Capsule

Biography

Capsule (カプセル, Kapuseru; stylized as capsule before 2013 and CAPSULE onward) is a Japanese electronica band consisting of producer Yasutaka Nakata and vocalist Toshiko Koshijima.

Career

Capsule formed in November 1997, after Yasutaka Nakata and Toshiko Koshijima met at the Teens' Music Festival in the Hokuriku area convention when they were both 17 years old. Their first single was "Sakura", released in March 2001 on Yamaha Music Communications. Their first album, High Collar Girl, was significantly different from their later works in that it did not involve nearly as much use of synthesizers or contain futuristic/electronic sounds.
Capsule's style in albums up to L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer×L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer21 September 2005 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1空飛ぶ都市計画5:062テレポテーション4:363Lounge Designers Killer4:534twinkle twinkle poppp!3:145tiC taC2:316アンテナ0:267グライダー4:108人類の進歩と調和3:539do do pi do4:4310fin.1:00 (2005) was frequently referred to as "neo-Shibuya-kei" due to their stylistic similarities, both aesthetically and musically, to acts from the Shibuya-kei movement of the 1990s, most notably Pizzicato Five. It contained elements of bossa nova, lounge and breakbeat. From Fruits Clipper (2006) on their style was increasingly electro house.
Capsule is known for frequently licensing their music for use on television programs in Japan, such as Utawara Hot Hit 10, Hello! Morning, and Nankai Paradise. Yugo Nakamura's studio, Tha of Japan, used Capsule's music for promotional TV and web advertisements for KDDI. Their song Portable Airport (remix) is featured in promos for The Comedy Channel on Australian pay TV. The album More! More! More!×MORE! MORE! MORE!19 November 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1runway1:212more more more4:133the Time is Now6:334JUMPER6:565Phantom3:556gateway0:397Pleasure ground4:488the mutations of life4:259e.d.i.t.6:0010Adventure6:30 ranked 6th in its first week on the Oricon weekly album chart, and ranked 3rd on the daily chart, marking their first time in the top 10.
On January 19, 2010, Capsule released "Love or Lies" which was used as an insert song for the show Liar Game Season 2 and the movie Liar Game: The Final Stage. It was included on their album, Player×PLAYER3 March 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Stay with You5:242Player7:303I wish You4:044The Music7:365Factory7:336I was Wrong4:477Can I Have A Word4:378What do you want to do5:249Hello1:4210Love or Lies5:19Disc 21Hello × iida (Music Clip), which was released on March 3, 2010.
Their twelfth studio album, initially titled KILLER WAVE, was originally slated for a March 23, 2011, release. But following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the album title was changed to World of Fantasy×WORLD OF FANTASY25 May 2011 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11OPEN THE GATE1:272WORLD OF FANTASY6:113I JUST WANNA XXX YOU4:154STRIKER5:555KEEP HOPE ALIVE4:056I WILL5:387WHAT iS LOVE5:338I CANT SAY I LIKE YOU3:389PRIME TIME5:4310CLOSE THE GATE1:35Disc 21WORLD OF FANTASY (Extended-Mix)8:472STRIKER (Extended-Mix)6:56 and its release was postponed to May 25, 2011.
The band's fourteenth album, Caps Lock×CAPS LOCK23 October 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11HOME2:182CONTROL4:373DELETE6:314123456786:085SHIFT3:506ESC2:197SPACE4:438RETURN5:16Disc 21CONTROL (extended mix)6:132DELETE (extended mix)8:573ESC (extended mix)3:40, was released on October 23, 2013. Their fifteenth album, Wave Runner×WAVE RUNNER18 February 2015 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Wave Runner1:162Another World4:263Dreamin’ Boy5:214Hero4:125Dancing Planet4:526Depth (vocal dub mix)4:047Feel Again3:518Unrequited Love4:389White As Snow4:1210Beyond The Sky3:41Disc 21Another World (extended mix)5:452Hero (extended mix)5:523Feel Again (extended mix)5:264White As Snow (extended mix)5:11, was released on February 18, 2015.
Capsule's first new song in six years, Hikari no Disco, was teased in April 2021 and was released on June 3, 2021. On October 25, 2022, Capsule announced their 16th studio album, titled Metro Pulse, which was released on December 14.

Maxi singles

[2001.03.28] "Sakura" (さくら)
[2001.07.04] "Hanabi" (花火)
[2001.10.17] "Tokyo Kissa" (東京喫茶)
[2002.08.21] "Music Controller×music controller21 August 2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1music controller4:332逆転世界4:493ブラウニー3:184music controller (remix)4:22"
[2002.11.20] "Plastic Girl" (プラスチックガール)
[2003.05.21] "Candy Cutie" (キャンディー キューティー)
[2004.02.04] "Retro Memory" (レトロメモリー)

12" vinyl singles

[2003.02.20] "Cutie Cinema Pre-Play"
[2003.05.21] "Tone Cooking×tone cooking21 May 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1tone cooking"
[2003.09.17] "Idol Fancy×idol fancy17 September 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1weekend in my ROOMA2idol fancyBweekend in my ROOM (extended mix)"
[2004.05.21] "Portable Airport×portable Airport21 May 2004 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1ポータブル空港 (P.M. 21 mix)A2宇宙エレベーターB1Ocean Blue Sky OrangeB2Super Scooter Happy"
[2005.02.02] "Space Station No.9×space station No.92 February 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracksA1space station No.9A2A.I. automatic infectionB1beautiful hourB2happy life generator"
[2005.08.06] "Aeropolis×AEROPOLIS7 September 2005 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1空飛ぶ都市計画6:49B1Lounge Designers Killer6:58B2twinkle twinkle poppp!3:11"
[2006.04.19] "Jelly×jelly19 April 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1jelly (extended-mix)7:37B1seismic charge5:42B2CrazEEE skyhopper6:15"
[2006.12.13] "Starry Sky×Starry sky13 December 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracksA1Starry sky7:50B1Reality4:23B2Sugarless GiRL6:27"
[2007.09.05] "Capsule rmx EP×capsule rmx EP5 September 2007 · EP · RemixSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksASugarless GIRL(rmx ver.)7:43BCrazEEE Skyhopper(rmx ver.)8:17"
[2007.11.07] "Musixxx / I'm Feeling You"
[2008.10.08] "Jumper×JUMPER5 November 2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAJUMPERBthe Time is Now"

Digital singles

[2005.05.02] cafe unice (CONTEMODE EXTENDED MIX)
[2007.02.21] Sugarless GiRL
[2008.11.19] more more more
[2008.11.19] the Time is Now
[2010.01.19] Love or Lies -LIAR GAME original ver-
[2010.03.03] Stay with You -LIAR GAME original ver-
[2011.02.09] WORLD OF FANTASY
[2012.02.01] Step on The Floor
[2013.10.16] CONTROL
[2014.12.29] Feel Again
[2015.01.28] Another World
[2015.02.10] Hero (extended mix)
[2015.02.10] White As Snow (extended mix)
[2021.06.04] Hikari no Disco (ひかりのディスコ)
[2021.06.24] Utsusemi (KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA Ai Tsumugu Hoshi) (Movie Version)
[2021.09.10] Future Wave (フューチャー・ウェイヴ)
[2021.12.10] Virtual Freedom (バーチャル・フリーダム)

Albums

[2001.11.21] High Collar Girl
[2003.03.19] Cutie Cinema Replay (2,106 copies sold)
[2003.11.19] phony phonic (3,501 copies sold)
[2004.06.09] S.F. sound furniture (12,172 copies sold)
[2005.02.09] Nexus-2060 (9,024 copies sold)
[2005.09.21] L.D.K. Lounge Designers Killer (10,707 copies sold)
[2006.05.10] Fruits Clipper (12,275 copies sold)
[2007.02.21] Sugarless Girl (23,324 copies sold)
[2007.12.05] Flash Back (37,915 copies sold)
[2008.11.19] More! More! More! (67,309 copies sold)
[2010.03.03] Player (47,853 copies sold)
[2011.05.25] World of Fantasy (previously Killer Wave; 25,000 copies sold)
[2012.03.07] Stereo Worxxx (24,000 copies sold)
[2013.10.23] Caps Lock (17,000 copies sold)
[2015.02.18] Wave Runner
[2022.12.14] Metro Pulse

Compilations

[2009.08.26] Flash Best (34,578 copies sold)
[2013.03.06] Rewind Best-1 (2012→2006) (6,000 copies sold)
[2013.03.06] Rewind Best-2 (2005→2001) (5,000 copies sold)

Remix albums

[2007.10.10] Capsule rmx (11,112 copies sold)