The Yellow Monkey at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25, 2017. Clockwise, from top left: Kazuya Yoshii, Hideaki Kikuchi, Eiji Kikuchi, Yoichi Hirose
Background information
Also known as
Yemon
Origin
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Hard rock[1]
glam rock[1]
alternative rock
Years active
1988–2004, 2016–present
Labels
Triad/Nippon Columbia, BMG Funhouse/Ariola Japan, Atlantic/Warner Music Japan
The Yellow Monkey, sometimes abbreviated as Yemon (Japanese: イエモン, Hepburn: Iemon), is a Japanese rock band originally active from 1988 to 2001, before officially disbanding in 2004. They announced their reformation in 2016.
The band's name was derived from the ethnic slur that Japanese people look like monkeys,[2] and that Asian people are said to be "yellow" in skin color. The Yellow Monkey is considered an important Japanese rock group, having achieved major success selling 10 million records,[3] including 6.2 million singles.[4] The group has had three consecutive number one albums, 18 top ten singles and in 2003 were ranked number 81 on HMV Japan's list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.[2] Outside Japan the band is best known for their song "Tactics", one of the many ending themes of the Rurouni Kenshin anime.
^ ab"THE YELLOW MONKEY大復活！今あらためて知る、彼らの3つの魅力". M-ON! Music (in Japanese). January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
^ ab"Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.81". HMV Group (in Japanese). Retrieved August 30, 2012.
^"THE YELLOW MONKEY、15年ぶりに集結。5月から全国アリーナツアー開催". Barks.jp (in Japanese). January 8, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
^"THE YELLOW MONKEY、解散以来初の４人のコメントを公開". Barks.jp (in Japanese). December 18, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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