The Chewinggum Weekend

"The Chewinggum Weekend" was a Japanese rock band formed in Sapporo, Japan in 1991. The band released two full-length albums and a handful of singles before disbanding in 1999. The band saw moderate success in Japan, and still draws new listeners due to bassist Jun Suzuki who moved on to join The Pillows in 1999. Guitarist Iwata Akira went on to perform as a solo artist under the moniker "HERMIT" on Sawao Yamanaka's Deicious Label.

Members

*Takashi Hashimoto (Vocals/Guitar)
*Koji Iwata (Guitar)
*Jun Suzuki (Bass)
*Fumihisa Natsuaki (Drums)

Discography

ingles

*Catching That Daughter (November 21 1996)
*Ice (June 1 1997)
*Romance (May 21 1998)
*Killer Babe (April 21 1999)
*Gloria (April 10 2000)
*Crawl (September 8 2000)
*Mirror Ball (June 22 2001)

Albums

*The Chewinggum Weekend (January 22 1997)
*Killing Pop (August 2 1998)

Trivia

*Jun Suzuki (bassist) is now the supporting bassist of popular jrock band the pillows.
*Koji Iwata makes music as HERMIT under Delicious Label.

External links

* [http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/BrandNew/9809/Chewinggum/ The Chewinggum Weekend official website]
* [http://www.pillows.gr.jp/ the pillows official website]
* [http://www.delicious-label.com/ Delicious Label Official Site]