Hanafugetsu

Hanafugetsu (華風月, "Flower Wind Moon") 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]

Hanafugetsu
華風月
OriginJapan
Genres
Years active2012 (2012) – present
LabelsKMC Records
MembersYuko Suzuhana
Daisuke Kaminaga
Kiyoshi Ibukuro
Websitehanafugetsu.com

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 = Hana (華, Flower), Kaminaga = Fū (風, Wind), Ibukuro = Mangetsu (月, Moon).[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
  • Yuko Suzuhana (鈴華 ゆう子, Suzuhana Yūko) – lead vocals, piano
  • Daisuke Kaminaga (神永 大輔, Kaminaga Daisuke) – shakuhachi
  • Kiyoshi Ibukuro (いぶくろ 聖志, Ibukuro Kiyoshi) – koto

Discography
See also: Wagakki Band discography and Yuko Suzuhana

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak 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
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mini-albums
Title Album details
Tsuki ni Terasare, Kaze ni Yureru Hana (A flower illuminated by the moon and swaying in the wind) [9]
  • Released: January 9, 2017
  • Label: KMC Records
  • Formats: CD

Singles
Title Year Album
"Karappo Robot"[10] 2020 Non-album single

See also

References
  1. "華風月" (in Japanese). ニコニコ大百科. 12 April 2012.
  2. "Wagakki Band – Metropolis Magazine". Metropolis Magazine. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. Suzuhana, 鈴華ゆう子Yuko (2018-02-07). "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". @yuchinsound (in Japanese). Twitter. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  4. "華風月" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  5. "華風月1stアルバム「湖上の月、流転の花" (in Japanese). Hanafugetsu. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  6. "華風月2ndアルバム「THEME OF 華風月」" (in Japanese). Hanafugetsu. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  7. "華風月3rdアルバム「雨が明けたら」" (in Japanese). Hanafugetsu. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  8. "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)" (in Japanese). Hanafugetsu. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  9. "華風月ミニアルバム「月に照らされ、風に揺れる華」" (in Japanese). Hanafugetsu. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  10. "華風月1st配信シングル 「空っぽロボット」" (in Japanese). Hanafugetsu. Retrieved 2021-05-27.


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