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Mongol800
Group · Japan · Urasoe · formed 1998
Japanese musical group
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Also known as Mongol 800 · モンゴル800 · モンパチ · 몽골800
Timeline
11 events▣ Album 9◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: GO ON AS YOU ARE
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography194 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375507231
Biography
Mongol800 (モンゴル はっぴゃく, mongoru happyaku; stylized as MONGOL800) is a Japanese three-piece punk rock band from Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan, formed in 1998. The band released their first album when the members were 19. In 2001, despite low media attention, they produced a commercially-prominent second album Message
MESSAGESpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1あなたに3:162Song for you3:313小さな恋のうた3:434Melody5:305月灯りの下で5:036For Life3:517親知らず-Summer Again-3:398HEY Mommy1:489Marriage Blue4:2910矛盾の上に咲く花3:5911琉球愛歌5:3912Dear My Lovers5:3613夢叶う4:4614Dandelion / MESSAGE12:53, which eventually sold over two million record copies. Due to the success of the album the musicians were offered label deals from several major labels and an invitation to participate at the Kōhaku Uta Gassen which the band declined to stay independent.
Since then, they have released several albums with assorted success.
History
The band was formed in summer of 1998 in their hometown, Urasoe, Okinawa while the band members were still in high school. They produced the two song "START" and "Shin Komekamin A".
They released their first album on December 7, 1999, titled Go On as You Are
GO ON AS YOU ARESpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY3:022GEORGE3:103HAPPY BIRTHDAY2:554WISH2:145HAPPY LIFE2:256愛する花3:007PART TIME JOB SONG1:548MISS YOU2:169ホルモン2:5110PARTY3:4711HAPPY BIRTHDAY(Live at Bang!Holiday 1999)3:35.
They released their second album MessageMESSAGESpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1あなたに3:162Song for you3:313小さな恋のうた3:434Melody5:305月灯りの下で5:036For Life3:517親知らず-Summer Again-3:398HEY Mommy1:489Marriage Blue4:2910矛盾の上に咲く花3:5911琉球愛歌5:3912Dear My Lovers5:3613夢叶う4:4614Dandelion / MESSAGE12:53 on September 16, 2001. The album had sold 2 million copies by 2003, despite no media exposure.
Band members
Kiyosaku Uezu (うえず きよさく; born 1981) – bass guitar, vocals
Takashi Gima (ぎま たかし; born 1980) – guitar
Satoshi Takazato (たかざと さとし; born 1980) – drums
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 | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 23 | 88.2th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (23 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:09
1DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY3:022GEORGE3:103HAPPY BIRTHDAY2:554WISH2:145HAPPY LIFE2:256愛する花3:007PART TIME JOB SONG1:548MISS YOU2:169ホルモン2:5110PARTY3:4711HAPPY BIRTHDAY(Live at Bang!Holiday 1999)3:352001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:07:43
1あなたに3:162Song for you3:313小さな恋のうた3:434Melody5:305月灯りの下で5:036For Life3:517親知らず-Summer Again-3:398HEY Mommy1:489Marriage Blue4:2910矛盾の上に咲く花3:5911琉球愛歌5:3912Dear My Lovers5:3613夢叶う4:4614Dandelion / MESSAGE12:532004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 46:25
1WiND2:522Rainy day3:333ドキドキ4:504ハナウタ3:115あるがまま4:156星の数 月の数4:567リリー3:118いつの日か4:379ガジュマルの木3:5610月へ送る手紙11:04Bonus Track百々2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:31
1Real Life1:312煩悩のブルース1:313亀3:384Baby Monster3:265地球図鑑2:356Hunky-Dory6:087Hokus-o-em2:558ダンスホール4:009廃墟4:0210スコール7:2511ストーンハウス5:1712face to face3:4713Home5:16Secret Tracksuser2:002009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:16
1神様6:132ターコイズ6:313Breakfast@曙4:244常夏4:365No working man ska4:216not equal7:457blue blues4:478I’m in love5:129I’ll be9:1510Rockin’ mock4:3611ベイビーシーサー3:0412Happy end7:322013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:59
1KAGIYADE-FUU2:002Love song3:163GOOD MORNING OKINAWA3:434Pork Tamago4:075Rise & Shine4:046Fatty Silver2:547Bougainbilly3:578カマドー小3:389明日から印象派6:0210タユタウタ5:2811forget me not ～勿忘草～5:3112tomorrow5:3713true hearts7:422015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 50:19
1himeyuri ～ひめゆりの詩～2:422OKINAWA CALLING (Seasir Mix)4:593Love is guilty2:224D･I･Y2:205NANKURU3:526window3:497Stand By Me5:428People People4:189MONSTER GOVERNMENT3:3810いったーあんまーまーかいが1:1811Beach4:2312to be continued5:42Secret TrackBeach DUB5:142016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:06
1Cinderella1:502風鈴5:003Juicy fruits3:154Enjoy節3:045Take it easy3:526Brand new morning3:337rainbow4:378Old fashion love song3:419Just for you3:1310Pretty good!!3:012023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
1pray2Life is3チョイス4catch me if you can5RUM RUM RUM6rudy rudy7grief ~moon dance~8三十九の春9想うた 〜親を想う〜10祝福の唄11LAST PARADISE12シャボン玉
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | ヨロコビノウタSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:141冬の思い出5:41 2ヨロコビノウタ3:58 3ROMEO+JULIET2:35 | 6 December 2003 | ||
| 2007 | ナサキSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1ナサキ 2Mathar (Okinawan Vibes) 3NICE DAY (FPM PUNKALATINA mix) | 11 July 2007 | ||
| 2008 | special thanks!!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 19:161Snow White4:25 2Special Thanks6:38 3Hug8:13 | 3 December 2008 | ||
| 2014 | OKINAWA CALLING×STAND BY MESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:041OKINAWA CALLING5:01 2いったーあんまーまーかいが1:20 3STAND BY ME5:43 | 25 June 2014 | ||
| 2024 | ラズリSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:351ラズリ5:35 | 4 September 2024 |
Album · 6
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | etc.worksSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 1:03:371ラッキー82:33 2大迷惑3:52 3Beautiful4:27 4輪5:13 5ナサキ4:33 6Remember5:23 7ひとりじゃない5:41 8オーバーラップワルツ5:56 9Party4:06 10さよなら8:05 11二十九の春6:46 12百々5:04 13安里屋ユンタク1:58 | Compilation | 8 July 2008 | |
| 2011 | etc.works2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 54:261What a Wonderful World2:13 2Oh Pretty Woman2:49 3南風と太陽1:57 4Enjoy Yourself ( Itʼs Later Than You Think )5:14 5おりこうさん4:47 6DAYDREAM BELIEVER4:47 7Boku and Jelly3:47 8SAYONARA DOLL3:34 9hanabi4:38 10こいのうた7:55 11涙そうそう8:24 12豊年音頭4:21 | Compilation | 18 May 2011 | |
| 2013 | 800BEST‒ simple is the BEST!! ‒Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:42:46Disc 1 1DONʼT WORRY BE HAPPY3:02 2小さな恋のうた3:43 3スコール7:23 4face to face3:47 5あなたに3:19 6琉球愛歌5:41 7月灯りの下で5:04 8神様6:15 9夢叶う4:46 10Iʼll be9:15 11ヨロコビノウタ3:59 12愛する花3:01 13ターコイズ6:35 14ガジュマルの木4:00 15あるがまま4:30 Disc 21煩悩のブルース1:48 2Hokus-o-em2:59 3face to face3:44 4安里屋ユンタク2:13 5snow white5:05 6神様 [通常Ver.]6:20 7神様 [演奏Ver.]6:17 | Compilation | 23 January 2013 | |
| 2014 | 800TRIBUTE ‒ champloo is the BEST!! ‒Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 47:521DONʼT WORRY BE HAPPY3:53 2あなたに4:24 3地球図鑑4:10 4SAYONARA DOLL2:53 5Hunky-dory5:04 6星の数月の数5:34 7ターコイズ7:00 8小さな恋のうた6:08 9月灯りの下で4:18 10夢叶う4:28 | Compilation | 8 October 2014 | |
| 2021 | etc.works3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 53:211太陽雨2:44 2Endless summer2:30 3青春狂騒曲4:28 4a little waltz3:32 5宝物3:26 6流れゆく世界の中で5:15 7空っぽ8:22 8ララバイ5:16 9海行かば 山行かば 踊るかばね3:56 10honeymoon5:37 11隆福丸5:30 12Light2:45 | Compilation | 21 April 2021 | |
| 2023 | 800TRIBUTE –champloo is the BEST!!2-Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 35:561DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY3:07 2HAPPY BIRTHDAY2:49 3小さな恋のうた4:24 4to be continued4:09 5People People4:23 6I'll be5:21 7face to face4:16 8あなたに3:35 9琉球愛歌 Remix3:52 | Compilation | 25 October 2023 |
EP · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 宝物Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 18:461宝物3:29 2冬の思い出（2017mix）5:34 3ヨロコビノウタ（2017mix）3:14 4ROMEO+JULIET（2017mix）6:29 5ROMEO+JULIET (日本語ver.2017) | 15 November 2017 | ||
| 2022 | 愛彌々Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:451愛彌々5:08 2LAST PARADISE3:46 3てぃんがーら4:55 4rainbow3:58 511064:58 | 22 June 2022 | ||
| 2024 | 愛彌々2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 21:181愛彌々 -Ready fi Ready-1:59 2ラズリ5:35 3Summertime Blue4:30 4honne4:37 5かなさんどー4:37 | 25 September 2024 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Mongol800 head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 23 | 88.2th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 11 | 87.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 上江洌清作 | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mongol800.JPGaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f774f0e-052e-48ae-8237-79359b9fd259discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0f774f0e-052e-48ae-8237-79359b9fd259core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q910170genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q910170seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol800biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongol800
Why this artist is in the database
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Image: 애콜라이트 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q910170 · MusicBrainz: 0f774f0e-052e-48ae-8237-79359b9fd259
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