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The Blue Hearts (ブルーハーツ) was a popular Japanese upbeat punk rock band. Its members were Hiroto Kōmoto (vocalist), Masatoshi Mashima (guitarist), Jun'nosuke Kawaguchi (Bassist) and Tetsuya Kajiwara (Drummer). Formed in 1985, the group made its major debut in May 1987 and released its first self-titled record. They went on to release 7 more albums. Having started out on an indie label each subsequent record sold more copies with their last recording selling in the millions. They were seen as controversial in Japan, where antics such as using the japanese word for crazy, an explictive in their culture, and spitting in television cameras got them banned from TV for a year. The same year, in 1995, The Blue Hearts broke up. Komoto and Mashima went on to became the founding members of another band, The High-Lows.

Many of their songs were popular. Two most well known are "Train-Train" and "Linda Linda" which can be found on many karaoke machines. A cover version of their song Linda Linda was used in the 2005 Nintendo DS video game Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, the 2004 drama Sekai no chūshin de, ai wo sakebu, the High-School Dorama Gachi Baka and the 2005 film Linda Linda Linda, the premise of which is a group of high school students bond while practicing The Blue Hearts' songs for a school concert, and thier song "Train-Train" has been featured in Guitar Freaks.

Discography

Albums (Japan)

  • The Blue Hearts (1987)
  • Young and Pretty (1987)
  • Train-Train (1988)
  • Bust Waste Hip (1990)
  • High Kicks (1991)
  • Stick Out (1993)
  • Dug Out (1993)
  • Pan (1995)

Albums (US)

  • Blast Off! (1991)

Singles (Japan)

  • Hitoni Yasashiku (人にやさしく) (1987)
  • Linda Linda (リンダ リンダ) (1987)
  • Kiss Shite Hoshii (キスしてほしい) (1987)
  • Chernobyl (チェルノブイリ) (1988)
  • Blue Hearts Theme (ブルーハーツのテーマ) (1988)
  • Train-Train (1988)
  • Love Letter (ラブレター) (1989)
  • Aozora (青空) (1989)
  • Rose of Passion (情熱の薔薇) (1990)
  • Kubitsuri-dai Kara (首つり台から) (1991)
  • Anoko-ni Touch (あの娘にタッチ) (1991)
  • Too Much Pain (1992)
  • Yume (夢) (1992)
  • Tabibito (旅人) (1993)
  • 1000 no Violin (1000のバイオリン) (1993)
  • Party (パーティー) (1993)
  • Yugure (夕暮れ) (1993)

Later Releases (Japan)

  • Meet the Blue Hearts (1995) (compilation)
  • East West Side Story (1995) (compilation)
  • Super Best (1995) (compilation)
  • Live All Sold Out (1996) (live album, various locations)
  • Yaon (野音) Live on '94 6.18/19 (1997) (live album recorded on Hibiya Yagai Ongaku-dou)
  • The Blue Hearts Box (1999) (compilation)
  • Singles 1990-1993 (1999) (compilation)

Videos (Japan)

  • The Blue Hearts (1987) VHS
  • The Blue Hearts Live! (1987) VHS
  • Tour '88 Pretty Pineapple Special (1988) VHS
  • Blue Hearts no Video - Video Clip 1987-1989 (ブルーハーツのビデオ) (1990) VHS
  • Meet the Blue Hearts U.S.A. Tour 1990 (1990) VHS
  • High Kick Tour Video Pamphlet (1991) VHS
  • Zen-Nippon East Waste Tour '91 (全日本EAST WASTE TOUR '91) (1991) VHS/DVD
  • Blue Hearts no Video 2 - Video Clip 1990-1993 (ブルーハーツのビデオ2) (1993) VHS/DVD
  • The Blue Hearts Dekoboko Chindouchu (ザ・ブルーハーツ凸凹珍道中) (1995) VHS/DVD
  • Blue Hearts ga Kikoenai - History of the Blue Hearts (ブルーハーツが聴こえない) (1996) VHS/DVD
  • Blue Hearts no Video + Maboroshi no Video Fukkokuban (ブルーハーツのビデオ＋幻のビデオ復刻版) (2004) DVD (Incl. "The Blue Hearts" + "Blue Hearts no Video - Video Clip 1987-1989")
  • The Blue Hearts Live! (2004) DVD (Incl. "The Blue Hearts Live!" + "Tour '88 Pretty Pineapple Special")
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