I've recently discovered the Japanese band "Ellegarden" and I've fallen in love with them!! It's a shame that they're an indie group; I can't find lyrics for them or aaanything *tear*

Ellegarden = <3
Yeah, it does kinda suck that they're still indie. It's so hard to find decent info on them! But there are benefits to that. No annoying fans or something. *shrugs*

i like them!!!
i have nooo idea where to get there music,
but i listen to them on their myspace.
although their music on there, crashed or its not playing on my computer. :[

sorry, no idea.
try livejournal though.

ellegraden rocks.

I have a lot of their songs. They are okay... some songs are addicting though.

Missing is very addicting....yea i cant find much info on them either T___T

Ellegarden is not indie..
they got signed onto the Dynamord Lable.

I'm so glad Soompiers are not bashing them T.T
every other board seems to be
saying they sound too american blah blah
SO WHAT?
I think they're awesome!

and they DO sound a lot like Simple Plan..
but Ellegarden is BETTER..
WHY?
because they're BIlingual!

Fansite in English XD
Lyrics like WHOA

OMG! ELLEGARDEN IS SOOO GOOD!! LOL it's funny because i never heard of them but then my friend (Aya on Soompi) sent me Space Sonic and i instantly feel in love with them. They're english is sooo good!! I can't believe that they're not. Which of course is a plus, because bilingual people are cool. LOL I've been going on a downloading spree with their songs. But aren't they Japanese? They're not Indie right?

They're Japanese. The singer grew up in America which is why his English is so good

^haha yeah~

I like their song Perfect Days<3

I think they're the best Japanese band that sings in English.

Hah yeah I got a lot of people into them ^^; Counting Midnight_Crisis up there =P
I love them! Their song Space Sonic got me hooked.
Yeah I agree to me they are one of the best Japanese bands,
too bad they aren't that popular in the US =\ They were suppose to
come to New York.. but I'm not sure if I missed it or not.. I forgot the
date -____-;

edit*
its on monday O___O March 20th.. omg.. and I have school the next day. why on monday?!
what a stupid day for a concert -____-;
info here > http://www.sxsw-asia.com/JapanNite2006/tourdate.html

^man...i wished I lived on the mainland sometimes
Ellegarden is awesome...I got my friends addicted lol XD
I like their Space Sonic PV...it's interesting

yea man! They playing in the Knitting Factory (Club?) But man, on a school night, it's gonna be hard to get my mom to let me go. Yo, I'm still listening to Space Sonic right now. Next songs are gonna be Missing, Red Hot, Snake Fighting, A Thousand Smiles, Butterfly, and the last song on my playlist is Raindrops. >< So addicting!! >< Yes they kick butt!!

I was privilaged enought to see Ellegarden play last night at TT the Bears in Cambridge.

OMFG. If I were to die right now, I could die happy.

I was front and center, literally inches away from Hosomi Takeshi, close enough to get sweat on. There were like, 7 other bands, so Ellegarden only got about a half hour to prefrom. The set list:

00. The Sweater Song (Weezer) [warmup]
01. The Autumn Song
02. Space Sonic
~MC~
03. Red Hot
04. Marry Me
05. Good Morning Kid
~MC~
06. Mr. Feather (request from the crowd; and my FAV song)
07. Supernova
08. Make A Wish

After they all hung out and I got autographs and pictues with everyone. Hosomi-san is a real sweetheart and is really friendly. It was really a great time, and I wish I could go to another show.

^ OMG your so lucky!! You got autographs and all ><!!! ELLEGARDEN is great, would you care to share your autos

I like "The End of the World" but all their other stuff are junk :/

i like kaze no hi for some reason .. is there anyone else? lol

Most def!! I'm waiting for a friend to upload the pics (am a tool and forgot my camera) and I'll scan in my auto in a few minutes!

Yeah they have pretty good songs I must admit

I think they're pretty good. They have some catchy songs.

i got hooked on missing AGES ago , and i listened to it for several hours a day for weeks . then i got hold of an album and i quite liked it .

yeah , i noticed the similarity to sum41 and things though , and after a while it all got too much for me . emo lyrics and all .

missing is still awesome , and i love the tunes etc for their other songs , but some stuff is just way too cliche for me right at the moment .

Ok, my scanners being special, so no auto's, but here are some pics from the Japan Nite in Cambridge on Tuesday!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/kyo...777609_7623.jpg
Hosomi(vo) and Takahashi(dr)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/kyo...777622_2865.jpg
Me and Takahashi (and his beer)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/kyo...777621_2455.jpg
Me and Takada(bs)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/kyo...777619_1654.jpg
Me and Ubakata(gt)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/kyo...777618_1251.jpg
Me and Hosomi

I look horrible and sweaty and gross, the bar was really small and too many bodies rubbing against eachother, but yaaa! That's all of Ellegarden and I am in LOVE.

I LOVE THEM!!! From the newest single, Mr. Feather is the best song!

yay cute pics !

ahah takahashi is lovely looking innit

looks like awesome fun XD thanks for sharing ! glad you had a good time

oh btw if anyone wants to see videos , try http://www.youtube.com/results?search=elle...s&search=Search , they have quite a few

Anyone out there still like Ellegarden?
I haven't heard much about them in a
while. I wonder what's going on with
them nowadays. Still listening to
Space Sonic even though it's like ages
old. -^^-

I never got to go see them in Mass. It was supposed to be my "birthday present" from a friend but the jerk backed out at the last minute and decided to spend money on tickets for a crappy concert in MAY I was so furious and no one else would go with me I hope they come by again...


Thanks for sharing your pictures, Seno

Aww that must really suck Naux!! They came to NYC once, but I didn't get to see them cause my mom is really stubborn when it comes to school and she said no because it was on a school day. V_V I was so mad I mean I could've been there!! So yeah, I know the feeling! Gosh, I hate it when people back out of things at the last minute!! Its aggrivating!! But there's nothing to do, just wait to see if they come back to the US. which I hope they do! What concert did you spend your money on Naux?

Nah, it wasn't my money. I didn't even go to the other concert. Wasn't invited I don't remember what concert it was...But I know I didn't like the bands. They were definitely something new and crappy that was on the radio at the time, but I can't remember who it was... Definitely not worth turning down the $10 Ellegarden concert, I can assure you that much

I really hope they come back sometime soon~ Hopefully we'll both be able to see them the next time they tour around here~

I still listen to some of Ellegarden's old songs... My favorites are Mr. Feather and Missing . ^^

i just started listening to their music, i really like it. the lyrics are so random, and yet i cant stop putting their songs on repeat on my winamp.

o.o their concert was only 10 bucks?? Wow that's pretty cheap for an awesome band!
So the concert was from a new mainstream band huh? I start losing interest in main
stream bands and songs sometimes just because everyone likes them because of that
one major album or one hit, but not all bands. I think I'll always like Ellegarden if they
stay the way they are, even if they become Main Stream. But yea, me too I hope we'll
both be able to see them live! And get autographs, pics, the works. =^^=



Yeah, they get really addictive. What songs are your favorite from them?


Yeah Missing is really good, i think it's one of the only song of theirs that I have
that is actually sung in Japanese. Mr. Feather . .hmm . . I don't think I have that song
must go and download it. Just have to make sure I really don't have it. =^^=

As well as I. Missing was my favorite D:! Mmm, But I would've thought they'd be Mainstream by now. Their music is pretty good.

pepperoni quattro isn't a bad album. although, i haven't listened to any of the songs mentioned in this thread lol.

i LOVE them... but i think i still like their japanese songs better than their english songs.

hehe ^^ I like their japanese songs just as much as their english songs for some reason. Although I can't say that I wouldn'r like to hear more japanese songs of theirs. . . .Theres only like 1 or two of their songs that I ever heard in Japanese.

i heard one of their songs on someone's myspace. i think it was called niji or somethinng like that and they're pretty good. i didnt know they were indie though

Ellegarden's new single, SALAMANDER (PV is up on Youtube), is set to be released this week!! 8/9!! It's a 3 track single, like Space Sonic, and after hearing Salamander, I'm sure the single is gonna be awsome.

They've also announced that their next album is to be released on 10/18 (aka my birthday XD no joke) of this year, and have also announces a monster Japanese tour spanning about 4 months.


my fav Elle songs change monthly, but the ones that hold the most special place in my heart are The Autumn Song, Mr Feather, Starfish and Salamander.

My favorite ellegarden song is definitely niji
whenever i listen to riot on the grill i have to stop at least thirty minutes for niji to repeat over and over

I was curious to what their music was like and found the song 'jitterbug'. I really like the song, the band is pretty good =)

*edit*

found more songs by them, I am liking them more.

I want to buy their music =D

Do they sing in english a lot?
They seem to be fluent in both japanese and english.

The lead singer, Hosomi Takeshi, lived in California for a while (back when he was a salaryman), before he got into the musi business. While his english isn't completely fluent, he definately can use the language very well.

Hosomi-san has also said that the language of his songs are influenced by the music. So, most of the lyrics are in english. His english one their latest single actually has improved. <3 LOVE ELLE.

The new single is awsome, and you all should so listen.

hehe Ellegarden music will song good to my ears no matter in what language! And its cool to know that Hosomi - san was in America a while back, because that means . . . hopefully . . that in one ponit or another he might come back to the states for a tour!! ::squeels:: Well yeah, i haven't heard their single yet. . . which means i must go and search to listen!! oh thanks for the info SENO i never knew that!! ^^;;
<333 Rena

Well, Elle's already had an american tour last spring, as part of JAPAN NITE 2006, where they toured around the country with bands like STANCE PUNKS, The Radio Carburator, The Emeralds, TsuShiMaMiRe and PE'Z.

But they have mentioned wanting to come back soon, and since they did release an American version of Riot on the Grill in March, it definatly seems like it'll be possible. However, don't get too excited, they have a HUGE all of Japan tour spanning October-March, so, it'll be a while before they're able to.

aww poopy!! Well at least they WANT to come back. I mean I know that last year they came to NYC in the Knitting Factory in Manhattan, but I wan't able to go because it was on a school day or something. But that was like Japan Night at that place or something. It might be what your taking about Seno, but ehh I gotta wait so its a bummer either way. But these are MOST of the times I wish I lived in Japan, or at least be "legal" (18 ish) but I guess there's nothing to do except wait. Some thing I'm not really good at -.- lol

the singers voice reminds me of simple plan. haha but i like their music

Aw T_T yeah, they were in NYC durring the Japan Nite Tour. They said they were really glad they went on the tour, but didn't want to become regulars. I just hope they come back soon, I don't have enough money to go see them in Japan lol.

Too bad they really aren't regulars. ^^ But then it makes it more exciting when they do come back!! Yeah I don't have enough money to go to Japan either, although I made a deal with my mom that shE HAS to buy me a ticket to Japan if I graduate High School with good grades . . meaning in Mom language "you better get 85 or higher in all classes" ::sigh:: which leads me to believe . .that I have to get the t9icket myself. because with the way I'm going right now, I'm starting to think it's impossible for me to get those high grades again. BUT ELLEGARDEN IS SO WORTH IT!! LOL I can't wait to see them in person!!! >//<

really? i thought the lead singer of blink 182 sounded like him a bit haha

Salamander is amazing
although no guitar solo present
the riffs are complicated enough
grawr i love this song

i love the song 'make a wish'