website years_active alias label article_title past_members background genre origin name
www.theyellowmonkey.com 1988 -- 2004 yemon nippon columbia , bmg funhouse/ariola japan the yellow monkey
 kazuya yoshii hideaki kikuchi yoichi hirose eiji kikuchi group_or_band hard rock , glam rock , alternative rock tokyo , japan the yellow monkey
the yellow monkey

the yellow monkey , often abbreviated as , was a japanese rock band active from 1988 to 2001 , before officially disbanding in 2004 .
the band 's name was derived from the ethnic slur that japanese people look like monkeys , and that asian people are said to be `` yellow '' in skin color .
the yellow monkey is considered an important rock group of japan , having achieved major success and selling 6.2 million singles .
the group had three number one albums , 17 top ten singles , took part in the first fuji rock festival in 1997 , and in 2003 were ranked number 81 on hmv japan 's list of the 100 most important japanese pop acts .
outside japan the band is best known for their song `` tactics '' , one of the many ending themes of the `` rurouni kenshin '' anime .
