Sukima switch

Debut

Sukima Switch was formed after Ohashi asked Tokita to arrange his own song. Their live performance began in Shinjuku and Shibuya in 1999. Their performance in front of 30,000 people was a huge success and through their local channels their fan base increased. Their main debut took place in July 2003 with their first single “view”. The track spread widely in 30 radio stations across the country, and their debut mini-album, released in September, also showed a high level of sales, given that they were new to the music scene.

Releases

Their second single, “Kanade,” was released in March 2004, and took 22nd place on Oricon. This song became the duo's best-selling single. In June, the third single, “Furete Mirai wo,” and their first album, “Natsugumo Noise,” were released simultaneously. A year after their debut, the first album finished second on the Oricon album chart, recording the hit album on the first try. Tickets for the first round of "Natsugumo No Tabi ~ Nihon Cowan ~" were completely sold out the next day. Their fourth single, Fuyu no Kuchibue, released during their tour, finished sixth on the Oricon charts. The single "Zenryoku Shonen" released in April 2005 took third place on the Oricon chart, and the subsequent single "Ame Machi Kaze", released in June, also ranks seventh. Their second album, released in July, "Kusou Klip," was the number one hit on the Oricon album charts. Their first 2006 release is the song for the new Doraemon animation of the film Doraemon to Nobita Not Kyouryu 2006. Sukima Switch is similar to American jazz band Steely Dan. The Japanese audience really liked the duet because of beautiful and melodic songs. Indeed, some of their songs (especially Kanade) are distinguished by some unusual calmness and even remind us of someone beloved and sweet who warms our soul

Significant Tracks

• The 8th single - “Guarana” became the main theme for the adaptation of the manga “Rough” (by the way, the second, third and fifth singles of the group became openings in the same anime).
• The 12th single - “Golden Time Lover” became the third opening for the anime “ Fullmetal Alchemist ”.
• The 13th single - “Ice Cream Syndrome” became the ending for the film about the well-known Pokémon “Phantom Ruler: Zoroark”.
• The 17th single - “Eureka” became the second opening for the anime “ Space Brothers ”.
• The 19th single, “Hello Especially,” became the ending for “ Silver Spoon .”
• The 20th single - “Ah Yeah !!” became the second opening for the anime “ Haikyuu !!”.
• 22nd single - “Hoshi no Utsuwa” became the ending for Naruto: The Last Movie .
• 23rd single - “LINE” became the 18th opening to Naruto: Hurricane Chronicles .

Singles

• Debut single - view - July 9, 2003
• 2nd single - 奏 で (Kanade) - March 10, 2004
• 3rd single - ふ れ て 未来 を (Furete Mirai o) - June 16, 2004
• 4th single - 冬 の 口 笛 (Fuyu no Kuchibue) - November 24, 2004
• 5th single - 全力 少年 (Zenryoku Shōnen) - April 20, 2005
• 6th single - 雨 待 ち 風 (Ame Machi Kaze) - June 22, 2005
• 7th single - ボ ク ノ ー ト (Boku Note) - March 1, 2006
• 8th single - ガ ラ ナ (Guarana) - August 16, 2006
• 9th single - ア カ ツ キ の 詩 (Akatsuki no Uta) - November 22, 2006
• 10th single - マ リ ン ス ノ ウ (Marine Snow) - July 11, 2007
• 11th single - 虹 の レ シ ピ (Niji no Recipe) - May 20, 2009
• 12th single - ゴ ー ゴ デ ン タ イ ム ラ バ Golden (Golden Time Lover) - October 14, 2009
• 13th single - Creamイ ス ク リ ー ム シ ン ド ロ ー ム ( Ice Cream Syndrome ) - July 7, 2010
• 14th single - さ い ご の ひ (Saigo no Hi) - January 26, 2011
• 15th single - 晴 と き ど き 曇 (Hare Tokidoki Kuromi)
• 16th single - ラ ス ト シ ー ン (Last Scene)
• 17th single - ユ リ ー カ (Eureka) - August 8, 2012
• 18th single - ス カ ー レ ッ ト (Scarlet) - June 19, 2013
• 19th single - Hello Especially - July 31, 2013
• 20th single - Ah Yeah !! −23 July, 2014
• 21st single - パ ラ ボ ラ ヴ ァ (Parabolover) - November 19, 2014
• 22nd single - 星 の う つ わ (Star Vessel) - December 3, 2014
• 23rd single - LINE - November 11, 2015

Mini albums

• Debut Mini Album - 君 の 話 (Kimi no Hanashi) - September 17, 2003

Albums

• Debut album - 夏雲 ノ イ ズ (Natsugumo Noise) - June 23, 2004
• 2nd album - 空 創 ク リ ッ プ (Kūsō Clip) - July 20, 2005
• 3rd album - 夕 風 ブ レ ン ド (Yuukaze Blend) - November 29, 2006
• Best Album - グ レ イ テ ス ト ・ ヒ ッ ツ (Greatest Hits) - August 1, 2007
• 4th album - ナ ユ タ と フ カ シ ギ (Nayuta to Fukashigi) - November 4, 2009
• 5th album - musium - October 5, 2011
• 6th album - Sukima Switch - December 3, 2014

• office-augusta.com/sukimaswitch/index.html - official site of Sukima switch by Office Augusta
• sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ARI/sukimaswitch/ - official site of Sukima switch by Sony Music Japan