J-Pop Artist of the Week #55 [Pop]: ROOT FIVE (Week of May 20th-26th)

[Mandilinn]

The J-Pop Artist of the Week threads are back and suggestions are open! Please PM me if you have an artist you'd like to see featured next week or in the future!

 

May is still open for one more request, so PM me or send me a DM on Twitter (@Mandilinn480) with an artist you'd like featured! Any other requests I get will be in June.
 

This Week's Artist:

ROOT FIVE

 

Root Five (previously stylized as √5) is a group formed by popular Nico Nico Douga singers Dasoku, Pokota, Mi-chan, Kettaro, and Koma'n. Their total video views on the website are over 35 million total and they have 900,000 Twitter followers between them. The members have appeared in musicals, dramas, and more. They provide the voices for their own music and virtual characters, making them a unique hybrid group.

 

Members

Dasoku



Pokota



koma'n



Mi-chan



Kettaro

 

Music

 

MERRY GO ROUND (Debut Single)
Mikadzukihime (Crescent Moon Princess)
Senbonzakura

Mr. Music

You can hear more songs from their first album here

 

Recent Releases
 

[single] LOVE TREASURE

Release Date: November 11th, 2013

Editions: CD-Only, CD+DVD (3 Versions)

 

 

1. Love Treasure (PV)
2. Hashire (Vocaloid Song Cover)
3. Love Treasure (Instrumental)
4. Hashire (Instrumental)

 

Upcoming Releases
 

[Album] Summer Days

Release Date: July 16th, 2014

Editions: CD-Only, CD+DVD, CD+Goods

 

If you like what you hear, please support the group by purchasing their music on CD Japan, Yesasia, or HMV!

 

Websites and Social Media
 

Official Website
Root Five Official Twitter
Mi-Chan's Twitter
Koma'n Twitter
Kettaro's Twitter
Dasoku's Twitter
Pokota's Twitter

 

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[Mandilinn]

Previous Weeks
 

Female Soloists

Kana Nishino
Miliyah Kato
Yuka Masaki
Jasmine
MiChi
Seiko Matsuda
Lecca
AI
AISHA
MISIA
Akina Nakamori
JUJU
Mika Nakashima
alan
ALI PROJECT
Hitomi Shimatani
Kanon Wakeshima
Rihwa
hitomi

 
Male Soloists

Daichi Miura
Yuya Matsushita
Tetsuya Komuro
Ken Hirai
Keisuke Kuwata
Naoto Inti Raymi

KOHH

 

 

 

Duos

CHEMISTRY
m-flo
BREATHE

 
Dance/Vocal Units

EXILE
E-Girls
w-inds.
BRIGHT
AAA
J Soul Brothers
TRF
LEAD

Non-Dance Groups

Kalafina

Idols

Kanjani8
ARASHI
Fairies

Bands

Sakanaction
SPYAIR
ONE OK ROCK
GIRL NEXT DOOR
BACK-ON
NEGOTO
YMO

Special Weeks and Features

Zainichi Korean Artists
Top 3 Highest-Selling Japanese Rock Bands
The Queens of J-Pop
Artists Who Used to Be Idols

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Could not find half of the old threads, so I'll have to completely re-do some of these. Please be patient!

[jyuritan]

ahh i love their songs, koma'n is an amazing composer.

[Labia]

ugh theyre so cute

[wiz109]

Math!

hmmmm I'm kind of torn on them from what I hear here. 

Some songs have great instrumentals, but I don't like the voices, others I enjoy their singing more, but it doesn't have the same powerful instumentals

[Kanonno]

omg, math. Thank god they changed their name. >.>

 

they are cute tho.