HY

HY /ˌ ˈw/ is a Japanese rock band formed in 2000 by five high school friends from Okinawa. Their name comes from the initials of their hometown, Higashi Yakena. The band's popularity rose rapidly after a series of street performances; their debut album, Departure, released on 22 September 2001 (Okinawa-only), sold out immediately. In 2003, the band conducted a joint live performance with Linkin Park.

Their second album, Street Story, released on 16 April 2003 topped the Oricon charts, staying at number 1 for four straight weeks (Indies Artist Record). Their third album, Trunk, was released on 12 April 2004, and yet again debuted at number 1 — the first time such a feat has been accomplished by an indies artist.

The band's fourth album, Confidence released on 12 April 2006, created yet another indies music record by debuting at number 1 and retaining the top spot for two consecutive weeks. HY has sold out all of their solo concerts. Their 2006 tour was a 47-location nationwide tour which sold out the day that the tickets became available. The tour gathered over 88,000 people. In December 2006, HY's Kumakara Amae ("from the present to the future") concert held in Nippon Budokan and Osaka-jo Hall sold out immediately and gathered over 20,000 fans in two days. HY entered the international music scene, starting with their first-ever overseas tour, beginning in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and extending to seven major US cities.

Their fifth album, HeartY, was released on 16 April 2008. The album debuted at number 2 and sold over 300,000 units to data.

In January 2010, HY's sixth album "whistle" was released. The band topped the Oricon chart. and December 2010, they performed at the 61st NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. In December 2012, HY released their eighth album "Route 29" which contained the theme song of the NHK Asadora Jun to Ai and performed at the 63rd NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen.

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Releases

Sleeve Title Year Format
HY (2) - Departure 2001 CD, EP
Hy - Return Inside 1987 CD, Album
HY (2) - Heart Y 2008 CD, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo
HY (2) - Story ~HY Best~ 2018 CD, Compilation, Stereo
HY (2) - Street Story 2003 CD, Album
HY (2) - Trunk 2004 CD, Album
HY (2) - Parade +Bonus 2012 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video
HY (2) - Departure 2002 CD, Album
HY (2) - Trunk 2006 CD, Album, Enhanced, Limited Edition, Reissue
HY (2) - Achi Sound ~Hy Love Summer~ 2010 CD, Album
HY (2) - Trunk 2004 CD, Album
H.Y. - " Jours Sombres ... " 2017 CD, EP
HY (2) - Confidence 2006 CD, Album, Stereo
HY (2) - AM11:00 (DJ Hasebe Sea Of Love Remix) 2021 File, AAC
HY (2) - Whistle ~Portrait Version~ 2010 CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video
Al.Hy - Alphabête 2014 CD, Album
Hy-Boi - Zooted 1994 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label
Hy-Boi - Zooted 1994 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
hyDrone - Regeneration 2012 Vinyl, 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition
Hy Glaser - There's Nobody Just Like Me: A Self-Discovery Record 1974 Vinyl, LP, Album
Hy Powers - The Hanging Of Eva Duggan / Pappy's Buried On The Hill 1930 Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Al.Hy - The Voice: La Plus Belle Voix 2012 File, AAC, Album
Hy-Boi - Zooted 1994 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
Hy-Time - Street Noise Part 1 1995 Cassette, Album
Al.Hy - A.L.H.Y EP 2013 CDr, EP, Promo
Al.Hy - Une Grande Chose 2023 CD, Album
Hy-Time - Street Noise Part 1 1995 CD, Album
Hy-Time - Street Noise Part 1 1995 Cassette, Album
HyS - Landscape Exhibitors 2018 Cassette, Limited Edition, Numbered, Stereo
Hy Tyde - Ninety-Nine Years / Hush Your Mouth Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM
Hy Tyde - Let's Go To College Vinyl, 7", Single
Al.Hy - Jardin D'hiver 2019 File, MP3, Single
Al.Hy - Tout De Moi 2020 File, MP3, Single
H.Y. Sledge - Bootleg Music 1971 Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Hy Maya - The Mysticism Of Sound & Cosmic Language 2017 Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Hy Tymes - Keep It Gangsta 2000 Vinyl, 12"
Hy Tymes - Keep It Gangsta 2000 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
hyDrone - hyDrone 2011 CDr, EP
Sgt. Hy Zaret* - Sgt. Hy Zaret Sounds Off With Strictly GI Soldier Songs And Parodies 1945 Shellac, 78 RPM, 10", Album
Hy Tymes - Keep It Gangsta 2000 Vinyl, 12"
Hy Bryd - Ambivalent Sound 1994 Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Hy-Definition - Life We Live 2010 File, Album, MP3
No Image Hy Bob Fenster* - An Old Victrola 2011 File, MP3, Single
Hy-Boi - Blasted 1994 Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Al.Hy - L'Album De Tous Ses Titres ! 2012 CD, Album
Hy-Ryze - Love Is Alive And Well In You 1982 Vinyl, 7"
Al.Hy - L'Album De Tous Ses Titres ! 2012 CD, Album
hyDrone - Material 2010 CDr, Album, Enhanced
Hy Tyde - A Message to the Soldiers / Innocent 1966 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Al.Hy - Alphabête 2013 CDr, Album, Promo

Images - Coming soon...

Tracklist: Story ~HY Best~

No. Title Runtime
1-1 ホワイトビーチ
1-2 革命
1-3 Ocean
1-4 旅立ち
1-5 AM11:00
1-6 隆福丸
1-7 あなた
1-8 さあ行こう
1-9 Street Story
1-10 てがみ
1-11 そこにあるべきではないもの
1-12 Song For…
1-13 モノクロ
1-14 Canvas
1-15 Nao
2-1 未来
2-2 366日
2-3 時をこえ
2-4 ガジュマルビート
2-5 南風
2-6 いちばん近くに
2-7 帰る場所 ★
2-8 エール ★
2-9 あなたを想う風 ★
2-10 My Friend ★
2-11 風になって花になって ★
2-12 スマイル ★
2-13 Happy ★
2-14 三月の陽炎 ★
2-15 Fortune

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