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The same year in May, ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY signed

The album “HANA” was chosen as ‘the BEST 10 Albums of the year 2001’īy various music magazines. Wild with Our Monkey)” (JAPAN, 2001) as an ending theme. Track “HANA” was contributed to the film “KEMONOGARE ORERA NO SARU TO (Getting The reputation as ‘an utterly new music which people had never listened to’. The following year, their second album, “HANA” came out. To play in Fuji Rock Festival, performing five times on two of three days. Within only three months after this successful first live, they got the opportunity They firstly performed in “MAN DRIVE TRANCE” party organised by ROVO. Hidehiko Urayama, releasing their first album “TABLA MAGMA BONGO” from Torattoria.ĪSA-CHANG recruited a tabla player, U-Zhaan, as a This CM was made by Tran Ahn Hung, the director who won the Golden Camera Award in Cannes Film Festival with "Scent of Green Papaya." ASA-CHANG&JUNRAY's expression lives beyond country bound and culture.ĪSA-CHANG started ASA-CHANG & JUNRAY with guitarist/programmer, "HANA" was selected as the tie-up song of a CM for French major cosmetic shop, Marionnaud. In January 2004, the legendary idol Kyoko Koizumi appeared in single "SENAKA" as their first featuring vocalist ever. In 2003, album "TSU GI NE PU" was released worldwide. In the same 2002, "JUN RAY SONG CHANG"was selected 'Best Album' by UK magazine WIRE. In September of the same year, first full length album "TSU GI NE PU" was released, and their second national tour of 21 cities were brought out. "HANA" became the best selling single in all Leaf history.

Putting out a national tour of 16 cities in the same year, ASA-CHANG&JUNRAY releases single "HANA" and album "JUN RAY SONG CHANG" from UK label, Leaf.

Making the FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL that year, ASA-CHANG&JUNRAY was able to play in FUJI ROCK 4 years in a row! In 2001, an inspirational master work "HANA" was released as second album, and this was greatly recognized by fans and affiliates. Super tabla player, U-zhaan joins in April 2000 and there completes the present ASA-CHANG&JUNRAY. In the same year, they released first album "Tablamagmabongo" from Trattoria. Leaving TSPO in the midst of its golden days, and after playing as a free percussionist, ASA-CHANG forms ASA-CHANG&JUNRAY with guitarist/ programmer, Hidehiko Urayama in 1998.

ASA-CHANG&JUNRAY was founded by the percussionist and band master of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, ASA-CHANG.