THIS IS JAPAN

Websitehttps://thisisjapan.net/ Twitterhttps://twitter.com/thisisjapann Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/thisisjapann/ Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thisisjapann/ Formed: 2011 Tokyo Japan Introduction: THIS IS JAPAN is a Japanese fourpiece rock band who formed at Sophia University in 2011. They originally started as a band who would make covers of songs from both the Western and Japanese music scene. As a result of this they have covered more than 120 different bands with the number of songs being even higher. Later down the line after all these covers they would start writing and producing their own music as well as appearing at live performances at the Shinjuku Motion. Biography: In July 2012 the band appeared at the viBirth x CINRA exPoP vol. 64. Later in September of the same year the band released their first mini album titled Japonika Gakushuu Souchi a year later in October 2013 the band released their second mini album titled URUSEI BOKURA. After this release their junior members Koyama and Mizumoto graduated the Sophia University. This is usually the point where people would quit their band to find employment and proceed to generate income career and a future however the band decided to keep going fulltime and have been officially active as of this time. On August 24 2014 they released their first fulllength album titled THIS IS JAPAN TIMES which distributed nationwide. Skipping two years forward on August 3 2016 they released their second album titled DISTORTION which was also released nationwide. Additionally the band has performed between 4050 concerts a year while also performing at many festivals such as CONNECT KABIKICHOU MUSIC FESTIVAL Shimokitazawa Sound Cruising Panafest and Tokyo Calling. On Dcember 2017 the band performed their second oneman live show at the Shimokitazawa Shelter and shook the packed venue with a destructive live performance. Earlier in November of the same year the band planned and produced an alternative compilation CD titled NOT FORMALNEW ALTERNATIVE which included 18 guest performing artists who had the potential to change the mainstream to something brand new. During the release of the compilation a slighly rare occurrence happened which entailed that the manufacturing inventory ran out of stock on the first day of release which even further raised the interest in the compilation. On May 2 2018 they released another mini album titled FROM ALTERNATIVE which was the awakening piece meant to show the bands take on the genre Alternative Attitude was completed. After this while performing a oneman show and planning live they would release a song on October 12 of the same year which was also chosen as the theme song to the movie LOUDER Cant Hear What Youre Singin Wimp. Their performance and arrangement on the song titled Im burning additionally won a competition. In 2019 they announced that theyd further refine their live performances and since then they have become a staple group consistently performing at venues such as BAYCAMP 2018 TGIF Eve Festival and Sound Cruising. This year they have also appeared at the FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL on July 27 2020 and at BAYCAMP 2019 on September 15 2020. Members: Jack Sugimorihttps://anilist.co/staff/180182/JackSugimori vocalist guitarist and composer Yuuki Koyamahttps://anilist.co/staff/180183/YuukiKoyama vocalist guitarist and composer Tarou Mizumotohttps://twitter.com/mizumotoman bassist Kawamurahttps://anilist.co/staff/180184/Kawamura drummer chords composer and incharge of lyrics Source: THIS IS JAPANs Official Websitehttps://thisisjapan.net/profile/ edited