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{{Short description|Japanese electronica band}}
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| caption = Capsule at the release party for "Player", at Studio Partita, March 26, 2010
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| origin = [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]], [[Japan]]
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| origin = [[Kanazawa, Ishikawa|Kanazawa]], Japan
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| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Shibuya-kei]]
* [[Shibuya-kei]]
* [[J-pop]]
* [[J-pop]]
* [[:ja:ネオ渋谷系|neo shibuya-kei]]
* [[Electro (music)|electro]]
* [[Electro (music)|electro]]
* [[House music|house]]
* [[House music|house]]
* [[synthpop]]
* [[synthpop]]
* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]}}
* [[Electronic dance music|EDM]]}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| years_active = 1997–present
| label = {{flatlist|
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Contemode]] (2003–2013)
* [[Contemode]] (2003–2013)
* [[:ja:ヤマハミュージックコミュニケーションズ|Yamaha Music Communications]] (2001–2013)
* [[:ja:ヤマハミュージックコミュニケーションズ|Yamaha Music Communications]] (2001–2013)
* [[Warner Music]] (2013–present)}}
* [[Warner Music Japan]] (2013–present)
* [[Unborde]] (2013–2021)}}
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Perfume (Japanese band)|Perfume]]
* [[Perfume (Japanese band)|Perfume]]
* [[Coltemonikha]]
* [[Coltemonikha]]
* [[Meg (singer)|Meg]]}}
* [[Meg (singer)|Meg]]}}
| website = http://capsule-official.com/
| website = http://capsule-official.com/
| current_members = {{flatlist|
| current_members = {{flatlist|
* [[Yasutaka Nakata]]
* [[Yasutaka Nakata]]
* [[Toshiko Koshijima]]}}
* [[Toshiko Koshijima]]}}
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{{nihongo|'''Capsule'''|カプセル|Kapuseru|stylized as '''CAPSULE''' since autumn 2013<ref name=Musicman-NET>{{cite web|title=CAPSULE及び中田ヤスタカがワーナーに移籍、アルバム今秋発売 |url=http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/27938.html |website=Musicman-NET |publisher=F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co.,Ltd |accessdate=12 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614115008/http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/27938.html |archivedate=14 June 2015 }}</ref> and previously as '''capsule'''}} is a Japanese [[electronica]] band consisting of record producer [[Yasutaka Nakata]] and vocalist [[Toshiko Koshijima]].


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{{nihongo|'''Capsule'''|カプセル|Kapuseru|stylized in all caps since autumn 2013<ref name=Musicman-NET>{{cite web|title=CAPSULE及び中田ヤスタカがワーナーに移籍、アルバム今秋発売 |url=http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/27938.html |website=Musicman-NET |publisher=F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd |access-date=June 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614115008/http://www.musicman-net.com/artist/27938.html |archive-date=June 14, 2015 }}</ref> and previously in all lowercase}} is a Japanese [[electronica]] band consisting of producer [[Yasutaka Nakata]] and vocalist [[Toshiko Koshijima]].
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== Music ==


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== Career ==
Capsule formed in November 1997, after Nakata Yasutaka and Koshijima Toshiko met at the Teens' Music Festival in the Hokuriku area convention when they were 17 years old. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March 2001 on Yamaha Music Communications. Their first album, ''High Collar Girl'', was significantly different from their later works in that it did not involve nearly as much use of synthesizers or contain futuristic/electronic sounds.
Capsule formed in November 1997, after Yasutaka Nakata and Toshiko Koshijima met at the Teens' Music Festival in the Hokuriku area convention when they were both 17 years old. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March 2001 on Yamaha Music Communications. Their first album, ''High Collar Girl'', was significantly different from their later works in that it did not involve nearly as much use of synthesizers or contain futuristic/electronic sounds.


Capsule's style in albums up to ''L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer'' (2005) was frequently referred to as "neo-Shibuya-kei" due to their stylistic similarities, both aesthetically and musically, to acts from the [[Shibuya-kei]] movement of the 1990s, most notably [[Pizzicato Five]]. It contained elements of [[bossa nova]], [[lounge music|lounge]] and [[breakbeat]]. From ''Fruits Clipper'' (2006) on their style was increasingly [[electro house]].
Capsule's style in albums up to ''L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer'' (2005) was frequently referred to as "neo-Shibuya-kei" due to their stylistic similarities, both aesthetically and musically, to acts from the [[Shibuya-kei]] movement of the 1990s, most notably [[Pizzicato Five]]. It contained elements of [[bossa nova]], [[lounge music|lounge]] and [[breakbeat]]. From ''Fruits Clipper'' (2006) on their style was increasingly [[electro house]].
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On January 19, 2010, Capsule released "Love or Lies" which was used as an insert song for the show ''Liar Game Season 2'' and the movie ''Liar Game: The Final Stage''. It was included on their album, ''[[Player (Capsule album)|Player]]'', which was released on March 3, 2010.
On January 19, 2010, Capsule released "Love or Lies" which was used as an insert song for the show ''Liar Game Season 2'' and the movie ''Liar Game: The Final Stage''. It was included on their album, ''[[Player (Capsule album)|Player]]'', which was released on March 3, 2010.


Their twelfth studio album, initially titled ''KILLER WAVE'', was originally slated for a March 23, 2011 release.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3975016 |accessdate=February 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217044121/http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3975016 |archivedate=February 17, 2011 }}</ref> But following the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], the album title was changed to ''[[World of Fantasy (album)|World of Fantasy]]'' and its release was postponed to May 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/news/capsules-new-album-killer-wave-postponed::5495.html |title=capsule's New Album KILLER WAVE Postponed |publisher=Jpopasia.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref>
Their twelfth studio album, initially titled ''KILLER WAVE'', was originally slated for a March 23, 2011, release.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3975016|title=KILLER WAVE (Limited Edition)(Limited (First Edition))【CD】-capsule|date=February 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217044121/http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/product/detail/3975016|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=February 17, 2011}}</ref> But following the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]], the album title was changed to ''[[World of Fantasy (album)|World of Fantasy]]'' and its release was postponed to May 25, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/news/capsules-new-album-killer-wave-postponed::5495.html |title=capsule's New Album KILLER WAVE Postponed |website=Jpopasia.com |access-date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>


The band's fourteenth album, ''[[Caps Lock (album)|Caps Lock]]'', was released on October 23, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=On 23 October, 2013, the new album "CAPS LOCK" will be released!|url=http://capsule-official.com/news_detail/12|publisher=capsule-official.com|language=Japanese}}</ref> Their fifteenth album, ''[[Wave Runner (album)|Wave Runner]]'', was released on 18 Feb, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title= Capsule – Wave Runner |url=https://www.discogs.com/Capsule-Wave-Runner/release/6718509|publisher=discogs.com}}</ref>
The band's fourteenth album, ''[[Caps Lock (album)|Caps Lock]]'', was released on October 23, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=On 23 October, 2013, the new album "CAPS LOCK" will be released!|url=http://capsule-official.com/news_detail/12|website=Capsule-official.com|language=ja}}</ref> Their fifteenth album, ''[[Wave Runner (album)|Wave Runner]]'', was released on Feb 18, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title= Capsule – Wave Runner |url=https://www.discogs.com/Capsule-Wave-Runner/release/6718509|website=Discogs.com|date=February 18, 2015 }}</ref>


Capsule's first new song in six years, ''Hikari no Disco'', was teased in April 2021<ref>{{Citation|title=「シドニアの騎士 あいつむぐほし」本編冒頭映像【6/4(金)劇場公開】| date=April 28, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY8HQ0H8tPQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/lY8HQ0H8tPQ |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and was released on June 3, 2021.<ref>{{Citation|title=CAPSULE - "ひかりのディスコ" Official Music Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwn49r14nIc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/Hwn49r14nIc |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On October 25, 2022, Capsule announced their 16th studio album, titled ''Metro Pulse'', which was released on December 14.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://realsound.jp/2022/10/post-1162755.html | title=CAPSULE、16thアルバム『メトロパルス』リリース 結成のきっかけとなった楽曲のセルフリメイクも収録 | date=October 25, 2022 }}</ref>
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==Discography==


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==Discography==
===Maxi singles===
===Maxi singles===
# [2001.03.28] {{nihongo|"[[Sakura (Capsule song)|Sakura]]"|さくら}}
# [2001.03.28] {{nihongo|"[[Sakura (Capsule song)|Sakura]]"|さくら}}
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# [2007.11.07] "Musixxx / I'm Feeling You"
# [2007.11.07] "Musixxx / I'm Feeling You"
# [2008.10.08] "Jumper"
# [2008.10.08] "Jumper"

===Digital singles===
# [2005.05.02] cafe unice (CONTEMODE EXTENDED MIX)
# [2007.02.21] Sugarless GiRL
# [2008.11.19] more more more
# [2008.11.19] the Time is Now
# [2010.01.19] Love or Lies -LIAR GAME original ver-
# [2010.03.03] Stay with You -LIAR GAME original ver-
# [2011.02.09] WORLD OF FANTASY
# [2012.02.01] Step on The Floor
# [2013.10.16] CONTROL
# [2014.12.29] Feel Again
# [2015.01.28] Another World
# [2015.02.10] Hero (extended mix)
# [2015.02.10] White As Snow (extended mix)
# [2021.06.04] Hikari no Disco (ひかりのディスコ)
# [2021.06.24] Utsusemi (KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA Ai Tsumugu Hoshi) (Movie Version)
# [2021.09.10] Future Wave (フューチャー・ウェイヴ)
#[2021.12.10] Virtual Freedom (バーチャル・フリーダム)


===Albums===
===Albums===
# [2001.11.21] ''[[High Collar Girl]]''
# [2001.11.21] ''High Collar Girl''
# [2003.03.19] ''[[Cutie Cinema Replay]]'' (2,106 copies sold)
# [2003.03.19] ''Cutie Cinema Replay'' (2,106 copies sold)
# [2003.11.19] ''[[phony phonic]]'' (3,501 copies sold)
# [2003.11.19] ''phony phonic'' (3,501 copies sold)
# [2004.06.09] ''[[S.F. sound furniture]]'' (12,172 copies sold)
# [2004.06.09] ''[[S.F. sound furniture]]'' (12,172 copies sold)
# [2005.02.09] ''[[Nexus-2060]]'' (9,024 copies sold)
# [2005.02.09] ''Nexus-2060'' (9,024 copies sold)
# [2005.09.21] ''[[L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer]]'' (10,707 copies sold)
# [2005.09.21] ''[[L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer]]'' (10,707 copies sold)
# [2006.05.10] ''[[Fruits Clipper]]'' (12,275 copies sold)
# [2006.05.10] ''[[Fruits Clipper]]'' (12,275 copies sold)
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# [2010.03.03] ''[[Player (Capsule album)|Player]]'' (47,853 copies sold)
# [2010.03.03] ''[[Player (Capsule album)|Player]]'' (47,853 copies sold)
# [2011.05.25] ''[[World of Fantasy (album)|World of Fantasy]]'' (previously ''Killer Wave''; 25,000 copies sold)<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
# [2011.05.25] ''[[World of Fantasy (album)|World of Fantasy]]'' (previously ''Killer Wave''; 25,000 copies sold)<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
# [2012.03.07] ''[[Stereo Worxxx]]'' (24,000 copies sold)<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/61919 |title = Capsuleニューアルバム＆ヤスタカ制作サントラ3月リリース}}</ref>
# [2012.03.07] ''[[Stereo Worxxx]]'' (24,000 copies sold)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/61919|title=capsuleニューアルバム＆ヤスタカ制作サントラ3月リリース|website=Natalie.mu|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
# [2013.10.23] ''[[CAPS LOCK (album)|Caps Lock]]'' (17,000 copies sold)
# [2013.10.23] ''[[CAPS LOCK (album)|Caps Lock]]'' (17,000 copies sold)
# [2015.02.18] ''[[Wave Runner (album)|Wave Runner]]''
# [2015.02.18] ''[[Wave Runner (album)|Wave Runner]]''
# [2022.12.14] ''[[Metro Pulse (album)|Metro Pulse]]''


===Compilations===
===Compilations===
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===Remix albums===
===Remix albums===
# [2007.10.10] ''[[Capsule rmx]]'' (11,112 copies sold)
# [2007.10.10] ''Capsule rmx'' (11,112 copies sold)


==References==
==References==
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Capsule
Capsule performing in 2011
Capsule performing in 2011
Background information
OriginKanazawa, Japan
Genres
Years active1997–present
Labels
Members
Websitehttp://capsule-official.com/

Capsule (カプセル, Kapuseru, stylized in all caps since autumn 2013[1] and previously in all lowercase) is a Japanese electronica band consisting of producer Yasutaka Nakata and vocalist Toshiko Koshijima.

Career

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Capsule formed in November 1997, after Yasutaka Nakata and Toshiko Koshijima met at the Teens' Music Festival in the Hokuriku area convention when they were both 17 years old. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March 2001 on Yamaha Music Communications. Their first album, High Collar Girl, was significantly different from their later works in that it did not involve nearly as much use of synthesizers or contain futuristic/electronic sounds.

Capsule's style in albums up to L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer (2005) was frequently referred to as "neo-Shibuya-kei" due to their stylistic similarities, both aesthetically and musically, to acts from the Shibuya-kei movement of the 1990s, most notably Pizzicato Five. It contained elements of bossa nova, lounge and breakbeat. From Fruits Clipper (2006) on their style was increasingly electro house.

Capsule is known for frequently licensing their music for use on television programs in Japan, such as Utawara Hot Hit 10, Hello! Morning, and Nankai Paradise. Yugo Nakamura's studio, Tha of Japan, used Capsule's music for promotional TV and web advertisements for KDDI. Their song Portable Airport (remix) is featured in promos for The Comedy Channel on Australian pay TV. The album More! More! More! ranked 6th in its first week on the Oricon weekly album chart, and ranked 3rd on the daily chart, marking their first time in the top 10.

On January 19, 2010, Capsule released "Love or Lies" which was used as an insert song for the show Liar Game Season 2 and the movie Liar Game: The Final Stage. It was included on their album, Player, which was released on March 3, 2010.

Their twelfth studio album, initially titled KILLER WAVE, was originally slated for a March 23, 2011, release.[2] But following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the album title was changed to World of Fantasy and its release was postponed to May 25, 2011.[3]

The band's fourteenth album, Caps Lock, was released on October 23, 2013.[4] Their fifteenth album, Wave Runner, was released on Feb 18, 2015.[5]

Capsule's first new song in six years, Hikari no Disco, was teased in April 2021[6] and was released on June 3, 2021.[7] On October 25, 2022, Capsule announced their 16th studio album, titled Metro Pulse, which was released on December 14.[8]

Discography

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Maxi singles

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  1. [2001.03.28] "Sakura" (さくら)
  2. [2001.07.04] "Hanabi" (花火)
  3. [2001.10.17] "Tokyo Kissa" (東京喫茶)
  4. [2002.08.21] "Music Controller"
  5. [2002.11.20] "Plastic Girl" (プラスチックガール)
  6. [2003.05.21] "Candy Cutie" (キャンディー キューティー)
  7. [2004.02.04] "Retro Memory" (レトロメモリー)

12" vinyl singles

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  1. [2003.02.20] "Cutie Cinema Pre-Play"
  2. [2003.05.21] "Tone Cooking"
  3. [2003.09.17] "Idol Fancy"
  4. [2004.05.21] "Portable Airport"
  5. [2005.02.02] "Space Station No.9"
  6. [2005.08.06] "Aeropolis"
  7. [2006.04.19] "Jelly"
  8. [2006.12.13] "Starry Sky"
  9. [2007.09.05] "Capsule rmx EP"
  10. [2007.11.07] "Musixxx / I'm Feeling You"
  11. [2008.10.08] "Jumper"

Digital singles

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  1. [2005.05.02] cafe unice (CONTEMODE EXTENDED MIX)
  2. [2007.02.21] Sugarless GiRL
  3. [2008.11.19] more more more
  4. [2008.11.19] the Time is Now
  5. [2010.01.19] Love or Lies -LIAR GAME original ver-
  6. [2010.03.03] Stay with You -LIAR GAME original ver-
  7. [2011.02.09] WORLD OF FANTASY
  8. [2012.02.01] Step on The Floor
  9. [2013.10.16] CONTROL
  10. [2014.12.29] Feel Again
  11. [2015.01.28] Another World
  12. [2015.02.10] Hero (extended mix)
  13. [2015.02.10] White As Snow (extended mix)
  14. [2021.06.04] Hikari no Disco (ひかりのディスコ)
  15. [2021.06.24] Utsusemi (KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA Ai Tsumugu Hoshi) (Movie Version)
  16. [2021.09.10] Future Wave (フューチャー・ウェイヴ)
  17. [2021.12.10] Virtual Freedom (バーチャル・フリーダム)

Albums

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  1. [2001.11.21] High Collar Girl
  2. [2003.03.19] Cutie Cinema Replay (2,106 copies sold)
  3. [2003.11.19] phony phonic (3,501 copies sold)
  4. [2004.06.09] S.F. sound furniture (12,172 copies sold)
  5. [2005.02.09] Nexus-2060 (9,024 copies sold)
  6. [2005.09.21] L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer (10,707 copies sold)
  7. [2006.05.10] Fruits Clipper (12,275 copies sold)
  8. [2007.02.21] Sugarless Girl (23,324 copies sold)
  9. [2007.12.05] Flash Back (37,915 copies sold)
  10. [2008.11.19] More! More! More! (67,309 copies sold)
  11. [2010.03.03] Player (47,853 copies sold)
  12. [2011.05.25] World of Fantasy (previously Killer Wave; 25,000 copies sold)[2]
  13. [2012.03.07] Stereo Worxxx (24,000 copies sold)[9]
  14. [2013.10.23] Caps Lock (17,000 copies sold)
  15. [2015.02.18] Wave Runner
  16. [2022.12.14] Metro Pulse

Compilations

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  1. [2009.08.26] Flash Best (34,578 copies sold)
  2. [2013.03.06] Rewind Best-1 (2012→2006) (6,000 copies sold)
  3. [2013.03.06] Rewind Best-2 (2005→2001) (5,000 copies sold)

Remix albums

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  1. [2007.10.10] Capsule rmx (11,112 copies sold)

References

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  1. ^ "CAPSULE及び中田ヤスタカがワーナーに移籍、アルバム今秋発売". Musicman-NET. F.B.Communications Inc. & Magnet Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "KILLER WAVE (Limited Edition)(Limited (First Edition))【CD】-capsule". February 17, 2011. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "capsule's New Album KILLER WAVE Postponed". Jpopasia.com. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  4. ^ "On 23 October, 2013, the new album "CAPS LOCK" will be released!". Capsule-official.com (in Japanese).
  5. ^ "Capsule – Wave Runner". Discogs.com. February 18, 2015.
  6. ^ 「シドニアの騎士 あいつむぐほし」本編冒頭映像【6/4(金)劇場公開】, April 28, 2021, archived from the original on December 14, 2021, retrieved June 1, 2021
  7. ^ CAPSULE - "ひかりのディスコ" Official Music Video, archived from the original on December 14, 2021, retrieved June 1, 2021
  8. ^ "CAPSULE、16thアルバム『メトロパルス』リリース 結成のきっかけとなった楽曲のセルフリメイクも収録". October 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "capsuleニューアルバム＆ヤスタカ制作サントラ3月リリース". Natalie.mu. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
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