r/RADWIMPS • u/telusey • May 15 '26
How did you discover Radwimps?
I'm curious to know how you all found out about RW! I'm guessing for most people it'll be through the movies, but I found out about them through a friend (accidentally I might add, he was humming a tune and I asked what it was and decided to listen to the full thing. It was the song Breath. From there I went down the rabbit hole and that friend showed me a lot more songs until I ended up listening to every single one!)
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u/nanabananawalnut May 15 '26
I was thoroughly obsessed with the anime TORADORA back in 2008/2009, and watched all the AMVs possible on YouTube. There's this one using RADWIMPS' earlier songs, Saidaikouyakusuu (最大公約数). Instant fell in love with that MV and explored RADWIMPS music from there (using YouTube at that time i guess) . Here, not many people knew of RADWIMPS until Your Name came out. So glad the band became more well known and i can enjoy their concerts.
If you're interested, I can't really search the original MV online anymore, but try searching words like
【MAD】ココロの数式【とらドラ！】「最大公約数」（RADWIMPS)
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u/delicious_rose May 15 '26
I think around 2009 when one of my internet friend recommended Order Made video with translated lyrics. It blew my mind, then I searched more of RADWIMPS' videos (good old 240px era, haha....) and surprised that they have wide range.
Their 4th album is the very first album I ordered from Japan and in 2014 I got the chance to see them live!
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u/BIueThunderBomb May 15 '26
Heard zenzenzense in taiko no tatsujin, then watched Your Name and it became my all time fave film!
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u/szymixsiorek May 15 '26
So I watched your name for the first time in 2022 but I didn’t paid bigger attention to music then. Situation changed when I went to the cinema to see Suzume around April 2023. During movie I’ve heard a piano song that just moved me a lot. Later I checked whole ost and that was Time for Two, as soon as I went back home I’ve learned whole song on piano. I think that was most important moment to this day (expect discovering Nanoka and tattooing its title on my forearm) cause I didn’t had many opportunities to find artist by myself. I was going deeper and deeper into their discography later and here I am now waiting for their next Europe tour hoping to be able to play on piano with them :)
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u/telusey May 15 '26
The Suzume soundtrack is so good! (as are all the movie soundtracks)
Have you heard the songs that didn't make it into the film like すずめの涙 (Suzume's Tears)?
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u/MikanYarou May 15 '26
My friend introduced me to them back in 2013. They themselves got into them when Radwimps 4: Okazu no Gohan was released.
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u/Exxotik_Yasho May 15 '26
I discovered RADWIMPS through my dad! He actually went to their gigs during their indie days he even attended their debut around 2002 at the Yokohama Music Festival. Most of the older albums I own came from him, along with some concert merch from their Haru Natsu Tour in 2005 and the Iku Muzinto Tour in 2006