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Suchmos is a Japanese Rock music group formed in 2013. Suchmos was inspired by African-American music such as Rock music, jazz, and hip-hop. The band's name, Suchmos, is adapted from a jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s nickname, “Satchmo”.
In January 2013, OK formed Suchmos with Yonce, Hsu, Ayustat, and a support member, Taihei. Kcee accompanied the band as a video group. The band's name, Suchmos, comes from a jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s nickname, “Satchmo”. The first live appearance was decided prior to deciding the band's name. While Yonce was suffering at the rehearsal studio of Tokyo University at that time, pictures of Armstrong flowed to the monitor there. Hsu who was studying jazz music saw it and said that Louis Armstrong is "Satchmo". They liked the sound and adopted it as the band's name.
On July 8, 2015, the band's first studio album The Bay was released. It peaked at 26th on the Oricon weekly chart and 16th on Billboard Japan Top Albums. The lead single "YMM" from the album peaked at 44th on Billboard Japan Hot 100 and 2nd on J-Wave Tokio Hot 100. In December 2015, they won Best New Artist for the annual feature project "Apple Music Best of 2015". On December 12, 2015, their first independent event "Suchmos the Blow Your Mind vol.1" was held at Roppongi Super Deluxe. It is a voluntary event which was held regularly by inviting artists respected by Suchmos. Sol & Pimp Sessions appeared as the first guest.
On January 17, 2016, they released the second EP Love&Vice. It reached Top 15th on the Oricon chart, and peaked at 1st on the iTunes General Album chart. The EP's lead song "Stay Tune" won the first place at J-Wave Tokio Hot 100. In September 2016, it was used as a commercial song of Honda's compact SUV "Honda Vezel". On the Billboard Japan Hot 100, it reached the top ten rankings, played the first major music chart top 10 through albums and singles.
From April 2 to April 23, 2016, their first nationwide live tour Tour Love&Vice was held. On July 6, 2016, they released the third EP Mint Condition. The music video of lead song "Mint" (directed by maxilla) was produced collaborating with Levi's and won The Best New Artist Video of the 15th MTV Video Music Awards Japan. The song "Mint" peaked at 16th on Billboard Japan Hot 100.
From October 16 to October 29, 2016, the band's first one-man tour Tour Mint Condition was held. An additional performance entitled Tour Mint Condition Extra Show was held on November 11, 2016.
In March 2017, they participated in Petroz's tribute album Where, Who, What Is Petrolz? and covered "Rain".
On June 20, 2018, they released their first mini-album The Ashtray featuring the lead single 808.
On March 27, 2019, they released their third studio album The Anymal, an album showcasing their biggest musical change in direction since their formation.
Suchmos announced teased a return on October 4, 2024, officially announcing their reunion on October 7 with their first show back in Yokohama Stadium in June 2025. The band released the Sunburst EP on July 2, 2025, their first new music in 6 years. They headlined the first night of Fuji Rock Festival on July 25.
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