Spontania

Spontania
Also known as	Hi-Timez
Origin	Japan
Genres	Hip hop reggae J-pop
Years active	1996 (1996)–present
Labels	EMI Music Japan, Primary Color Recordz
Members	Massattack Tarantula Kaori
Website	www.spontania.jp

Spontania (スポンテニア, Supontenia) is a Japanese hip-hop/reggae group. The name "Spontania" comes from the English word "spontaneous".

In 2010, singer Kaori Natori became the permanent vocalist for the band.^[1][2]

Members

• Massattack (マサタック masatakku^?)
  • Born in Yokohama. Studied in Boston while in high school. DJ'd in New York City before debuting in Japan and was associated with Yuta and the Bushido Boys.
• Tarantula (タランチュラ taranchura^?)
  • Born 17 June 1977, Tokyo. Went abroad to the United States while in high school.
  • Is the rapper for the song "'Libera Me'from Hell" used in Gurren Lagann.
• Kaori
  • Born September 3, 1982, Tokyo. Became a vocalist of the group in March 2010.

History

• 1996 Met in New York City and formed the group "Hi-Timez".
• 2004 Debuted under EMI as Hi-Timez.
• 2007 Met Micro from Def Tech, who had just established his own label, "Primary Color Recordz", under Universal's Far Eastern Tribe Records label. The group's name was changed from Hi-Timez to Spontania.

Discography

Singles

Hi-Timez

Year	Title	Peak
		JPN [3]
2004	"In My Words (Kotoba ni Dekinai)"	126
	"Spark!"	184
	"Leavin' My Love"	—
2005	"Break Yourself"	96
	"Sunshine"	152
2006	"That's It No More (We Show)"	—

Spontania

Year	Title	Peak
		JPN [4]
2007	"Positivity"	132
	"Hanabi/It's Ok"	35
2008	"Sayonara..."	45
	"Kimi no Subete ni"	7
2009	"Ima Demo Zutto"	22
	"Natsu Yume"	96
	"Another Story (Ai Story Spontania Version)"	40
	"Onaji Sora Mitsumeteru Anata ni"	31
2010	"The Love Songs"	—
	"Jam"	—

Albums

Hi-Timez

Year	Album details	Peak
		JPN [5]
2004	My Words Released: July 22, 2004 Label: EMI Music Japan (TOCT-26554) Format: CD	238
2005	Goo Goo Hoo Released: September 22, 2005 Label: EMI Music Japan (TOCT-25747) Format: CD	123

Spontania

Year	Album details	Peak
		JPN [6]
2007	Spontaneous Released: September 26, 2007 Label: Primary Color Recordz (UMCF-1006) Format: CD	76
2008	Music Released: October 1, 2008 Label: Primary Color Recordz (UMCF-1015) Format: CD	10
2009	Collaborations Best Released: November 18, 2009 Label: Primary Color Recordz (UMCF-9522, UMCF-1027) Format: CD+DVD, CD	13

References

1. "Hot Express" 女性ボーカル加入の新プロジェクト"スポンテニア" ライブで新曲初披露！ (in Japanese). Hot Express. 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
2. ご報告。『スポンテニア』 (in Japanese). 名取香りオフィシャルブログ. 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
3. "Hi-Timezのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
4. "Spontaniaのシングル売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
5. "Hi-Timezのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
6. "Spontaniaのアルバム売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

External links

• Official website
• Universal's Spontania homepage (in Japanese)
• Spontania at Oricon