There are a lot of anime theme songs bands out there, but Kana-Boon has certainly made a splash with their popular Naruto opening, “Silhouette”. However, they have actually made quite a few openings over the years, and continue to do so for some new and popular series.
Kana-Boon’s backstory is quite interesting. According to Wikipedia, they initially formed in 2006 as part of Osaka Prefectural Izumisougou Senior High School’s light music club, but officially formed a band in 2008. They began performing live at the Mikunigaoka Fuzz live house in 2010.
In 2012, they won the Ki/oon 20 Years Audition out of 4000 contestants, and served as the opening act for Asian Kung-Fu Generation (you can check out their anime list here). They then made their major label debut under Ki/oon in 2013. Ever since then, they’ve had four albums reach the top ten on the weekly Orion Album Chart.
So, if you heard one or two of their openings and you’re curious what else they have met, check out this list! I’m sure they’ll be making more openings in the future as well!
Also, if you’d like to discover other Japanese music and artists, check out my playlists on Youtube!
And if you’re interested in learning more vocabulary and kanji so you can watch anime and dramas, read manga, sing J-pop at karaoke, or play raw Japanese video games, check out my 250+ Kanji for Japanese Media (+Sentences) article and my Japanese Study Guide!