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Band-Maid
Band-Maid is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013, comprising singer Saiki Atsumi, guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, bassist Misa, and drummer Akane Hirose. The band combines hard rock music with costumes modeled on Japanese maid cafés. They are currently signed to Pony Canyon. Their most recent studio recording, the EP Scooooop, was released in October 2025.
From 2012 to early 2013, Miku Kobato was a member of the idol group Lil Cumin, alongside Yuki Yano and Risa Aoyagi. The group released three singles, "Imishin Spicin," "Hatsukoi Ribbon," and "Super Trooper". After Lil Cumin disbanded, Kobato pitched her new management an idea: A band, wearing "cute" (kawaii) costumes modeled on those she had worn working in maid cafés, playing "cool" (kakkoii) music. Management agreed that this juxtaposition was interesting and agreed to back the project. Lead guitarist Kanami Tōno was recruited after Kobato saw videos she had posted to YouTube. Tōno then recruited drummer Akane Hirose and Hirose in turn recuited bassist Misa, with whom she had previously performed. On July 24, 2013, they performed for the first time as a quartet, with Kobato singing, at the PP Band Audition held at Otsuka Deepa. The band then decided to recruit an additional lead singer and selected Saiki Atsumi during auditions. Their first performance as a five-piece was at the P Festival at Shibuya-AX on August 22, 2013. The band signed to Gump Records (an imprint of the Platinum Passport artist management and talent agency) that year.
Band-Maid began performing live regularly in Tokyo. They released their debut mini-album Maid in Japan in January 2014, written in collaboration with musicians Masahiko Fukui and Kentaro Akutsu. In August 2014, they released the maxi-single "Ai to Jōnetsu no Matador" (titled "Love, Passion, Matador" internationally).
Band-Maid first gained international notice in April 2015 when the English-language Facebook page of internet radio station Jrock Radio promoted the music video for "Thrill", which led to over 1 million views in the following year. In November 2015 they released their sophomore mini-album New Beginning, reaching No. 64 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. The band undertook a tour of Tokyo venues to promote the album through February 2016, culminating in a sold-out concert on February 14. In March 2016 they had their first overseas performance at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington.
The group released their third mini-album and major label debut, Brand New Maid, in May 2016 on the Nippon Crown sub-label Crown Stones, followed by a JPU Records release in Europe in July. The album reached No. 19 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. In October and November 2016, they went on their first world tour that took them to Mexico, Hong Kong, and several countries in Europe.
In January 2017, Band-Maid released their first full-length album titled Just Bring It. It was preceded by the single "YOLO", released in November 2016. Just Bring It reached No. 16 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. Band-Maid appeared at the 2017 Golden Melody Awards and festival in Taiwan on June 23–24. The maxi-single "Daydreaming/Choose Me" was released in July 2017. They covered "Honey" for the November 2017 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.
The band released their second full-length album titled World Domination in February 2018, reaching No. 9 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. On the same day, Maid in Japan was reissued with two bonus tracks. While the original release of that album had not charted, the reissued version reached No. 26 on the Oricon weekly albums chart. On April 1, 2018, they performed at Warped Tour at Makuhari Messe as the first date of a world tour. The maxi-single "Start Over" was released in July 2018.
The singles "Glory" and Bubble" were released simultaneously in January 2019. "Glory" serves as the second ending theme for the second season of the Japanese anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, while "Bubble" serves as the theme song for the Japanese drama series Perfect Crime. In April, under the name Band-Maiko and adopting a maiko image, the band released an EP titled Band-Maiko, which adapted several previous Band-Maid songs with traditional Japanese musical instruments and lyrics in the Kyoto dialect. In the same month, the band announced a tour of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Taiwan, and the United States in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment. Later in 2019, the band signed a new deal with Revolver Records.
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Band-Maid
Band-Maid is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013, comprising singer Saiki Atsumi, guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, lead guitarist Kanami Tōno, bassist Misa, and drummer Akane Hirose. The band combines hard rock music with costumes modeled on Japanese maid cafés. They are currently signed to Pony Canyon. Their most recent studio recording, the EP Scooooop, was released in October 2025.
From 2012 to early 2013, Miku Kobato was a member of the idol group Lil Cumin, alongside Yuki Yano and Risa Aoyagi. The group released three singles, "Imishin Spicin," "Hatsukoi Ribbon," and "Super Trooper". After Lil Cumin disbanded, Kobato pitched her new management an idea: A band, wearing "cute" (kawaii) costumes modeled on those she had worn working in maid cafés, playing "cool" (kakkoii) music. Management agreed that this juxtaposition was interesting and agreed to back the project. Lead guitarist Kanami Tōno was recruited after Kobato saw videos she had posted to YouTube. Tōno then recruited drummer Akane Hirose and Hirose in turn recuited bassist Misa, with whom she had previously performed. On July 24, 2013, they performed for the first time as a quartet, with Kobato singing, at the PP Band Audition held at Otsuka Deepa. The band then decided to recruit an additional lead singer and selected Saiki Atsumi during auditions. Their first performance as a five-piece was at the P Festival at Shibuya-AX on August 22, 2013. The band signed to Gump Records (an imprint of the Platinum Passport artist management and talent agency) that year.
Band-Maid began performing live regularly in Tokyo. They released their debut mini-album Maid in Japan in January 2014, written in collaboration with musicians Masahiko Fukui and Kentaro Akutsu. In August 2014, they released the maxi-single "Ai to Jōnetsu no Matador" (titled "Love, Passion, Matador" internationally).
Band-Maid first gained international notice in April 2015 when the English-language Facebook page of internet radio station Jrock Radio promoted the music video for "Thrill", which led to over 1 million views in the following year. In November 2015 they released their sophomore mini-album New Beginning, reaching No. 64 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. The band undertook a tour of Tokyo venues to promote the album through February 2016, culminating in a sold-out concert on February 14. In March 2016 they had their first overseas performance at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington.
The group released their third mini-album and major label debut, Brand New Maid, in May 2016 on the Nippon Crown sub-label Crown Stones, followed by a JPU Records release in Europe in July. The album reached No. 19 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. In October and November 2016, they went on their first world tour that took them to Mexico, Hong Kong, and several countries in Europe.
In January 2017, Band-Maid released their first full-length album titled Just Bring It. It was preceded by the single "YOLO", released in November 2016. Just Bring It reached No. 16 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. Band-Maid appeared at the 2017 Golden Melody Awards and festival in Taiwan on June 23–24. The maxi-single "Daydreaming/Choose Me" was released in July 2017. They covered "Honey" for the November 2017 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.
The band released their second full-length album titled World Domination in February 2018, reaching No. 9 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart. On the same day, Maid in Japan was reissued with two bonus tracks. While the original release of that album had not charted, the reissued version reached No. 26 on the Oricon weekly albums chart. On April 1, 2018, they performed at Warped Tour at Makuhari Messe as the first date of a world tour. The maxi-single "Start Over" was released in July 2018.
The singles "Glory" and Bubble" were released simultaneously in January 2019. "Glory" serves as the second ending theme for the second season of the Japanese anime series Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS, while "Bubble" serves as the theme song for the Japanese drama series Perfect Crime. In April, under the name Band-Maiko and adopting a maiko image, the band released an EP titled Band-Maiko, which adapted several previous Band-Maid songs with traditional Japanese musical instruments and lyrics in the Kyoto dialect. In the same month, the band announced a tour of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Taiwan, and the United States in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment. Later in 2019, the band signed a new deal with Revolver Records.
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