| --1998 |
| june: |
high school classmates (Kagoshima graduates) Nakashima Yumi (G&Vo, 24,in charge of music) Hamada
Akiko (B&Vo, 23, in charge of lyrics) formed a band |
| --1999 |
|
Turkey (Dr, male, in charge of shouting) joins rock band GO!GO!7188 (go- go- nana ichi hachi
hachi) |
| --2000 |
| feb: |
[after coming up to tokyo] they performed often, up to 14 times a month |
| june 28: |
debut with single "taiyou" |
| july: |
debut, sold-out, "one-man" live in Shibuya |
| aug.: |
a large number of people also attend events like "EZOROKKU" |
| aug. 30: |
2nd single "JET ninjin" released |
| oct. 25: |
3rd single "koi no uta" released |
| nov. 16: |
NHK's "minna no uta" starts playing "mushi '98" |
| dec. 6: |
1st album "dasoku hokou" released |
| dec. 7: |
Shibuya Koukaidou, eight-day BIG CAT one-man live in Osaka [uhm..?] |
| --2001 |
| april 11: |
5th single "DOTANba de CANCEL" released |
| may: |
Tokyo performance, First Whole-Country Tour "Tonosama Tour 2001" shows in 9 places throughout
Japan. In the summer, ROCK IN JAPAN begins, and a large number of people attend |
| july 11: |
6th single "aa seishun" released |
| oct. 24: |
7th single "C7" and DVD/VHS "GO!GO!7188 tonosama tour 2001 oi; Hibiya yagai ongakudou"
released simultaniously |
| oct.~nov.: |
"aki no gakuensai mega-ne tour" 10 stops throughout the Japan [note: they stopped at my friends'
school *intense envy*] |
| nov. 21: |
2nd album "gyotaku" released |
| dec. 14: |
first event sponsed by SHIBUYA-AX, electric year-end party!! At "Arijigoku no Maki" and the
members each announce solo projects. |
| 2nd half of dec.: |
3rd single "koi no uta" is revived on the charts out of nowhere! |
| --2002 |
| jan. 27: |
2nd album, "gyotaku," 2nd tour "Arajio Tour 2002" (14 stops country-wide) started from
ChibaLOOK |
| march 3: |
at "Arajio Tour 2002"'s big launch, "Morijio NIGHT" [another live show] |
| july 9: |
1st cover album "tora no ana" released |
| oct. 9: |
8th single "ukifune" released, first single in a year |
| dec. 14: |
event sponsed by SHIBUYA-AX, electric year-end party! vol. 2 "Dokukumo no Maki". same as last
year, the members announce solo projects. |
| --2003 |
| feb. 26: |
3rd album "tategami" released |
| march 20: |
starting in Nagoya with 15 stops total, "Umanori Tour 2003" |
| april 25: |
9th single "tane" released |
| aug. 6: |
10th single "ruriiro" released |
| sep. 21: |
they dare to preform "9.21 jiken" in a typhoon in Hibiya outdoor concert hall |
| oct. 8: |
Hamada Akiko's first solo album "KIRARI" released |
| --2004 |
| feb. 25: |
Yuu's first solo album "ten no mikaku" released |
| aug. 25: |
11th single "aoi kiretsu" released |
| oct. 27: |
4th original album "ryuuzetsuran" released |
| nov. 21: |
konbuto tour begins |
