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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Cool Joke
Group · Japan · Japan · formed 2001
Japanese rock band
Timeline
1 events◆ Formed 1
2000s
Biography
English biography190 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1307652575
Biography
Cool Joke is a Japanese rock band formed in 2001. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist Hiroya Ishikawa (石川 寛也), guitarist Suguru Asabatake (麻畠 卓) and drummer Hiroyuki Saitō (斉藤 広幸).
In addition to Ishikawa, Asabatake and Saitō, the band originally featured bassist Keita Hayashi (林 圭太). However, Hayashi left the band in 2006. They performed under the Sony Music Japan Records label, but then moved to the high numbers dream indie label. During their time as an indie band, their activity was centered in the Fukui prefecture area. They are now performing on a nationally. One of their songs, "UNDO", was used as the third opening theme song for the popular anime television show, Fullmetal Alchemist.
Albums
[2005.10.26] COOL JOKE
[2006.03.31] No.1
[2008.11.12] Reality
[2010.07.28] KING OF JOKE
[2012.07.25] Riyuu ga née (Hiroya Ishikawa Solo Album)
Singles
[2003.06.01] COOL JOKE
[2003.08.01] Akatsuki no Rock n'Roll
[2004.05.12] UNDO
[2004.08.18] Ai no chikara
[2005.01.19] OK, full throttle
[2005.09.21] Sekai Wa Kimi No Te No Naka Ni, Hikari Wa Uta No Naka Ni
[2007.07.06] Kachou fuugetsu (Digital single)
[2010.04.07] KING OF JOKE (Digital single)
[2010.05.06] Puka Puka (Digital single)
[2012.02.29] UNDO -8years later-
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Cool Joke head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 7 | 44.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254316genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254316seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Jokebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Joke
Why this artist is in the database
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q254316 · MusicBrainz: f015ab60-7a95-4097-b6a2-a7fad2efd185
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