Radwimps

RADWIMPS
RADWIMPS
	Radwimps performing in 2016
Background information
Also known as	Rad (ラッド, Raddo),; Misoshiru's (味噌汁'ｓ)
Origin	Kanagawa, Japan
Genres	Alternative rock; indie rock; post-punk; pop rock; funk rock; jazz-rock; emo; rap rock;
Years active	2001–present
Labels	Newtraxx (2003–2005); EMI Music Japan/Virgin (2005–2013); EMI Records Japan (2013–2014); EMI (2014–present);
Members	Yojiro Noda; Akira Kuwahara; Yusuke Takeda; Satoshi Yamaguchi;
Past members	Yūsuke Saiki; Kei Asō; Akio Shibafuji;
Website	radwimps.jp

Radwimps (ラッドウインプス, Raddo'uinpusu, stylized as RADWIMPS) is a Japanese rock band who debuted independently in 2003 and signed with Toshiba EMI in 2005. The band's name, Radwimps, was formed from two English slang terms, "rad" and "wimp". According to the band, the coined word had several meanings, including "excellent weakling" and "superlative coward".

Radwimps achieved commercial success in 2006 with their album Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan and are best known for their later singles "Order Made" (2008) and "Dada" (2011), both of which hit number one on Oricon's single charts. They have also gained recognition for providing the soundtrack to Your Name, one of the highest-grossing Japanese animated films, as well as the soundtrack to 2019's Weathering with You and 2022's Suzume.

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