Galileo Galilei is a Japanese indie rock band from Wakkanai, Hokkaido. They were formed in 2007 by singer and guitarist Yuki Ozaki, guitarist Sōhei Funaya, bassist Hitoshi Sakō, and drummer Kazuki Ozaki. They debuted in 2008 after winning the teenage audition festival “Senkou Riot”. In 2009, The band signed with SME Records and released their debut song “Hanamasu no Hana” the next year which marked over 1 million downloads.
Guitarist and backing vocalist Fumito Iwai joined the band in 2009 and keyboard player Kazumasa Noguchi joined in 2011.Their debut studio album, Parade was released in 2011 which reached the top 5 on the Oricon weekly chart, followed by their second studio album Portal in 2012 which reached N0.10. Iwai and Noguchi left Galileo Galilei in 2012 and later formed the group Folks in 2013.
The 2011 film Control Tower, directed by Takahiro Miki, is based on the Galileo Galilei song of the same name. The feature premiered at the Japan Cuts. In September of that same year, they announced on their website that they will be performing the opening theme, “Asu e” for the sci-fi anime series Mobile Suit AGE. The band also provided the opening theme, “Aoi Shiori” (青い栞, Blue Bookmark) for anime Anohana.
In June, 2013, it was announced that Galileo Galilei would be releasing a new single, “Circle Game,” which will be the theme song for the movie version of the anime Anohana. Galileo Galilei released their fifth album Sea and The Darkness in January 2016 and announced their breakup after their final tour in April 2016. The song “クライマー” (English: Climber) from their album Sea and The Darkness was featured as an end credit song in the second season of anime series Haikyu!!
In 2018, members of Galileo Galilei along with a support guitarist DAIKI formed a new band called Bird Bear Hare and Fish. The band announced that they were reforming at warbear’s “re:bear” live concert that took place on October 11, 2022, after a six-year hiatus. The band released their sixth album Bee And The Whales on May 31, 2023, their first album in seven years. They Embarked on their A “Bee and The Whales” Zepp tour in June 2023. In September 2024, Galileo Galilei released two albums, Manster and Mantral simultaneously with 14 songs each.
