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Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) are a Japanese rock band. The group was originally formed in 1987 by four art school students in Tokyo – it consists of Masamune Kusano (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Tetsuya Miwa (lead guitar), Akihiro Tamura (bass guitar), and Tatsuo Sakiyama (drums). After their breakthrough in the mid 1990s, Spitz has sustained commercial success in Japanese market for nearly 20 years. They have been listed in the top 30 of the best-selling music acts in history of the Japanese record charts, having sold over 20.8 million copies albums and singles domestically as of December 2013.

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  • Spitz (スピッツ Spitz?) es una banda japonesa del Rock alternativo formada en 1987, compuesta por Masamune Kusano (vocalista y guitarrista), Tetsuya Miwa (guitarrista), Akihiro Tamura (bajista) y Tatsuo Sakiyama (batería). (es)
  • Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) est un groupe japonais formé en 1987. Ils obtinrent un succès commercial remarquable au milieu et à la fin des années 1990, et sont connus pour leur chansons abstraites et excentriques composées par leur principal chanteur-compositeur, Masamune Kusano. En mars 1991, ils débutent avec leur album éponyme et la chanson "Hibari no Kokoro". Depuis leur percée avec le single "Robinson" sorti en mars 1991, ils ont maintenu leur popularité au Japon. À ce jour, ils ont produit 14 succès (neuf albums et cinq single) d’après le hit-parade japonais d’Oricon. En novembre 2007, les ventes totales d’albums et de single du groupe étaient estimées à plus de 20 millions d’unités. (fr)
  • Spitz (スピッツ) adalah grup musik rok dan pop asal Jepang yang dibentuk tahun 1987. Lagu-lagu mereka sering digunakan sebagai lagu latar iklan di televisi dan serial drama. Setelah menjadi lagu tema serial drama , lagu "" menjadi lagu yang sering diputar sewaktu upacara perpisahan sekolah di Jepang. Sebagian lagu-lagu Spitz menjadi lagu hit abadi, seperti "Sora mo Toberuhazu", "", dan "". Walaupun demikian, hanya 5 buah singel mereka yang pernah menduduki urutan nomor 1 tangga lagu Oricon, (tiga lagu di antaranya langsung menduduki urutan pertama). Berbeda dengan grup musik Jepang yang lain, Spitz jarang memasukkan kosakata bahasa Inggris ke dalam lirik lagunya. Judul lagu mereka yang menggunakan bahasa Inggris juga lebih sering ditulis dengan aksara katakana, misalnya "I Need You" atau "Looking for". Nama grup musik ini berasal dari bahasa Jerman yang antara lain berarti "runcing" atau "kritis". Masamune Kusano sang vokalis menyenangi kata-kata yang memiliki huruf "s" dan "p" (seperti special atau crispy), sehingga kata "spitz" dipilihnya dari kamus. Anjing ras yang senang menggonggong cocok dengan citra grup musik mereka. Sepanjang dekade 1960-an hingga awal tahun 1970-an, anjing Spitz Jepang memang pernah sangat populer. Klub penggemar Spitz juga diberi nama Spitzbergen, yang berasal dari nama pulau di Norwegia. Keempat personel Spitz pernah mendapat pendidikan tinggi di bidang seni. Kusano bersama Tamura pernah kuliah di , kemudian Kusano pindah ke . Tamura dan Miwa keduanya juga pernah sekelas sewaktu SMP. (in)
  • Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) are a Japanese rock band. The group was originally formed in 1987 by four art school students in Tokyo – it consists of Masamune Kusano (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Tetsuya Miwa (lead guitar), Akihiro Tamura (bass guitar), and Tatsuo Sakiyama (drums). In March 1991, Spitz released their first single "Hibari no Kokoro" and the self-titled debut album simultaneously on Polydor Records. Although their early efforts failed to attract public attention until around 1994, the band eventually came into prominence with a single "Robinson", released in April 1995 and sold in excess of 1.6 million copies in their homeland. It was followed by their 6th studio album Hachimitsu, which was released in the same year and achieved mainstream success, immediately topping the Japanese Oricon chart and selling approximately 1.7 million copies to date. It earned the Best Album category in the 37th Japan Record Awards by the Japanese Composers Association on New Year's Eve of 1995, and received a quadruple platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in 1997. After their breakthrough in the mid 1990s, Spitz has sustained commercial success in Japanese market for nearly 20 years. They have been listed in the top 30 of the best-selling music acts in history of the Japanese record charts, having sold over 20.8 million copies albums and singles domestically as of December 2013. Throughout their recording career, the band have released 15 studio albums and 38 physical singles to date. They have consistently maintained jangly pop/rock style of music, featuring arpeggiated guitar work influenced by Donovan. They are also noted for melodic compositions, symbolic lyrics, and clear high-pitched vocals by the group's chief singer-songwriter Kusano. (en)
  • 스피츠(スピッツ, Spitz)는 일본의 록 밴드이다. (ko)
  • Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) is een Japanse rockband. De groep werd in 1987 opgericht door drie kunststudenten in Tokio. Deze bestond toen uit (zang en gitaar), (gitaar), (basgitaar) en (drum). In maart 1991 bracht Spitz hun eerste single (Hibari no Kokoro) en hun eerste album (Spitz) uit via Polydor Records. Hoewel hun eerste werken maar weinig aandacht kregen, oogstte de band veel succes met de single Robinson in april 1995. Het nummer verkocht 1,6 miljoen keer. Hun volgende album (Hachimitsu) oogstte datzelfde jaar nog meer succes. Het stond meteen bovenaan de Japanse Oricon lijst en verkocht tot 1,7 miljoen exemplaren. In 1997 kreeg het een vierdubbele platina-status. Spitz is reeds meer dan twintig jaar enorm populair op de Japanse muziekmarkt. Tussen hun debuut in 1991 en december 2013 verkochten ze 20,8 miljoen albums en singles binnen Japan. (nl)
  • スピッツ(英語: Spitz、SPITZ)は、日本の4人組ロックバンドである。所属事務所はGrass Hopper。レコード会社はユニバーサルJ。公式ファンクラブはSpitzbergen(スピッツベルゲン)。 (ja)
  • Spitz (スピッツ) — японская рок-группа, основанная в 1987. (ru)
  • Spitz é uma banda japonesa formada em 1987, em uma universidade de Tóquio. Teve seu primeiro álbum comercial, , lançado em 3 de março 1991, embora só tenha se tornado conhecida pelo grande público em 1995, após o lançamento de seu 11º single, Robinson , e seu sexto álbum, intitulado . O grupo, formado por Masamune Kusano (vocal, guitarra/violão e letras), Tetsuya Miwa (guitarra), Akihiro Tamura (baixo) e Tatsuo Sakiyama (bateria), busca tocar músicas de pop rock, com forte inspiração em antigas bandas como . Considerada uma das vinte maiores bandas japonesas de todos os tempos, Spitz continua tocando e lançando discos ainda hoje. Até janeiro de 2006 a discografia do grupo contava com trinta singles e quinze álbuns. Seu trabalho mais recente foi o single , lançado em julho de 2006 no Japão. Este álbum faz parte da trilha sonora do filme Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Kuroubaa), baseado no anime de mesmo nome, onde a Spitz também participa com algumas canções. (pt)
  • SPITZ(日語:スピッツ),日本搖滾樂團。現在是Grasshopper、環球音樂J所屬。成軍於1987年,由草野正宗、、、共四人組成。 (zh)
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  • Spitz (スピッツ Spitz?) es una banda japonesa del Rock alternativo formada en 1987, compuesta por Masamune Kusano (vocalista y guitarrista), Tetsuya Miwa (guitarrista), Akihiro Tamura (bajista) y Tatsuo Sakiyama (batería). (es)
  • 스피츠(スピッツ, Spitz)는 일본의 록 밴드이다. (ko)
  • スピッツ(英語: Spitz、SPITZ)は、日本の4人組ロックバンドである。所属事務所はGrass Hopper。レコード会社はユニバーサルJ。公式ファンクラブはSpitzbergen(スピッツベルゲン)。 (ja)
  • Spitz (スピッツ) — японская рок-группа, основанная в 1987. (ru)
  • SPITZ(日語:スピッツ),日本搖滾樂團。現在是Grasshopper、環球音樂J所屬。成軍於1987年,由草野正宗、、、共四人組成。 (zh)
  • Spitz (スピッツ) adalah grup musik rok dan pop asal Jepang yang dibentuk tahun 1987. Lagu-lagu mereka sering digunakan sebagai lagu latar iklan di televisi dan serial drama. Setelah menjadi lagu tema serial drama , lagu "" menjadi lagu yang sering diputar sewaktu upacara perpisahan sekolah di Jepang. Keempat personel Spitz pernah mendapat pendidikan tinggi di bidang seni. Kusano bersama Tamura pernah kuliah di , kemudian Kusano pindah ke . Tamura dan Miwa keduanya juga pernah sekelas sewaktu SMP. (in)
  • Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) are a Japanese rock band. The group was originally formed in 1987 by four art school students in Tokyo – it consists of Masamune Kusano (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Tetsuya Miwa (lead guitar), Akihiro Tamura (bass guitar), and Tatsuo Sakiyama (drums). After their breakthrough in the mid 1990s, Spitz has sustained commercial success in Japanese market for nearly 20 years. They have been listed in the top 30 of the best-selling music acts in history of the Japanese record charts, having sold over 20.8 million copies albums and singles domestically as of December 2013. (en)
  • Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) est un groupe japonais formé en 1987. Ils obtinrent un succès commercial remarquable au milieu et à la fin des années 1990, et sont connus pour leur chansons abstraites et excentriques composées par leur principal chanteur-compositeur, Masamune Kusano. (fr)
  • Spitz é uma banda japonesa formada em 1987, em uma universidade de Tóquio. Teve seu primeiro álbum comercial, , lançado em 3 de março 1991, embora só tenha se tornado conhecida pelo grande público em 1995, após o lançamento de seu 11º single, Robinson , e seu sexto álbum, intitulado . O grupo, formado por Masamune Kusano (vocal, guitarra/violão e letras), Tetsuya Miwa (guitarra), Akihiro Tamura (baixo) e Tatsuo Sakiyama (bateria), busca tocar músicas de pop rock, com forte inspiração em antigas bandas como . (pt)
  • Spitz (スピッツ, Supittsu) is een Japanse rockband. De groep werd in 1987 opgericht door drie kunststudenten in Tokio. Deze bestond toen uit (zang en gitaar), (gitaar), (basgitaar) en (drum). In maart 1991 bracht Spitz hun eerste single (Hibari no Kokoro) en hun eerste album (Spitz) uit via Polydor Records. Hoewel hun eerste werken maar weinig aandacht kregen, oogstte de band veel succes met de single Robinson in april 1995. Het nummer verkocht 1,6 miljoen keer. Hun volgende album (Hachimitsu) oogstte datzelfde jaar nog meer succes. Het stond meteen bovenaan de Japanse Oricon lijst en verkocht tot 1,7 miljoen exemplaren. In 1997 kreeg het een vierdubbele platina-status. (nl)
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  • Spitz (pt)
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  • SPITZ (zh)
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