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Shonen Knife

Japanese band
Organization Musical Group Q1891518

Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
musical group
Official website
www.shonenknife.net[12]

Status and dates

Inception
1981[10]

Location

Location of formation
Osaka[11]

Relations

Has part(s)
Naoko Yamano, Atsuko Yamano, Ritsuko Taneda, Michie Nakatani, Mana Nishiura, Emi Morimoto[6][7][8][9]
More facts +9
Genre
punk rock, alternative rock[1][2]
Country of origin
Japan[5]
Discography
Shonen Knife discography[4]
Member category
Category:Shonen Knife members[17]
Name
少年ナイフ, Shonen Knife[14][15]
Number of viewers/listeners
+680399[16]
Record label
Universal Music Japan[3]
Social media followers
+4124[18]
Start of work period
1981[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Osaka Ramones en Shonen Knife es Michie Nakatani es Shōnen Knife he שונן נייף ja 少年ナイフ ko 쇼넨 나이프 zh 少年刀 zh 少年小刀
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000100957572
VIAF cluster ID
150266099
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n95095986
GND ID
4572993-1, 16041884-7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Shonen Knife 2025.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000036310
Apple Music artist ID
527938
BBC Things ID
c04bea48-d8e7-47dd-b5e1-644e7360938c
BIBSYS ID
11022985
Bandcamp profile ID
shonenknife
Bandsintown artist ID
9773325
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13953158g
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Billboard artist ID
shonen-knife
Deezer artist ID
187784
Discogs artist ID
130682
Facebook username
ShonenKnifeOfficial, ShonenKnifeJapan
Freebase ID
/m/029w4z
Instagram username
shonenknifeofficial
LyricsTranslate ID
shonen-knife-lyrics.html
Museum-digital person/organization ID
154650
MusicBrainz artist ID
5089b746-7612-4a13-9153-33ff2560e161
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
41295
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000048240
Myspace ID
shonenknife
NME artist ID
shonen-knife
National Library of Luxembourg ID
000041605
Rate Your Music artist ID
shonen_knife
SecondHandSongs artist ID
5939
Songkick artist ID
443101
SoundCloud ID
shonenknife
Spotify artist ID
4ukJlDdlvuQOHZdD2NVsFD
Tidal artist ID
3692195
Tumblr username
shonenknifeofficial
Uta-Net artist ID
5024
X (Twitter) username
ShonenKnife_Mgr, shonenknife
YouTube channel ID
UCgrY4NYto5MDucBFGwn2BsA
YouTube handle
shonenknifetv

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🔗 Connections
Mb:performer of 30
Rock Animals, 712, Adventure, Alive! In Osaka, Brand New Knife, Burning Farm, Candy Rock, Free Time +22 more
← Mb:member of band 6
Naoko Yamano, Michie Nakatani, Atsuko Yamano, Emi Morimoto, Mana Nishiura, Ritsuko Taneda
Genre 2
punk rock, alternative rock
Mb:tribute 2
A Tribute to Shonen Knife - Fork and Spoon, A Tribute to Shonen Knife - Fork and Spoon
Country of origin 1
Japan
Instance of 1
musical group
Location of formation 1
Osaka
Record label 1
Universal Music Japan
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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3692195
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63222: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part3.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  2. 27w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of viewers/listeners → 680,399
    Genre → punk rock, alternative rock
    Social media followers → 4,124
    Location of formation → Osaka
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: NME artist ID: shonen-knife, Matched to shonen knife (#214796139) in NME artist"
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