Rootless, stylized as rootless, was a Japanese alternative rock band active from 2009 to 2015. They were affiliated with LDH and Being Inc.
History The band was formed in 2009 as The ROOTLESS performing in live houses and on the streets in the Tokyo area. On October 20, 2010, their single "One Day" was used as the opening theme for the anime One Piece. Earlier that year on August 8, "One Day" became available through music distributor RecoChoku, where it debuted at number three. The song also debuted at number three on Oricon's weekly ranking for the week of November 1.
On January 1, 2013, the band announced they were separating from their agent at LDH as well as their record label Rhythm Zone. They also announced at the same time that their bassist, Takuya Ihara, had left the band. On December 3, 2013, it was announced that their guitarist, Duran, had also left the band.
On January 10, 2014, they changed their name to Rootless. In the same year, they became affiliated with Being Inc. On December 28, 2015, the band announced their dissolution.
Discography
Singles Number Release date Titles RankingIndie 1stDecember 1, 2009Major Label 1stOctober 20, 2010 One day 3 2ndAugust 24, 2011 83Indies March 10, 2013 BlackWhite
Mini albums Number Release date Title RankingIndie 1st1 September 2009 Essence
Album Number Release date Title RankingMajor Label 1st - EP September 28, 2011 The Rootless 52
In media Title MediaAlbumTheme song for the movie EssenceEnding theme for Nippon TV's EXILE GENERATION Theme song for BeeTV's drama Single Soundtrack for BeeTV's drama One DayOpening theme for Fuji Television's One PieceSingle "One day" Commercial song for the academic organization HAL (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)Single "" Commercial song for Meiji's Meiji Essel Super Cup ice cream Road Theme song for BeeTV's The ROOTLESS Theme song for BeeTV drama STAND UP Commercial song for Achilles's shoe line
References
External links
Shin Nohata Official Blog Powered by Ameba (August 2009–October 2010) The ROOTLESS Official Blog Powered by Ameba (October 2010–March 2013)