Mongol800
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Punk rock trio Mongol800 â also known as Monpachi- formed in Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan in 1998. Comprised of Uezu Kiyosaku (vocals and bass), Gima Takashi (guitar), and Takazato Satoshi (drums), the group released their debut album, Go On As You Are, in 2000. The album went on to sell a million copies, making Mongol800 one of the hottest bands in Japan at the time. The success of the debut paved way for the massively successful sophomore album Message, which sold nearly three million copies. Mongol800 continued to release a series of popular albums - Momo (2004), Daniel (2006), Etc. Works (2008), Eight Hundreds (2009), Etc. Works 2 (2011), Good Morning Okinawa (2013), People People (2015), and Pretty Good!! (2016) â and remained a popular live act. They also released several compilations including 2013âs 800Best- Simple Is the Best. In 2018, Mongol800 returned with the Treasure EP, which was followed in 2022 by the Aiyaiya EP, which was a split release with fellow Japanese punkers Wanima.
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