Jolly Jelly Fish

What is Jolly Jelly Fish? See Wikipedia (Japanese)

A J-POP band formed in 2001.
Since the band started their activities through street live performances, their musical style ranges from acoustic to rock.
by appearing on NHK's "Nessho On Air Battle" and received backing from TV Saitama, among other media exposure.
Disbanded on May 28, 2010.
[Members] (at the time of disbandment in May 2010)
  YOO - Vocal, Guitar, Blues Harp
  Seiji630 - Bass, Chorus
  shinya - Drums
[Former members]
  MASH - Drums,    Kaisei Hamasaki - Guitar,    KEN² - Drums,    Hiroto (Hiroto Hanamura) - Guitar,     Ikeda "Lucky" 12go - Guitar

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"Hotaru" Official Music Video

Official Music Video for "Hotaru" from the digital album "Unripe"
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Digital Album

"Unripe"
Now available on various music distribution services!
This album is a selection of Jolly Jelly Fish's early songs from their formation in 2001 to their second year.
Vocalist YOO is in charge of the lyrics and composition, but M-7's "LEO" was composed by then guitarist Kaisei Hamasaki.
In addition to "Kinmokusei" and "Ohikkoshi", which were performed on NHK-TV's "On Air Battle" program, it also includes unreleased sound sources at the time.
It features songs with a wide range of tastes, from acoustic to rock.

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Release date

May 4, 2024

Tracklist

1. Hotaru
2. Paisley
3. Kinmokusei
4. Yasashii Hito
5. Simple
6. Donnafuni
7. LEO
8. Ai no Uta Kimi no Uta
9. Ohikkoshi
10. Thank you ! - acoustic version -

Streaming Link

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View lyrics

[ Petit Lyrics (Japanese) ]

Lyrics

YOO (All Songs)

Composition

YOO (except M-7)
Kaisei Hamasaki (M-7)

Arrangement

Kaisei Hamasaki (except M-1, 4, 8)
Jolly Jelly Fish (M-1, 4, 8)

Jolly Jelly Fish
Members
(2001 - 2003)

YOO - Vocal, Chorus, Blues Harp
Kaisei Hamasaki - Guitar, Chorus
Seiji630 - Bass, Chorus
KEN² - Drums, Chorus

Kaisei Hamasaki . KEN2 . YOO . Seiji630
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Supporting
Musicians

MASH - Drums (M-3)
Yusuke Itoh - Keyboards
Masako Tominaga - Keyboards (M-1)
Jolly Jelly Fish Fans - Chorus (M-9)

Producer

YOO, Hiroshi Fujita

Engineer

Hiroshi Fujita

Recorded
& Mixed at

ISLAND STUDIO
(Sep. - Oct. 2001 & Feb. - Jun. 2002)

Label

FJT-MUSIC

Discography [Sales closed]
(including works from other labels)

"Kinmokusei"
Media	CD full album
Release date	June 4, 2008
Label	spring records / PLUS MAGIC
Tracklist	1. Bokuga ichiban hoshii monoha 2. Time Machine 9go 3. Akane 4. Kinmokusei 5. Still 6. NatsuGenka 7. Hanabino yoru 8. Birthday Song 9. Unbalance 10. Shirono hito	Click on the image to enlarge Sales closed
Lyrics	YOO (All Songs)
Composition	YOO (except M-5, 9) Jolly Jelly Fish (M-5) YOO & Seiji630 (M-9)
Arrangement	Jolly Jelly Fish
Member	YOO - Vocal, Guitar, Blues Harp, Chorus Ikeda "Lucky" 12go - Guitar, Chorus Seiji630 - Bass, Chorus KEN² - Drums, Percussions, Chorus
Guest	Kentaro Fujinaga - Keyboards Tsuyoshi Kosaku - Percussions Naomu Soeda - Alto Sax
Producer	Jolly Jelly Fish
Director	Toru Kimura (PLUS MAGIC) Yuya Hayashi (TV Saitama Music)
Engineer	Kazuhiko Miyamoto - Rec & Mix Hiroshi Fujita - Mastering Assisted by Kei Nakayama (Flash Music Studio) Assisted by Tomotaka Kikuchi (Hi.t Sound Studio)
Recorded & Mixed at	Flash Music Studio, Hi.t Sound Studio
Design	Tatsumi Kouketsu - Photograph Takatoshi Makino - Art Word Design
Sales Promotion	Shoko Izumi (PLUS MAGIC)
Exective Producer	Tomoyuki Motohashi (PLUS MAGIC) Teruhisa Imamiya (TV Saitama Music)

"Hajyo Pop"
Media	CD mini album
Release date	March 8, 2006
Label	tsm (TV Saitama Music)
Tracklist	1. Sakura harahara 2. Genki daseyo 3. Taiyo to Himawari 4. Umibeno uso to Beef Stroganoff 5. AIR	Click on the image to enlarge Sales closed
Lyrics Composition	YOO (All Songs)
Arrangement	Jolly Jelly Fish
Member	YOO - Vocal, Blues Harp, Chorus Seiji630 - Bass, Chorus KEN² - Drums, Percussions, Chorus
Support	ヒロト - Guitar Masashi Hirashita - Keyboards
Producer	Jolly Jelly Fish Yuya Hayashi (TV Saitama Music) Koichi Hirai
Director	Kunie Kikuchi (TV Saitama Music)
Engineer	Hideki Kodera Assisted by Naoya Oshima (Studio 25) Assisted by Takahiro Okubo (BURNISH)
Recorded & Mixed at	Yamanakako Sound Village (October 2005) Studio 25 (November - December 2005) BURNISH STONE (December 2005)
Art Design	Atsushi Karasawa (Beehive)
Exective Producer	Teruhisa Imamiya (TV Saitama Music)

"Hanakotoba"
Media	CD mini album
Release date	March 2004
Label	Hananiwa Records
Tracklist	1. Utatane 2. Sakura harahara 3. Still 4. Taiyo to Himawari 5. Tsubame555 6. Limit - Kimino tameni dekiru koto -	Click on the image to enlarge Sales closed
Lyrics	YOO (All Songs)
Composition	YOO (M-2, 4, 5, 6） Kaisei Hamasaki (M-1) YOO & Kaisei Hamasaki (M-3)
Arrangement	Kaisei Hamasaki , Jolly Jelly Fish
Member	YOO - Vocal, Harp, Kazoo, Guitar, Chorus Kaisei Hamasaki - Guitar, Keyboard, Mandorin, Chorus Seiji630 - Bass, Chorus KEN² - Drums, Percussions, Chorus
Producer	Jolly Jelly Fish
Engineer	Koichi Hirai - Rec & Mix Hiroshi Fujita - Mastering Assisted by Munehide Ikeda, Junko Akichika
Recorded & Mixed at	Studio 25 (October 2003 - January 2004)
Art Design	Mikio Kawanishi, KEN²

"Uramono"
Media	CD mini album
Release date	October 22, 2002
Label	FJT Label
Tracklist	1. Simple 2. Donnafuni 3. Yasashii Hito 4. LEO	Click on the image to enlarge Sales closed
Lyrics	YOO (All Songs)
Composition	YOO (M-1, 2, 3) Kaisei Hamasaki (M-4)
Arrangement	Kaisei Hamasaki (M-1, 2, 4) Jolly Jelly Fish (M-3)
Member	YOO - Vocal, Chorus, Blues Harp Kaisei Hamasaki - Guitar, Chorus Seiji630 - Bass, Chorus KEN² - Drums, Percussions, Chorus
Support	Yusuke Itoh - Keyboards
Producer	Jolly Jelly Fish Hiroshi Fujita (FJT Label) Kohki Itoh (Music Park) Assistant - Takuya Hara (Music Park)
Engineer	Hiroshi Fujita (FJT Label)
Recorded & Mixed at	ISLAND STUDIO (February 17, 2002 - May 11, 2002)

"Jolly Jelly Fish"
Media	CD mini album
Release date	October 30, 2001
Label	FJT Label
Tracklist	1. Hotaru 2. Paisley 3. Kinmokusei 4. Ohikkoshi	Click on the image to enlarge Sales closed
Lyrics & Composition	YOO (All Songs)
Arrangement	Kaisei Hamasaki (M-2, 3, 4) Jolly Jelly Fish (M-1)
Member	YOO - Vocal, Guitar, Blues Harp SEIJI - Bass, Chorus KAISEI - Guitar, Chorus
Guest	MASH - Drums (M-3)
Support	Kenichi Satoh - Drums (M-1, 2, 4) Yusuke Itoh - Keyboards Masako Tominaga - Keyboards (M-1) Jolly Jelly Fish Fans - Chorus (M-4)
Producer	Jolly Jelly Fish Hiroshi Fujita (FJT Label)
Engineer	Hiroshi Fujita (FJT Label)
Recorded & Mixed at	ISLAND STUDIO (September 16, 2001 - October 2, 2001)
Design	Masato Endo (finitto inc.) - Art Design Rika Watanuki - Photograph

The YOO official site & blog which is active in solo

[ YOO Official Website (Japanese) ]
[ YOO Official Blog "Zento YOO!YOO!" (Japanese) ]

What is Jolly Jelly Fish? See Wikipedia (Japanese)

"Hotaru" Official Music Video

Digital Album

Discography [Sales closed] (including works from other labels)

The YOO official site & blog which is active in solo

Discography [Sales closed]
(including works from other labels)