Ikimono Gakari

by Garyjuly1 Wed May 13, 2009 7:27 am

I love this band Embarassed

The band was formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in February 1999 by Hotaka Yamashita and Yoshiki Mizuno, and was later joined by lead vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka in December the same year.

Members:

* Hotaka Yamashita ( August 27, 1982) is from Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of Atsugi High School and the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hosei University. He plays the guitar and harmonica, and has written lyrics and melodies to some of the band's songs. His nicknames are Hotchi and Yama-chan.

* Yoshiki Mizuno ( December 17, 1982) is from Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of Atsugi High School and the Faculty of Social Sciences, Hitotsubashi University. He is the leader of the band, and plays the guitar and vocals. He has also written lyrics and melodies to some of the band's songs. His nickname is Yotchan.

* Kiyoe Yoshioka ( born February 29, 1984) is from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture. Her parents are farmers. She is a graduate of Ebina High School and the Showa Academia Musicae Junior College. She is the band's lead vocalist, and has written lyrics to some of the band's songs. Her older brother was a classmate of both Hotaka and Yoshiki at high school. Her nicknames are Yosshie, Kiyoe-chan and Kiyorasu (by Shouko Nakagawa). She joined the band in high school when she suddenly saw Yamashita and Mizuno singing in front of the train station. She used to belong to a children theatrical company.

Discography:

Singles

1. SAKURA
2. HANABI
3. Koisuru Otome
4. Ryuusei Miracle
5. Uruwashiki Hito/Seishun no Tobira
6. Natsuzora Graffiti/Seishun Line
7. Akaneiro no Yakusoku
8. Hana wa Sakura, Kimi wa Utsukushi
9. Kaeritakunatta yo
10. Blue Bird
11. Planetarium
12. Kimagure Romantic
13. Futari

Albums:

1. Sakura Saku Machi Monogatari
2. Life Album
3. My song Your song

Video!!!!!!!!!!!:

Seishun Line

Planetarium

Kimagure Romantic

I really love the Ikimono music and the voice of Kiyoe!!!!!! She sings very good :3