Frederic

フレデリック, also known as Frederic, is a four-piece rock band from Kobe, Japan. The group was formed in 2009 by twin brothers Kenji and Koji Mihara, as well as drummer kaz and guitarist Ryuji Akagashira. フレデリック made its official debut later that year with a pair of singles, "Hitsuji no Uta" and "Shimauma/Metro." Takeru Takahashi soon replaced kaz on drums, and the group released its first EP, Shinda Sakana no Youna Me o Shita Sakana no Youna Ikikata wa Shinai, in 2011. Although neither the EP nor its preceding singles managed to chart in Japan, the band climbed to Number 89 on the Oricon Albums chart with its follow-up EP, Uchū ni Muchū, in 2014. One year later, the OWARSE NIGHT EP peaked at Number 16, giving フレデリック its first taste of Top 40 success. By the time the band's debut album, Frederhythm, arrived in 2016, フレデリック had become one of the country's biggest rock acts. The album climbed to Number 7, while the single "Only Wonder" reached Number 16. A second album, Togenkyo, peaked at Number 10 one year later, accompanied by the hit single "Kanashii Ureshii," which reached Number 14. Hyohyo to Emotion returned the band to Number 7 in 2018, and フレデリック maintained its success with 2019's Frederhythm2, which hit Number 8, and 2022's Frederhythm3, which reached Number 18.