V+S+D :)


Wagakki Band (Japanese: 和楽器バンド, Hepburn: Wagakki Bando) is a Japanese band that plays rock music with wagakki (traditional Japanese musical instruments). Their early songs were adapted from Vocaloid recordings but they have since written their own original music. Their music videos for the songs Tengaku (天樂) and Senbonzakura (千本桜) have attracted millions of views on YouTube. They have played live in Asia, Europe, and the United States.

The bands first hall concert, Wagakki Band Dai Shinnen Kai 2015 (和楽器バンド大新年会2015), was held at Shibuya Public Hall in January 2015. Their first independent overseas concert, Taipei Dayanchanghui (台北大演唱会), was held in Taiwan in May of that year. Also in 2015, Wagakki Band headlined a sold-out concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles in conjunction with Anime Expo. The Vocaloid IA software persona was the opening act, also in her first North American live show. They appeared in their first television commercial that year, for Kirin Mets. The album Yasou Emaki (八奏絵卷) was released in September 2015 and reached number one on the weekly Oricon chart.

On 6 January 2016, the band held its annual New Years concert, Wagakki Band Dai Shinnen Kai 2016 Nippon Budokan - Akatsuki no Utage (和楽器バンド大新年会2016日本武道館 -暁ノ宴) at the Nippon Budokan. The concert was attended by approximately 10,000 people. The album Shikisai (四季彩) was released in 2017, followed by Otonoe (オトノエ) in 2018.

In May 2019, Wagakki Band performed as part of Japan Night 2019 in New York with Hyde, Misia, and Puffy Amiyumi. The EP React, featuring four new songs, was released in December 2019.

On February 16, 2020, the band performed their Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2 concert at Osaka-jō Hall, featuring a full orchestra and a special guest appearance by Evanescence lead vocalist Amy Lee. Lee also collaborated with the band in recording the single Sakura Rising. The bands sixth full-length album, Tokyo Singing, which includes the collaboration with Amy Lee, was released in October 2020.


Members
Suzuhana Yuko (鈴華ゆう子) – vocals
Machiya (町屋) – guitar
Ninagawa Beni (蜷川べに) – tsugaru shamisen
Ibukuro Kiyoshi (いぶくろ聖志) – koto
Asa (亜沙) – bass
Kaminaga Daisuke (神永大輔) – shakuhachi
Wasabi (山葵) – drums
Kurona (黒流) – wadaiko


Wagakki Band - ç„” (Homura)


Wagakki Band - Sakura Rising with Amy Lee of EVANESCENCE