Home made 家族

Home Made Kazoku
(HOME MADE 家族,
translated in English as
Home Made Family) is a
Japanese hip hop trio
signed to Ki/oon Records,
a subsidiary of Sony
Music.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Style
3 Discography
3.1 Indie Albums
3.2 Albums
3.3 Compilation Album
3.4 Singles
3.5 DVDs
4 References
5 External links
Biography
Home Made Kazoku is a
trio, consisting of
members Micro, Kuro,
and DJ U-Ichi. The band
was originally formed in
1996 under a different
name. The band was in a
state of flux with regard
to membership until
2001, when they settled
on becoming a duo with
the name Home Made
Kazoku. From 2001 to
2003, the band performed
in various Nagoya
nightclubs. In early 2004,
the band was chosen to
be part of a country-wide
tour known as the Japan
Club Tour. During the
tour, the trio gained a
large portion of their
Japanese fanbase, and
were also signed on by
the recording company,
Ki/oon Records.
Vocalists Micro and Kuro
are originally from the
United States. Micro
spent a portion of his
childhood in Kentucky,
while Kuro stated that
he lived in the U.S. until
he was twelve in
Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Shortly after being
signed on by a recording
company, the group
released an album
containing the song
"Home Sweet Home
(Reborn)," which became
become one of the most
requested songs on
Japanese radio stations
for the rest of the year.
In July 2004, Home Made
Kazoku released their
first single, Summer Time
Magic. Summer Time
Magic" ranked 15th on
the Oricon record charts
for nearly 10 weeks.
After a series of singles,
including Thank You!!,
which was used to as the
second ending theme for
anime Bleach. Another
single, Shōnen Heart,
was used as the second
opening theme for the
anime Eureka Seven, the
band's first full length
album was released.
"Rock the World"
entered the Oricon
charts. The record was in
fifth place on the Oricon
chart for its first week,
and would stay in top 20
for the next eight weeks.
Rock the World sold
191,744 copies and
became the 78th best
selling album of 2005.
After their first album,
the group went on
several tours and
concomitantly released
several singles. They also
released their second
and third albums,
"Musication" and
"Familia".
Of special note, tickets
to their second tour
were sold out within the
span of one hour, a
record in Japanese music.
In January 2007, it was
announced that they
would perform the first
ending theme to the
anime Naruto: Shippūden
entitled Nagareboshi
Shooting Star which
entered the Oricon
charts at 10th place. One
of the group, Micro, was
featured on the
Abingdon Boys School
song "Lost Reason" as it
appeared on their self-
titled album.
Home Made Kazoku has
performed for a
promotional commercial
for a product called
"Walky Walky" with their
song "Easy Walk". In
addition, Home Made
Kazoku's single, No Rain
No Rainbow, is the movie
theme for the second
Naruto Shippūden movie.
Style
Home Made Kazoku
usually displays a very
up-beat mood in their
music, sometimes
described by fans as
"feel-good music". The
pace of the songs may
vary from moderately
slow and calm to
moderately fast and
energetic. Following a
trend within Japanese
pop, the group makes
use of English phrases
within the music. This
use is rather extensive,
as nearly every song
contains some amount of
English. Most songs
utilize the language in
the refrain as well as in
isolated instances
throughout a song.
The subject matter of
the music usually
concerns love, family,
peace, harmonious
communication with
others, fun, and summer
festivities. Additionally,
most of the music videos
seem to take place in the
spring or summer,
hearkening back to their
up-beat mood and
liveliness.
Discography
Indie Albums
1. H.M.K.U.
1. Intro
2. Mawaru Record no Ue
Hashiru Artist 2001
3. Dekoboko ~ SKIT desu,
kitto....
4. Boin-chan (PENIS no
SHOW hito)
5. Tegami
6. Track
7. SCRAP&BUILD-DJ Taki-
shit mix
8. Outro
2. Mainichi ga Eiga no You
na Hitokoma ～life is
beautiful～ (31 July 2002)
1. Kaien
2. Home Made
3. This is This, That is That
4. Run
5. Deban Desu Yo!!!
6. Have a break. have a kit
cut
7. Honne to Tatemae
8. Who's Da Entertainer
9. Hai - Nou -the show
remix-
10. Kono BATTLE
11. Hyakunen no Koi mo
Moeru
12. I.N.G.
13. Me wo Sorasuna
14. Shuuen
3. Home Sweet Home (10
March 2004)
1. Home Made Kazoku
2. Stamina
3. B Ressha de Yukou
4. Wednesday Night Fever
5. Kuchi Tsuzumi (Mouth
Drum)
6. Home Sweet Home
7. Boomerang
8. Yoru no Chou (Butterfly
of the Night)
9. You'll be Alright
10. Teirarira (Younger
Brother)
Albums
1. Rock the World (11 May
2005)
1. It's da Dai Naka Show!!!
2. Home Party
3. On The Run
4. Aikotoba
5. Asunaro no Ki
6. Kū Neru Asobu [Eat,
sleep, play]
7. Oooh! Ie!
8. Koi no Decibel
9. Thank You!!
10. Mochiron
11. live on direct pt.3
12. Mr. Tough Guy
13. Summer Time Magic
14. Homerareru to Nobiru
Type
15. Home Sweet Home
(Reborn)
16. Life Goes On & On
2. Musication (15 February
2006)
1. Journey in 2 H.M.K.U.
2. Music & Communication
3. Shōnen Heart (Young
Boy's Heart)
4. Lean On Me
5. JOYRIDE
6. Take It Easy
7. Salvia no Tsubomi (Bud of
the Salvia)
8. Funky 20x8
9. Shall We Ranbu!? (Shall
We Dance Wildly!?)
10. Itoshi no Mic Check 1,2
11. Itsumo Itsudemo (Forever
Anytime)
12. R.A.I.N.B.O.W.
13. You'll Be Alright With
Makihara Noriyuki
14. Happy Days Shiawase na
Hibi
3. Familia (14 March 2007)
1. Familogue
2. We Are Family
3. Everybody Needs Music
4. Get Fun-Key -space in
your space-
5. fantastic 3 feat.SEAMO
6. Nagareboshi Shooting
Star ( 流星 ～Shooting
Star～)
7. Kimi ga Kureta Mono (君
がくれたもの)
8. Brand New Day
9. Manatsu no Dance Call
( 真夏のダンスコール＿)
10. What's Going On !?
11. FRESSSH! (フレッッッ
シュ！)
12. Brotherhood
13. Never Enough feat. K-
Moon from Incredible
Beatbox Band
14. Flava Flava with Shintarō
Tokita (常田真太郎) from
Sukima Switch (スキマス
イッチ)
15. Homesick (ホームシック )
16. Mi.e.na.i.chi.ka.ra (ミ・
エ・ナ・イ・チ・カ・ラ)
(Invisible Power)
4. Home (8 October 2008)
1. Kazoku Sensei (Family
Oath) ( 家族宣誓)
2. Rise & Shine
3. Change
4. Come Back Home
5. Easy Walk
6. Hontou wa (ホントハ)
(Truth Is,)
7. No Rain No Rainbow
8. Home
9. Oboeteru Album Version
( おぼえてる。- Album
Version ) (I Remember)
10. Frontier (フロンティア)
11. Runners High
12. ZokuZokool
13. Rush Gimme a Break
(RUSH ～ギミアブレイク
～ )
14. I Wish
15. Yeah!!
5. Circle (3 March 2010)
1. Circleduction
2. L.O.V.E.
3. Family Circuit
4. Oooh Wa！
5. Tomorrow featuring 九州
男 [Kusuo]
6. Crazy feat. Emi Hinouchi
7. ムカイカゼ （Album
Ver.）Mukaikaze (Album
Ver.)
8. Fun House feat. KAME
(from KAME & LNK),
TUT1026, HOZE(from
SMELLS GOOD)
9. ハナビラ [Villa Hana]
feat. Yukko from のあの
わ [noanowa]
10. スーパーマン [Superman]
11. ムチャぶりキング [Mucha
First Time] feat. SEAMO
12. Looking For You
13. You ～あなたがそばにい
る幸せ～ You ~ Anata ga
Soba ni Iru Shiawase
14. CIRCLE
Compilation Album
1. Heartful Best Songs (6
February 2008)
1. Thank You!! (サンキュー!!
Sankyū!!)
2. Oboeteru (おぼえてる。 I
remember.)
3. Hero (Strings Ver.) (ヒー
ロー Hīrō)
4. Koi no Decibel (恋のデシ
ベル Romance's Decibel)
5. Salvia no Tsubomi (サルビ
アのつぼみ The Salvia's
are Blooming)
6. Kimi ga Kureta Mono (君
がくれたもの)
7. Itsumo Itsudemo (いつも
いつでも Forever any
time)
8. Futari ga Ii ne (二人がい
いね)
9. Yonaita ni Kaita Love
Letter ( 夜中に書いたラブ
レター)
10. Manabi no Mado (学びの
窓 Studying the Window
Pane)
11. Merry-go-Round (メリー
ゴーランド Merī-gō-
Rando)
12. Nagareboshi Shooting
Star ( 流れ星 ～Shooting
Star～ Nagareboshi ～
Shooting Star～)
13. Life goes on & on
(Extended Ver.)
14. Home Sweet Home
(Reform)
15. Homesick (ホームシック
Hōmushikku)
16. Encore Symphony (アン
コール シンフォニー
Ankōa Shinfonī )
Singles
1. Oooh! Ie! (19 May 2004)
1. Oooh! Ie!
2. Let It Be Arugamama ni
3. Merry Go Round
4. Live On Direct pt.1
5. Kuchiyakusoku Kara
Hajimaru Monogatari
~151125~
2. Summer Time Magic (7
July 2004)
1. Summer Time Magic
2. Mr. Tough Guy
3. Oooh!Yeah!
3. Aikotoba (アイコトバ
Aikotoba, Password) (17
November 2004)
1. Aikotoba
2. Hero
3. Home Party
4. Thank You!! (サン
キュー！！) (26 January
2005)
1. Thank You!!
2. Home Sweet Home
(Reborn)
5. On the Run (2 March
2005)
1. On the Run
2. Live On Direct pt.2
3. Adrenaline F
6. Shōnen Heart (少年ハー
ト Shōnen Hāto, Young
Boy's Heart) (3 August
2005)
1. Shōnen Heart
2. Sora to Umi no Deau
Tokoro
3. Shōnen Heart
(Instrumental)
7. Joyride (5 October 2005)
1. Joyride
2. Manabi no Mado
3. Life Work!
4. Joyride (Instrumental)
8. Salvia Bud/You'll Be
Alright With Noriyuki
Makihara ( サルビアのつ
ぼみ／You'll be alright
with 槇原敬之 Sarubia no
Tsubomi/You'll Be Alright
With Makihara Noriyuki)
(18 January 2006)
1. Salvia no Tsubomi
2. You'll Be Alright with
Noriyuki Makihara
3. Nani ga ta desu ka?
4. Salvia no Tsubomi
(Instrumental)
5. You'll Be Alright with
Noriyuki Makihara
(Instrumental)
9. Aikotoba wa Abra
Cadabra/Manatsu no
Dance Call ( アイコトバは
ア・ブラ・カダ・ブラ ～
HOME MADE 家族 vs 米米
CLUB～／真夏のダンス
コール Aikotoba wa A-
bura-kada-bura ~HOME
MADE Kazoku tai Kome
Kome CLUB~/Manatsu no
Dansu Kōru) (12 July 2006)
1. Aikotoba wa Abra
Cadabra Home Made
Kazoku vs. Komekome
Club
2. Manatsu no Dance Call
3. Precious Season
4. Aikotoba wa Abra
Cadabra Home Made
Kazoku vs. Komekome
Club (Instrumental)
5. Manatsu no Dance Call
(Instrumental)
0. I Say Yeah! (4 October
2006)
1. Everybody Needs Music
(22 November 2006)
1. Everybody Needs Music
2. Silver Town
3. Tera Incognita
Shirarezarutochi
4. What's Going On
2. Kimi ga Kureta Mono (君
がくれたもの, What You
Gave Me) (31 January
2007)
1. Kimi ga Kureta Mono
2. Never Enough
3. Salvia no Tsubomi Liga
Oriente Remix
3. Nagareboshi Shooting
Star ( 流れ星 ～Shooting
Star～) (7 March 2007)
1st Naruto Shippūden
Ending Theme
1. Nagareboshi Shooting
Star~
2. Yonaka ni Kaita Love
Letter
3. Nagareboshi Shooting
Star (Instrumental)
4. Oboeteru (おぼえてる, I
Remember) (16 January
2008)
1. Oboeteru
2. Rise & Shine
3. Everybody Needs Music
(raw phat remix)
5. Easy Walk (8 April 2008)
1. Easy Walk
2. Iron Soul (アイアンソウル
★ Aian Sōru)
3. Viva Jibun (VIVA自分)
6. No Rain No Rainbow(23
July 2008)
1. No Rain No Rainbow
2. Frontier (フロンティア
Furontia)
3. I Wish
7. Come Back Home (3
September 2008)
1. Come Back Home
2. Ikkagen (一家言 ? ,
Personal Opinion)
3. Easy Walk (DJ
Deckstream Remix)
8. YOU 〜あなたがそばにいる
幸せ〜 (YOU ~Anata ga
soba ni Iru Shiawase~
[You ~Happy to be With
You~]) (11 March 2009)
1. YOU 〜あなたがそばにいる
幸せ〜
2. Fun House ft. Kame (from
Kame & L.N.K.), Tut-1026,
& Hoze (from Smells
Good)
3. Clap! Clap!
9. Tomorrow ft. Kusuo (4
November 2009)
1. Tomorrow ft. Kusuo
2. Mukaikaze
3. Looking for You
4. Silver Town
0. L.O.V.E. (10 February
2010)
1. L.O.V.E.
2. Step by Step
3. Shounen Heart [Fickle
Remix]
DVDs
Live 2005 "Rock the
World" ～はじめての家族
旅行～ in 名古屋
Home Made Films Vol.1
Home Made Films Vol.2
Home Made Films Vol.3
I Say Yeah! NeOSITE 10th
Anniversary
Party@Shibuya AX
2006/10/27
Tour 2006 "Musication"
～平成十八年度・新学期
家族大歓迎会～ in Zepp
Tokyo
TOUR 2007 "FAMILIA" ～
Heisei 19 Nendo
Shiawase Kazokuka
Keikaku ～ in SHIBUYA AX