Something Else was a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese male folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 band from Kashiwa

Kashiwa, Chiba

is a city located in northern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of February 2011, the city had an estimated population of 404,820 and a population density of 3520 persons per km²...

 consisting of members Nobutaka Okubo, Daisuke Ito and Chihiro Imai. Originally formed as Exit Line in 1994, they later changed their name to Something Else.

They debuted with the song "Kanashiki Nonfiction" in 1996, but remained relatively unknown until they released the song "Last Chance" in 1998.

Members

• Nobutaka Okubo (大久保伸隆, B. September 24, 1974); Vocals and Acoustic Guitars
• Daisuke Ito (伊藤大介, B. July 25, 1974); Acoustic Guitars and Vocals
• Chihiro Imai (今井千尋, B. August 28, 1974); Bass Guitars and Vocals, who is also the husband of singer Eiko Matsumoto. They have announced on 2007, October 10 that they are expecting their first child.

Singles

#	Title	Release Date
1		October 23, 1996
2	days go by	March 12, 1997
3		October 8, 1997
4		February 6, 1998
5		June 17, 1998
6		December 23, 1998
7		April 9, 1999
8		July 28, 1999
9		February 16, 2000
10		November 8, 2000
11		February 9, 2001
12		February 6, 2002
13		September 26, 2002
14		February 5, 2003
15	1M (1 meter)	October 16, 2003
16		July 28, 2004

Albums

#	Title	Release Date
1	Triple Play	March 6, 1998
2	502 (Go Maru Ni / Five O Two)	March 17, 1999
3		March 8, 2000
4		March 7, 2001
5	Y	February 27, 2002
6	Ticket	March 12, 2003
7		May 14, 2003
8		August 25, 2004
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External links

• Official Web Site of Something Else (Japanese)
• Official Web Site of Nobutaka Okubo (Japanese)