Tube (band)

Tube
Tube
YouTube information
Channel	TUBE Official YouTube Channel;
Years active	2014 -
Subscribers	83k
Total views	39,715,843 million times
	Last updated: January 15, 2024

Tube
Tube
Origin	Japan
Genres	Power pop; surf rock; blues rock;
Years active	1985-present
Labels	Sony Music Associated Records
Members	Nobuteru Maeda; Michiya Haruhata; Hideyuki Kakuno; Ryoji Matsumoto;
Website	www.tube.gr.jp

Tube (チューブ, chūbu) is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1985.^[2] The members of the group are Nobuteru Maeda (前田亘輝), Michiya Haruhata (春畑道哉) Hideyuki Kakuno (角野秀行) and Ryoji Matsumoto (松本玲二). Tube members Maeda and Haruhata have composed for other artists under the Pipeline Project alias.^[3] Since the group released most of its songs in April to July, the catchphrase originated "Summer comes with Tube".^[4]^[5]

Two years after the band debut in 1987, Haruhata and Maeda launched their solo careers.^[6]^[7] In 1994, Kakuno formed his own band Riding which lasted until 1999.^[8]

Members

Nobuteru Maeda – vocals, lyrics, composition, leader
Michiya Haruhata – guitar, keyboard, composition, backing-vocals
Hideyuki Kakuno – bass guitar, backing-vocals
Ryoji Matsumoto – drums, percussion, backing-vocals

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[9]
Heart of Summer	Released: 1 July 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	29
Off Shore Dreamin'	Released: 1 December 1985 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	62
The Season in the Sun	Released: 1 June 1986 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	3
Boys on the Beach	Released: 1 December 1986 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	6
Summer Dream	Released: 21 May 1987 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	2
Twilight Swim	Released: 21 November 1987 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	7
Beach Time	Released: 21 May 1988 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	3
Remember Me	Released: 21 December 1988 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming	10
Summer City	Released: 21 June 1989 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	6
Natsu	Released: 15 June 1990 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming	2
Shonan (湘南)	Released: 25 May 1991 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	3
Noryo (納涼)	Released: 15 April 1992 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	1
Roman no Natsu (浪漫の夏)	Released: 18 June 1993 Label: SSony Music Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	1
Owaranai Natsu ni (終わらない夏に)	Released: 15 June 1994 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1
Yuzurenai Natsu (ゆずれない夏)	Released: 17 June 1995 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2
Only Good Summer	Released: 10 June 1996 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1
Bravo!	Released: 1 July 1997 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2
Heat Waver	Released: 1 July 1998 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2
Blue Reef	Released: 9 June 1999 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3
Lani Kai	Released: 20 July 2000 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2
Soul Surfin' Crew	Released: 11 July 2001 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4
Good Day Sunshine	Released: 31 July 2002 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2
Oasis	Released: 16 July 2003 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3
Natsu Geshiki (夏景色)	Released: 22 July 2004 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3
Tube	Released: 20 July 2005 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4
BBQ	Released: 12 July 2006 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4
Winter Letter	Released: 12 December 2007 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	7
Paradiso	Released: 16 July 2008 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3
Blue Splash	Released: 8 July 2009 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	7
Surprise!	Released: 7 July 2010 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4
Re-Creation	Released: 20 July 2011 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3
Summer Addiction	Released: 27 June 2012 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3
Your Tube + My Tube	Released: 17 June 2015 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	4
Natsu no Nihon kara Konnichiwa (日本の夏からこんにちは)	Released: 8 July 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3

Remix albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[9]
Mix Tube: Remixed by Piston Nishizawa	Released: 7 July 2010 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD	13
35nen de 35kyoku Natsu to Koi: Natsu no Kazu take Koistakedo (35年で35曲 “夏と恋” 〜夏の数だけ恋したけど〜)	Released: 24 July 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD	7
35nen de 35kyoku Ase to Namida: Namida wa Kokoro no Ase Dakara (35年で35曲 “汗と涙” 〜涙は心の汗だから〜)	Released: 24 July 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD	8
35nen de 35kyoku Ai to Yuu: Boku no Melody Kimi no Tame ni (35年で35曲 “愛と友” 〜僕のMelody 君のために〜)	Released: 9 December 2020 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD	15

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN Oricon ^[9]
Tubest	Released: 21 December 1989 Label: CBS Sony Formats: CD, Cassette tape, digital download, streaming	5
Melodies & Memories	Released: 16 November 1994 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1
Tubest II	Released: 1 April 1996 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3
TubestIII	Released: 13 May 2000 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1
Melodies & Memories II	Released: 21 November 2001 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	5
Best of Tubest: All Time Best	Released: 15 July 2015 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2

EPs

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
Title	EP details	JPN Oricon ^[9]
Smile	Released: 15 April 1992 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	2
Say Hello	Released: 21 April 1993 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming	4
Sunny Day	Released: 7 June 2017 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3

Singles

Year	Album	Chart positions (JP)^[9]	Label
1985	"Bestseller Summer" (ベストセラー・サマー)	13	CBS Sony
1985	"Sentimental ni Kubittake" (センチメンタルに首ったけ)	64
1986	"Season in the Sun" (シーズン・イン・ザ・サン)	6
1986	"Because I Love You"	13
1987	"Summer Dream"	3
1987	"Dance with You"	3
1988	"Beach Time"	4
1988	"Remember Me"	12
1989	"Summer City"	12
1989	"Stories"	21
1990	"Ah Natsuyasumi" (あー夏休み)	10
1991	"Shonan My Love" (湘南My Love)	7	Sony Music
1991	"Sayonara Yesterday" (さよならイエスタデイ)	3
1992	"Natsu dane" (夏だね)	2
1992	"Glass no Memories" (ガラスのメモリーズ)	5
1993	"Natsu wo Machikirenakute" (夏を待ちきれなくて)	1
1993	"Datte Natsu janai" (だって夏じゃない)	1
1994	"Natsu wo Dakishimete" (夏を抱きしめて)	1
	"Koi shite Mucho" (恋してムーチョ)	6
	"Melodies & Memories"	3
1995	"Yuzurenai Natsu" (ゆずれない夏)	2
1995	"Ano Natsu wo Sagashite" (あの夏を探して)\	2
1996	"Only You Kimi to Natsu no Hi wo" (Only You 君と夏の日を)	9
1997	"Jonetsu" (情熱)	6
1997	"Purity" (ピュアティ)	33
1998	"Junjo" (-純情-)	13
	"Hanabi" (-花火-)	9
	"Kitto Dokokade" (きっとどこかで)	2
1999	"Himawari" (ひまわり)	7
	"Yheei!"	18
	"In My Dream"	16
2000	"Truth of Time"	10
2000	"Niji ni Naritai" (虹になりたい)	2
2001	"Tsuki to Taiyō" (月と太陽)	4
	"Hatsukoi" (初恋)	9
	"Moeru Kemuru Mon Amour" (燃える煙るモナムール)	13
2002	"I'm in Love You, Good Day Sunshine"	8	Sony Music Associated
2002	"Kaze ni Yureru Tomorrow" (風に揺れるTomorrow)	8
2003	"Aoi Melody" (青いメロディー)	6
	"Let's Go to the Sea (Oasis)"	5
	"Gekko" (月光)	9
2004	"Propose" (プロポーズ)	8
	"Natsumatsuri/Namida wo Nijini" (夏祭り/涙を虹に)	5
	"Miracle Game"	10
2005	"Sky High"	12
2005	"Ding!Dong!Dang!"	13
2006	"Minna no Umi" (みんなのうみ)	20
2008	"Hotaru" (蛍)	5
2008	"Paradiso (Ai no Meikyū)" (Paradiso 〜愛の迷宮〜)	13
2009	"Summer Greeting"	8
2010	"Shakunetsu Love" (灼熱らぶ)	8
2010	"Sora to Umi ga Aruyouni" (空と海があるように)	8
2011	"A Day in the Summer (Omoudehaegaonomama)" (A Day In The Summer　～思い出は笑顔のまま～)	8
2011	"Touch Happy"	14
2012	"Itsumo, Itsumademo" (いつも、いつまでも)	9
2015	"Imasara Surfside" (いまさらサーフサイド)	6
	"Summer Time"	5
	"Tonight"	8
	"Toudai" (灯台)	9
2016	"Ride on Summer"	11
2018	"Natsu ga Kuru!" (夏が来る!)	10
2021	"Blue Wings"	6
2022	"Kaze Tachinu" (夏立ちぬ)	14

Digital single

Year	Single	Reference
2023	"WeTube: Natsu Yarou no Natsu" (WeTube〜夏やろうの夏〜)	^[10]

Collaboration single

Year	Album	Chart positions (JP)^[9]	Label
2024	"Sayonara no Kawaii ni" (サヨナラのかわりに) with Gackt	9	Sony Music Associated
2024	"Mamatsu no Juumon" (真夏のじゅもん) with Da Pump	-	Sony Music Associated

Videography

Video albums

No.	Release	Title	Format
1st	21 June 1986	The Island in the Sun	VHS, LD
2nd	21 June 1987	Summer Dream	VHS, LD
3rd	28 November 1987	Best Collection on the Beach	VHS, LD
4th	21 November 1988	Nettaiya Live	VHS, LD, DVD
5th	2 August 1989	5th Summer	VHS
6th	21 September 1989	Tube Live Around Spsecial Sun=Sea=Go	VHS, DVD
7th	21 July 1990	Natsu	VHS
8th	20 December 1990	Tube Live Around Special	VHS, DVD
9th	25 July 1991	Shochūmima	VHS
10th	22 July 1992	Natsu dane//Sayonara Yesterday	VHS
11th	21 November 1992	Tube Live Around Special Stadium Tour '92	VHS, DVD
12th	21 July 1993	Manatsu Made 7500 Miles: Video Clips '93 in Miami	VHS, DVD
13th	21 July 1994	世界の果てまで夏だった '94 in Mexico	VHS, DVD
14th	12 December 1994	Tube Live Around Special '94 F・S・F The Concert	VHS, DVD
14th	12 December 1994	Tube Live Around Special '94 F・S・F The Documentary	VHS
15th	21 July 1995	Sekai no Hate made Natsu Datta '95	VHS, DVD
16th	1 July 1996	Sekai no Hate made Natsu Datta '96 in California	VHS, DVD
17th	12 December 1996	Tube Live Around Special '96 Only Good Summer	VHS, DVD
18th	21 November 1998	Tube Live Around Special '98 Heat Waver	DVD
19th	20 September 2000	TTube Live Around Special June.1.2000 in Aloha Stadium	VHS, DVD
20th	5 December 2001	Tube Live Around Special 2001 Soul Surfin' Crew Live & Documentary	VHS, DVD
21st	23 March 2004	Shunkashūtō 2003–04: Itsumo Koi ni wa Iro ga aru	DVD
22nd	8 December 2004	Tube Live Around Special 2004 Ah Natsu Matsuri	DVD
23rd	20 July 2005	Tube Clips + Fan's Choice	DVD
24th	5 April 2006	20th Summer	DVD
25th	12 December 2007	Tube Live Around Special 2007	DVD
26th	30 April 2008	Tube Live Around 2007 Fuyu de Gomenne: Winter Letter	DVD
27th	24 December 2008	Tube Live Around Special 2008 Paradiso	DVD
28th	11 November 2009	Tube Live Around 2009: We're Buddy – Live & Documentary	DVD
29th	13 April 2011	Tube 25th Summer (DVD box)	DVD
		Tube 25th Summer (Blu-ray box)	BD
		Tube 3D Live (Surprise!): Live Around Special 2010 in Yokohama Stadium	BD
30th	19 December 2012	Tube Live Around Special 2012: Summer Addiction	DVD,BD
31st	27 November 2013	Tube Live Around Special 2013 Handmade Summer	DVD,BD
32nd	1 June 2016	Tub 30th Summer Year!!!	DVD,BD
33rd	15 November 2017	Tube 2017 Yokohama Stadium sunny day: Live&Back Stage	DVD,BD
34th	26 December 2018	Tube Live Around Special 2018 Natsu ga Kita: Yokohama Stadium 30 Times	DVD,BD
35th	2 October 2019	H→R 2017 Winter "Unknown 4" & 2019 Summer "SHR"	DVD,BD
36th	23 December 2020	Tube Live Around Special 2019~2020 "At Stadium & at Home"	DVD,BD
37th	22 December 2021	Tube Live Around 2021 Blue Wings	DVD,BD
38th	21 December 2022	Tube Live Around Special 2022 Reunion: Live & Documentary	DVD,BD
39th	27 December 2023	Tube Live Around Special 2023 Tube Jamboree	DVD,BD

References

^ ^a ^b "About TUBE Official YouTube Channel". YouTube.
^ Mark Schilling The Encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture 1997 0834803801 p.230 "In the latter half of the 1980s rock bands like Rebecca, Checkers, Hound Dog, Tube, Anzen Chitai, Bakufu Slump, and Kome Kome Club began to take center stage on the pop scene. Unlike earlier bands, who played Western-style rock for hard-core fans, these groups had a more Japanized sound that ordinary kids could relate to. Also, taking a hint from New Music queen YUMINC, who mounted spectacular stage shows.."
^ 「BLUE MEMORIES TUBE」（1994） ISBN 4-05-400354-0
^ "TUBE前田"夏バント"でブレイクも「夏の思い出ほとんどない」「いろいろ風評被害に遭った」ワケ". sponichi. 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
^ "もはや夏の風物詩、「ＴＵＢＥ」３４回目の横浜ライブが放送". lmaga. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
^ Calvosa, Antonio. "The Japanese guitar heros: Michiya Haruhata and Ken". Fuzzfaced.net. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
^ "TUBE・前田亘輝約10年ぶりのソロプロジェクト、伊集院静、加納典明、各界レジェンドとの豪華コラボ発表". spice.eplus. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
^ "BIOGRAPHY". 伊藤一義 web site (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "TUBEの作品". Oricon (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Tubeの作品" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

External links

[YouTubeStatsTUBE_Official_YouTube_Channel-1] "About TUBE Official YouTube Channel". YouTube.

[2] Mark Schilling The Encyclopedia of Japanese pop culture 1997 0834803801 p.230 "In the latter half of the 1980s rock bands like Rebecca, Checkers, Hound Dog, Tube, Anzen Chitai, Bakufu Slump, and Kome Kome Club began to take center stage on the pop scene. Unlike earlier bands, who played Western-style rock for hard-core fans, these groups had a more Japanized sound that ordinary kids could relate to. Also, taking a hint from New Music queen YUMINC, who mounted spectacular stage shows.."

[3] 「BLUE MEMORIES TUBE」（1994） ISBN 4-05-400354-0

[4] "TUBE前田"夏バント"でブレイクも「夏の思い出ほとんどない」「いろいろ風評被害に遭った」ワケ". sponichi. 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

[5] "もはや夏の風物詩、「ＴＵＢＥ」３４回目の横浜ライブが放送". lmaga. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

[:0-6] Calvosa, Antonio. "The Japanese guitar heros: Michiya Haruhata and Ken". Fuzzfaced.net. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

[7] "TUBE・前田亘輝約10年ぶりのソロプロジェクト、伊集院静、加納典明、各界レジェンドとの豪華コラボ発表". spice.eplus. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-12-22.

[8] "BIOGRAPHY". 伊藤一義 web site (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-10.

[Oricon_Chart-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "TUBEの作品". Oricon (in Japanese). December 30, 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[digitalsingle-10] "Tubeの作品" (in Japanese). Mora. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

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