is a Japanese punk rock band that formed in 2009.
Biography
The band formed in December 2009, and was made up of students from
Kwansei Gakuin University's music club in
Nishinomiya
270px, Nishinomiya City Hall
270px, Aerial view of Nishinomiya city center 1985
270px, Hirota Shrine
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. After finding it difficult to find full-time employment, the members decided to form the band.
For three of the members, this was the fourth time they had formed a band.
Seiya Yamasaki and Kazuma Okazawa were originally from a band called , which formed at
Kwansei Gakuin University and was active in 2008 and 2009.
Keyboardist Shinnosuke Yokota was originally from a band called Blank Map, and drummer Taisuke Sogō from a band called .
The band took their name from an accessory from the game ''
Final Fantasy X-2'', ,
which was translated as "cat nip" in the English version of the game. The name is a reference to the Japanese proverb .
In 2010, the band started performing at live houses across the Kansai area. In March 2012, the band released their first album ''Jūdai de Dashitakatta'', followed by ''Daiji na Oshirase'' in December.
The band entered the ''Rockin' On Japan'' web competition Ro69Jack 2011, and were one of 14 prize winning bands.
The band's 2013
extended play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...
''We Are Indies Band
!!'' was successful, debuting in the top 20 of
Oricon
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Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ...
's albums charts.
On April 1, 2014, it was announced that Kyuso Nekokami signed with major label
Victor Entertainment
is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RC ...
, where they released ''Change the World'' in June.
The band has also toured in Asia.
Members
* is the band's main vocalist and guitarist. His name in kanji is , and he is originally from
Gobō, Wakayama.
* is the band's keyboardist and occasional vocalist.
* is the band's guitarist. His name in kanji is , and he is originally from Nishiki-chō in
Sasayama, Hyōgo.
* is the band's bassist, who joined the band on November 25, 2011 after Hagane-maru left.
* is the band's drummer.
Former member
* is the band's former bassist, who left on November 25, 2011 to be replaced by Takurō Kawakubo.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Promotional singles
Video albums
Notes
References
External links
Official website*
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2009 establishments in Japan
Japanese indie rock groups
Japanese punk rock groups
Musical groups established in 2009
Musical groups from Hyōgo Prefecture
Japanese musical quintets
Victor Entertainment artists