is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 band grouped in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic, Inc. Their music is mostly hip hop

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

, but is also inspired by pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 and rock music

Rock music

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. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo

Hachioji, Tokyo

is a city located in Tokyo, Japan, about 40 kilometers west of the center of the special wards of Tokyo.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 551,901 and a population density of 2,962.27/km². The total area is 186.31 km². It is the eighth largest city in the...

, Japan

Japan

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. 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.

Their 4th 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 titled "Chippoke na Yūki." They are attracting fans with their high energy live performances all over Japan and continue to gain popularity on various popular media.

On February 10, 2010, the band released their first greatest hits

Greatest hits

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 album Funky Monkey Babys Best. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Japanese Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

weekly charts with the first week sales of around 255,000 copies.

Singles

• 'Sono Manma Higashi e' (そのまんま東へ) (25 January 2006)

1. Sono Manma Higashi e
2. Egao
3. Sono Manma Higashi e (instrumental)
4. Egao (instrumental)
   • 'Koi no Katamichi Kippu' (恋の片道切符) (26 April 2006)
5. Koi no Katamichi Kippu
6. GO! GO! Rider
7. Koi no Katamichi Kippu (instrumental)
8. GO! GO! Rider (instrumental)
   • 'Always' (21 June 2006)
9. Always
10. Nishibi to Kageboushi
11. Always (instrumental)
12. Nishibi to Kageboushi (instrumental)
    • 'Lovin' Life' (24 January 2007)
13. Lovin' Life
14. Come On Baby
15. Lovin' Life (instrumental)
16. Come On Baby (instrumental)
    • 'Chippoke na Yūki' (ちっぽけな勇気) (23 May 2007)
17. Chippoke na Yūki
18. My Home
19. Chippoke na Yūki (instrumental)
20. My Home (instrumental)
    • 'Mō Kimi ga Inai' (もう君がいない) (31 October 2007)
21. Mō Kimi ga Inai
22. Boku wa Santa Claus
23. Mō Kimi ga Inai (instrumental)
24. Boku wa Santa Claus (instrumental)
    • 'Tabidachi' (旅立ち) (26 March 2008)
25. Tabidachi
26. Niji no Kakehashi
27. Tabidachi (instrumental)
28. Niji no Kakehashi (instrumental)

• 'Other Latest Hit Singles (2009–2010)

1. Kibo No Uta
2. Hero
3. Sakura
4. Yume
5. Taisetsu
6. Namida
7. Ato Hitotsu

Albums

• Funky Monkey Babys (19 July 2006)

1. "Koi no Katamichi Kippu"
2. "Sono Manma Higashi e"
3. "Nishibi to Kagebōshi"
4. "Go! Go! Rider"
5. "Always"
6. "Egao"
7. "Rokudenashi Cfuise (album version)"

• Funky Monkey Babys 2 (12 December 2007)

1. "Morning Shot"
2. "Lovin' Life"
3. "Chippoke na Yūki"
4. "Daijōbu da yo"
5. "Mō Kimi ga Inai"
6. "Naite Waratte Yume o Miteta"
7. "My Home"
8. "Yubi Kiri Gen Man"
9. "Tenshi to Akuma"

• Funky Monkey Babys 3 (4 March 2009)

1. "Melody Line"
2. "Kibou no Uta"
3. "Sakura"
4. "Okaerinasai"
5. "Tabitachi"
6. "Kokuhaku"
7. "Natsumi"
8. "Gamushara BOY"
9. "Kaze"
10. "Yuki ga Furu Machi"
11. "Knight Shot"
12. "LOVE Ranbu ~Koi no Mission~"