Mr. Children

Mr. Children, well known by their contracted moniker "Misu-Chiru", is a Japanese pop rock band that was established in 1989. They made their major label debut in 1992, with Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki.

They are one of Japan's best-selling musicians and one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 75 million records and launching the "Mis-chil Phenomenon" in the mid-1990s. They held the record for the highest first-week sales of a single in Japan for 15 years, with 1.2 million copies of their 10th single "Namonaki Uta", have 30 consecutive number 1 singles, replaced Glay as the all-male band (with 3 or more members) to have the most number 1 albums on the Oricon charts, and won the Japan Record Award in 1994 for "Innocent World" and in 2004 for "Sign". As of 2012, Mr. Children has published fifteen original studio albums and 34 physical singles, along with five compilations, a live album, and fifteen home video releases.