Soul'd Out

For the album by Chris Rene, see Soul'd Out (album).

Soul'd Out (usually styled as SOUL'd OUT) was a Japanese hip-hop trio, consisting of Diggy-MO' (MC), Bro.Hi (MC/Beatboxer), and Shinnosuke (DJ). Their name is a portmanteau of "soul" and "sold out", and the group is sometimes referred to by their initials, S.O. On 30 January 2014, the group announced on Facebook that they would disband after their final album, To From, was released on 9 April 2014.^[1]

Soul'd Out
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Hip-hop R&B J-pop
Years active	1999–2009, 2010-2014
Labels	Sony Music Japan
Members	Diggy-MO' Bro.Hi Shinnosuke
Website	Sony music site

Members

Diggy-MO'

Diggy-MO' was the group's lead vocalist and track co-producer. He was classically trained on piano from the age of 10 and participated in a band in his school days. While he attended a university of fine arts with a major in graphics, he regardless pursued a career in music.^[2] Outside of his work as a rapper, Diggy-MO' has also worked as a singer, particularly so in his solo works.

Diggy-MO' launched his solo career around the time of Soul'd Out's initial hiatus. His first single, "Bakusou Yume Uta" (released on 26 November 2008), was used as the third ending theme of the anime Soul Eater. His first solo album, Diggyism, was released on 25 March 2009. Furthermore, his solo single "Stay Beautiful" (released on 12 May 2010) was used as the 23rd ending theme of the anime series Bleach. ^[3]

Bro.Hi

Bro.Hi was the beatboxer for the group while also writing lyrics and serving as an MC. He had previously played drums in a band while at middle school, but gained interests in lyricism from Jim Morrison and in beatboxing from having seen The Roots live.^[2]

Around the time of Soul'd Out's hiatus, Bro.Hi formed the band EdgePlayer, a band which fuses rock with DJ work for the sake of club performances.^[4] The band's first full album, Twisted, was released on 28 July 2010.^[5]

Shinnosuke

Shinnosuke served as the track producer for Soul'd Out alongside Diggy-MO'. He furthermore has experience in writing lyrics, as well as arranging and remixing music for other artists.^[6] As a child, he participated in a band in his own by playing on keyboards. He has served as a track producer since his time as a high schooler, at which time he was inspired by the band Jam & Lewis.^[2] Around the time of Soul'd Out's hiatus, he launched his solo project "S'capade",^[6] releasing an album under the same name on 9 June 2010.^[7]

Discography[8]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing selected details, chart positions, certifications and sales

Title	Details	Peaks	Certifications[9]	Sales
		JPN [10]
Soul'd Out	Released: August 27, 2003 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	3	RIAJ: Platinum	JPN: 250,000+
To All Tha Dreamers	Released: February 2, 2005 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	2	RIAJ: Platinum	JPN: 250,000+
Alive	Released: March 8, 2006 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	3	RIAJ: Gold	JPN: 100,000+
Attitude	Released: January 23, 2008 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	7
so_mania	Released: August 29, 2012 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	19
To From	Released: April 9, 2014 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	17

Singles & EPs

Year	Date	Title	Peak positions	Notes	Certifications[9]	Sales	Album
			JPN [11]
2003	January 22	Wekapipo (ウェカピポ)	16		* RIAJ: Gold * RIAJ: Gold	JPN: 200,000+	Soul'd Out
	April 9	Flyte Time	10		* RIAJ: Gold	JPN: 100,000+
	July 9	Dream Drive/Shut Out	7
	November 19	Love, Peace & Soul	10				To All Tha Dreamers
2004	April 21,	1,000,000 Monsters Attack	7	appeared in FIFA Football 2005 soundtrack	* RIAJ: Gold	JPN: 100,000+
	July 14	Magenta Magenta	10
	November 3	Blues	9
2005	January 1	To All Tha Dreamers	7	ED for Yakitate!! Japan anime series[12]	* RIAJ: Gold *RIAJ: Gold	JPN: 200,000+
	August 31	Iruka (イルカ)	11				Alive
	December 7	Alive	15		* RIAJ: Gold	JPN: 100,000+
2006	February 8	Tokyo Tsūshin ~Urbs Communication~	13		* RIAJ: Gold	JPN: 100,000+
	April 26	Catwalk	15
	September 27	Starlight Destiny	6				Attitude
2007	February 21	Grown Kids/Voodoo Kingdom	12	Theme song for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood anime movie ("Voodoo Kingdom")[13]
	September 5	Megalapolis Patrol	17	OP for The Boondocks animated series in Japan
	October 3	Tongue Te Tongue	10
	November 28	Cozmic Travel	16
2011	April 27	and 7	22				so_mania
2012	April 25	Superfeel	44
	August 1	Singin' My Luv	38	ED for Chōyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi anime series[14]

Vinyls

• "Magenta Magenta" - released 28 June 2004
• "Blues" - released 3 November 2004
• "To All Tha Dreamers" - released 1 January 2005
• "Lulu Bell" (ルル・ベル) - released 20 April 2005
• "Alive" - released 6 December 2005
• "Tokyo Tsūshin ~Urbs Communication~" (TOKYO通信 ～Urbs Communication～; Tokyo Communication) - released 21 June 2006
• "Pop'n Top" - released 21 June 2006

Compilation & remix albums

List of remix albums and compilations, showing selected details, chart positions, certifications and sales

Title	Details	Peaks	Certifications[9]	Sales
		JPN [10]
Movies & Remixies	Released: December 10, 2003 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	22
Movies & Remixies 2	Released: May 18, 2005 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	13
Remixes & Outside	Released: June 21, 2006 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	24
Single Collection	Released: December 27, 2006 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	2	RIAJ: Platinum	JPN: 250,000+
Flip Side Collection	Released: March 5, 2008 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	39
Movies & Remixies 4	Released: July 30, 2008 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	32
Decade	Released: January 23, 2013 Label: SME Japan Formats: CD	32

Videos

• Tour 2003 "Dream'd Live" - released 25 February 2004
• Tour 2005 "To All Tha Dreamers" - released 14 September 2005
• Tour 2007 "Single Collection" Live at Nihon Budokan - released 18 July 2007
• Tour 2008 "Attitude" - released 30 July 2008
  • Held on April 23, 2008, in JCB Hall, Tokyo Dome City, the Live DVD covers the final performance from their Japan tour 「Tour 2008 "Attitude"」.
• 10th Anniversary Premium Live "Anniv122" - released 1 May 2013
• Soul'd Out Final Tour "0" - released 22 October 2014