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Wands (stylized as WANDS) was a Japanese rock band formed in 1991 as a three-member group. The band, throughout nine years of activity, had two vocalists, guitarists and keyboardists. Show Wesugi (vocalist), Hiroshi Shibasaki (guitarist), Kousuke Oshima (keyboardist) are the original member of the band. Shinya Kimura joined them after Oshima separate early. In 1997, Wesugi and Hiroshi left the band, so then Shinya reformed the band with Jiro Waku (vocalist) and Issei Sugimoto (guitarist). However, the group was officially
disbanded in 2000. Wands belonged to the Being music agency

Members :

Show Wesugi
Kosuke Ohsima
Hiroshi Shibasaki
Shinya Kimura
Jiro Matsumotob
Issei "Suginho" Ambo

Discography:

Singles[edit source | editbeta]

	Release date	Title	Album information	Oricon charts
1st period	4 December 1991	"Sabishisa wa Aki no Iro"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Seiichirou Kuribayashi Arrangement: Masao Akashi	Weekly ranking: Number 63
	13 May 1991	"Furimuite Dakishimete"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Kousuke Ohshima Arrangement: Kousuke Ohshima	Weekly ranking: Number 80
	1 July 1992	"Motto Tsuyoku Dakishimetanara"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi, Tsutomu Uozumi Music: Yoshio Tatano Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama	Weekly ranking: Number 1 (2-week period) 1992 ranking: Number 59 1993 ranking: Number 11
2nd period	26 February 1993	"Toki no Tobira"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Kousuke Ohshima Arrangement: Masao Akashi	Weekly ranking: Number 1 1993 ranking: Number 7
	17 April 1993	"Ai wo Kataru Yori Guchidzuke o Kawasou"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Tetsurou Oda Arrangement: Masao Akashi	Weekly ranking: Number 1 (4-week period) May 1993 ranking: Number 1 1993 ranking: Number 14
	7 July 1993	"Koiseyo Otome"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Kousuke Ohshima Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama	Weekly ranking: Number 1 (2-week period) July 1993 ranking: Number 1 1993 ranking: Number 25
	17 November 1993	"Jumpin' Jack Boy"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Seiichirou Kuribayashi Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama	Weekly ranking: Number 2 1993 ranking: Number 106 1994 ranking: Number 44
	8 June 1994	"Sekai ga Owaru Made wa..."	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Tetsurou Oda Arrangement: 'Takeshi Hayama	Weekly ranking: Number 1 (2-week period) 1994 ranking: Number 10
	13 February 1995	"Secret Night: It's My Treat"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Seiichirou Kuribayashi Arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda	Weekly ranking: Number 1 1995 ranking: Number 53
	4 December 1995	"Same Side"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Show Wesugi, Hiroshi Shibasaki Arrangement: Wands	Weekly ranking: Number 2 1996 ranking: Number 128
	1 February 1996	"Worst Crime: About a Rock Star who was a Swindler"	Lyrics: Show Wesugi Music: Hiroshi Shibasaki Arrangement: Hiroshi Shibasaki	Weekly ranking: Number 9 1996 ranking: Number 183
3rd period	3 September 1997	"Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Ima o Uchinikou"	Lyrics: Miho Komatsu Music: Miho Komatsu Arrangement: Daisuke Ikeda	Weekly ranking: Number 4
	11 February 1998	"Brand New Love"	Lyrics: Izumi Sakai Music: Masaaki Watanuki Arrangement: Wands	Weekly ranking: Number 17
	10 June 1998	"Ashita Moshi Kimi ga Kowaretemo"	Lyrics: Izumi Sakai Music: Aika Ohno Arrangement: Wands	Weekly ranking: Number 8 1998 ranking: Number 189
	31 March 1999	"Kyo, Nanika no Hazumi de Ikiteiru"	Lyrics: Azuki Nana Music: Makoto Miyoshi Arrangement: Wands	Weekly ranking: Number 32

Collaborations[edit source | editbeta]

Release date	Title	Album information	Oricon charts
28 October 1992	Sekaijuu no Dare Yori Kitto with Miho Nakayama	Lyrics: Show Wesugi, Miho Nakayama Music: Tetsurou Oda Arrangement: Takeshi Hayama	Weekly ranking: Number 1 1992 ranking: Number 31 January 1992 rRanking: Number 1 1993 ranking: Number 10
9 June 1993	Hateshinai Yume o with ZYYG, Rev, Zard featuring Shigeo Nagashima	Lyrics and music: Show Wesugi Izumi Sakai Masayuki Deguchi Seiichirou Kuribayashi	Weekly ranking: Number 2

Original albums[edit source | editbeta]

	Release date	Title	Oricon charts
1st period	17 June 1992	Wands	Weekly ranking: Number 10
2nd period	17 April 1993	Toki no Tobira	Weekly ranking: Number 1 (4-week period) 1993 ranking: Number 2
	6 October 1993	Little Bit...	Weekly ranking: Number 2 1993 ranking: Number 10
	24 April 1995	Piece of My Soul	Weekly ranking: Number 1 (2-week period) May 1995 ranking: Number 1 1995 ranking: Number 16
3rd period	27 October 1999	Awake	Weekly ranking: Number 18

Best albums[edit source | editbeta]

	Release date	Title	Oricon charts
2nd period	16 March 1996	Singles Collection +6	Weekly ranking: Number 1 1996 ranking: Number 26
3rd period	6 November 1997	Wands Best: Historical Best Album	Weekly ranking: Number 1 1997 ranking: Number 81
	9 June 2000	Best of Wands History	Weekly ranking: Number 17
Various	25 August 2002	Complete of Wands at the Being Studio	Weekly ranking: Number 47
	12 December 2007	Best of Best 1000 Wands	Weekly ranking: Number 52
	27 May 2008	Wands Best Hits

VHS and DVDs[edit source | editbeta]

Title	Release date	Format
Best of Wands Video History	1 August 2000	VHS & DVD
Wands Best Live & Clips^[17]	8 August 2012	DVD
Legend of 90s J-Rock Best Live & Clips^[18]	8 August 2012	DVD

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