of Shōnan no Kaze performing at the Hibiki Music Festival 2009 The band's roots were first formed when
Red Rice and
Han-kun first performed together in
Shōnan in central coastal Japan. Han-kun first formed an interest in reggae after by chance hearing
Buju Banton's song "
Untold Stories" in a friend's girlfriend's car, after coming home from a dance. The band made their major label debut in 2003, under
Toy's Factory. The band's second album
Shōnan no Kaze: Ragga Parade reached #5 on
Oricon charts, after two top 20 singles. The band had a hit song in 2006, . It sold over 520,000 copies and was the 8th biggest hit of 2006. The follow-up album,
Shōnan no Kaze: Riders High, reached #1. The band has had other hits since then, such as "
Ōgon Soul," "
Koi Shigure" and "
Gachi-zakura." The band's 4th album,
Shōnan no Kaze: Joker, reached #1 on Oricon charts as well. In 2012, the group provided the song "Born to be Wild" from their 2012
Entenka album for their first
Yakuza title, , for the final boss fight with Nozaki Ryo. The song is also part of the game's official soundtrack.
Han-kun released a solo-album in 2008. The band released the first of their planned "Best of" albums on March 6, 2013. In 2013, the group provided the song "
Just Live More" for the TV series
Kamen Rider Gaim under the name . In 2015, the group provided the opening song for their second
Yakuza game
Yakuza 0, titled "Bubble", and its ending, titled "Kurenai". In 2016, the group provided the opening and closing themes "Ike! Tiger Mask" and "KING OF THE WILD" for the anime series
Tiger Mask W. In 2018, the group provided the opening theme for the anime series
Grand Blue. In 2020, the group then provided the ending song for their third
Yakuza title Yakuza: Like a Dragon, titled "Ichibanka". In 2022, the group collaborated with singer
Koda Kumi with the song "Trust・Last", which was used as the opening theme to the Tokusatsu drama
Kamen Rider Geats. In 2023, the group performed "Desire" for the summer movie of Geats. In 2025, the group provided the opening theme for the second season of anime series
Grand Blue. == Discography ==