discography:
- catalog: AF-7362
  date: '1985-07-21'
  link: album/136448
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Composer
  - Lyricist
  - Arranger
  - Producer
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: UP / THE BUDOKAN
    ja: UP / THE BUDOKAN
    ja-latn: UP / THE BUDOKAN
  type: works
- catalog: AF-7408
  date: '1986-04-21'
  link: album/136445
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Arranger
  - Producer
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: ROCK ME / THE BUDOKAN
    ja: ROCK ME / THE BUDOKAN
    ja-latn: ROCK ME / THE BUDOKAN
  type: anime
- catalog: CH-128
  date: '1986-04-21'
  link: album/92968
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Arranger
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: Pelican Road 8 BEAT TEENAGER / THE BUDOKAN
    ja: ペリカンロード エ・イ・ト・ビ・ー・ト・テ・ィ・ー・ン・エ・イ・ジ・ャ・ー / THE BUDOKAN
    ja-latn: Pelican Road 8 BEAT TEENAGER / THE BUDOKAN
  type: anime
- catalog: CX-7273
  date: '1986-05-21'
  link: album/38045
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Arranger
  - Performer
  titles:
    en: PELICAN ROAD ~CLUB CAROUCHA~ Music Collection
    ja: ペリカンロード～クラブ・カルーチャ～ 音楽集
    ja-latn: PELICAN ROAD ~CLUB CAROUCHA~ Ongakushuu
  type: anime
featured_on: []
info:
  Credited works: 4 albums in database
  Credits:
  - 4 arranger
  - 4 performer
  - 2 producer
  - 1 composer
  - 1 lyricist
  Former Members:
  - link: artist/61601
    names:
      en: Hidemi Kujirai
      ja: 鯨井英美
  - link: artist/61599
    names:
      en: Kazuhide Takanashi
      ja: 高梨一秀
  - link: artist/10182
    names:
      en: Kenji Ohshima
      ja: 大島賢治
  - link: artist/61600
    names:
      en: Shingo Kamoshita
      ja: 鴨下信吾
link: artist/14039
meta:
  added_date: 2013-02-27T18:13
  edited_date: 2024-02-04T13:47
  fetched_date: 2025-11-18T10:36
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1717
name: THE BUDOKAN
notes: 'Former Japanese rock band.

  Initially formed by childhood friends Kenji Ohshima, Kazuhide Takanashi and Shingo
  Kamoshita in their second year of junior high school, then called "The POPEYE."

  Hidemi Kujirai later joined them in the second year of high school, changing their
  name to THE BUDOKAN.

  In 1984, they won the main prize at the Columbia/For Life-hosted contest ''The Audition.''

  Made their major debut with Columbia on July 21, 1985.'
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picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/93/14039/14039-1707172213.jpg
type: Unit
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/14039?perpage=99999
websites: {}
