We previously covered numerous Japanese bands and artists performing who overseas this year in parts one and two of this feature, but since the previous entry, even more acts have been announced. With summer fast approaching, concertgoers are gearing up for this year’s music festivals and live shows. There is also footage of the members at the event, so be sure to look forward to this! They plan to release a DVD of their live show at SXSW 2016 in America on the First Press Limited Edition. The band’s new single “Swan” will be released on Wednesday August 24 th. They are still on the road to becoming the world’s best rock band… but there is no doubt that they want to show us that they will continue towards their dream. The guys are frequenters of summer festivals. Their song “Untitled” from their early days expresses this dream in its lyrics: “I’m gonna be a star”. They say that their final aim is to be able to play at the Glastonbury Festival in England, the largest greenfield festival in the world. They have exclaimed their aspirations to head straight in that directions and that they won’t change their mind. say that they are aiming to be the best rock stars in the world. They won’t shut their big mouths any time soon their dream is to be worldwide rock musicians! His dream back wasn’t shaken at all, was it? Yoohei even used the name for his band during middle school. At a time when the band feared their force and power up to that point had the possibility of stalling, they decided to be reborn as and up their game even more.Īlso, the band’s former name holds within it the meaning of “We want you to get drunk on our music”, a concept taken from Oasis’s song “Champagne Supernova”. The band changed their name at their first arena one-man live show at the Nippon Budokan. It originates from the Japanese branch of Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (C.I.V.C.), who the band received a request from. The band’s new name still probably feels new to you even now, right? The band’s original name was until it was changed in March 2014 to. Overcoming the crisis of the band’s name-change! Not only that, he has also captured the hearts of his fans for having a high fashion sense and working as a model in male model magazines. Yoohei is also known for having been a crazy lover of movies, having written columns about them, as well as other things, which demonstrates his great talent in a variety of areas. He is proficient in English and is skilled in effectively combining both the English language and Japanese language within the band’s lyrics.
He twists melodies with pop and brings forth some very addictive music. He is in charge of the lyrics and songwriting. Yoohei, who has led the band since its inception, lived and was raised in Syria from 9-years old until he was 14. In 2010, then support member Satoyasu joined as an official member and is still part of the band to this day. Yoohei looked for members to form the band while he was at university, taking charge while carrying out his activities. is currently made up of 4 members: guitarist and vocalist Yoohei Kawakami, bassist Hiroyuki Isobe, guitarist Masaki Shirai, and drummer Satoyasu Shomura. Just who is the band’s ringleader, Yoohei Kawakami? Let’s take a look at the charm of and their work which has grown to a wide scale. They became known as the dark horse, and were a big name in the indie rock scene.
They released their first full album, “Where’s My Potato?”, in 2010 which, despite their anonymity, sold out in many shops. The band began their real activity back in 2007. Having gone major in 2015, rock band have rapidly begun to gain more and more attention.