Wino (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = WINO


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Genre = Hard rock
Alternative rock
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Years_active = 1995–2006
Label = independent
Speedstar Records
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Past_members = Jun Yoshimura
Naoyuki Hisanaga
Shinichiro Togawa
Hiroyuki Kawazoe
Masataka Kauma
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WINO (pronounced "wine-oh") is a Japanese rock band that formed in 1995 and broke up in 2002. Their music was heavily influenced British rock bands, most notably The Beatles, and the band has often been compared to Oasis. One of WINO's biggest hits was "Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku"(The Sun Also Shines at Night), the second opening in the popular anime Hunter × Hunter.

Members

*吉村潤 Jun Yoshimura - lead vocals
*久永直行 Naoyuki Hisanaga - lead guitar
*外川慎一郎 Shinichiro Togawa - rhythm guitar
*川添宏之 Hiroyuki Kawazoe - bass
*黒沼征孝 Masataka Kauma - drums

Discography

ingles

*"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)

Albums

*"Useless Music" (1999)
#Devil's own
#Inhaler
#WILD FLOWER
#Can't leave the here
#SISTER'S HIGH
#White Room
#Confusion
#She
#Call the SUN
#LOADED
#Unfinished Vibes
*WINO (1999)
#The Action
#Tomorrow
#Velvet
#Hospital
#GLORY
#FREAKS
#Mirror
#We are the boys
#Thank you
#Anyhow
#Friend of mine
#ain't gonna lose
*"DIRGE No.9" (2001)
#New Dawn F
#Resolution
#Mad Silence
#Hurt
#"Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku"
#Butterfly
#Empty Soul
#Imagine, still
#My Life
#Sullen Days (album version)
#Dirge No.9
*"EVERLAST" (2002)
#Warsaw
#Everlast
#LOVE IS HERE
#Jesus
#All About a Boy
#Philadelphia
#Chelsea Girl
#Forever Young
#Not Alone
#Freedom Song
#Go Straight Song!
*"LION" (2003)
#New Song
#WATERMARK ～Ver.3～
#THUNDER
#RIDE ON
#SEA CASTLE
#Teenage tears
#SPIN
#Songs of Shadow
#Talk to me
#Rainbow
#a new world
#Lost Communication
#Little Saviour
#Come Together Now
#No Enemies
#Break Down the Long Road, Break Down the Wall
#Freedom Song

Compilations

*"THE BEST OF WINO - Volume 1" (2003)
#The Action (All I really want to do)
#Everlast
#Thank you
#WILD FLOWER
#Tomorrow
#My Life
#Dirge No.9
#LOADED
#Inhaler
#Warsaw
#New Dawn F
#Go Straight Song!
#"Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku"
#GOING OUT
#Devil's own〔mix No.4]
#Friend of mine

DVD

*LION (2003)
#-opening-
#The Action
#White Room
#-movie-
#Velvet
#-movie-
#Devil's own
#-movie-
#Watermark
#-movie-
#"Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku"
#EVERLAST
#-movie-
#Inhaler, performed at Akasaka Blitz on 14th March, 2000
#New Dawn F
#LOVE IS HERE
#-movie-
#Go Straight Song! Performed at Shinjuku Liquid Room on 22nd November, 2002
#-ending-

Other

WINO's songs can also be found in a few compilations of various artists.

*"ESCAPE" and "GOING OUT" in RETURN OF GUITAR LIGHTNING HORROR SMILIN' (1996) from Gods Pop Records
*"Not Alone" in Football Music Album YELL (2006) from Speedstar Records
*"Thank you" in Thank You!! (2006) from Speedstar Records
*"Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku" in Hunter × Hunter Single Collection (2006) from Miya Records

Trivia

*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.
*The slogan "OINOS KAI ALATHEA" in the Lion logo translates to "wine and truth" from Greek.

References and External Links

* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/speedstar/-/Artist/A012037.html Speedstar Records | WINO] ja icon
* [http://info.hmv.co.jp/p/a/000000000123/906.html HMV Japan - WINO] ja icon