School Food Punishment
Origin : Tokyo, Japan
Genres : Post rock
Electronica
Years : active 2004–present
Labels : July Records/United Asia Entertainment (2007)
Fiveman Army Rocks (2008-2009)
Epic Records Japan (2009-current)
Associated acts Shōkichi Ishida (2007)
Shinobu Narita (2008)
Ryo Eguchi (2008- current)
Website : www.sfp-sound.com
Members :
Yumi Uchimura (vocals, guitar, lyrics)
Masayuki Hasuo (keyboard)
Hideaki Yamazaki (bass, chorus)
Osamu Hidai (drums)
School Food Punishment (スクール フード パニッシュメント Sukūru Fūdo Panisshumento?) is a four member Japanese band. They are currently signed onto Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan record label. The lyrics of each of the band's songs are written by lead vocalist and guitarist Yumi Uchimura.
Band history
The band was formed on October 2004 by Uchimura, while their first live performance took place in December of the same year.[1][2] In 2007, their debut album, school food is good food, was released.[1][2] In 2008, both of their songs, "feedback" and "Futari Umi no Soko" were featured as theme songs to the Japanese television drama Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo, while their mini-album "Riff-rain" was released by Tower Records and sold out in under a week.[3] They also performed in numerous live concerts, including FM802, part of the Minami Wheel 2008 live event, and the J-Wave Live event, part of the Tokyo Real Eyes Live Supernova.[4][5]
In 2009, they signed onto their first major record label, Sony Music Japan's Epic Records Japan division. Their major label debut is "futuristic imagination", which is the ending theme to the Kenji Kamiyama anime television series Eden of the East, airing on the highly rated noitaminA timeslot on Fuji TV, with the opening theme being "Falling Down" by English rock band Oasis.[6][7] Amongst their first projects was contributing to Judy and Mary's 15th Anniversary Tribute Album, in which they covered the band's "Brand New Wave Upper Ground" song, with their performance praised by sources such as The Japan Times as having been the highlight of the album and having evoked Judy and Mary's songwriting and musical values.[8][9]
CD singles
Ending theme to the Fuji Television noitaminA anime television series, Eden of the East.
butterfly swimmer (July 22, 2009) #60 with 1st week sales of 1,657
sea-through communication (October 7th, 2009) #49 with 1st week sales of 1,368
light prayer (December 2, 2009)
Main theme for the first Eden of the East film, The King of Eden.
future nova/after laughter (March 10, 2010)
"future nova" is the opening theme and "after laughter" is the ending theme to the second Eden of the East film, Paradise Lost.
amp-reflection (April 14, 2010)
feedback/Futari Umi no Soko (released December 10, 2008)
"feedback": Opening theme to the BS-i television drama Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo, 3rd Annual Toho Shinemazu Gakusei Eigaisai image song.
"Futari Umi no Soko": Ending theme to the BS-i television drama Joshidaisei Kaikeishi no Jikenbo.
school food is good food (released April 4, 2007)
CD-extra: Music video to "pool".
pool: Ending theme to the Kansai TV television series Bari-san ver. 2.0.
air feel, color swim (released November 21, 2007)
CD-extra: Music video to "you may crawl"
Riff-rain (released on December 10, 2008 by Tower Records, general release on January 14, 2009)
nextpop (released October 6, 2006)
Featured "pool".
Judy and Mary 15th Anniversary Tribute Album (released March 18, 2009)
Performed cover of "Brand New Wave Upper Ground".
1st Demo (released May 2005)
2nd Demo (released May 2006)