Rider Chips
Rider Chips are a Japanese hard rock band started in 2000 on the Avex Mode label. Originally, it consisted of only three instrumentalists who invited different vocalists periodically. But in 2006, Ricky joined the group full-time as vocalist.
The group was formed in order to provide songs for the popular Kamen Rider Series, and was the official band of the Kamen Rider shows from 2000 to 2007, according to the CD jackets.
Members
- Yoshio Nomura - guitar
- Koichi Terasawa - bass
- Satoshi "Joe" Miyawaki - drums
- Ricky - vocals
- Cher Watanabe - keyboards, arranger
Discography
Albums
- Otonagai.
- Majimemashite.
- Kore de Yoroshikatta Deshō ka.
- *Album released independently
- Odorenarin
Singles
- "Power Child"
- #"Let's Go!! Rider Kick ~2000 Ver.~" featuring Hiroshi Fujioka
- #"Power Child" featuring ROLLY
- #"Kimi totomoni Rider wa Iru" featuring Hiroshi Fujioka
- #"Kimi totomoni Rider wa Iru ~Instrumental Ver.~"
- #"Let's Go!! Rider Kick ~2000 Ver.~ "
- #"Power Child "
- "Deep Breath"
- *The title track was used as the third ending theme song for Kamen Rider Agito
- #"Deep Breath" featuring ROLLY
- #"Sitting On the Dynamite" featuring Jin Hashimoto
- #"Touch" featuring ROLLY and Jin Hashimoto
- #"Deep Breath "
- #"Sitting on the Dynamite "
- #"Touch "
- "Hateshinai Honō no Naka e"
- *Features Keiko Terada on vocals
- *The title track was used as the second ending theme song for Kamen Rider Ryuki
- #"Hateshinai Honō no Naka e"
- #"Gravitation"
- #"Hateshinai Honō no Naka e "
- #"Gravitation "
- "The people with no name"
- *The title track was used as the second ending theme song for Kamen Rider 555
- #"The people with no name" featuring m.c.A.T
- #"All eyez on me" featuring Natsuki Katō
- #"The people with no name "
- #"All eyez on me "
- "The people with no name ~Rap No. 1 version~"
- #"The people with no name ~Rap No. 1 version~" featuring m.c.A.T
- #"Kaban" featuring Kenji Ohtsuki
- #"The People with No Name ~Rap No. 1 version~ "
- #"Kaban "
- "Kamen Rider no Uta"
- *Features m.c.A.T on vocals
- *The title track is a cover of the first ending theme song for Kamen Rider
- #"Kamen Rider no Uta"
- #"The Last Card"
- #"Kamen Rider no Uta "
- #"The Last Card "
- "ELEMENTS"
- *Features Ricky on vocals
- *The title track was used as the second opening theme song for Kamen Rider Blade
- #"ELEMENTS"
- #"Neppū Rider"
- #"ELEMENTS "
- #"Neppū Rider "
- "Full Force"
- * The title track is used as the first ending theme song for Kamen Rider Kabuto
- #"Full Force"
- #"Bang! Bang! Revolution"
- #"Full Force "
- #"Bang! Bang! Revolution "
- "Lord of the Speed"
- * features Yuki Sato
- * the title track is used as the second ending theme song for Kamen Rider Kabuto
- #"Lord of the Speed"
- #"Lord of the Speed "
- #"Lord of the Speed "
- "Kodoku o Fumitsubuse"
- * First independent single
- #"Kodoku o Fumitsubuse"
- #"Hana Uta"
- #"Kodoku o Fumitsubuse "
- #"Hana Uta "
- "Ride a firstway"
- * The title track is used as the theme for Pachinko Kamen Rider MAX EDITION
- #"Ride a firstway"
- #"Dreamer"
- #"Ride a firstway instrumental"
- #"Dreamer instrumental"
- "“Blessed Wind"
- *Both songs are used for Kamen Rider Wizard as themes for the main character's Hurricane and Land Styles, respectively. The single is released together with “Last Engage” by Kamen Rider Girls, which contains the themes for Wizard's Flame and Water Styles.
- #"Blessed Wind"
- #"Strength of the Earth"
Other releases
- "Flashback"
- *The title track performed by Rin' featuring m.c.A.T was used as the theme song for Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki. RIDER CHIPS provided the B-side titled "Flashback -RIDER CHIPS version-".
- Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK First featuring KUUGA KIVA RYUKI
- *Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- *"Kamen Rider Kuuga! Ver.RIDER CHIPS"~ featuring Masayuki Tanaka
- *"Break the Chain Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Tourbillon
- *"Alive A life Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Rica Matsumoto
- Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK RIDE Second featuring BLADE 555 AGITΩ
- *Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- *"Round ZERO~BLADE BRAVE Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Nanase Aikawa
- *"Justiφ's Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring ISSA
- *"Kamen Rider AGITO Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Shinichi Ishihara
- Masked Rider series Theme song Re-Product CD SONG ATTACK RIDE Third featuring DEN-O KABUTO HIBIKI
- *Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- *"Climax Jump Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring AAA Den-O Form
- *"Next Level Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring YU-KI
- *"Boy! Ver.RIDER CHIPS" featuring Akira Fuse
- Kamen Rider Build Theme Songs & Insert Songs Collection
- *Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- *Law of the Victory
- Heisei Kamen Rider 20 Titles Commemoration Best
- *Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- *Kamen Rider Kuuga!
- *EXCITE
- Kamen Rider Zi-O Main Theme & Insert Song Best Song Collection
- *Features the following tracks by RIDER CHIPS:
- *Next New Wφrld