Hilcrhyme

{{Short description|Japanese hip-hop duo}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Hilcrhyme {{Nihongo2|ヒルクライム}} | image = | alias = | origin = Niigata Prefecture, Japan | genre = {{hlist|Reggae|hip hop|J-pop}} | years_active = {{Start date|2004}}–present | label = Universal Music Japan | associated_acts = {{hlist|Boxer|Sunsqritt}} | website = [http://hilcrhyme.com www.hilcrhyme.com] | current_members = Toc | past_members = DJ Katsu }} {{nihongo|'''Hilcrhyme'''|ヒルクライム|Hirukuraimu}} is a Japanese two member hip-hop group. The band's name is a pun on the Japanese pronunciation of hillclimb and the word rhyme. They are best known for their 2009 hit song "Shunkashūtō", which has been certified for 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads and 1,000,000 ringtone downloads separately.<ref name="RIAJdigi2009-12">{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 12月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：12月度認定＞ | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100120.html | work=RIAJ | language=Japanese | date=January 2010 | accessdate=2010-04-23 | archive-date=2010-03-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326191406/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100120.html | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="RIAJdigi2010-02">{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 2月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：2月度認定＞ | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100322.html | work=RIAJ | language=Japanese | date=March 2010 | accessdate=2010-04-23 | archive-date=2012-05-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505043306/http://riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100322.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> The group was named the New Artist of the Year at the 24th Japan Gold Disc Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.golddisc.jp/award/24/index.html | title=THE JAPAN GOLD DISC AWARD 2010 | date=February 24, 2010 | publisher=RIAJ | language=Japanese | accessdate=February 24, 2010}}</ref>

In December 2017, group member DJ Katsu was arrested for marijuana possession and subsequently left the group.

== Biography ==

Hilcrhyme first met when Toc performed at a regular music event called Nettaiya, organised by DJ Katsu. After the event finished in 2005, the pair focused working together as a duo, mostly centering their activities around Niigata.

The pair's first official release together came in March 2007, when they released ''Nettaiya'', a demo album. In July 2008, the group released their debut single, "Mō Byebye", independently through [http://www.naoplan.co.jp Nao Plan] management. Hilcrhyme debuted as a major label artist a later, under Universal.

The group's second major label single, "Shunkashūtō", became a massive digital hit in Japan and brought the group to fame. It has currently sold more than 1,000,000 cellphone digital downloads, 1,000,000 ringtone downloads and 100,000 PC downloads.<ref name="RIAJdigi2009-12"/><ref name="RIAJdigi2010-02"/> Since then, the band's next single (a re-release of "Mō Byebye") and their debut single, "Jun'ya to Manami", have been certified for being downloaded more than 100,000 times as a cellphone download.<ref name="RIAJdigi2009-12"/><ref name="RIAJdigi2010-03">{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 3月度有料音楽配信認定＜略称：3月度認定＞ | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100420.html | work=RIAJ | language=Japanese | date=April 2010 | accessdate=2010-04-23 | archive-date=2010-04-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426213142/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w100420.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Their song "Loose Leaf" was selected as the theme of the 2010 drama adaption of manga ''Flunk Punk Rumble'', becoming their first drama tie-in theme song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/75282/|script-title=ja:ヒルクライム、新曲が初のドラマ主題歌に決定|work=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=2010-04-13|accessdate=2010-05-08}}</ref>

On December 1, 2017, group member DJ Katsu was arrested on charges of suspected marijuana possession. On December 4, the group's recording contract with Universal Music was cancelled. DJ Katsu's management contract with the company was also cancelled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/feed/22539/hilcrhymes-katsu-arrested-for-marijuana-possession-group-dropped-from-label/|title=Hilcrhyme's KATSU Arrested For Marijuana Possession + Group Dropped From Label|publisher=JpopAsia|date=2017-12-04|accessdate=2017-12-04}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="1"| Year ! rowspan="1"| Album Information ! colspan="1"| Oricon Albums Charts <ref name="Oricon">{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp | work=Oricon | accessdate=2010-04-26}} (subscription only)</ref> ! colspan="1"| Reported sales <ref name="Oricon"/> |- | align="center"|2007 |{{nihongo|''Nettaiya''|熱帯夜|Tropical Night}} * Released: March, 2007 * Independently released demo album * Formats: Free download |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | align="center"|2010 |{{nihongo|''Recital''|リサイタル|Risaitaru}} * Released: January 13, 2010 * Label: Universal Music Japan (UPCH-9539) * Formats: CD, digital download |align="center"|2 |align="center"|202,000 |- | align="center"|2010 |MESSAGE * Released: November 24, 2010 * Label: Universal Music Japan (UPCH-9606) * Formats: CD, digital download |align="center"| |align="center"| |- | align="center"|2010 |RISING * Released: December 7, 2011 * Label: * Formats: CD, digital download |align="center"| |align="center"| |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" ! rowspan="2"| Release ! rowspan="2"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Notes ! colspan="3"|Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Oricon sales <ref name="Oricon"/> ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" !width="35"|Oricon Singles Charts <ref name="Oricon"/> !width="35"|''Billboard'' Japan Hot 100 <ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100/ |title=Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN |publisher=Billboard |language=Japanese |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122212055/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/hot100 |archivedate=2010-11-22 }}</ref> !width="35"|RIAJ digital tracks <ref name="RIAJdigi">{{cite web | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html | script-title=ja:有料音楽配信チャート | publisher=RIAJ | language=Japanese | access-date=2010-04-23 | archive-date=2012-07-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703000808/http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/weekly_chart/index.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | rowspan="1"|2008 | align="left"|{{nihongo|"Mō Bye Bye"|もうバイバイ|Bye Bye Once More}} | align="left"|Independent release. | 80 | — | — | align="right"|1,800 |align="left" rowspan="4"|''Recital'' |- | rowspan="3"|2009 | align="left"|{{nihongo|"Jun'ya to Manami"|純也と真菜実|Junya and Manami}} | align="left"| | 24 | 53 | 38 | align="right"|8,000 |- | align="left"|{{nihongo|"Shunkashūtō"|春夏秋冬|Four Seasons}} | align="left"| | 6 | 2 | 1 | align="right"|138,000 |- | align="left"|{{nihongo|"Mō Bye Bye"|もうバイバイ|Bye Bye Once More}} | align="left"|Major label re-release. | 18 | 21 | 3 | align="right"|14,000 |- | rowspan="2"|2010 | align="left"|{{nihongo|"Daijōbu"|大丈夫|Alright}} | align="left"| | 6 | 6 | 1 | align="right"|35,000 |align="left" rowspan="2"|''MESSAGE'' |- | align="left"|{{nihongo|"Loose Leaf"|ルーズリーフ|Rūzu Rīfu}} | align="left"| | 7 | 9 | 1 | align="right"|35,000 |- | rowspan="3"|2011 | align="left"|{{nihongo|"Okubyo na Ookami"|臆病な狼|Cowardly Wolf}} | align="left"| | | | | align="right"| |align="left" rowspan="3"|''RISING'' |- | align="left"|"No One" | align="left"| | | | | align="right"| |- | align="left"|"{{nihongo|Personal COLOR"|パーソナルCOLOR|Paasonaru COLOR}} | align="left"| | | | | align="right"| |}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * [http://hilcrhyme.com Official Site] {{in lang|ja}} * [http://www.universal-music.co.jp/universalj/artist/hilcrhyme Universal Label Site] {{in lang|ja}}

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