Stance Punks


Stance Punks are a Japanese punk rock band, formed in 1998. The band gained fame through their performances at a rooftop live-venue in Shimokitazawa.
Stance Punks' name spread overseas when their song "Mayonaka Shounen Totsugekidan" was used as the ending theme song for the movie Battle Royale 2. Their song "No Boy No Cry" has been used as the opening theme song for the anime Naruto and the song "I Wanna Be" was used as the ending theme song for the anime Soul Eater. As of 2005, the band has signed with Sony Epic's label called "Kowalski Records" under which the single "Mony Mony Mony" was released.
Critics often cite similarities between them and The Blue Hearts, an immensely popular punk band with a very similar style of music.
The band recently performed a 5-hour long "Naruto Tribute" broadcast from a popular Kyoto radio station.
Band members include:

Albums

2000.5.4 Shimokitazawa Rooftop
Stance Punks
Stance Punks
Let It Roll
Howling Idol
Bubblegum Viking
Bomp! Bomp! Bomp!
Peace & Destroy
The World Is Mine
STANCE PUNKS MANIA 1998-2012
P.I.N.S
Aoban Akaban

Singles

Kusottare Kaihouku
Saitei Saikou 999/Zassou no Hana
Lost Boys March
19roll
Mony Mony Mony
No Boy, No Cry
Sharol wa Blue
Let It Rock
I Wanna Be
Stay Young / Genpatsu Song
SHE
Yume no Gakudan / Paper Screen Diary
Tamashii no Uta / Mother Lake
Shimokitazawa Ereji / Haru no Michishirube

Video and DVD

Ichigeki Hissatsu
PV/DV mania!
10th Anniversary Live One Man
20th Anniversary Hinotama Sengen Festival