HY's Timeline
This page is a summary highlighting the important events of HY's life.
= 2001 =
- The band formed -
- Released Departure in Okinawa on September 22 -
- Played street lives weekly from release until February 2002 -
= 2002 =
- First solo live at Ginowan beach park outdoor March 23, 2002, audience of 3000 -
- Released Departure around Japan on April 10 -
- Summer Circuit Departure, nationwide tour of 10 shows, August 3-September 1 -
- Ocean ’02 Tour, 6 locations beginning November 28, tickets sold out immediately -
= 2003 =
- Released Street Story on April 16, debuted at #1 on the Oricon Charts -
- Asse ’03 tour, 54 concerts, beginning April 16 -
- Split Live with Linkin Park at Nippon Budokan on October 27th -
= 2004 =
- Released TRUNK on July 14, debuted at #1 on the Oricon Charts -
- Live performance in Mihama on July 17, attracting a crowd of 5000 -
- ITTA SOMUN TOUR, beginning September 24th and lasting 3 months with 26 concerts, all sold out within minutes -
= 2005 =
- First live DVD release of ITTA SOMUN's Okinawa performance on March 9 -
- Live in Mihama on July 31, including two unreleased songs from their upcoming album -
- Anshi Coke Nonjohnbar Rassai Tour, 7 concerts in August -
= 2006 =
- WATTA SHINKER TOUR beginning March 17, lasting 4 months over 47 locations, audiences totalling 88,000 -
- Released Confidence on April 12, debuted at #1 on the Oricon Charts -
- Performed at AP Bank Fest with Kazutoshi Sakurai, of Mr. Children fame -
- KUMAKARA AMAE Tour, including satellite broadcast live from Nippon Budokan all across Japan -
= 2007 =
- North American Tour beginning March 9, visiting 1 city in Canada and 6 across the United States -
= 2008 =
- Live in Mihama on February 10th, including four unreleased songs from their upcoming album -
- Released their fifth album HeartY on April 16th -
- Pachinaix32 Bammicasundoh Tour '08, 32 locations between May 16th and July 16th -
- Pachinaix5 Maggy Hakode Tour '08, 5 large arena locations between September 25th and October 13th -
= 2009 =
- 10th Anniversary Live in Mihama on September 22nd, including four unreleased songs from their upcoming album -
= 2010 =
- Released their sixth album Whistle on January 27th -
- MACHIKANTY SO-TANDOH TOUR beginning March 22nd and ending February 19th, 2011 -
- Released their first live album ACHI SOUND ~HY LOVE SUMMER~ on August 11th -
= 2011 =
- Released new song "Amigo" as a digital single for iTunes on July 27th -
- Released new song "ONE" as a digital single for iTunes on September 22nd -
= 2012 =
- Released their seventh album PARADE on March 7th -
- HY TI-CHI TA-CHI MI-CHI PARADE TOUR 2012 beginning March 30th and ending May 13th -
- Released their eighth album Route29 on December 5th -
