The Scanty

The Scanty (stylized as THE★SCANTY) was a Japanese girls pop-rock band formed in Tokyo on October 2001. They disbanded in October 2003. Futami and Akane formed their own band, Plink?. They performed the two opening themes for the anime series Full Moon o Sagashite, and also made cameo appearances in the show.^[1]

Members

• Yoppy (Yoshiko Yamamoto)

The vocalist. Born on October 05, 1980 in Osaka.

• Akane

Bass. From Chiba, born on January 20, 1978.

• Futami

Guitar. From Tokyo, born on July 5, 1978.

• To-Bu

Drums. From Tochigi, born on July 17, 1973.

Discography

Singles

• Their 1st Single, レディースナイト (TOCT-4324) [10/17/2001], contains:

1. レディースナイト (Ladies Night)
2. ラブレターヒストリー (Love Letter History)
3. レディースナイト (Instrumental)
4. ラブレターヒストリー (Instrumental)

• 2nd Single, Home Girl (TOCT-4350) [01/30/2002], contains:

1. Home Girl
2. Waist
3. Home Girl (Instrumental)

• Their Album Single cut, I Heart U (TOCT-4396) [07/10/2002], contains:

1. I Heart U
2. FCG Super Remix
3. I Heart U　(Instrumental)

• 3rd Single, コイバナ (TOCT-4418) [09/26/2002], contains:

1. コイバナ (Koibana)
2. Rock'N Roll Princess
3. コイバナ (Instrumental)
4. Rock'N Roll Princess (Instrumental)

• 4th Single, Loveララバイ (TOCT-4453) [02/26/2003], contains:

1. Love ララバイ (Love Lullaby)
2. True Romance
3. Love ララバイ (Instrumental)
4. True Romance (Instrumental)

• Their 5th Single from 2nd Album, マバタキ (Hippo's Blink Edit) (YRCN-10018) [08/06/2003], contains:

1. マバタキ (Hippo's Blink Edit) (Mabataki (Hippo's Blink Edit))
2. One Girl
3. マバタキ (Hippo's Blink Edit) (Instrumental)

Albums

• Their 1st Album, For Cherry Girls (TOCT-24735) [03/20/2002], contains:

1. Home Girl
2. Promise List 　
3. レディースナイト (Ladies Night)
4. ウサミツ (Usamitsu)　
5. Waist (Album Mix)
6. I Heart U 　
7. ラブレターヒストリー (Album Mix)
8. Chocolate Day

• 2nd Album, Four Lucky Girls (TOCT-24972) [03/26/2003], contains:

1. One Girl
2. Love ララバイ (Love Lullaby)
3. PP
4. Lucky 8
5. Horoscope
6. コイバナ (Koibana)
7. Voice March
8. マバタキ (Mabataki)

DVD

• Their 1st DVD release, The 1st (TOBF-5129) [03/26/2003], contains:

1. レディースナイト (Ladies Night)
2. Home Girl
3. I Heart U
4. コイバナ (Koibana)
5. Love ララバイ (Love Lullaby)

References

Further reading

• Jones, Tim. "Full Moon o Sagashite". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. Retrieved 14 December 2011.