Supercar (band)

Supercar (スーパーカー, Sūpākā) was a Japanese rock band active from 1995 to 2005, who made their commercial debut in 1997.

Consisting of composer and vocalist Kōji Nakamura (中村弘二 Nakamura Kōji), lyricist and guitarist Junji Ishiwatari (いしわたり淳治 Ishiwatari Junji), bassist Miki Furukawa (フルカワミキ Furukawa Miki), and drummer Kōdai Tazawa (田沢公大 Tazawa Kōdai), Supercar is best known for combining alternative rock with electronic music and has been characterized as having an "almost foundational importance to 21st century Japanese indie rock".

[1] Internationally, Supercar is also known for providing much of the soundtrack for the Japanese film Ping Pong, as well as being featured in the anime series Eureka Seven.

Hailing from Aomori Prefecture, Supercar was formed in 1995 when bassist Miki Furukawa placed an advertisement in a local magazine seeking fellow musicians.

[2] Supercar's second album, Jump Up, was released in 1999 shortly after the group members had moved to Tokyo from Aomori.

With the 2000 album Futurama, electronic experimentation took a larger role that would characterize the band's sound for the remainder of their active years.