をサポート". Natalie. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ "More Aussies To Make The Great Escape To UK, As Festival Adds 100 Acts To Lineup". Tonedeaf.co.au. March 6, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
^ Petrillo, Nick (October 16, 2013). "SXSW Announces Initial 2014 Music Lineup". Paste. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

External links

Official website
[Alexandros] (@alexandroscrew) - X (formerly Twitter)
[Alexandros] (@alexandros_official_insta) - Instagram

[Sputnikmusic-1] "[Alexandros] reviews, music, news". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[Cube-music-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Louder_than_War-3] Robb, John (October 29, 2014). "[Alexandros] : live review from JAPAN NIGHT in TIMM : Tokyo Oct 2014". Louder Than War. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[Japan_Vibe-4] "[Alexandros] (ex-[Champagne]) interview (2013.05)". Japan Vibe. October 29, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2016.

[5] "[Alexandros] Biography". [Alexandros] Official Site (in Japanese).

[6] "[Alexandros] Discography". Universal-music.co.jp. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

[7] "[Alexandros]、ユニバーサルミュージックとパートナーシップを結び、新作をリリースへ". Universal-music.co.jp. November 28, 2014. Retrieved November 3, 2015.

[8] "[Alexandros] | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". SXSW Schedule 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2020.

[9] Minikhiem, Michelle (December 4, 2018). "ALEXANDROS – Interview (2018)". J-Generation. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

[10] "Judgment". Yakuza.sega.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.

[11] "Alexandros Perform Godzilla: King of the Monsters Film's Theme Song for Japanese Screenings". Anime News Network.

[12] "Welcome! [Alexandros]| SPACE SHOWER TV". Welcome! [Alexandros] | SPACE SHOWER TV (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[13] "The J-Rock Sessions with [Alexandros]". SBS PopAsia. August 31, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[14] "未来の鍵を握る学校 SCHOOL OF LOCK! アレキサンドLOCKS!". 未来の鍵を握る学校 SCHOOL OF LOCK! (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[15] "川上洋平＆金子ノブアキ、glamb春コレクションのモデルに – 音楽ナタリー". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[16] "[ALEXANDROS]新曲で最果タヒとコラボ、東京メトロCMで石原さとみに瓦割り勧める（動画あり / コメントあり） – 音楽ナタリー". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). Retrieved April 8, 2018.

[17] "[Alexandros]のアルバム売上ランキング". Oricon.co.jp.

[18] "Hot Albums". Billboard-japan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[19] "But Wait. Cats?". Billboard-japan.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[20] "風雲榜:玫瑰大眾購物網". December 5, 2018. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

[21] "[Alexandros]のシングル売上TOP18作品". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[22] "Hot 100". Billboard-japan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[23] "Japan Gold Disc Award 2016". Japan Gold Disc Award (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[24] "スペシャ「MUSIC AWARDS」でドリカム2冠、BUMPは投票1位に". Natalie (in Japanese). February 29, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[25] "Rock in Japan Festival 2010 Timetable". Rock in Japan Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[26] "Summer Sonic 2010 Lineup". Summer Sonic Festival. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[27] "Rock in Japan Festival 2011 Timetable". Rock in Japan Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[28] "カサビアン来日公演に[Champagne]がサポート・アクトとして出演". Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[29] "Rock in Japan Festival 2012 Timetable". Rock in Japan Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[30] "Rising Sun Rock Festival 2012 Lineup". Rising Sun Rock Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[31] "Muse Japan Tour 2013". Creativeman.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[32] "[Alexandros]". Sync Music Japan. January 1, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[33] "PRIMAL SCREAM JAPAN TOUR 2013". UK Project (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[34] "[Champagne]、Primal Scream東京公演をサポート". Natalie. October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[35] "More Aussies To Make The Great Escape To UK, As Festival Adds 100 Acts To Lineup". Tonedeaf.co.au. March 6, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

[36] Petrillo, Nick (October 16, 2013). "SXSW Announces Initial 2014 Music Lineup". Paste. Retrieved October 13, 2017.

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