is a Japanese band that formed in 2013. The band is a supergroup formed of Avu-chan from

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Ryosuke Nagaoka , is a Japanese musician, and singer and guitar player for the band Petrolz. Under the stage name , he was the second guitarist for Ringo Sheena's band Tokyo Jihen from 2005 until 2012. In 2013, Nagoka joined the band Gokumontō Ikka, a project i ...

from

Tokyo Jihen , also known as Tokyo Incidents, is a Japanese rock band formed by Ringo Sheena, after leaving her solo career. The band's debut single " Gunjō Biyori" was released in September 2004, and they ended activities in February 2012. The band sold 2. ...

, KenKen from

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and drummer

Tatsuya Nakamura is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every ...

from Blankey Jet City.

Biography

In February 2013, Avu-chan's band Queen Bee went on hiatus. While considering whether to continue music or to return home to

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, Avu-chan was asked by former Blankey Jet City drummer

if they could form a band together, and Avu-chan agreed. In addition to Nakamura, Avu-chan asked Tokyo Jihen guitarist

to join the project (who had performed in the backing band for Queen Bee's final tour before their hiatus), as well as bassist KenKen of the band

, who Nakamura introduced to the project. The band made their debut performance at the 2013

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in August 2013, followed by their first solo concert in October, held at Liquidroom in

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. The band toured again in 2015, performing a second concert at Liquiroom in July, followed by concerts in

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and

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in November. At these concerts, the band unveiled their first release, ''Jitsuroku! Gokumontō Ikka'', a magazine+

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set, which was initially only sold during these live performances in November. On March 25, 2016, Gokumontō Ikka and Queen Bee performed a dual concert in Roppongi,

, as the final of a six concert series of double-billed concerts. During the concert, the bands announced that they would release "Kinsei" / "Shibō Yūgi", a split single in May 2016. The cover art for the single was created by

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, in the vein of her 1990s

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art. Avu-chan performs the

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on "Shibō Yūgi". In 2018 the band reunited to perform at the

for their fifth anniversary, where they performed a cover of 1980s boyband

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's "Sushi Kui nee!"

Members

The members of the band are given a fictional backstory and familial titles as stage names. * *:Vocalist Avu-chan from the band

. * or *:Guitarist

from the bands Petrolz and

. * or *:Bassist KenKen from the band

. * *:Drummer

from Losalios, Mannish Boys, Blankey Jet City,

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and

The Stalin were a Japanese punk rock band formed in June 1980, by leader and vocalist Michiro Endo. After numerous member changes, he disbanded the group in February 1985. In May 1987 Michiro formed a group called Video Stalin, which mostly made vi ...

Discography

Extended play

Singles

References

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