Hanafugetsu Explained

Hanafugetsu
華風月
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Japan
Years Active: – present
Label:KMC Records
Associated Acts:Wagakki Band
Current Members:Yuko Suzuhana
Daisuke Kaminaga
Kiyoshi Ibukuro

is a Japanese band formed in 2012, consisting of lead vocalist and pianist Yuko Suzuhana, shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga, and koto player Kiyoshi Ibukuro. A part for their Shigin reinterpretations, all of their music is composed by Suzuhana and Ibukuro. In concert the music is often accompanied by Suzuhana's Kenshibu. [1]

The trio became the basis for the fusion metal band Wagakki Band.

History

In 2011, Shigin singer Yuko Suzuhana,who had been elected Miss Nico Nama ニコ生 in 2011 Niconico Douga Music Festival, recruited Kiyoshi Ibukuro and Daisuke Kaminaga to perform on the NicoNico Chōkaigi stage the following year. In February 2012, the trio officially debuted as Hanafugetsu.

The name symbolizes the image of each member: Suzuhana =, Kaminaga =, Ibukuro = .[2] [3] It was derived from the Japanese philosophical and artistic concept of Kachoufugetsu (花鳥風月, flower-bird-wind-moon), which refers to the ability to appreciate and be mesmerized by the beauty of nature. Ibukuro explained that the "missing bird" is the combine sound of the three members together that is now free to fly and dance around their audience. Many of their lyrics are in reference to poetries and natural themes.

Members

Discography

See also: Wagakki Band discography and Yuko Suzuhana.

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
JPN
Oricon

[4]
Kojō no Tsuki, Ruten no Hana (The moon over the lake, the flux of a flower) [5]
  • Released: May 19, 2013
  • Label: KMC Records
  • Formats: CD
Theme of Hanafugetsu[6]
  • Released: January 19, 2014
  • Label: KMC Records
  • Formats: CD
Ame ga Aketara (When the rain clears)[7]
  • Released: June 18, 2014
  • Label: KMC Records
  • Formats: CD
Awaki Utsutsu ni Yume Kasane (Layered dreams in the fleeting reality) [8]
  • Released: June 7, 2017
  • Label: KMC Records
  • Formats: CD
31
Masayume: Hanafugetsu Selection (A dream that came true)[9]
  • Released: September 4, 2024
  • Label: KMC Records
  • Formats: CD
TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 華風月. 12 April 2012 . ニコニコ大百科. Japanese.
  2. News: Wagakki Band – Metropolis Magazine . 2016-07-03 . Metropolis Magazine. 2021-05-27. en-US.
  3. Web site: 本日華風月6周年記念日 全ては、この3人の出会いから始まりました これからも共に歩んでいきます . Yuko Suzuhana . Suzuhana . 鈴華ゆう子Yuko . @yuchinsound . . ja . 2018-02-07 . 2021-05-27.
  4. Web site: 華風月 . . Japanese . 2021-05-27.
  5. Web site: 華風月1stアルバム「湖上の月、流転の花 . Hanafugetsu. Japanese. 2021-05-27.
  6. Web site: 華風月2ndアルバム「THEME OF 華風月」. Hanafugetsu. Japanese. 2021-05-27.
  7. Web site: 華風月3rdアルバム「雨が明けたら」. Hanafugetsu. Japanese. 2021-05-27.
  8. Web site: 華風月4thアルバム「淡き現に 夢かさね」(あわきうつつに ゆめかさね) . Hanafugetsu . Japanese . 2021-05-27.
  9. Web site: 華風月5thアルバム「MASAYUME」-華風月Selection- . Hanafugetsu . Japanese . 2024-07-17.
  10. Web site: 華風月ミニアルバム「月に照らされ、風に揺れる華」 . Hanafugetsu. Japanese. 2021-05-27.
  11. Web site: 華風月1st配信シングル 「空っぽロボット」 . Hanafugetsu. Japanese. 2021-05-27.