From 2004 to 2019, Japanese rock band NICO Touches the Walls released eight Top 20 studio LPs, sold out the famous Budokan arena, and provided music for a variety of notable anime shows. ∙ In their first year together, the quartet won a band competition at 2004’s Yamaha’s Teens’ Music Festival in Tokyo. ∙ “Broken Youth” became their breakout single after it appeared as the closing theme song to anime series Naruto Shippuden in 2008. ∙ In 2011, “Diver” was their highest-charting career hit, reaching No. 7 on the Japanese singles chart. ∙ After their power-pop track “Te Wo Tatake” was featured in a TV commercial, the band’s second 2011 release, Humania, earned them their first Top 10 album ranking. ∙ Between 2013 and 2015, they were nominated for three consecutive Best Music Video honors at the Japanese Space Shower Music Video Awards.