Ikimono Gakari is a three member rock
Members
Yoshioka Kiyoe (吉岡聖恵) - Vocals
Mizuno Yoshiki (水野良樹) - Guitar & Vocals; leader
Yamashita Hotaka (山下穂尊) - Guitar & Harmonica
Ikimono Gakari Information
Ikimono Gakari formed in February 1999 as an indie band based in Kanagawa, Japan. Founded by Mizuno Yoshiki and Yamashita Hotaka, the two began doing street performances and decided on their name of "Ikimono Gakari". In December of the same year Yoshioka Kiyoe joined as the group's main vocalist. However, nearly one year later the three disbanded in order for Yoshiki and Hotaka to focus on their university entrance exams. Their reformation occured in March 2002 after the two had gone through their university classes.
Ikimono Gakari Trivia
Vocalist Kiyoe's older brother was the classmate of both Yoshiki and Hotaka.
Yoshiki and Hotaka met in their first year of elementary school in 1989. The two were "Ikimono Gakari" in their class, or the leaders.
The band opened for Tamaki Nami on August 5th, 2005 at an Atsugi, Kanagawa music festival.
Discography
Ikimono Gakari performing at Zepp Sendai on 2007.9.18[edit] Albums
[2007.03.07] Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari (桜咲く街物語; The Story of the Town in Which There're Blossoming Cherry Blossoms ) #4
[2008.02.13] Life Album (ライフアルバム) #2
[edit] Mini-Albums
[2003.08.25] Makoto ni Senetsu Nagara First Album wo Koshiraemashita... (誠に僭越ながらファーストアルバムを拵えました...) (indies)
[2004.08.28] Shichishoku Konnyaku (七色こんにゃく; Konnyaku Dyed with Seven Colours) (indies)
[2005.05.25] Jinsei Sugorokudabe. (人生すごろくだべ。; Life's Dice Game) (indies)
Ikimono Gakari (いきものがかり) is a three member rock band that formed in 1999. They made their mainstream debut in March 2006 with Epic Japan Records.
Four years after their formation, their first album was released on an indies label. They were signed to Epic Japan Records and released their first mainstream single SAKURA in March 2006. The title song was used in NTT East Japan commercials and heard on various televised programs.
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Their recent song, Blue Bird, whose full version is yet to be released, appears as the thirteenth opening of Naruto.