Nobodyknows debuted in 2003 on theSony Music Associated Records label with the mini-albumNobody knows 3. They quickly came to fame with their single CD "Kokoro Odoru", a song that was used as the second ending theme for theanime television seriesSD Gundam Force and included in theNintendo DS gameOsu! Tatakae! Ouendan. They released their first album,Do You Know?, in June 2004 and debuted at number one on the JapaneseOricon charts.[2] In 2005, the group organized the Nagoya Music Expo in order to help aspiring artists, which ended up drawing in around 10,000 attendees.[2]
Later that same year, Nobodyknows released their second album, titled5MC&1DJ. The album featured the song "Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō" which was used as the theme song for the Japanese release ofKung Fu Hustle. The group remained in the public eye in 2006 with a national tour in February as they performed in every prefecture in Japan, which had not been previously done before by a hip-hop group.[2] The tour was filmed and released in November as a DVD and Blu-ray release titledNobodyknows+ Tour 2006 "5MC&1DJ" - Kuribou no Menkui Dochu Hizakurige. The group performed their first overseas concert at Tokyo Night 2007 on 24 March inLong Beach, California.[3]
Their single "Hero’s Come Back!!" was chosen as the first opening theme for the anime television seriesNaruto: Shippūden. On 10 February 2009, they released a new single called "Fallin'" which featured the original singerShigeru Matsuzaki. In 2009, they left major labelOnenation and returned to their original indie label $Tax (pronounced "Dollar Tax") Records.
In 2011, member Nori da Funky Shibiresath started balancing his work at Nobodyknows with a career inprofessional wrestling. He wrestled occasionally and as a freelancer, mainly competing inDramatic Dream Team andIce Ribbon, though he became a usual member of Pro Wrestling Heat Up in 2017. His tenure there would be successful, winning theShakunetsuo Battle League 2017 and taking the Heat Up Universal Championship from founderKazuhiro Tamura. However, after losing the title to Daisuke Kanehira, he retired from professional wrestling in October 2018.
1996: DJ Mitsu forms the independent record label $Tax Records and the recording studio Sigma Sounds Studio,[1] the latter of which was housed in the same building as Lush The Underground, a nightclub for which he served as a manager.[5]
1996:[6] Shortly after their first release, G-Ton leaves his former band Cipher Maze.[7] Lush's managers DJ Mitsu and DJ Murakamigo subsequently offered him a spot at Lush as a resident MC.[8]
1998: DJ Mitsu and G-Ton begin collaborating on music production.[1]
1999: G-Ton and DJ Mitsu form the unit Nobody Knows together. Crystal Boy begins featuring on the duo's live performances before joining Nobody knows.[9]
October 1999: G-Ton and DJ Mitsu produce their first song "understan'?". The song was subsequently featured on the TV program "Future Tracks", much to the dismay of the otherwise empty-handed duo.[10]
29 August 2000: The EPnobody knows is released.
28 April 2001:[11] The EPnobody knows 2 is released, ranking 19th onOricon Indies Chart.[1]
2002: DJ Mitsu forms the hip-hop unit Wakaba-Juku with Yasu Ichiban, Hidden Fish, and Nori Da Funky Shibiresath.[12]
1 February 2002: Nobody knows signs a contract with record label Onenation.
19 February 2003: Nobody knows' major debut,nobody knows 3, is released.[12][13]
1 June 2003: Finding it difficult to balance DJing for nobody knows and Wakaba Juku, DJ Mitsu consolidates Wakaba-Juku into nobody knows and rebrands the band as nobodyknows+.[12]
27 Aug 2003: Nobodyknows' first published release,Irai Zecchō, is released.[12][14]
30 June 2004: Nobodyknows' first album,Do you know?, is released. The album stands in 1st place on theOricon Weekly Chart for two weeks, and sells 800,000 copies.[15]
31 Dec 2004: Nobodyknows is invited to perform at the 55th annualKōhaku Uta Gassen.[16]
February 2006:[17] Nobodyknows starts its tour "nobodyknows+ tour 2006 "5MC & 1DJ" ~Kuribō no Menkui Dōchū Hizakurige~", which would go on to end in July 2006 in Nagoya.[17] The tour would go on to occur in all 47 Japanese prefectures, closing out as the most expansive J-hip-hop tour at the time.[2]
6 February 2006: The music video for the song Mebae wins the award of "Story Video Winner" at the Space Shower Music Video Awards 06.[15][18]
1 April 2007: Nobodyknows member G-ton leaves the band, citing artistic differences.[18]
May 2009: Nobodyknows finalizes their departure from Onenation and returns to independent music production.[19]
10 June 2022: Nobodyknows appears onThe First Take, performing Kokoro Odoru.[20] The video has since come to amass over 50 million views.
