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[[Image:BAND-MAID Different Promo.jpg|thumb|500px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[Different (BAND-MAID)|Different]]" (2020)]] | [[Image:BAND-MAID Different Promo.jpg|thumb|500px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[Different (BAND-MAID)|Different]]" (2020)]] | ||
| − | '''BAND-MAID''' (バンドメイド) is a [[J-Rock|Japanese rock | + | '''BAND-MAID''' (バンドメイド) is a [[J-Rock|Japanese rock]] band formed in Tokyo in 2013. They describe themselves as "an impossibly hard rocking maid band," and their music contains elements of hard rock, heavy metal, pop punk, and progressive rock. |
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
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[[Image:BAND-MAID Matador Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[Ai to Jounetsu no Matador]]" (2014)]] | [[Image:BAND-MAID Matador Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[Ai to Jounetsu no Matador]]" (2014)]] | ||
Following the break-up of her short-lived idol group, [[Lil Cumin]], singer [[Kobato Miku]] conceived the idea of combining a hard rock band with a maid café image, emphasizing the contrast, or "gap." She approached singer/songwriter/guitarist [[Tohno Kanami]] after discovering her through videos uploaded to the internet. Kanami suggested they include [[Hirose Akane]], a drummer she had worked with on previous occasions who was at that time without a band. In turn, Akane recommended bassist [[MISA]] who was a friend and fellow student at the Tokyo School of Music. The original, four-person lineup performed their first gigs in July 2013, but soon decided that the heavier rock styles they wished to explore would require more powerful vocals. [[Atsumi Saiki]] was auditioned and joined the band in August. Miku would continue as backing vocalist and alternate lead vocalist, later solidifying her position as rhythm guitarist. | Following the break-up of her short-lived idol group, [[Lil Cumin]], singer [[Kobato Miku]] conceived the idea of combining a hard rock band with a maid café image, emphasizing the contrast, or "gap." She approached singer/songwriter/guitarist [[Tohno Kanami]] after discovering her through videos uploaded to the internet. Kanami suggested they include [[Hirose Akane]], a drummer she had worked with on previous occasions who was at that time without a band. In turn, Akane recommended bassist [[MISA]] who was a friend and fellow student at the Tokyo School of Music. The original, four-person lineup performed their first gigs in July 2013, but soon decided that the heavier rock styles they wished to explore would require more powerful vocals. [[Atsumi Saiki]] was auditioned and joined the band in August. Miku would continue as backing vocalist and alternate lead vocalist, later solidifying her position as rhythm guitarist. | ||
| − | [[Image:BAND-MAID Brand New MAID Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting ''[[Brand New MAID]]'' (2016)]] | + | [[Image:BAND-MAID Brand New MAID Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting ''[[Brand New Maid|Brand New MAID]]'' (2016)]] |
| − | [[Image:BAND-MAID YOLO Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[YOLO]]" (2016)]] | + | [[Image:BAND-MAID YOLO Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[Yolo (BAND-MAID)|YOLO]]" (2016)]] |
| − | BAND-MAID performed their first "one-man show" at Shibuya Milkyway in Tokyo on 8 February 2014, shortly after the release of their first album, ''[[MAID IN JAPAN]]''. Throughout most of 2014 and 2015, the band performed frequently at various Tokyo clubs, most often at shibuya eggman. One of their first Japan tours, the "Nest Generations Split Live Tour" with co-star [[Caramel (Band)|Caramel]] took place from January to March 2015. From their earliest days as a band, the members described their ultimate goal as "world domination," having their music and name known all around the world. Their first taste of world popularity came with the November 2014 release of their first music video on YouTube, [[Thrill (BAND-MAID)|Thrill]], which exploded with millions of overseas views. After moving from Gump Records to major label Nippon Crown, BAND-MAID played their first shows outside of Japan in 2016 at Sakura-Con in Seattle, USA in March and at MCM London Comic Con in the UK in May. From June to November of that year, they embarked on their first "one-man" world tour, in support of '' | + | BAND-MAID performed their first "one-man show" at Shibuya Milkyway in Tokyo on 8 February 2014, shortly after the release of their first album, ''[[Maid in Japan|MAID IN JAPAN]]''. Throughout most of 2014 and 2015, the band performed frequently at various Tokyo clubs, most often at shibuya eggman. One of their first Japan tours, the "Nest Generations Split Live Tour" with co-star [[Caramel (Band)|Caramel]] took place from January to March 2015. From their earliest days as a band, the members described their ultimate goal as "world domination," having their music and name known all around the world. Their first taste of world popularity came with the November 2014 release of their first music video on YouTube, [[Thrill (BAND-MAID)|Thrill]], which exploded with millions of overseas views. After moving from Gump Records to major label Nippon Crown, BAND-MAID played their first shows outside of Japan in 2016 at Sakura-Con in Seattle, USA in March and at MCM London Comic Con in the UK in May. From June to November of that year, they embarked on their first "one-man" world tour, in support of ''Brand New MAID'', playing 23 shows in Japan and hitting 8 foreign countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. |
| − | [[Image:BAND-MAID Promo Daydreaming.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[Daydreaming / Choose me]]" (2017)]] | + | [[Image:BAND-MAID Promo Daydreaming.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting "[[Daydreaming / Choose Me|Daydreaming / Choose me]]" (2017)]] |
| − | The year 2017 was a watershed for BAND-MAID, who released their first full-length album, ''[[Just Bring It]]'', and performed at various festivals in Japan, Taiwan, China, and the USA, as well as on another "one-man" tour of Japan and Europe. The tour finale at Shinkiba Studio Coast, on 24 November 2017, was recorded and released as a DVD. This would soon be followed by their most extensive tour to date, the two-year-long "World Domination Tour" in support of the ''[[WORLD DOMINATION]]'' and ''[[CONQUEROR]]'' albums. Two complete shows from this tour were also recorded and released as DVDs, the 13 April 2018 show at Zepp Tokyo and the tour finale, the 14 February 2020 show at Line Cube Shibuya. The band is scheduled to appear at Nippon Budokan in February 2021. | + | The year 2017 was a watershed for BAND-MAID, who released their first full-length album, ''[[Just Bring It]]'', and performed at various festivals in Japan, Taiwan, China, and the USA, as well as on another "one-man" tour of Japan and Europe. The tour finale at Shinkiba Studio Coast, on 24 November 2017, was recorded and released as a DVD. This would soon be followed by their most extensive tour to date, the two-year-long "World Domination Tour" in support of the ''[[World Domination|WORLD DOMINATION]]'' and ''[[Conqueror|CONQUEROR]]'' albums. Two complete shows from this tour were also recorded and released as DVDs, the 13 April 2018 show at Zepp Tokyo and the tour finale, the 14 February 2020 show at Line Cube Shibuya. The band is scheduled to appear at Nippon Budokan in February 2021. |
| − | [[Image:BAND-MAID WORLD DOMINATION Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting ''[[WORLD DOMINATION]]'' (2018)]] | + | [[Image:BAND-MAID WORLD DOMINATION Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting ''[[World Domination|WORLD DOMINATION]]'' (2018)]] |
[[Image:BAND-MAID start over Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promotional photo for GiGS Magazine, Feb. 2019]] | [[Image:BAND-MAID start over Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promotional photo for GiGS Magazine, Feb. 2019]] | ||
| − | [[Image:BAND-MAID CONQUEROR Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting ''[[CONQUEROR]]'' (2019)]] | + | [[Image:BAND-MAID CONQUEROR Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|BAND-MAID promoting ''[[Conqueror|CONQUEROR]]'' (2019)]] |
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
===Albums=== | ===Albums=== | ||
* [2017.01.11] [[Just Bring It]] | * [2017.01.11] [[Just Bring It]] | ||
| − | * [2018.02.14] [[WORLD DOMINATION]] | + | * [2018.02.14] [[World Domination|WORLD DOMINATION]] |
| − | * [2019.12.11] [[CONQUEROR]] | + | * [2019.12.11] [[Conqueror|CONQUEROR]] |
| − | * [2021.01.xx] | + | * [2021.01.xx] ''TBA'' |
===Mini-Albums=== | ===Mini-Albums=== | ||
| − | * [2014.01.08] [[MAID IN JAPAN]] | + | * [2014.01.08] [[Maid in Japan|MAID IN JAPAN]] |
* [2015.11.04] [[New Beginning]] | * [2015.11.04] [[New Beginning]] | ||
| − | * [2016.05.18] [[Brand New MAID]] | + | * [2016.05.18] [[Brand New Maid|Brand New MAID]] |
* [2019.04.03] [[BAND-MAIKO]] <small>(as BAND-MAIKO)</small> | * [2019.04.03] [[BAND-MAIKO]] <small>(as BAND-MAIKO)</small> | ||
===Singles=== | ===Singles=== | ||
* [2014.08.13] [[Ai to Jounetsu no Matador]] (愛と情熱のマタドール; ''Love, Passion, Matador'') | * [2014.08.13] [[Ai to Jounetsu no Matador]] (愛と情熱のマタドール; ''Love, Passion, Matador'') | ||
| − | * [2016.11.16] [[YOLO]] | + | * [2016.11.16] [[Yolo (BAND-MAID)|YOLO]] |
| − | * [2017.07.19] [[Daydreaming / Choose me]] | + | * [2017.07.19] [[Daydreaming / Choose Me|Daydreaming / Choose me]] |
* [2018.07.25] [[start over]] | * [2018.07.25] [[start over]] | ||
* [2019.01.16] [[Bubble (BAND-MAID)|Bubble]] | * [2019.01.16] [[Bubble (BAND-MAID)|Bubble]] | ||
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===Digital Singles=== | ===Digital Singles=== | ||
| − | * [2018.04.01] [[secret MAIKO lips]] <small>(as BAND-MAIKO)</small> | + | * [2018.04.01] [[Secret Maiko Lips|secret MAIKO lips]] <small>(as BAND-MAIKO)</small> |
| − | * [2019.10.13] [[endless Story]] | + | * [2019.10.13] [[Endless Story|endless Story]] |
===Video Releases=== | ===Video Releases=== | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 10 October 2020
BAND-MAID (バンドメイド) is a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 2013. They describe themselves as "an impossibly hard rocking maid band," and their music contains elements of hard rock, heavy metal, pop punk, and progressive rock.
Contents
Members
- Atsumi Saiki (Vocals)
- Tohno Kanami (Guitar)
- Kobato Miku (Guitar/Vocals)
- MISA (Bass)
- Hirose Akane (Drums)
Information
Following the break-up of her short-lived idol group, Lil Cumin, singer Kobato Miku conceived the idea of combining a hard rock band with a maid café image, emphasizing the contrast, or "gap." She approached singer/songwriter/guitarist Tohno Kanami after discovering her through videos uploaded to the internet. Kanami suggested they include Hirose Akane, a drummer she had worked with on previous occasions who was at that time without a band. In turn, Akane recommended bassist MISA who was a friend and fellow student at the Tokyo School of Music. The original, four-person lineup performed their first gigs in July 2013, but soon decided that the heavier rock styles they wished to explore would require more powerful vocals. Atsumi Saiki was auditioned and joined the band in August. Miku would continue as backing vocalist and alternate lead vocalist, later solidifying her position as rhythm guitarist.
BAND-MAID performed their first "one-man show" at Shibuya Milkyway in Tokyo on 8 February 2014, shortly after the release of their first album, MAID IN JAPAN. Throughout most of 2014 and 2015, the band performed frequently at various Tokyo clubs, most often at shibuya eggman. One of their first Japan tours, the "Nest Generations Split Live Tour" with co-star Caramel took place from January to March 2015. From their earliest days as a band, the members described their ultimate goal as "world domination," having their music and name known all around the world. Their first taste of world popularity came with the November 2014 release of their first music video on YouTube, Thrill, which exploded with millions of overseas views. After moving from Gump Records to major label Nippon Crown, BAND-MAID played their first shows outside of Japan in 2016 at Sakura-Con in Seattle, USA in March and at MCM London Comic Con in the UK in May. From June to November of that year, they embarked on their first "one-man" world tour, in support of Brand New MAID, playing 23 shows in Japan and hitting 8 foreign countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.
The year 2017 was a watershed for BAND-MAID, who released their first full-length album, Just Bring It, and performed at various festivals in Japan, Taiwan, China, and the USA, as well as on another "one-man" tour of Japan and Europe. The tour finale at Shinkiba Studio Coast, on 24 November 2017, was recorded and released as a DVD. This would soon be followed by their most extensive tour to date, the two-year-long "World Domination Tour" in support of the WORLD DOMINATION and CONQUEROR albums. Two complete shows from this tour were also recorded and released as DVDs, the 13 April 2018 show at Zepp Tokyo and the tour finale, the 14 February 2020 show at Line Cube Shibuya. The band is scheduled to appear at Nippon Budokan in February 2021.
Discography
Albums
- [2017.01.11] Just Bring It
- [2018.02.14] WORLD DOMINATION
- [2019.12.11] CONQUEROR
- [2021.01.xx] TBA
Mini-Albums
- [2014.01.08] MAID IN JAPAN
- [2015.11.04] New Beginning
- [2016.05.18] Brand New MAID
- [2019.04.03] BAND-MAIKO (as BAND-MAIKO)
Singles
- [2014.08.13] Ai to Jounetsu no Matador (愛と情熱のマタドール; Love, Passion, Matador)
- [2016.11.16] YOLO
- [2017.07.19] Daydreaming / Choose me
- [2018.07.25] start over
- [2019.01.16] Bubble
- [2019.01.16] glory
- [2020.12.02] Different
Digital Singles
- [2018.04.01] secret MAIKO lips (as BAND-MAIKO)
- [2019.10.13] endless Story
Video Releases
- [2020.04.29] WORLD DOMINATION TOUR【Shinka】at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (Shibuya Koukaidou) (WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 【進化】at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA（渋谷公会堂）; WORLD DOMINATION TOUR 【Evolution】at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA（Shibuya Public Hall）)
