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Multinational band formed in 2016 in Shibuya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ALI (acronym for Alien Liberty International) is a multinational hip hop/funk band formed in Shibuya, Tokyo. All members of the band are mixed with roots in Japan, Europe, America, Asia, and Africa.[1][2][3][4]
ALI | |
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Also known as | Alien Liberty International |
Origin | Shibuya, Japan |
Genres | |
Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Alien Liberty International Sony Music Japan (2020–present) |
Members | Leo Imamura Luthfi Rizki Kusumah César Aiichiro |
Past members | Jua Zeru Kahadio Yu Hagiwara Jin Inoue Alexander Taiyo Fidel |
Website | alienlibertyinternational |
ALI released their first single "Wild Side", which was chosen to be the opening theme song for the first season of anime Beastars,[5] and their self-titled debut album, both in 2019. A year later, ALI released their second single "Lost in Paradise" featuring rapper AKLO, used as the ending theme for the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.[6]
On May 14, 2021, it was announced on the band's official website that activities would be suspended indefinitely due to drummer Kahadio being arrested for fraud.[7]
On November 18, 2021, it was announced that the band had returned, but drummer Kahadio would no longer be part of the group.[8]
On February 23, 2022, the band released the EP "Inglourious Eastern Cowboy". On January 25, 2023 they released their debut album "Music World".[9]
In July 2024, they performed at Anime Friends in Brazil.[10]
Current members
Former members
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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JPN Oricon Digital [11] |
JPN Billboard [12] | ||
Music World |
|
40 | 41 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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JPN Oricon [13] |
JPN Billboard [14] | |||
ALI |
|
— | — | |
Love, Music and Dance |
|
110 | 75 | |
Inglourious Eastern Cowboy |
|
— | — | |
"—" denotes items which did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak positions | Notes | Album | |
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JPN Oricon [15] |
JPN Hot 100 [16] | ||||
"Wild Side" | 2019 | 113 | — | OP for the anime Beastars Season 1.[5] | Music World |
"Lost in Paradise" (featuring AKLO) |
2020 | 28 | 44 | ED for the anime Jujutsu Kaisen.[6] | |
"Never Say Goodbye" (featuring Mummy-D) |
2022 | 36 | — | OP for the anime Golden Kamuy Season 4.[17] | |
"—" denotes items which did not chart. |
Title | Year | Artists | Peak positions | Album | |
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JPN Hot 100 [18] | |||||
"Sabotage (VS. ALI)" | 2022 | Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, ALI | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes items which did not chart. |
Year | Song | Director(s) [19] |
Album | Link |
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2019 | "Vim" | Unknown | ALI | |
"Staying in the Groove" | Masanori Kobayashi, Takuya Chiba | |||
"Temptations" | Unknown | |||
"Tokyo Pharaoh" | Unknown | |||
"No Tomorrow (Give It Up)" | Yusuke Kasai | |||
"Wild Side" | Naohiro Ohashi | Non-album singles | ||
2020 | "Muzik City" (featuring Nami Chie, Alonzo, 6B) | Unknown | ||
"Better Days" (featuring Dos Monos) | Katsuki Kuroyanagi | |||
"Lost In Paradise" (featuring AKLO) | Kento Yamada & The Monaco Club | |||
2021 | "Fight Dub Club" (featuring J-Rexxx, Rueed) | Unknown | Love, Music and Dance | |
"Feelin' Good" (featuring Umeda Saifā, Koperu, Peko, KZ, R-Shitei) | Unknown | |||
2022 | "Teenage City Riot" (featuring R-Shitei) |
Arata Takabatake & Isamu Maeda | Inglourious Eastern Cowboy | |
"Sabotage (VS. ALI)" (featuring Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra) |
Unknown | Non-album single | ||
"Show Time" (featuring AKLO) |
Margt (Perimetron) | Music World | ||
2024 | "Professionalism" (featuring Hannya) |
Kosuke Yamashita | Non-album single | |
"Beyond" (featuring MaRI) |
Mineto Kanzaki | Non-album single |
In November 2020, it was announced that the band would perform the opening theme song for the 2021 anime The World Ends with You the Animation with "Teenage City Riot".[20] On April 4, 2021, however, it was announced that the opening song would be changed due to drummer Kahadio being arrested for participating in a refund scam.[21][22] On April 23, 2021, Kahadio was arrested again for a separate fraud case. Kahadio and his friends were offering an elderly woman a refund for medical expenses in exchange of transferring her money to an account. He then withdrew half of the money from the same account.[23] Due to the controversy, the band went on indefinite hiatus on May 14, 2021, as well as pulling most of their songs off streaming platforms.[24] They returned from hiatus, and their music was restored on November 18.
Year | Award | Category | Work/Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Opening | "Wild Side" (from anime Beastars Season 1) |
Won | [25] |
Best Ending | "Lost in Paradise" (featuring AKLO) (from anime Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1) |
Won |
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