Funky Monkey Babys
Funky Monkey Babys is a Japanese band formed in 2004 under the record company Dreamusic Incorporated.
Their music is mostly hip hop, but is also inspired by pop and rock music. All members in the group are from Hachiōji, Tokyo. They are known for featuring celebrities in their promotion videos and singles jackets. The band is also known as Fan-mon in short. Band members include Funky Kato, Monica and DJ Chemical.
History
Their fourth single, "Lovin' Life", is a charted hit that recorded long sales and received multiple high rankings on the Japanese sales charts in the first half of 2007. In July 2007, they released another single, "Chippoke na Yūki". They attracted fans with their high energy live performances all over Japan and continued to gain popularity in various popular media.On 10 February 2010, the band released their first greatest-hits album Funky Monkey Babys Best. The album debuted at number one on the Japanese Oricon weekly charts with the first week sales of around 255,000 copies.
They announced their intent to disband after their final tour in 2013 on 29 November 2012. Their last live concerts were held at the Tokyo Dome on 1 and 2 June 2013.
Their song ちっぽけな勇気 was also featured in the Japanese television series Asuko March.
Members
- Funky Kato – MC
- Mon-kichi – MC
- DJ Chemical – DJ
Discography
Singles
| Number | Release | Title | Highest rank |
| 1 | 25 January 2006 | "そのまんま東へ" | 77th |
| 2 | 26 April 2006 | "恋の片道切符" | 31st |
| 3 | 21 June 2006 | "Always" | 55th |
| 4 | 24 January 2007 | "Lovin' Life" | 10th |
| 5 | 23 May 2007 | "ちっぽけな勇気" | 8th |
| 6 | 31 October 2007 | "もう君がいない" | 8th |
| 7 | 26 March 2008 | "旅立ち" | 10th |
| 8 | 23 July 2008 | "告白" | 4th |
| 9 | 5 November 2008 | "希望の唄/風" | 11th |
| DVD | 28 January 2009 | "雪が降る街" | 34th |
| 10 | 18 February 2009 | "桜" | 7th |
| 11 | 18 November 2009 | "ヒーロー/明日へ" | 4th |
| Limited distribution | 9 December 2009 | "ふるさと" | |
| 12 | 27 January 2010 | "涙/夢" | 4th |
| 13 | 12 May 2010 | "大切" | 6th |
| 14 | 4 August 2010 | "あとひとつ" | 8th |
| 15 | 16 March 2011 | "ランウェイ☆ビート" | 5th |
| 16 | 8 June 2011 | "それでも信じてる/ラブレター" | 10th |
| 17 | 16 November 2011 | "Love Song" | 10th |