# Bullet Train (band)

Bullet Train (超特急, Chōtokkyū) are a Japanese boy band formed on December 25, 2011, under Stardust Promotion. The group debuted under the name "超特急☆-BULLET TRAIN- (Chōtokkyū☆-BULLET TRAIN-)" but later changed the name to "超特急 (Chōtokkyū)". The group consists of "main dancers" and "back vocalists", meaning that the vocalists stand behind the dancers when the band is performing. Bullet Train has been likened to Momoiro Clover Z, an idol girl group managed by the same talent agency. Consisting of 4 main dancers, the center among the dancers changes for each single. In 2018 they won their first award on MAMA2018 in Japan.

## Members
### Current

As of August 2022, the group consists of 9 members.
* Kai (カイ) / Kai Ogasawara (小笠原 海) - 27 September 1994 -Main Dancer -Blue -Mysterious
* Ryoga (リョウガ) / Ryōga Funatsu (船津 稜雅) - Leader -23 October 1994 -Main Dancer -Purple -Skinny
* Takuya (タクヤ) / Takuya Kusakawa (草川 拓弥) -24 November 1994 -Main Dancer -Green -Muscle
* Yuki (ユーキ) / Yūki Murata (村田 祐基) -Former Leader -2 January 1995 -Main Dancer -Red -Clumsy
* Takashi (タカシ) / Takashi Matsuo (松尾 太陽) -23 September 1996 -Backup Vocal -White -Youngest Child (Takashi the youngest member before Haru joined the group)
* Shuya (シューヤ) / Shūya Shimura (志村秀哉) -25 March 1995 -Backup Vocal
* Masahiro (マサヒロ) / Masahiro Moritsugu (森次政裕) -15 September 1998 -Main Dancer
* Aloha (アロハ) / Aloha Takamatsu (髙松アロハ) -26 October 2000 -Main Dancer
* Haru (ハル) / Haru Kashiwagi (柏木悠) -31 March 2005 -Main Dancer

### Former

* Sho (ショウ) / Shō Takemura (竹村翔)
* Koichi (コーイチ) / Kōichi Yoshino (吉野晃一) -18 June 1994 -Backup Vocal -Black
* Yusuke (ユースケ) / Yūsuke Fukuda (福田佑亮) -24 December 1995 -Main Dancer -Yellow

### Timeline
## Discography
### Albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and sales :
| Title | Album details | Peak | Sales |
| Title | Album details | JPN | Sales |
| Ring | Released: December 3, 2014 Label: SDR Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download | 7 | JPN: 18,986 |
| Dramatic Seven | Released: October 26, 2016 Label: SDR Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download | 4 | JPN: 41,714 |
| Golden Epoch | Released: November 14, 2018 Label: SDR Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download | 2 | |
| Dance Dance Dance | Released: November 22, 2021 Label: SDR Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download | 7 | |
| B9 | Released: March 22, 2023 Label: SDR Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | JPN: 59,134 |

### EPs

List of EPs, with selected chart positions and sales :
| Title | EP details | Peak | Sales |
| Title | EP details | JPN | Sales |
| Just Like Bullet Train (Just Like 超特急) | Released: April 17, 2024 Label: SDR Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | JPN: 50,011 |

### Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and sales :
| No. | Title | Year | Peak | Sales | Album |
| No. | Title | Year | JPN | Sales | Album |
| 1 | "TRAIN" | 2012 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| 2 | "Shake Body | 2012 | 126 | JPN: 560 | Non-album singles |
| 3 | "POLICEMEN" | 2013 | 18 | JPN: 3,597 | Non-album singles |
| 4 | "Bloody Night" | 2013 | 10 | JPN: 11,831 | Ring |
| — | "Starlight" (As Ultra Bullet Train) | 2013 | 7 | JPN: 11,119 | Ring |
| 5 | "Kiss Me Baby" | 2013 | 8 | JPN: 21,822 | Ring |
| 6 | "Ikki!!!!!i!!" | 2014 | 4 | JPN: 32,157 | Ring |
| 7 | "Believe×Believe" | 2014 | 6 | JPN: 32,748 | Ring |
| 8 | "Star Gear" | 2014 | 7 | JPN: 37,943 | Ring |
| 8 | "Ebiday Ebinai" | 2014 | 7 | JPN: 37,943 | Ring |
| 8 | "Burn!" | 2014 | 7 | JPN: 37,943 | Non-album single |
| 9 | "Stardust Love Train" | 2015 | 5 | JPN: 24,578 | Dramatic Seven |
| 9 | "Battaman" | 2015 | 5 | JPN: 24,578 | Dramatic Seven |
| 10 | "Beautiful Chaser" | 2015 | 2 | JPN: 48,924 | Dramatic Seven |
| 11 | "Yell" | 2016 | 4 | JPN: 27,059 | Dramatic Seven |
| 12 | "Chō Never Give Up Dance" (超ネバギバDANCE) | 2017 | 1 | JPN: 72,544 | Golden Epoch |
| 13 | "My Buddy" | 2017 | 2 | JPN: 86,981 | Golden Epoch |
| 14 | "A Kind of Love" | 2018 | 2 | JPN: 98,041 | Golden Epoch |
| 15 | "Jesus" | 2018 | 3 | JPN: 34,559 | Golden Epoch |
| — | "Soleil" | 2019 | — | | Non-album singles |
| 16 | "Hey Hey Hey" | 2019 | 4 | | Non-album singles |
| 17 | "Revival Love" | 2019 | 3 | | Non-album singles |
| 18 | "Stand up" | 2020 | 2 | | Non-album singles |
| 19 | "Asayake" | 2020 | — | | Non-album singles |
| 20 | "Uchū Drive" (宇宙ドライブ) | 2022 | | | TBA |

### Digital singles

| Year | Single | Album |
| 2020 | "Dear my Goodbye" (Dear My グッバイ) | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "Guilty" as BULLET PINK | Non-album singles |
| 2021 | "CARNAVAL" | Dance Dance Dance |
| 2021 | "Kachi Kaja" (같이 가자) | Dance Dance Dance |
| 2022 | "Cresendo" (クレッシェンド) | Non-album single |