Kobukuro

Kobukuro is a Japanese male pop band. 

 History 
 The name 
The name is a mix of the two members' family names, Kentaro Kobuchi and Shunsuke Kuroda. 

 Origins 
In 1998, the two met each other in Sakai and formed Kobukuro. 

 Albums 
Kobukuro received moderately successful ratings for their first three indie albums - Saturday 8:PM (July 1999), Root of My Mind (March 2001), and 'ANSWER' (December 2000). Kobukuro signed with Warner Music Japan in 2001, and made their debut with the hit single, Yell which reached #4 on the Oricon Charts. Their newest album is called 5296 (December 2007).

Kobukuro's new single is “STAY”.

Category:Japanese rock bands
Category:J-pop music groups
Category:Folk music groups
Category:People from Osaka