King Gnu

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| **King Gnu** | |
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| Japanese name: | キングヌー |
| Date of creation: | 2013 |
| Origin: | Japan |
| Genres: | J-pop, alternative rock, indie pop, nu jazz and classical music[](#cite_note-1) |
| Years active: | 2013-present |
| Labels: | [PERIMETRON](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:PERIMETRON "wikipedia:ja:PERIMETRON") (2016-2018)   [Ariola Japan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariola_Japan "wikipedia:Ariola Japan") (since 2019) |
| Website: | [kinggnu.jp](http://kinggnu.jp/) |
Main article: [King Gnu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Gnu "wikipedia:King Gnu")
**King Gnu** (キングヌー ,*Kingu Nū*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese J-pop and alternative rock band from [Tokyo](/wiki/Tokyo "Tokyo"), Japan. Formerly named "Mrs.Vinci" and "Srv.Vinci", they adopted their current in 2017 and saw their first breakthrough that year, performing at the [Fuji Rock Festival](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Rock_Festival "wikipedia:Fuji Rock Festival") and releasing their first album under the name King Gnu in October. Their first song to peak the Japanese charts was [Hakujitsu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakujitsu "wikipedia:Hakujitsu"), released in 2019, which peaked at 2nd. Their later songs and albums since then enjoyed similar popularity.
## Contents
* [1 Career](#Career)
* [2 Members](#Members)
* [3 Song themes in Detective Conan](#Song_themes_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [3.1 Movie themes](#Movie_themes)
* [4 See also](#See_also)
* [5 References](#References)
## Career[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=King_Gnu&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Career")]
In 2013, Mrs.Vinci was formed in Tokyo by Daiki Tsuneta[](#cite_note-A-2), but would be renamed to Srv.Vinci shortly after[](#cite_note-A-2). The band released their first song, titled "Abuku" (泡). In 2017, the band decided to rename itself to King Gnu[](#cite_note-A-2)[](#cite_note-3). The name was inspired by the [animal of the same name](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildebeest "wikipedia:Wildebeest"), known for gathering in large herds in the spring. The band would later perform under that name at the 2017 Fuji Rock Festival and at the 2018 edition[](#cite_note-4). Their first album, "Tokyo Rendez-vous", was released on October 25, 2017[](#cite_note-5).
The band released "Sympa" in 2019, their first song with a major label, after signing with [Ariola Japan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariola_Japan "wikipedia:Ariola Japan"). Their next single, Hakujitsu, released only a month later, peaked at 2nd on the Japan Hot 100 chart in 2019-2020[](#cite_note-6). In 2020, their third album, "Ceremony", would receive platinum certification after making more than 1 million sales[](#cite_note-7). The band scheduled a nationwide tour for 2020, but it was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic[](#cite_note-8). Their first song to be used in an anime is "Boy", released in October 2021 for anime series [Ranking of Kings](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranking_of_Kings "wikipedia:Ranking of Kings")[](#cite_note-9). Their first major tour "Closing Ceremony" took place in May and June 2023[](#cite_note-10).
## Members[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=King_Gnu&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Members")]
* **[Daiki Tsuneta](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%B0%E5%A4%A7%E5%B8%8C "wikipedia:ja:常田大希") (常田 大希 ,*Tsuneta Daiki*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** (guitar, vocals, keyboard, piano, cello, double bass)
* **[Yu Seki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E5%8B%A2%E5%96%9C%E9%81%8A "wikipedia:ja:勢喜遊") (勢喜遊  ,*Seki Yū*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** (drums)
* **[Kazuki Arai](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%95%E5%92%8C%E8%BC%9D "wikipedia:ja:新井和輝") (新井 和輝 ,*Arai Kazuki*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** (bass)
* **[Satoru Iguchi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E4%BA%95%E5%8F%A3%E7%90%86 "wikipedia:ja:井口理") (井口 理 ,*Iguchi Satoru*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese"))** (vocals, keyboard)
## Song themes in Detective Conan[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=King_Gnu&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Song themes in Detective Conan")]
### Movie themes[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=King_Gnu&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movie themes")]
* **[TWILIGHT!!!](/wiki/TWILIGHT!!! "TWILIGHT!!!")** - Movie 28 *([One-eyed Flashback](/wiki/One-eyed_Flashback "One-eyed Flashback"))*