Galileo Galilei (band)

Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
Origin	Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
Genres	Indie rock, indie pop, electropop
Years active	2007–2016, 2022–present
Labels	Ouchi Daisuki Club; SME Records;
Members	Yuuki Ozaki; Fumito Iwai; Kazuki Ozaki; Masaki Okazaki
Past members	Sohei Funaya; Hitoshi Sako; Kazumasa Noguchi
Website	galileogalilei.jp

Galileo Galilei (ガリレオ・ガリレイ) is a Japanese indie rock band from Wakkanai, Hokkaido.

Galileo Galilei was formed in 2007 by singer and guitarist Yūki Ozaki, guitarist Sōhei Funaya, bassist Hitoshi Sakō, and drummer Kazuki Ozaki. Galileo Galilei signed to SME Records with guitarist and backing vocalist Fumito Iwai joining the band in 2009 and keyboard player Kazumasa Noguchi joining in 2011. Galileo Galilei released the albums Parade in 2011 and Portal in 2012 which reached No. 5 and No. 10 respectively on the Japanese music charts. Iwai and Noguchi left Galileo Galilei in 2012 and later formed the group Folks in 2013.^[1]^[2] Galileo Galilei released their fifth album Sea and The Darkness in January 2016 and announced their breakup after their final tour in April 2016.^[3]^[4]

In 2018, members of Galileo Galilei along with a support guitarist DAIKI formed a new band called Bird Bear Hare and Fish.

The film Kanseitou, directed by Takahiro Miki, is based on the Galileo Galilei song of the same name.

The song "クライマー" (English: Climber) from their album Sea and The Darkness was featured as an end credit song in the anime Haikyu!!, and more songs were featured in other anime shows. A list can be visible here.^[5]

The band announced that they were reforming at warbear's "re:bear" live concert that took place on October 11, 2022, after a six-year hiatus. The band released their sixth album Bee And The Whales on May 31, 2023, their first album in seven years. A "Bee and The Whales" Zepp tour is set to start in June 2023.

^ Masaru Sekiguchi (September 14, 2012). "Galileo Galileiからギター・岩井郁人とキーボード・野口一雅が脱退" [Galileo Galilei's guitarist Fumito Iwai and keyboardist Kazumasa Noguchi leave] (in Japanese). RBB Today. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
^ Chie Saito (December 13, 2013). 恵庭のバンド「フォークス」、２月メジャーデビューガリレオ・ガリレイ元メンバー・岩井さんら、今年１月に結成 [Eniwa band 'Folks' major debut in February. Galileo Galilei former member Iwai and band members formed in January this year.] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
^ "Rock Band Galileo Galilei to Break Up After Spring Tour". Anime News Network. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
^ "Galileo Galileiを愛してくれているみんなへ [To all of the fans of Galileo Galilei]". Galileo Galilei Official Blog (Galileo Galilei 公式ブログ) (in Japanese). LINE Corporation. 2016-01-25. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
^ https://animesongs.org/artists/3038/Galileo-Galilei

[Skreamint2012oct-pt3-1] Masaru Sekiguchi (September 14, 2012). "Galileo Galileiからギター・岩井郁人とキーボード・野口一雅が脱退" [Galileo Galilei's guitarist Fumito Iwai and keyboardist Kazumasa Noguchi leave] (in Japanese). RBB Today. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2013.

[Doshin-2] Chie Saito (December 13, 2013). 恵庭のバンド「フォークス」、２月メジャーデビューガリレオ・ガリレイ元メンバー・岩井さんら、今年１月に結成 [Eniwa band 'Folks' major debut in February. Galileo Galilei former member Iwai and band members formed in January this year.] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Shimbun Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.

[3] "Rock Band Galileo Galilei to Break Up After Spring Tour". Anime News Network. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-25.

[4] "Galileo Galileiを愛してくれているみんなへ [To all of the fans of Galileo Galilei]". Galileo Galilei Official Blog (Galileo Galilei 公式ブログ) (in Japanese). LINE Corporation. 2016-01-25. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2016-01-28.

[5] ttps://animesongs.org/artists/3038/Galileo-Galilei

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