Wino (band) explained

Wino
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Japan
Genre:	Hard rock Alternative rock
Years Active:	1995-2002, 2024
Label:	independent Speedstar Records
Past Members:	Jun Yoshimura Naoyuki Hisanaga Shinichiro Togawa Hiroyuki Kawazoe Masataka Kuronuma

Wino (stylized as WINO and pronounced "wine-oh") were a Japanese rock band that formed in 1995 and broke up in 2002. Originally, the band's name was ボグ・マイトルスター (bogu maitorusuta), which seems to be just gibberish. The band was renamed WINO in 1996. One of Wino's biggest hits was "Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku" (The Sun Also Shines at Night), the second opening in the 1999 anime series Hunter × Hunter. In February 2024 the band reunited.

Style and influences

Their music was heavily influenced by British rock bands, most notably the Beatles, and the band has often been compared to Oasis.

Members

• Jun Yoshimura - lead vocals
• Naoyuki Hisanaga - lead guitar
• Shinichiro Togawa - rhythm guitar
• Hiroyuki Kawazoe - bass
• Masataka Kuronuma - drums

Discography

Albums

• Useless Music (1999)

1. Devil's Own
2. Inhaler
3. Wild Flower
4. Can't Leave the Here
5. Sister's High
6. White Room
7. Confusion
8. She
9. Call the Sun
10. Loaded
11. Unfinished Vibes

• Wino (1999)

1. The Action
2. Tomorrow
3. Velvet
4. Hospital
5. Glory
6. Freaks
7. Mirror
8. We Are the boys
9. Thank You
10. Anyhow
11. Friend of Mine
12. Ain't Gonna Lose

• Dirge No.9 (2001)

1. New Dawn F
2. Resolution
3. Mad Silence
4. Hurt
5. "Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku"
6. Butterfly
7. Empty Soul
8. Imagine, Still
9. My Life
10. Sullen Days (album version)
11. Dirge No.9

• Everlast (2002)

1. Warsaw
2. Everlast
3. Love Is Here
4. Jesus
5. All About a Boy
6. Philadelphia
7. Chelsea Girl
8. Forever Young
9. Not Alone
10. Freedom Song
11. Go Straight Song!

• Lion (2003)

1. New Song
2. Watermark: Ver.3
3. Thunder
4. Ride On
5. Sea Castle
6. Teenage Tears
7. Spin
8. Songs of Shadow
9. Talk to Me
10. Rainbow
11. A New World
12. Lost Communication
13. Little Saviour
14. Come Together Now
15. No Enemies
16. Break Down the Long Road, Break Down the Wall
17. Freedom Song

Singles

• "Devil's Own [Mix No.4]" (1998)
• "Loaded" (1998)
• "Ain't Gonna Lose" (1999)
• "Tomorrow" (1999)
• "The Action (All Really Want to Do)" (2000)
• "Sullen Days" (2000)
• "Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku" (2000)
• "New Dawn F" (2001)
• "Go Straight Song!" (2001)
• "Not Alone" (2002)
• "Love Is Here" (2002)

Compilations

• The Best of Wino - Volume 1 (2003)

1. The Action (All I Really Want to Do)
2. Everlast
3. Thank You
4. Wild Flower
5. Tomorrow
6. My Life
7. Dirge No.9
8. Loaded
9. Inhaler
10. Warsaw
11. New Dawn F
12. Go Straight Song!
13. Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku
14. Going Out
15. Devil's Own (Mix No.4)
16. Friend of Mine

DVD

• Lion (2003)

1. -opening-
2. The Action
3. White Room
4. -movie-
5. Velvet
6. -movie-
7. Devil's Own
8. -movie-
9. Watermark
10. -movie-
11. Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku
12. Everlasat
13. -movie-
14. Inhaler (performed at Akasaka Blitz on 14 March 2000)
15. New Dawn F
16. Love Is Here
17. -movie-
18. Go Straight Song! (performed at Shinjuku Liquid Room on 22 November 2002)
19. -ending-

Compilation appearances

• "Escape" and "Going Out" in Return of Guitar Lightning Horror Smilin (1996, Gods Pop Records)
• "Not Alone" in Football Music Album Yell (2006, Speedstar Records)
• "Thank you" in Thank You!! (2006, Speedstar Records)
• "Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku" in Hunter × Hunter Single Collection (2006, Miya Records)

External links

• Speedstar Records | Wino
• HMV Japan - Wino
• The official account on X