Spontania

Spontania
Also known as	Hi-Timez
Origin	Japan
Genres	Hip hop reggae J-pop
Years active	1996 (1996)–present
Labels	Capitol Far Eastern Tribe Primary Color
Members	Massattack Tarantula Kaori
Website	www.spontania.jp

Spontania (スポンテニア, Supontenia) is a Japanese hip-hop/reggae group. The name "Spontania" comes from the English word "spontaneous".

In 2010, singer Kaori Natori became the permanent vocalist for the band.

Members

• Massattack (マサタック masatakku^?)
  • Born in Yokohama. Studied in Boston while in high school. DJ'd in New York City before debuting in Japan and was associated with Yuta and the Bushido Boys.
• Tarantula (タランチュラ taranchura^?)
  • Born 17 June 1977, Tokyo. Went abroad to the United States while in high school.
  • Is the rapper for the song "'Libera Me'from Hell" used in Gurren Lagann.
• Kaori
  • Born September 3, 1982, Tokyo. Became a vocalist of the group in March 2010.

History

• 1996: Met in New York City and formed the group "Hi-Timez".
• 2004: Debuted under Toshiba-EMI sublabel Capitol Music as Hi-Timez.
• 2007: Met Micro from Def Tech, who had just established his own label, "Primary Color Recordz", under Universal Music Japan's Far Eastern Tribe Records label. The group's name was changed from Hi-Timez to Spontania.

Discography

Singles

Hi-Timez

Year	Title	Peak
		JPN
2004	"In My Words (Kotoba ni Dekinai)"	126
	"Spark!"	184
	"Leavin' My Love"	—
2005	"Break Yourself"	96
	"Sunshine"	152
2006	"That's It No More (We Show)"	—

Spontania

Year	Title	Peak
		JPN
2007	"Positivity"	132
	"Hanabi/It's Ok"	35
2008	"Sayonara..."	45
	"Kimi no Subete ni"	7
2009	"Ima Demo Zutto"	22
	"Natsu Yume"	96
	"Another Story (Ai Story Spontania Version)"	40
	"Onaji Sora Mitsumeteru Anata ni"	31
2010	"The Love Songs"	—
	"Jam"	—

Albums

Hi-Timez

Year	Album details	Peak
		JPN
2004	My Words Released: July 22, 2004 Label: Capitol (TOCT-26554) Format: CD	238
2005	Goo Goo Hoo Released: September 22, 2005 Label: Capitol (TOCT-25747) Format: CD	123

Spontania

Year	Album details	Peak
		JPN
2007	Spontaneous Released: September 26, 2007 Label: Primary Color, Far Eastern Tribe (UMCF-1006) Format: CD, digital download, streaming	76
2008	Music Released: October 1, 2008 Label: Primary Color, Far Eastern Tribe (UMCF-1015) Format: CD, digital download, streaming	10
2009	Collaborations Best Released: November 18, 2009 Label: Primary Color, Far Eastern Tribe (UMCF-9522, UMCF-1027) Format: CD+DVD, CD, digital download, streaming	13

External links

• Official website
• Universal's Spontania homepage (in Japanese)
• Spontania at Oricon