The Pillows

Summary

The Pillows is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,075 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Pillows's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Pillows's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• The Pillows's genre is symphonic rock^[5].
• The Pillows's record label is recorded as Avex Trax^[6].
• The Pillows's discography is recorded as The Pillows discography^[7].
• The Pillows's Commons category is recorded as The Pillows^[8].
• The Pillows's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[9].
• The Pillows comprises Sawao Yamanaka^[10].
• The Pillows comprises Yoshiaki Manabe^[11].
• The Pillows comprises Kenji Ueda^[12].
• The Pillows comprises Shinichiro Sato^[13].
• 1989 marks the founding of The Pillows^[14].
• The Pillows's location of formation is recorded as Hokkaido^[15].
• The Pillows's official website is recorded as https://pillows.jp/^[16].
• The Pillows's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Pillows^[17].
• The Pillows's has characteristic is recorded as rock band^[18].
• The Pillows's start of work period is recorded as 1989^[19].
• The Pillows's end of work period is recorded as January 31, 2025^[20].
• The Pillows's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Pillows'}^[21].
• The Pillows's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+57391'}^[22].
• The Pillows's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+57142'}^[23].
• The Pillows's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66900'}^[24].
• The Pillows's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+57933'}^[25].
• The Pillows's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+75200'}^[26].
• The Pillows's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+59223'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1989-09-16^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-01-31^[31]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, j-rock, pop rock, rock^[32]

• Community tags: alternative rock, j-rock, japanese, pop rock, rock^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: e69c8ccb-25b1-4c4a-89c6-8fdad1172951^[34]

Body

Founding

1989 marks the founding of The Pillows^[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as Hokkaido^[15].

Why It Matters

The Pillows ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,075 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]