Monkey Majik is a rock band of Japan. The band consists of guitarists/vocalists Maynard and Blaise Plant, brothers who sing in Japanese and English; drummer Takuya "tax" Kikuchi; and bassist DICK. The Plant brothers originally hail from Canada. Though most of famous Japanese singers and bands live in Tokyo, they still live in Sendai which is about 350km away from Tokyo.
Their first release was an EP called TIRED, a self-financed release limited to 1,000 copies which was available at Tower Records in Sendai. Their first single was "fly" in 2006. It was a commercial success and was followed by their second single, "Around the World", which peaked at number 4 in the Japanese Oricon top 200 singles chart.
The band is named after a song by Godiego called "Monkey Magic". Maynard Plant, who speaks proficient Japanese, came to Japan in 1997 to teach English after graduating from Queen's University where he was president of the Alma Mater Society. Blaise was a solo musician in Canada before he moved to Japan in 2000.
Band Members

Maynard Plant: vocals & guitar; from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He learned Japanese while he worked as an Assistant Language Teacher in Japan.
Blaise Plant: vocals & guitar; from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Maynard's younger brother. official blog Blaise Plant official blog
tax (Takuya Kikuchi): drums; from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
DICK: bass; from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Discography
[2004.09.22] SPADE (Indies)
[2005.09.21] eastview (Indies)
[2006.03.08] BEST 2000-2005 (Indies)
[2006.05.24] thank you
[2007.07.25] Sora wa Marude
Mini-Albums
[2002.05.13] TIRED (Indies)
[2005.02.09] Lily (Indies)
[2005.04.13] Get started (Indies)
Singles
[2006.01.18] fly
[2006.02.22] Around The World
[2006.10.04] Futari
[2007.02.07] Picture Perfect (MONKEY MAJIK + m-flo)
[2007.03.14] Sotsugyou, Soshite Mirai e.(MONKEY MAJIK + SEAMO)
[2007.04.25] Change (MONKEY MAJIK + Yoshida Kyodai)
[2007.06.27] MONKEY MAJIK x MONKEY MAGIC
[2008.04.23] Together / Akari / Fall Back
DVD / VHS
[2006.07.xx] Premium Box (CD DVD)
Compilation / Other
[2006.03.01] Seiyuuki Original Soundtrack (#22, Around the World)
[2006.06.07] Thanx (#6 thank you)
[2006.08.02] BENNIE K - "The BENNIE K Show ~On the Floor Hen~" (#2, BENNIE K with Blaise Plant (MONKEY MAJIK) - Endless Summer)
[2006.09.20] bd Original Soundtrack (#2, One moment)
[2006.09.20] Yoru no Picnic INSPIRED BEST ALBUM (#1 Futari (English Version))
[2007.03.28] m-flo - "COSMICOLOR" (#8 Picture Perfect Love)
[2007.09.26] m-flo - "electriCOLOR -COMPLETE REMIX-" (#2 Picture Perfect Love -Kuchiroro remix-)
Great Monkey Majik stuff from Amazon
Sora Ha Marude
Amazon Price: $51.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Futari
Amazon Price: $21.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Sotsugyo
Amazon Price: $22.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Fly
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Change
Amazon Price: $21.99 (as of 10/07/2008)
Blaise Plant official blog (English)(Japanese)
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Round in circles just as long I would tell you, I am alone but
we could be.
Tell me something I haven't heard before, except for when you
shut me down.
Remember when we stayed up all night drinking whiskey.
I know that you've been waiting.
I'll see you on the other side.
Oh! We're better off alone, I told you once before,
so don't knock on my door, you'll see it if you will,
but I don't wanna know.
I'm feeling so resentful.
I wanna fly
Fly me up so high
Take me to the skies
I won't get by
Itsu made mo kimi no koe ga boku no kokoro de hibiku
If you can't believe me take me home
Kimi no tiisa na te wo semete ato sukoshi
Tsuyoku nigiri shimete itanara
yukkuri ashita wo materareta noni
namida no wake shiteita kedo ima dewa mou ososugiru kara
sore wa sugi yuku keshiki no youni
I wanna fly
Fly me up so high
Take me to the skies
I won't get by
Itsu made mo kimi no koe wa boku no miti ni aru sa
If you can't believe me take me home
Everybody's talkink always up and groovin' come on up and join
up with me yeah!
Always on and dancin' always on the move and, come on everybody
won't you come with me?
cause I wanna fly
Fly me up so high
Take me to the skies
I won't get by
Everybody needs to go beyond the seas
If you can't believe me take me home
cause I wanna fly, I wanna fly,
take me high. cause I wanna fly,
I wanna fly, take me high!
I wanna fly
Fly me up so high
Take me to the skies
I won't get by
Itsu made mo kimi no koe wa boku no miti ni aru sa
If you can't believe me take me home
Monkey Majik - "Around the World" Song Lyrics
Always a naive point of view that breaks us in the end
If I could find the meaning of it all I'd take the chance
Maybe in time We'll walk the mile and change it if we can
It's now and always (How did we get this far)
Always (We're making a brand new start)
Always (Nothing will hold me down)
Always (Wave goodbye to me!)
Around the world atarashii kotoni
Around the world fumidasu chikara de
Around the world sekai wa kawaru sa
But don't run away 'cause if it's not OK!
I'll change that world Into something better honey!
Rettsu - kanfu!
hateshinaku hirogaru kono michi wo
bokura wa mata aruki tsuzukeru sa
subete no imi ga wakaru no nara ba
kono hitomi (me) de nani wo mitsumeru no darou
It's now and always (How did we get this far)
Always (We're making a brand new start)
Always (Nothing will hold me down)
Always (Wave goodbye to me!)
Around the world kimi dake no tame ni
Around the world sagashi tsuzukeru yo
Around the world kiseki no kakera wo
But don't run away 'cause if it's not OK!
And you know it's gonna be raining
And you know it's gonna be hard
As long as we trust each other
Nothing gonna break apart Oh No!No!
If ya wanna be somebody
Get up on ya feet and go
I know we're gonna meet each other
Somewhere around the globe
Around the world itsu demo jibun ni
Around the world make te iru hitowa
Around the world nai mo tsukame nai
But don't run away 'cause if it's not OK!
But don't run away 'cause if it's not OK!
I'll change that world Into something better honey!
Monkey Majik - "Picture Perfect" Song Lyrics
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe i was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know i stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that i could just rewind
It's the evening, and you've been complaining
About our situation and all my deceiving
I know that everything is going slow
And if you want to feel better
I can tell you that it's going to be great
Yeah it's going to be good
Oh! but i would be lying to you
But these days, i'm changing
Meeting new faces
Now how am i supposed to be?
My feelings for you seem to be changing
Looking back don't look back on me
All the time that you were standing by my side
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe i was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know i stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that i could just rewind
(rap)
Inakute mo ii i wanted to be free
Inaku natte mo ii i wanted her to leave
It's kind of hard to see ... when the world tunnel-visioned me
Motometeta ai no katachi
They say believe in what you can't see
Demo mawari no candy ga sweet de hard to think
Atama de wa comprehend shite mo koudou ni utsuse n
My eyes on the rikutsu, the truth's here listen
Chase shite mo chase shite mo things keep fleeting
Henna yumemite ta i must have been sleeping
Tooku samayou maeni chikaku wo seek it
Yoku mite mireba kokoro ni wa beacon
Of light sashite, sagashite ta thing's here
Omotta yori near, close to your hemisphere
Imade wa clear 20/20 cuz i'mma share
Subete and i don't care if they think i'm weird
There there nobody thinks you're weird
Ya see, i've been through it all before
And the same thing happened to me
Kinishi nai "wounds heal with time"
But in the meanwhile...
I'll show what i mean
Let's think of it another way
Everything we do and say defines who we are
As we live out each day
What we did was wrong at the time
But it helps us go back and rewind
It's a mistake but it ain't no crime
Kasanariau no sa tsumari sore ga ai
All the time that you were standing by my side
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe i was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know i stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that i could just rewind
I said goodbye
I didn't know that it would all turn out this way
But now i know i realise
And i can learn from my mistakes
But these days, i'm changing
Meeting new faces
Now how am i supposed to be?
My feelings for you seem to be changing
Looking back don't look back on me
All the time that you were standing by my side
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe i was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know i stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that i could just rewind...
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Monkey Majik - "Together" Song Lyrics
imasugu kimi ni todoketai
afuredasu shiawase wo
*moushi kono senaka ni tsubasa ga attara
imasugu kimi ni todoketai
afuredasu shiawase wo
souyogu kaze ni nori hikari kagayaku mirai wo together
itsumademo
yume ni miteita kono keshiki
harmony mimi wo sumasete mireba
ii no kono michi de atteru
itsumo fuande
yureteita no sa
furikaeru kotomo shinai mama
zuibun tooku made kitanda
**nanimo kamo hayasugite kawarisugite
its never gonna stop
well keep on top
'n be together
repeat *
i got this feeling deep inside of me
yeah it's a miracle deaeta kiseki wo
i don't believe that i'm alone
you tried to tell me and now i see
kimi wa wakatte ttanda
now i've opened up my heart
i can't wait to hold you in my arms
kuri kaeru koto ga dekita nara
konna ni boku ni koretakara
repeat **/*
i'm trying to walk away
always on the same old day
every little step i take
becomes my own
kono kimochi won't change won't fade away
mouichido you are the one for me kimi dake wo
ima kono hidomi ni hirogaru sora wo
imasugu kimi ni todoketai
nazukashii yorokobi wo
kimi to itsumademo
wasurekakete tano
mirai wo
together, forever
itsumademo
tanoshii hibiwo
omoidasuyo
itsumademo
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Monkey Majik - "Maybe" Song Lyrics
With a word she triggers numbness in my head
Maybe you keep me holding on
'Cause loneliness is one thing that you dread
Maybe you ain't listening baby
Turn the volume up a little
Yeah that's all it takes
Yeah you got me goin' crazy
Running round in circles lately
Yeah can't set things straight
You don't know yet
but I've been waiting for the right time to talk to you
You don't know yet but I've been yearning yeah
Oh to step up to the plate and bring myself to say.
I'll take good music any day
'Cause I'm all fed up with reason
'Cause you know my heart has got to play
I said, I'll take good music any day
'Cause I'm all fed up with reason
'Cause you know my heart has got to play
I said
Maybe, if you'd give me half a chance
I'd a slowly edged back to your way instead
Of me fading in the distance
But you always had to have it your own way
You knew everything about me
Never got real close now did we yeah
It's too fate
Yeah you got me goin' crazy runnin' 'round in circles lately yeah
Can't set me straight
You don't know yet but I've been yearning yeah
Oh step up to the plate and bring myself to say
I'll take good music any day
'Cause I'm all fed up with reason
'Cause you know my heart has got to play
I said, I'll take good music any day
'Cause I'm all fed up with reason
'Cause you know my heart has got to play
Maybe you could beg
Lie a little bit
Put my trust back into you
To get my faith again
I'll take good music any day
'Cause I'm all fed up with reason
'Cause you know my heart has got to play
I said, I'll take good music any day
'Cause I'm all fed up with reason
'Cause you know my heart has got to play
Monkey Majik - Maybe
Didnt see the song on here so here it is. Maybe -Monkey Majik New Acct: Karasu192 Video Responses of Horse is Smile, and the aurora lights one is Galileo, check em out!
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Monkey Majik - "Akari" Music Video Clip
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