Band-Maid

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Band-Maid
Band-Maid performing at Gramercy Theatre in New York City, September 2019 (L-R: Misa, Miku Kobato, Akane Hirose, Saiki Atsumi, Kanami Tōno)
Band-Maid performing at Gramercy Theatre in New York City, September 2019 (L-R: Misa, Miku Kobato, Akane Hirose, Saiki Atsumi, Kanami Tōno)
Background information
Also known asBand-Maiko
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitebandmaid.tokyo
Members
  • Miku Kobato
  • Kanami Tōno
  • Akane Hirose
  • Misa
  • Saiki Atsumi
Band-Maid's logo from 2017 onwards, as used on the cover of their 2018 album World Domination.

Band-Maid (stylized as BAND-MAID® until March 2016) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013. The band combines a rock sound with a maid image modeled on Japanese maid cafés.[9] Originally signed to Gump Records (an imprint of the Platinum Passport artist management and talent agency), they switched to major label Nippon Crown's sub-label Crown Stones in 2016 and later moved to new sub-label Revolver Records in 2019. The band's albums have been released internationally through JPU Records since 2016. In late 2020, the band left Revolver Records and signed with Pony Canyon.[10]

History[]

Early years[]

The band formed in July 2013. Singer/guitarist Miku Kobato, formerly an employee of a Japanese maid café, envisioned forming a band that juxtaposed the maid image with rock music. Kobato recruited lead guitarist Kanami Tōno after an Internet search. Tōno had performed as a singer-songwriter and suggested her occasional backing drummer Akane Hirose for the new band. Hirose in turn suggested bassist Misa, with whom she had attended music school.[11] On July 24, 2013 they had their first live performance at the PP Audition held at Osaka Deep, as a quartet with Kobato on vocals.[12] The band then decided to recruit an additional lead singer and selected Saiki Atsumi during auditions.[13] Their first performance as a five-piece was at the P Festival at Shibuya-AX on August 22, 2013.[12]

Early in their history, Band-Maid regularly performed live at various venues around the Tokyo area.[14] The group released their debut mini-album Maid in Japan in January 2014, written in collaboration with musicians Masahiko Fukui[15] and Kentaro Akutsu.[16] In August 2014, they released the maxi-single "Ai to Jōnetsu no Matador" (titled "Love, Passion, Matador" internationally).

In November 2015 they released their sophomore mini-album New Beginning.[17] The mini-album was their first chart placement, reaching No. 64 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[18] The band undertook a tour of Tokyo venues to promote the album through February 2016, culminating in a sold-out concert on February 14.[19]

International recognition[]

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.[20] In the wake of that video's success, the band decided to abandon the more mainstream pop-rock sound of their debut mini-album and pursue a much more hard rock direction.[21] In March 2016 they had their first overseas performance at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington.[22][23]

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[24] and JPU Records in Europe.[25] That album reached No. 19 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[26] In October and November 2016, they went on their first world tour that took them to Mexico, Hong Kong, and several countries in Europe.[27][28]

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.[29] Band-Maid appeared at the 2017 Golden Melody Awards and festival in Taiwan on June 23–24.[30][31] The maxi-single "Daydreaming/Choose Me" was released in July 2017.[32] They covered "Honey" for the November 2017 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.[33]

The band released their second full-length album titled World Domination on February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14).[34][35] World Domination reached no. 9 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[36] Also on February 14, 2018, they reissued their 2014 debut album Maid in Japan with two bonus tracks.[37][38] While the original release of that album did not chart, the reissued version reached No. 26 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[39] On April 1, 2018, they performed at Warped Tour at Makuhari Messe[40] as the first date on a world tour.

The maxi-single "Start Over" was released on July 25, 2018.[41] The CD singles "Glory" and "Bubble" were released simultaneously on January 16, 2019.[42] Under the name Band-Maiko and adopting a maiko image, the band released an EP titled Band-Maiko on April 3, 2019, which adapted several previous Band-Maid songs with traditional Japanese musical instruments and lyrics in the Kyoto dialect.[43] In April 2019, the band announced a tour of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Taiwan, and the United States in partnership with Live Nation Entertainment.[44][45]

The band's third full-length album Conqueror was released digitally on December 4, 2019, with physical formats following one week later.[46] The album featured one song produced by Tony Visconti.[47] It debuted at no. 9 on Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart,[48] but debuted at no. 1 on the Oricon weekly Rock Albums chart.[49]

They released their first standalone concert video Band-Maid World Domination Tour [Shinka] at Line Cube Shibuya (Shibuya Public Hall) in April 2020.[50] The non-album single "Different" was released in December 2020; the song also serves as the theme for the Japanese anime series Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table.[51] The band's fourth full-length album, Unseen World, was released digitally on January 13, 2021, with physical formats following one week later.[52] It debuted at no. 8 on Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart,[53] but debuted at no. 1 on the Oricon weekly Rock Albums chart.[54] Guitarist/singer Miku Kobato, under the name Cluppo, released the solo single "Peace & Love" in April 2021,[55] and the double single "Peace & Love/Flapping Wings" in August 2021.[56] Band-Maid will make a cameo appearance in the upcoming 2021 Netflix film Kate, playing themselves.[57][58] The non-album single "Sense" will be released in October 2021; the song will serve as the theme for the Japanese anime series Platinum End.[59]

Image and music[]

Miku Kobato and Akane Hirose (back) performing in 2017.

Band-Maid's image is modeled on maid café hostesses, with the standard uniform adapted to match each member's personality.[11] In interviews, they explained the concept came from founding member Miku Kobato who had previously worked at a maid café in Akihabara.[13] This theme is reinforced by the band, who refer to their male fans as "masters," their female fans as "princesses," and their concerts as "servings."[60] The band's "cute and submissive" maid appearance is meant to contrast with their aggressive rock style.[11][61] They decided to have two vocalists to allow a larger variety of music with two different voice types.[13]

Kobato loved Japanese enka music when she was a child, and Tokyo Jihen led her to rock.[62] She attended a vocal school around 2012, but started playing guitar with the formation of Band-Maid the following year.[63] Atsumi started singing when she was 14 and Band-Maid is her first band. Tōno is a big fan of Carlos Santana, has played classical piano since she was a child, and began playing guitar when she joined her high school band club. Hirose is a fan of Deep Purple and Maximum the Hormone, particularly the latter's female drummer Nao Kawakita, and also played trombone and piano. Misa likes Paz Lenchantin,[62] The Smashing Pumpkins and Jimi Hendrix; she started playing piano at around 3 or 4 years of age, and also played trumpet, alto horn, and guitar.[11][13][60]

Band members[]

  • Miku Kobato (小鳩 ミク) – rhythm guitar, vocals (2013–present)
  • Kanami Tōno (遠乃 歌波) – lead guitar (2013–present)
  • Akane Hirose (廣瀬 茜) – drums, percussion (2013–present)
  • Misa – bass guitar (2013–present)
  • Saiki Atsumi (厚見 彩姫) – lead vocals (2013–present)

Discography[]

Band-Maid discography
Studio albums7
Video albums2
Music videos27
EPs1
Singles7

Studio albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[64] 		JPN
Billboard 		UK
Ind 		UK
Indie
Break 		UK
Rock 		US
Heat 		US
World
Maid in Japan
  • Released:
    • January 8, 2014
    • February 14, 2018 (re-issue)
  • Label: Gump Records, Crown Stones (re-issue)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 26 (re-issue) 22[65] — — — — —
New Beginning
  • Released: November 18, 2015
  • Label: Gump Records
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
 64 49[66] — — — — —
Brand New Maid
  • Released: May 18, 2016
  • Label: Crown Stones, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 19 15[67] — — — — —
Just Bring It
  • Released: January 11, 2017
  • Label: Crown Stones, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 16 20[68] 49[69] 13[70] 17[71] — —
World Domination
  • Released: February 14, 2018
  • Label: Crown Stones, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD, digital download
 9 7[65] — — — — —
Conqueror
  • Released: December 4, 2019
  • Label: Revolver Records, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD, digital download
 9 9[72] 29[73] 4[74] 11[75] 19[76] 11[76]
Unseen World
  • Released: January 13, 2021
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, 2CD+BD, digital download
 8 6[77] — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[78]
Band-Maiko
(as Band-Maiko)
  • Released: April 3, 2019
  • Label: Revolver Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 15

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Oricon
[79] 		JPN
Hot
100 		JPN
Hot
Singles
"Ai to Jōnetsu no Matador"
(愛と情熱のマタドール, "Love, Passion, Matador") 		2014 — — — Maid in Japan
(2018 edition)
"YOLO" 2016 36 — 42[80] Just Bring It
"Daydreaming / Choose Me" 2017 20 — 18[81] World Domination
"Start Over" 2018 16 65[82] 16[83] non-album single
"Glory" 2019 12 — 11[84] Conqueror
"Bubble" 14 — 13[84]
"Different" 2020 19 — 17[85] non-album singles
"Sense"[59] 2021 To be released
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Digital singles[]

Title Year Album
"Secret Maiko Lips"
(as Band-Maiko) 		2018 Band-Maiko
"Endless Story" 2019 Conqueror
"About Us" 2021 non-album single

DVD / Blu-ray[]

List of video albums, with selected peak chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak positions
JPN
DVD
[86] 		Blu-ray
[87]
Band-Maid World Domination Tour [Shinka] at Line Cube Shibuya (Shibuya Public Hall)
  • Released: April 29, 2020
  • Label: Revolver Records
  • Formats: DVD, BD
 8 10
Band-Maid Online Okyu-Ji (Feb. 11, 2021)
  • Released: May 26, 2021
  • Label: Pony Canyon
  • Formats: DVD, BD
 11 13

Other appearances[]

Year Title Album
2017 "Honey" (ハニー) (Mucc cover) Tribute of Mucc -En-

Music videos[]

Song Year Director(s)
[88][89][90] 		Link
"Thrill" (スリル) 2014 Daishi Hamada [1]
"Real Existence" 2015 Takayuki Kojima[4] [2]
"Don’t Let Me Down" [3]
"Alone" 2016 Ryōji Aoki [4]
"The Non-Fiction Days" [5]
"Before Yesterday" Un­known [6]
"Order" Ryōji Aoki Brand New Maid DVD only
"YOLO" [7]
"Don't You Tell Me" 2017 [8]
"Secret My Lips" [9]
"Daydreaming" [10]
"Choose Me" [11]
"Domination" 2018 Toshikazu Tamura [12]
"Dice" Ryōji Aoki [13]
"Secret Maiko Lips" [14]
"Start Over" [15]
"Glory" [16]
"Bubble" 2019 [17]
"Gion-cho" [18]
"Endless Story" [19]
"Rinne" (輪廻) [20]
"Blooming" [21]
"The Dragon Cries" 2020 [22]
"Different" [23]
"Manners" 2021 [24]
"Warning!" [25]
"After Life" Pennacky [26]

Awards and nominations[]

Award ceremony Year Category Nominee(s)/work(s) Result Ref.
Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards 2016 Japan Next Generation Band-Maid Won [91]
Neo Awards 2020 Best Musical Act Won [92]

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