The Oral Cigarettes (ジ・オーラル・シガレッツ), stylized in all caps is a four-member Japanese alternative rock band from Nara Prefecture, formed in 2010. The band signed to A-Sketch in 2012 and have released five studio albums, two independent albums, one demo album, one compilation album, three extended plays and nine singles.
History
2010–2012: Early years
The Oral Cigarettes were formed in Nara, Japan in 2010.[4] In October 2010, The Oral Cigarettes released their first demo album Nōsatsu A-Type.[citation needed] Their first independent album, Tsuki ni Hoete, Aware..., was released in March 2011,[citation needed] followed by their second independent album, Shingetsu to Ohitsujiza, in February 2012.[citation needed] Their first independent single, "Kieta Mitai / N.I.R.A", was released in December 2012.[citation needed] In December 2012, they won the grand prize at a four company joint audition.[5]
2013–2015: Major label debut and The BKW Show!!
Their first EP, Orange no Nukegara, Watashi ga Ikita Ai no Akashi, was released with Mash A&R in August 2013.[6] They held their first concert in June 2014.[7] The group's first major label single, "Kishi Kaisei Story", was released with A-Sketch in July 2014.[8] They held their first tour in July 2014.[9] Their first major label album, The BKW Show!!, was released in November 2014.[10] They released their second single, "Amy", in April 2015.[11] Their third single, "Kyōran Hey Kids!!", which was used as the opening theme of Noragami Aragoto, was released in November 2015.[12]
2016–2017: Fixion and Unofficial
Their second album, Fixion, was released in January 2016.[13] Their fourth single, "Dip-Bap" was released in August 2016,[14] followed by their fifth single, "5150", in November 2016.[15]
Their third album, Unofficial, was released in February 2017.[16] They released their sixth single, "Tonariau / One's Again", in June 2017.[17] Tonariau was used as the ending theme of Sagrada Reset.[18] Their seventh single, "Black Memory", was released in September 2017.[19]
2018–2019: Kisses and Kills
Their fourth album, Kisses and Kills, was released in June 2018.[20] Their eighth single, "Wagamama de Gomakasanaide", was released in March 2019, and was used as the opening theme of Revisions.[21] The group's first compilation album, Before It's Too Late, was released in August 2019.[22]
2020–present: Suck My World
They released their fifth album, Suck My World, in April 2020.[23] In April 2022, their second EP, Bullets into the Pipe, was released.[24] In March 2024, their third EP, Marbles, was released.[25]
