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FEMUSINDO.com - Mr. Children, abbreviated as Misuchiru, is a Japanese rock music group formed by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa and Hideya Suzuki.
The music group Mr. Children was initially formed in 1988 under the name The Walls. Its members were heavily influenced by the music played by the band Echoes.
Originally, the group was written as Mr.Children (without a space between Mr. and Children), and its records have sold more than 50 million copies.
Mr. Children's achievements and popularity have made them the second best-selling band in Japan after B'z.
Release of First Album and Tour
Mr. Children's first album with a major label was the mini album Everything which was released on May 10, 1992.
Three months later, they released their first single, "Kimi ga Ita Natsu" (August 21, 1992) which was taken from the album Everything.
Their first tours were called "'92 Everything Tour" (10 shows) and "'92 Your Everything Tour" (12 shows). Both took place between September 23 and November 5, 1992.
Mr. Children's official fan club is called Father & Mother. Although it was established in 1994, the existence of the fan club was only announced on their website after the release of their 29th single, "Shirushi" in 2006.
Single Chart Number One
As of the end of 2007, Mr. Children has 26 consecutive singles that have reached number one on the Oricon singles chart.
Mr. Children's achievement replaced Glay as the male band with the most albums recorded (11 albums) at number one on the Oricon album chart.
In addition, Mr. Children holds the record for the band with the most total single sales in the first week. A week after its release, their 10th single "Namonaki Uta" sold 1.2 million copies in Japan.
Most of Mr. Children's songs were written by vocalist Kazutoshi Sakurai, except for the songs "Asia" and "#2601", from the albums Atomic Heart and Discovery respectively, which were written by drummer Hideya Suzuki. (*)
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