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The Checkers

Japanese musical group
Organization musical_group Q7722274
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The Checkers

Summary

The Checkers is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,269 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Checkers received the Golden Arrow Award[3].
  • The Checkers's instance of is recorded as musical group[4].
  • The Checkers's genre is J-pop[5].
  • The Checkers's record label is recorded as Pony Canyon[6].
  • The Checkers's discography is recorded as The Checkers (Japanese band) discography[7].
  • The Checkers's country of origin is recorded as Japan[8].
  • The Checkers comprises Fumiya Fujii[9].
  • 1981 marks the founding of The Checkers[10].
  • The Checkers's location of formation is recorded as Fukuoka Prefecture[11].
  • The Checkers's start of work period is recorded as 1981[12].
  • The Checkers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'チェッカーズ'}[13].
  • The Checkers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Checkers'}[14].
  • The Checkers's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cute Beat Club Band'}[15].

Product Details

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  • Type: Group[16]

  • Country: JP[17]

  • Began / founded: 1980-04-20[18]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1992-12-21[19]

  • Genre(s): doo-wop, pop rock, rock and roll[20]

  • Community tags: doo-wop, pop rock, rock and roll[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 081fd4e0-a888-40ce-8269-ff366d6a2420[22]

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Founding

1981 marks the founding of The Checkers[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Fukuoka Prefecture[11].

Recognition

The Checkers received the Golden Arrow Award[3].

Why It Matters

The Checkers ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,269 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

What awards did The Checkers receive?

Honors received include Golden Arrow Award[3].

Related Entities

Japan Pony Canyon

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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