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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
The band's logo from 2017 onwards, as used on the cover of their 2018 album World Domination.

Band-Maid, stylized as BAND-MAID and formerly as BAND-MAID®, is a Japanese rock band formed in 2013. The band combines a rock sound with a maid image modeled on Japanese maid cafés.[7] Originally signed to Gump Records (an imprint of the Platinum Passport artist management and talent agency, itself a division of Avex Group), 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.

History

The band, first known as BAND-MAID®, 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.[8] 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.[9] The band then decided to add an additional lead singer and selected Saiki Atsumi during auditions.[10] Their first performance as a five-piece was at the P Festival at Shibuya-AX on August 22, 2013.[9]

Since their formation, Band-Maid has regularly performed live at various venues around the Tokyo area.[11] The group released their debut mini-album Maid in Japan in January 2014, written in collaboration with musicians Masahiko Fukui[12] and Kentaro Akutsu[13] (the latter formerly of the musical group Zero). 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.[14] The album was their first chart placement, reaching #64 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[15] The band undertook a tour of Tokyo venues to promote the album through February 2016, culminating in a sold-out concert on February 14.[16] In March 2016 they had their first overseas performance at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington.[7][17] 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.[18] That album reached #19 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[19] In October and November 2016, they went on their first world tour that took them to Mexico, Hong Kong, and six countries in Europe.[20][21][22][23] Since then, they have also embarked on several tours with their tour dates taking place outside of Asia.

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 #16 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[24] Band-Maid appeared at the 2017 Golden Melody Awards and festival in Taiwan on June 23–24.[25][26] The maxi-single "Daydreaming/Choose Me" was released in July 2017.[27] They covered "Honey" for the November 2017 Mucc tribute album Tribute of Mucc -En-.[28]

The band released their second full-length album titled World Domination on February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14).[29][30] World Domination reached number 9 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[31] Also on February 14, 2018, they reissued their 2014 debut album Maid in Japan with two bonus tracks.[32][33] While the original release of that album did not chart, the reissued version reached #26 on the Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart.[34] On April 1, 2018, they performed at Warped Tour at Makuhari Messe[35] as the first date on a world tour.

The maxi-single "Start Over" was released on July 25, 2018.[36] The CD singles "Glory" and "Bubble" were released simultaneously on January 16, 2019.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39][40][41][42] The band's sixth album Conqueror was released digitally on December 4, 2019 with physical formats to follow one week later.[43] The album features one song produced by Tony Visconti.[44] It debuted at number nine on Japanese Oricon weekly albums chart[45] but debuted at number one on the Oricon weekly Rock Albums chart.[46] Also in December 2019, it was announced that Band-Maid will appear in the upcoming Netflix series Kate, playing themselves.[47]

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.[8] In interviews, they explained the concept came from founding member Miku Kobato who had previously worked at a maid cafe in Akihabara.[10] 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."[48] The band's "submissive" maid appearance is meant to contrast with their aggressive rock style.[8][49] They decided to have two vocalists in order to allow a larger variety of music with two different voice types.[10]

Kobato loved Japanese enka music when she was a child, and Tokyo Jihen led her to rock.[50] She attended a vocal school around 2012, but started playing guitar with the formation of Band-Maid the following year.[51] 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 plays trombone and piano. Misa likes Paz Lenchantin[50], The Smashing Pumpkins and Jimi Hendrix; she started playing piano at around 3 or 4 years of age, and also plays trumpet, alto horn, and guitar.[8][10][48]

Akane Hirose and Kanami Tōno also perform as guest members of the acoustic group Mochi to Cheeze (もちとちーず) (roughly translated as "Rice Cake and Cheese"), a sub-unit of the Platinum Passport group Predia.

Band members

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

Discography

Band-Maid discography
Studio albums6
EPs1
Singles6
Music videos22

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[52] 		JPN
Billboard 		UK
Ind
[53] 		UK
Indie
Break
[54] 		UK
Rock
[55]
Maid in Japan 26 (re-issue) 22[56] — — —
New Beginning
  • Released: November 18, 2015
  • Label: Gump Records
  • Formats: CD+DVD, digital download
 64 49[57] — — —
Brand New Maid
  • Released: May 18, 2016
  • Label: Crown Stones, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
 19 15[58] — — —
Just Bring It
  • Released: January 23, 2017
  • Label: Crown Stones, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 16 20[59] 49 13 17
World Domination
  • Released: February 14, 2018
  • Label: Crown Stones, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD, digital download
 9 7[56] — — —
Conqueror
  • Released: December 4, 2019
  • Label: Revolver Records, JPU Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, CD+BD, digital download
 9 9[60] — — —

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions
JPN
Oricon
[61] 		JPN
Billboard
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
[62] 		JPN
Billboard
"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 — Just Bring It
"Daydreaming / Choose Me" 2017 20 — World Domination
"Start Over" 2018 16 65[63]
"Glory" 2019 12 11 Conqueror
"Bubble" 14 13

Digital singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN
Oricon
[62] 		JPN
Billboard
"Secret Maiko Lips"
(as Band-Maiko) 		2018 — — Band-Maiko
"Endless Story" 2019 — — Conqueror

Music videos

Song Year Director(s)
[64][65] 		Link
"Thrill" (スリル) 2014 Un­known [1]
"Real Existence" 2015 [2]
"Don’t Let Me Down" [3]
"Alone" 2016 Ryoji Aoki [4]
"The Non-fiction Days" [5]
"Before Yesterday" Un­known [6]
"Order" Ryoji Aoki Brand New Maid DVD only
"YOLO" [7]
"Don't You Tell Me" 2017 [8]
"Secret My Lips" Un­known [9]
"Daydreaming" Ryoji Aoki [10]
"Choose Me" [11]
"Domination" 2018 Toshikazu Tamura [12]
"Dice" Un­known [13]
"Secret Maiko Lips" Ryoji Aoki [14]
"Start Over" [15]
"Glory" [16]
"Bubble" 2019 [17]
"Gion-cho" [18]
"Endless Story" Un­known [19]
"Rinne" (輪廻) Ryoji Aoki [20]
"Blooming" Un­known [21]

Awards and nominations

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 Band-Maid Japan Next Generation[66] Won

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