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Round Table (band)

Round Table is a Japanese pop band known mostly for their anime soundtracks. They are most popularly known in the Anime demographic for their hit single, "Let Me Be With You" - the opening song for the anime Chobits. The band was formed in 1997 with Katsutoshi Kitagawa (vocals, guitar, and bass guitar) and Rieko Ito (vocals and keyboard) as band members. In 2002, Nino joined as a guest vocalist. Nino provides the main vocals for the songs while Kitagawa provides backing vocals. Since then their songs have often been credited as "ROUND TABLE featuring Nino". The name of the album April came from Nino's birth-month.

Round Table
Also known asRound Table featuring Nino
OriginJapan
GenresPop, Electronica, Shibuya-kei, Akishibu-kei
Years active1997–2012 (hiatus)
LabelsVictor Entertainment, Inc.
MembersKatsutoshi Kitagawa
Rieko Ito
Websitehttp://www.round-table.jp

Discography (Round Table)

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Singles

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  • 29 June 1998: Big Wave '71 - EP
  1. Ride on the Big Wave
  2. Get on the Bicycle!
  3. Exotic Ooh-Room
  4. In the Season
  5. Wild Chocolate Brothers
  • 30 September 1998: Do The Afro!
  1. Chocolate
  2. Glass Green Polka
  3. Do the Afro
  4. One Day in the September
  5. Little Brownie's Theme
  • 27 January 1999: Cool Club Rule
  1. Cool Club Rule
  2. Domino Time Rag
  3. Viva!Brownie
  • 27 October 1999: Perfect World
  1. Perfect World
  2. Glad to Be Unhappy
  3. Do It Again
  • 6 December 2000: Every Every Every
  1. Every Every Every
  2. Radio Burnin'
  3. All the Way Down
  • 22 Jan 2021: アイリス'(Iris)
  1. アイリス feat. Uruha Rushia

Albums

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  • 27 August 1997: World's End
  1. Repeat after me
  2. Windy
  3. World's End
  4. So Little Time
  5. Mexican Drag Race
  6. Arifureta Ichinichi (ありふれた1日)
  7. One More Time!!
  • 5 December 1997: Something in the Snow
  1. Light a Candle
  2. Tiny Adventure
  3. Everybody's Talkin'
  4. Radio Time a GO-GO!!
  5. Up to Wednesday, 3p.m.
  6. Revenge of the Radio Time
  7. Picnic
  8. Make a Wish, Blow Out a Candle
  • 1 April 1998: Feelin' Groovy
  1. How Do You Feel?
  2. Feelin' Groovy
  3. Don't Ask Me Why
  4. Stillness
  5. Highway 69
  6. Mad Engine joe
  7. Beat De Jump
  8. Doo-Wop Feelin'
  • 27 January 1999: Domino
  1. Domino
  2. Brownie
  3. Cool Club Rule
  4. Holiday
  5. Play the March
  6. Summer Rain
  7. Battle Cop B.B.
  8. Desert Side of the Moon
  9. Ring a Bell
  10. Christmas Time
  11. Domino Again
  12. Everything You Know
  • 7 July 1999: Big Wave '72
  1. Here Comes the Big Wave
  2. Holiday (Mix '72)
  3. One Little Cowboy
  4. Let's Go to the Beach!
  5. Jazz On a Holiday
  6. Ukulele to the Beach
  7. You Baby
  8. Sunset Holiday
  9. End Theme
  10. Big Wave '71 (Reprise)
  • 8 December 1999: Cannon Ball
  1. Mr. Cannonballer
  2. Perfect World
  3. Moon Light
  4. Everlasting Daydream
  5. It's O.K.? Mr. No.1
  6. Bamallama Baby
  7. Mr. Cannonballer Strikes Back
  8. FLY
  9. Timeless
  10. So Many Colors
  11. Brand New Car
  12. Say Goodbye
  • 29 March 2000: Look Around (Greatest Hits Album)
  1. Introduction
  2. Chocolate
  3. Cool Club Rule
  4. Holiday (Mix '72)
  5. World's End
  6. Back on My Feet Again
  7. Theme from Look Around
  8. Radio Time a Go-Go!!
  9. Brownie
  10. Get on the Bicycle!
  11. Windy
  12. Beat De Jump
  13. Picnic
  14. It's a Sunshine Day - cover of the Brady Bunch song
  15. Feelin' Groovy
  16. Look Around Bossa
  • 12 July 2000: Big Wave 2000 - EP
  1. Viva! Samba Parade
  2. Big Wave
  3. Let's Go to the Beach! (Copacabana Mix)
  4. Big Wave 2・0・0・0
  5. Tiny Adventure (Cool Summer Mix)
  6. Find Your Step!
  7. Boys Don't Cry - cover of original by The Cure
  8. Corcovado
  9. Viva! Samba Carnival
  • 31 January 2001: RADIO BURNIN'
  1. Come On! Come On!
  2. Every Every Every (Radio Radio Radio Mix)
  3. Goin' to the Radio Show
  4. Radio Time #1
  5. Hello! It's You
  6. No No - Yeah Yeah
  7. Baby Baby
  8. Radio Is Burning
  9. Radio Time #2
  10. Everyday
  11. Across the Highway
  12. 1,2,3 for Jump
  13. No Reaction
  14. You Are No.1
  15. Good Night Rosie
  16. Come On! Come On! (Reprise)
  • 25 August 2003: Big Wave Sunset
  1. Opening
  2. Big Wave Sunset
  3. Let Me
  4. Bossa Rie
  5. Youngmen Blues
  6. Life
  7. In the Rain
  8. Tell Me Why
  • 1 April 2009: Friday I'm in Love
  1. Try a Little Happiness
  2. My Girl
  3. Under the Moonlight
  4. Tooi Machikado (遠い街角)
  5. Faraway
  6. Friday Night
  7. Summer Days
  8. Nari Hibiku Kane (鳴り響く鐘)
  9. Ai no Yukue (愛の行方)
  10. Dancin' All Night
  11. Let's Stay Together
  12. Dance with Me

Discography (Round Table featuring Nino)

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Albums

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Title Album details Peak
positions
JPN
Oricon
[1]
April
  • Released: 23 April 2003
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 —
Nino
  • Released: 30 August 2006
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 49
Distance
  • Released: 24 December 2008
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
 155
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

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Title Album details Peak
positions
JPN
Oricon
[1]
Singles Best 2002–2012 Memories 58

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Date Peak chart positions Sales (JPN) Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[1]
"Let Me Be with You" 24 April 2002 34 April
"New World" 22 January 2003 55
"Sunny Side Hill" 22 October 2003 112 Nino
"Groovin' Magic" 23 February 2005 103
"Rainbow" 21 October 2005 40
"Natsu Machi" 26 April 2006 23
"Puzzle" 20 July 2006 73
"Koi wo Shiteru" 25 June 2008 147 Distance
"Nagareboshi" 22 October 2008 74

Special

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In 2007, the band created a song that ran in the credits of Clamp in Wonderland 2. It was included on the soundtrack.

  1. action! - 坂本真綾
  2. Oh! Yeah!! - ROUND TABLE Feat. Nino
  3. あなただけのWONDERLAND - 広谷順子
  4. 「あなた」が「しあわせ」であるように - 広谷順子
  5. action! －without 坂本真綾－
  6. Oh! Yeah!! －without Nino－

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Round Table" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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