ARB (band)

ARB (Alexander's Ragtime Band) is a Japanese rock band that formed in 1977 and released their debut single the following year.^[1] Its members are Ryo Ishibashi, Koya Naito, Ebi, and Keith. Mitsuhiro Saito from Bow Wow and Jean-Jacques Burnel from The Stranglers were also members for a period of time.

Discography

Singles

• "Norainu" (25 October 1978)
• "Wild lowteen girl" (25 April 1979)
• "Tamashii Kogashite" (20 December 1979)
• "Nocturne club" (21 July 1980)
• "BLACK X'MAS" (11 November 1980)
• "Daddy's Shoes" (21 February 1981)
• "Crazy love" (21 May 1982)
• "Saraba Aibou" (21 November 1982)
• "Troubled kids" (21 April 1983)
• "Deep Inside" (21 March 1985)
• "Blue Color Dancer" (21 July 1985)
• "God bless the "Ring"" (21 March 1986)
• "AFTER '45" (21 August 1986)
• "Private girl" (21 November 1986)
• "HAPPINESS" (21 May 1987)
• "System in System" (21 June 1988)
• "Long Long Way" (5 October 1988)
• "MURDER GAME" (21 October 1989)
• "TOKYO OUTSIDER" (21 February 1998)
• "INFINITELY" (23 September 1998)
• "Hangyaku no Burusu wo Utae" (17 July 1999)
• "HARD-BOILED CITY" (13 June 2001)

Albums

• A.R.B (21 June 1978)
• BAD NEWS (21 May 1980)
• BOYS & GIRLS (21 March 1981)
• Yubi wo Narase! / Snap Your Fingers (21 November 1981)
• W (21 June 1982)
• Toraburu Chudoku (21 April 1983)
• A.R.B LIVE / Tamashii Kogashite (5 December 1983)
• YELLOW BLOOD (21 September 1984)
• Sakyu 1945nen (3 October 1985)
• WORK SONGS (21 April 1986)
• ONE and ONLY DREAMs (21 November 1986)
• ROCK OVER JAPAN (21 June 1987)
• DAYS OF A.R.B Vol.1 (21 June 1987)
• DAYS OF A.R.B Vol.2 (21 June 1987)
• PAPERS BED (21 June 1988) Oricon Albums Chart number 35^[2]
• Sympathy (8 November 1989) Oricon number 28^[2]
• LOVE THE LIVE (21 January 1989)^[3][4] Oricon number 38^[2]
• BALLADS AND WORK SONGS (3 October 1990)^[5] Oricon number 25^[2]
• RED BOX - ARB LIVE (1980-1990) (28 December 1990)^[6] Oricon number 37^[2]
• BLACK Xmas - A.R.B. SECRET SINGLES (21 June 1991)^[7] Oricon number 40^[2]
• DAYS OF ARB Vol.1 (1978-1983) (21 November 1993)
• DAYS OF ARB Vol.2 (1984-1986) (21 November 1993)
• DAYS OF ARB Vol.3 (1986-1990) (21 November 1993)
• SYMPATHY (28 June 1995)
• BOYS & GIRLS (28 June 1995)
• Yubi wo Narase! (28 June 1995)
• W (28 June 1995)
• Toraburu Chudoku (28 June 1995)
• YELLOW BLOOD (28 June 1995)
• Sakyu 1945nen (28 June 1995)
• WORK SONGS (28 June 1995)
• ONE AND ONLY DREAMS (28 June 1995)
• ROCK OVER JAPAN (28 June 1995)
• PAPERS BED (28 June 1995)
• BAD NEWS (28 June 1995)

VIDEO

• YELLOW BLOOD (21 October 1984)
• Sakyu 1945nen (21 November 1985)
• SWEAT, HEART & BRAIN (21 March 1988)
• LOVE THE LIVE (21 January 1989)
• THE LONGEST TOUR (21 January 1990)
• Tamashii Kogashite (21 July 1991)
• ARB is BACK!! (21 June 1998)
• 1998 Days of ARB (2 September 1999)
• ARB CLIPS Hangyaku no Buruzu wo Utae (19 April 2000)

DVD

• LIVE! EL DORADO (16 June 2000)
• Raibu Teikoku DVD Sirizu "ARB" (2 July 2003)
• RED BOX 1978-1990 COMPLETE DVD SET (17 September 2003)
• LOCUS visualize 1998-2004 ARB LIVE BEST (15 September 2004)

In popular culture

The 2011 Japanese animated television show Mawaru-Penguindrum uses several of the band's songs in the show. Remixed versions are covered by members of the show's vocal cast.

References

• ARB. CDJournal.

1. Shiina, Muneyuki (2019-02-06). "KEITH（ARB）「俺自身がARBファンの一人だから、ARBの楽曲を叩き続けたい」 - インタビュー". Rooftop (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-11-12. オレンジ・ペコ脱退後、1977年春のARB結成までは3年ほど空白期間がありますね。
2. アルバム売上TOP11作品. Oricon News.
3. A.R.B. 「LOVE THE LIVE」. New Release Review & List. Oricon Weekly. (vol 11 Jan 1.23). 23 January 1989. p 21.
4. A.R.B. / ラヴ・ザ・ライヴ (再発). CDJournal.
5. A.R.B. / バラッズ・アンド・ワーク・ソング (廃盤). CDJournal.
6. A.R.B. / レッド・ボックス～ARBライヴ(1980-1990) (2CD) (廃盤). CDJournal.
7. ARB / BLACK Xmas～ARB SECRET SINGLES (廃盤). CDJournal.

External links

• ARB 25TH OFFICIAL WEB SITE