THE LIVING DEAD received no modifications. FLAME VEIN received an extra song and was re-released as FLAME VEIN +1. They re-released their first two albums in April. 'Arue', from their album FLAME VEIN, was released as a single in March. The beginning of 2004 saw a slew of re-releases. 'sailing day' was used as the ending theme to the animated movie, One Piece: Dead End Adventure'. 2003 saw the release of the double A-side single 'Lost Man/sailing day'. At the end of 2002, the group released the single 'Snow Smile'. In the summer of 2002, their music was featured on the Japanese TV drama, 'TENTAI KANSOKU', giving them more exposure. They released their first album on TOY'S FACTORY, jupiter, in February 2002 and was their first number one on the Oricon Weekly Charts.

They held two live tours, 'Star Porking Tours (スターポーキングツアーズ Sutaa Pookingu Tsuaazu, Star Porking Tours?) 2001' beginning in March and 'SURF PORKIN'' beginning in July. BUMP OF CHICKEN's first big success occurred when their single, 'Tentai Kansoku', appeared on the Oricon Weekly Charts in 2001. Later in 2000, the group switched to TOY'S FACTORY, releasing their first single on the label, 'Diamond', in September. They also held their first live tour, 'Tsuaa Pokiiru (ツアーポキール, Tsuaa Pokiiru?)', during March and April. In 2000, they released THE LIVING DEAD, their final release on HIGH LINE. Later that year, they released their first single, 'LAMP'. In 1999, BUMP OF CHICKEN released their first album, FLAME VEIN, on HIGH LINE RECORDS. In 1996, their song, DANNY, won an award on 96TFM. BUMP OF CHICKEN's first performance was in 1994, during their ninth grade cultural festival, playing a cover of The Beatles' version of Twist and Shout. The members first met in kindergarten and were classmates throughout their primary and secondary education. Their music has been used in various video games and as theme songs for movies and television shows in Japan. They are a popular group in Japan every release since their third single, Tentai Kansoku, has charted in the top ten on the Oricon Weekly Charts. Since their inception in 1994, they have released fourteen singles and five albums. Their members are Fujiwara Motoo, Masukawa Hiroaki, Naoi Yoshifumi, and Masu Hideo.

BUMP OF CHICKEN (バンプ・オブ・チキン Banpu Obu Chikin) is a Japanese rock group from Sakura, Chiba, Japan.

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