Mr. Children

Mr. Children
From left to right: Kazutoshi Sakurai, Hideya Suzuki, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Kenichi Tahara
Background information
Origin	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Pop rock power pop progressive pop
Years active	1989–1997 1998–present
Labels	Toy's Factory
Associated acts	Takeshi Kobayashi
Website	mrchildren.jp
Members	Kazutoshi Sakurai (Vocals) Kenichi Tahara (Guitar) Keisuke Nakagawa (Bass) Hideya Suzuki (Drums)

Mr. Children (ミスターチルドレン, Misutā Chirudoren^?), commonly referred to by their contracted nickname "Misu-Chiru" (ミスチル^?)) is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1989 by Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa, and Hideya Suzuki. They made their major debut in 1992. As a group, they are one of the best selling artists in Japan and one of the most successful Japanese rock artists, having sold over 50 million records and creating the "Mis-chil Phenomenon" (ミスチル現象^?) in the mid-1990s in Japan. 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" (名もなき詩^?), 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.