Hidari
Encyclopedia
Hidari is a rock
band from Kobe
, Japan
, known for its combination of modern rock and retro electronic sounds.
instead of the more representative kanji
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Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, known for its combination of modern rock and retro electronic sounds.
Former members
- Hiroshi "Yoma" Aoki (青木ヨーマ, electronics, keyboards)
- Justin Bacon (ジャスティン ベイコン), mecha
- Daisuke Kouzuki (上月大介) - bass, backup vocals
Name
The word 'hidari' means 'left' in Japanese, though the actual origin of the band's name comes from the first syllable of each of the three founding members' names, 'Hiroshi', 'Daisuke', and 'Ryosuke'. For that reason, it is spelled in the phonetic alphabet of katakanaKatakana
is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...
instead of the more representative kanji
Kanji
Kanji are the adopted logographic Chinese characters hanzi that are used in the modern Japanese writing system along with hiragana , katakana , Indo Arabic numerals, and the occasional use of the Latin alphabet...
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Discography
| ヒダリの「ヒ」 | ヒダリの「ダ」 | ヒダリスムージー |
|---|---|---|
| June 2004 Handmade Demo |
September 2004 Handmade Demo |
May 2005 Handmade Demo |
| ピタリ！ | ヒダリのしっぽ | ワインとチョコレート |
|---|---|---|
| February 15, 2006 EP |
December 13, 2006 Debut album |
(ワインとチョコレート) March 4, 2009 Second full album |