Scenarioart (シナリオアート, Shinarioāto) is a three-member pop-rock Japanese band founded in 2009 by guitarist Kōsuke Hayashi and bassist Takahisa Yamashita, with drummer Kumiko Hattori joining in 2011.[1] The band released the single "White Raincoat Man" in April 2013, which reached 2nd place on the Oricon Weekly Indies Chart,[1] whereafter the EP - DRAMATICS - was released in June the same year on the band's independent label ES FICTION MUSIC. The band was signed to the Kioon Music record label in 2014, where they remained until 2018, when they decided to produce independently on their own label es.faction.[1][2] As of 2020, they have released 3 full length albums, 5 EPs, and 6 singles.[3][4]

Scenarioart
OriginShiga Prefecture, Japan
Genres
Years active2009–present
LabelsES FICTION MUSIC (2013), Kioon Music (2014–2018), es.faction (2018–present)
Members
  • Hayashi Kōsuke
  • Hattori Kumiko
  • Yamashita Takahisa
Websitewww.scenarioart.jp

Their songs have been used in multiple anime series, including the ending themes of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Subete ga F ni Naru, and The Tatami Galaxy, the first two of which were released as singles, respectively "Sayonara Moon Town" in 2017,[5] and "Nana Hitsuji" in 2015 on the split single talking / ナナヒツジ (Nana Hitsuji) with Kana-Boon.[6]

Members

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The current members of the band are:[1]

  • Kōsuke Hayashi (ハヤシコウスケ, Hayashi Kōsuke), guitar, vocals
  • Kumiko Hattori (ハットリクミコ, Hattori Kumiko), drums, vocals
  • Takahisa Yamashita (ヤマシタタカヒサ, Yamashita Takahisa), bass, chorus

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[7]
Happy Umbrella
  • Released: June 3, 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
25
Faction World
  • Released: March 8, 2017 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
67
EVER SICK
  • Released: April 15, 2020 (JPN)
  • Label: es.faction (Self-released)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
89

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak positions
JPN
[7]
- DRAMATICS -
  • Released: June 19, 2013 (JPN)
  • Label: ES FICTION MUSIC
  • Formats: CD
110
night walking
  • Released: January 15, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
30
Tokyomelancholy -トウキョウメランコリー- (Tōkyō Merankorī)
  • Released: September 17, 2014 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
48
dumping swimmer
  • Released: March 9, 2016 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
60
nuts a tea
  • Released: August 29, 2020 (JPN)
  • Label: es.faction (Self-released)
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Single details Peak positions
JPN
[7]
talking / ナナヒツジ (Nana Hitsuji)
  • Released: November 11, 2015 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
14[8]
"Epoch Parade" (エポックパレード, Epokku Parēdo)
  • Released: July 6, 2016 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
73
"Sayonara Moon Town" (サヨナラムーンタウン, Sayonara Mūn Taun)
  • Released: September 6, 2017 (JPN)
  • Label: Kioon Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
79
"See You Neverland" (シーユーネバーランド, Shī Yū Nebārando)
  • Released: September 8, 2018 (JPN)
  • Label: es.faction (Self-released)
  • Formats: Digital download
"Adahada Alien" (アダハダエイリアン, Adahada Eirian)
  • Released: March 29, 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: es.faction (Self-released)
  • Formats: Digital download
"dried flower" (ドライフラワー, Dorai Furawā)
  • Released: November 9, 2019 (JPN)
  • Label: es.faction (Self-released)
  • Formats: CD, digital download

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "BIOGRAPHY | シナリオアート オフィシャルサイト". scenarioart.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. ^ "プロフィール | シナリオアート | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". Sony Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  3. ^ "DISCOGRAPHY | シナリオアート オフィシャルサイト". scenarioart.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  4. ^ "ディスコグラフィ | シナリオアート | ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". Sony Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. ^ "シナリオアート最新シングル「サヨナラムーンタウン」新ビジュアルを公開|ソニーミュージック オフィシャルサイト". Sony Music (in Japanese). 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  6. ^ "KANA-BOON×シナリオアート、スプリット盤で『およげたいやきくん』に挑む!? | ORICON NEWS". Oricon News (in Japanese). 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  7. ^ a b c "Scenarioartの売上ランキング | ORICON NEWS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  8. ^ "KANA-BOON, Scenarioartの売上ランキング | ORICON NEWS". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-09.