Japanese band Tokyo Jihen (2004–2012) recorded material for five studio albums and one extended play, including songs for several compilation albums and singles. The band formed after Japanese singer-songwriter Ringo Sheena formed a band in 2004, but first collaborated with the members in 2003, performing with her on her Sugoroku Ecstasy tour. The original line-up included bassist and producer Seiji Kameda, drummer Toshiki Hata, Jazz band Pe'z pianist Masayuki Hiizumi and guitarist Mikio Hirama.
After the band's debut album Kyōiku (2004), Hiizumi and Hirama left the band's line-up, and in 2005 were replaced by Appa pianist Ichiyo Izawa and guitarist Ukigumo, previous Sheena collaborator and member of the band Petrolz. This line-up remained consistent until Tokyo Jihen's break-up in 2012.
While Sheena acted as the primary songwriter, the band performed songs written by all the band members. Variety (2007) was an album that primarily featured songs composed by Izawa and Ukigumo, and Color Bars (2012) featured five songs, one written by each band member.
The band covered several Ringo Sheena songs, most notably "Ringo no Uta" on Kyōiku (2004), and "Marunouchi Sadistic," which was the most performed song by Tokyo Jihen at concerts, including their own compositions.
This list features every song Tokyo Jihen has performed as a unit that has been released either on CD, as a digital download or on a live concert DVD. Titles were given Japanese song titles, as well as a title in English or French. Titles listed on the left are literal translations of the songs' Japanese titles.
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+KeyIndicates single releaseIndicates song performed in concert and released on DVD, but not recorded in studioIndicates promotional single release
Song name Official European title Writer(s) Originating album(s) Year Ref. "The Invaluable" Ringo Sheena, Tomotaka Imamichi Ultra C 2010 "Brand New Civilization" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Dai Hakken 2011 "BB.Queen" "BB.Queen" Ukigumo "Killer-tune" (single) 2007 "Black Out" Ringo Sheena Adult 2006 "Feelings for My Motherland" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "Bonus Stage (Ice Climber)" Akito Nakatsuka Bon Voyage 2012 "Bon Voyage" "Bon Voyage" Ukigumo Hard Disk 2013 "The Citizens" Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo Variety 2007 "L' œillet" Ringo Sheena Discovery 2012 "C'm'on Let's Go!" "C'm'on Let's Go!" Tomotaka Imamichi Just Can't Help It. 2005 "Crawl" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "City Without Electricity" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Dai Hakken 2011 "Put Your Antenna Up" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Sports 2010 "Dopa-Mint!" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Dai Hakken 2010 "Dynamite" Tom Glazer, Mort Garson "Sōnan" (single) 2004 "A Station" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "Fair" "Fair" Ukigumo Sports 2010 "Foul" "Foul" Ukigumo Sports 2010 "Vengeance" Ukigumo, Ringo Sheena, Robbie Clark Variety 2007 "Frustration" Ichiyo Izawa, Ringo Sheena "Nōdōteki Sanpunkan" (single) 2009 "Back to Earth" Masayuki Hiizumi Kyōiku 2004 "Laugh at Facts" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "Ideal Days for Ultramarine" Masayuki Hiizumi, Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "A Secret" Ringo Sheena Adult 2006 "Instinct" Ringo Sheena Just Can't Help It. 2005 "Honto no Tokoro" Toshiki Hata Color Bars 2012 "Ice Cream" Yoshimi Satō, Kōichi Hattori Bon Voyage 2012 "If You Can Touch It" "If You Can Touch It" Mikio Hirama Dynamite Out 2005 "Vivre" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Sports 2010 "The Suicide" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "Crosswalk" Ichiyo Izawa, Ringo Sheena, Robbie Clark "OSCA" (single) 2007 "The Kabuki" Ringo Sheena Adult 2006 "Win Every Fight" Ringo Sheena Sports 2010 "Kai Horror Dust" Ichiyo Izawa Color Bars 2012 "Faces" Ringo Sheena, Mikio Hiirama "Gunjō Biyori" (single) 2004 "Physical" Ichiyo Izawa, Ringo Sheena, Robbie Clark "Killer-tune" (single) 2007 "Temporary Virgin" Ringo Sheena Discovery 2010 "Regardez Moi" Ukigumo Dai Hakken 2011 "Un Homme Et Une Femme" Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo Dai Hakken 2011 "Go with the Wind" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Dai Hakken 2011 "Active Fighting" Ringo Sheena Adult 2006 "Powder Up My Mind" Ringo Sheena Adult 2006 "Killer-Tune" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Variety 2007 "Adieu" Ukigumo Sports 2010 "Box of Goldfish" Ichiyo Izawa Variety 2007 "Jeux Interdits" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Dai Hakken 2011 "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" Aaron Schroeder, Sid Wayne Dynamite Out 2005 "Get It Up for Love" Ned Doheny "Shuraba" (single) 2005 "Kiss Me" Ringo Sheena Dynamite Out 2005 "Spiritual" Ringo Sheena "Sōnan" (single) 2004 "Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien" Ringo Sheena Color Bars 2012 "My Way" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Variety 2007 "Taxi Driver" Masao Yoneyama Tokyo Incidents Vol. 1 2004 "I Am a Liar" Ringo Sheena Chin Play Kō Play 2012 "Marunouchi Sadistic" Ringo Sheena Dynamite Out 2005 "Metro" Ukigumo Variety 2007 "Mirror-ball" Ukigumo Variety 2007 "Child of the 21st Century Universe" Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda, Ichiyo Izawa Dai Hakken 2011 "3 Min." Ringo Sheena Sports 2009 "Ride Every Wave" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Sports 2010 "Courtesan" Ukigumo, Ringo Sheena Chin Play Kō Play 2012 "The Creamy Season" Ringo Sheena Bon Voyage 2012 "The Carnival" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "Temporary Virgin" Ringo Sheena Dynamite Out 2005 "Fly Me to Heaven" Ringo Sheena Dai Hakken 2011 "OSCA" "O.S.C.A." Ukigumo Variety 2007 "Les Adultes Terribles" Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda Dai Hakken 2011 "Pinocchio" Ichiyo Izawa "OSCA" (single) 2007 "Dusk" Ringo Sheena "Shuraba" (single) 2005 "Ramp" Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo Variety 2007 "A Song of Apples" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "Sa_i_ta" ("Bloomed") "Sa_i_ta" Ukigumo Color Bars 2012 "Sake & Nondrinker" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Variety 2007 "A Separation" Ringo Sheena Tokyo Collection 2012 "Season Sayonara" Ukigumo Sports 2010 "Le moment" Ringo Sheena Bon Voyage 2012 "Put Your Camera Down" Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda Variety Zōkangō 2007 "Service" Ringo Sheena, Masayuki Hiizumi Kyōiku 2004 "Backstage" Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda Variety 2007 "Girl Robot" Ringo Sheena Just Can't Help It. 2005 "The Rat's-Nest" Ringo Sheena Adult 2005 "Σ" (Sigma) "Σ" Ringo Sheena Dynamite Out 2005 "A Distress" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "The Lady Is a Tramp" Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers "Gunjō Biyori" (single) 2004 "Reverberation" Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda Dai Hakken 2011 "Courtesan" Ringo Sheena Chin Play Kō Play 2012 "SSAW" "Ss/aw" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Variety 2007 "Super Star" Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda Adult 2006 "Sweet Spot" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Sports 2010 "And the Beat Goes On" Ukigumo, Ringo Sheena Shin'ya Waku 2011 "Don't Cry My Child" Ringo Sheena Adult 2006 "A Letter" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Adult 2006 "Where's Heaven" Ringo Sheena Dai Hakken 2010 "Invisible Man" Ringo Sheena, Seiji Kameda Adult 2006 "Prinsesse Mensuelle" Ringo Sheena, Ukigumo Variety 2007 "Life Will Be Held Even If It Rains" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Sports 2010 "Niigata" Ringo Sheena Adult 2006 "A Scar of Dreams" Ringo Sheena Kyōiku 2004 "Relative vs. Absolute" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Dai Hakken 2011 "Life May Be Monotonous But the Sun Shines" Ringo Sheena, Ichiyo Izawa Sports 2010
Unreleased songs Song Writer(s) Year Leak Ref. (Petrolz cover) Ukigumo 2006 "Jazz a Go Go" (France Gall cover) Robert Gall, Alain Goraguer 2004 Unknown 2004 (Ringo Sheena cover) Ringo Sheena 2004 Boris Fomin, Gene Raskin 2004 (Ringo Sheena cover) Ringo Sheena 2004 "La salle de bain" (Ringo Sheena cover) Robbie Clark, Ringo Sheena 2004 "M" (Appa cover) Ichiyo Izawa 2006 (Ringo Sheena cover) Ringo Sheena 2004 "Stem" (Ringo Sheena cover) Ringo Sheena 2004 (Ringo Sheena cover) Ringo Sheena 2004 (Ringo Sheena cover) Ringo Sheena 2004 "UFO" (Pink Lady cover) Shunichi Tokura, Yū Aku 2004 (Tokiko Iwatani cover) Yōko Kishi, Taku Izumi 2011
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