Carnation (カーネーション, Kānēshon) is a Japanese rock band founded by Masahiro Naoe in 1983.
In December 1983, the band was renamed "Carnation" and released their first independent single "Yoru no Entotsu" a year later.
Within the same year, the band left the independent scene and signed with Tokuma Japan.
The band participated in the production of J-pop idol Chisato Moritaka's 1989 album Hijitsuryokuha Sengen, which features her cover of "Yoru no Entotsu".
[1][3] The band signed with Nippon Columbia in 1994, with their album Edo River becoming popular with FM stations.