Funky Monkey Babys


Funky Monkey Babys is a Japanese band formed in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic Incorporated.
Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets. The band is also known as Fan-mon in short.

History

Their fourth single, "Lovin' Life", is a charted hit that recorded long sales and received multiple high rankings on the Japanese sales charts in the first half of 2007. In July 2007, they released another single, "Chippoke na Yūki". They attracted fans with their high energy live performances all over Japan and continued to gain popularity on various popular media.
On 10 February 2010, the band released their first greatest-hits album Funky Monkey Babys Best. The album debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts with the first week sales of around 255,000 copies.
They announced their intent to disband after their final tour in 2013 on November 29, 2012. Their last live concerts were held at the Tokyo Dome on 1 and 2 June 2013.
Their song ちっぽけな勇気 was also featured on Japanese television series Asuko March.

Members

Singles

NumberReleaseTitleHighest rank
125 January 2006"そのまんま東へ" 77th
226 April 2006"恋の片道切符" 31st
321 June 2006"Always"55th
424 January 2007"Lovin' Life"10th
523 May 2007"ちっぽけな勇気" 8th
631 October 2007"もう君がいない" 8th
726 March 2008"旅立ち" 10th
823 July 2008"告白" 4th
95 November 2008"希望の唄/風" 11th
DVD28 January 2009"雪が降る街" 34th
1018 February 2009"桜" 7th
1118 November 2009"ヒーロー/明日へ" 4th
Limited distribution9 December 2009"ふるさと"
1227 January 2010"涙/夢" 4th
1312 May 2010"大切" 6th
144 August 2010"あとひとつ" 8th
1516 March 2011"ランウェイ☆ビート" 5th
168 June 2011"それでも信じてる/ラブレター" 10th
1716 November 2011"Love Song"10th

Albums