Gospellers
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The Gospellers (ゴスペラーズ) is a Japanese a cappella singing group comprised of five members: Tetsuya Murakami, Kaoru Kurosawa, Yuji Sakai, Yoichi Kitayama and Masaru Yasuoka.
Originally calling themselves the A Cappella Circle when they were at the University of Waseda, they changed their name to the Gospellers in 1991 after graduating. They spent the next ten years working towards national recognition, releasing 24 singles and 9 albums during that time. They became the first complete a cappella group to be in the top 3 of the Oricon chart ranking in Japan with their song, "HITORI".
In early 2006, the group made a side-project release, Gosperats, featuring the members in blackface and singing with a jazzier accompaniment. Many of the western Gospeller fans were upset about the outrage it caused on some discussion forums, many that weren't fans felt offended by the blackface the group members had chosen to take on. Fortunlately, this project was announced as a side-project and released only one album under its name.
The members of Gospellers are now producers for several Japanese artists, including Tatsuya Ishii and Masayuki Suzuki.
Discography
Singles
- 'Winter Cheers!' (19 September 2002)
- 'U'll be Mine' (19 September 2002)
- 'Promise' (19 September 2002)
- 'Atarashii Sekai' (26 September 2002)
- 'BOO -Onaka ga Sukuhodo Warattemitai-' (26 September 2002)
- 'Yuyake Shaffuru' (26 September 2002)
- 'Owaranai Sekai' (26 September 2002)
- 'Urufu' (26 September 2002)
- 'Hoshikuzu no Machi' (13 November 2002)
- 'Right on, Babe' (16 July 2003)
- 'Shin Osaka' (22 October 2003)
- 'Machikado - on the corner-' (28 January 2004)
- 'Shin Osaka' (7 July 2004)
- 'Right on Babe' (7 July 2004)
- 'Mimoza' (27 October 2004)
Albums
- The Gospellers (21 October 1995)
- Nimaime (1 September 1996)
- MO' BEAT (21 July 1997)
- Vol.4 (21 August 1998)
- FIVE KEYS (23 July 1999)
- Soul Serenade (12 October 2000)
- Love Notes (6 June 2001)
- FRENZY (20 February 2002)
- Akapera (4 December 2002)
- Dressed up to the Nines (10 March 2004)
DVD
- THE GOSPELLERS CLIPS 1999-2001 (1 August 2001)
- THE GOSPELLERS CLIPS 1995-1998 (1 August 2001)
- Sakaagari. (1 August 2001)
- Akapera Minato (2 July 2003)
- THE GOSPELLERS CLIPS 2001-2004 (14 April 2004)
VHS
- THE GOSPELLERS CLIPS 1995-1998 (14 March 1999)
- THE GOSPELLERS CLIPS 1999-2001 (1 August 2001)
- Akapera Minato (2 July 2003)
External links
- [Gostudio : The Gospellers Official Site]
- [Gospellers.net] - An official website by GRACIAS
- [Gospellers] - An official website by Sony Music Online Japan
- [Nippop Profile | The Gospellers]
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