Funky Monkey Babys

is a Japanese band formed in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic Incorporated.

Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets. The band is also known as Fan-mon (ファンモン) in short. Band members include Funky Kato, Monica and DJ Chemical.

History

Their fourth single, "Lovin' Life", is a charted hit that recorded long sales and received multiple high rankings on the Japanese sales charts in the first half of 2007. In July 2007, they released another single, "Chippoke na Yūki". They attracted fans with their high energy live performances all over Japan and continued to gain popularity in various popular media.

On 10 February 2010, the band released their first greatest-hits album Funky Monkey Babys Best. The album debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts with the first week sales of around 255,000 copies.

They announced their intent to disband after their final tour in 2013 on 29 November 2012. Their last live concerts were held at the Tokyo Dome on 1 and 2 June 2013.

Their song ちっぽけな勇気 was also featured in the Japanese television series Asuko March.

Members – MC – MC – DJ

Discography

Singles

Number Release Title Highest rank125 January 2006"そのまんま東へ" ("Sono Manma Higashi e")77th226 April 2006"恋の片道切符" ("Koi no Katamichi Kippu")31st321 June 2006"Always"55th424 January 2007"Lovin' Life"10th523 May 2007"ちっぽけな勇気" ("Chippoke na Yūki")8th631 October 2007"もう君がいない" (Mō Kimi ga Inai)8th726 March 2008"旅立ち" ("Tabidachi")10th823 July 2008"告白" ("Kokuhaku")4th95 November 2008"希望の唄/風" ("Kibou no Uta/Kaze")11thDVD28 January 2009"雪が降る街" ("Yuki ga Furu Machi")34th1018 February 2009"桜" ("Sakura")7th1118 November 2009"ヒーロー/明日へ" ("Hero/Ashita e")4thLimited distribution9 December 2009"ふるさと" ("Furusato")1227 January 2010"涙/夢" ("Namida/Yume")4th1312 May 2010"大切" ("Taisetsu")6th144 August 2010"あとひとつ" ("Ato Hitotsu")8th1516 March 2011"ランウェイ☆ビート" ("Runway Beat")5th168 June 2011"それでも信じてる/ラブレター" ("Soredemo Shinjiteru"; "Love Letter")10th1716 November 2011"Love Song"10th

Albums NumberReleaseTitleHighest rank119 July 2006ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ (Funky Monkey Babys)15th212 December 2007ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ 2 (Funky Monkey Babys 2)5th34 March 2009ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ 3 (Funky Monkey Babys 3)1stCompilation10 February 2010ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ Best (Funky Monkey Babys Best)1st421 December 2011ファンキーモンキーベイビーズ 4 (Funky Monkey Babys 4)1st

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