Golden Bomber

Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー) is a Japanese visual kei "air" rock band formed in 2004 and signed to the independent label Euclid Agency (sublabel Zany Zap). Despite not actually performing the music themselves, they have gained popularity through their theatrical "live shows".
Currently, Golden Bomber have released 12 singles and 11 albums, some of which have gained the top places in national Oricon chart.

The band was formed in 2004 by vocalist Shō Kiryūin and guitarist Yutaka Kyan. The band's concept was "Hyper Giga Hybrid Super Subculture Visual Rock". Teppei Chimatsuri joined as the first drummer and keyboardist; when he left later, Dankichi Tenkujō took over as drummer. Jun Utahiroba joined as bassist on April 22, 2007. On April 5, 2009, Dankichi left the band, and on April 10, 2009, Kenji Darvish joined as a drummer.

None of the members except Shō Kiryūin play instruments. The band's studio recordings are done by professional musicians, as attested to by the group members themselves. Shō Kiryūin writes the music and lyrics, and creates the arrangements with Tatsuo of Everset. In concert, the band members don't play their instruments; instead they dance and perform and act out dramas with the aid of videos. Shō Kiryūin is the only one who always sings live. The band's creative output, including songs, music videos, promotional videos and performances, contains parodies of famous bands, artists, manga and other aspects of Japanese popular culture.

Their first single, "Dakishimete Shwarz", was released on 1 May 2008, followed by four more consecutive singles. Their first two albums, "The Golden J-POPS" and "Renai Shuukyouron" were put on sale on December 24, 2007, and their first live DVD was released that same day. In 2009 Golden Bomber had 12 consecutive one-man concerts on the 1st day of each month and performed a country-wide 4646 tour. Their most famous song, "Memeshikute", was released as single on 21 October 2009.

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• Nagaragawa International Conference Center
  長良川国際会議場

  Address

  日本、〒502-0817 岐阜県岐阜市長良福光２６９５−２  Map

• Nakashibetsu Town Sogo Bunka Kaikan
  中標津町総合文化会館 しるべっと

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  日本、〒086-1002 北海道標津郡中標津町東２条南３丁目１  Map

• Hokuto City General Culture Center
  北斗市総合文化センター

  Address

  日本、〒049-0156 北海道北斗市中野通２丁目１３−１  Map

• Otaru City Hall
  小樽市民会館

  Address

  日本、〒047-0024 北海道小樽市花園５丁目３−１  Map

• Shunan City Cultural Center
  周南市文化会館

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  日本、〒745-0851 山口県周南市徳山公園区５８５４−４１  Map

• Shimane Prefectural Civic Center
  島根県民会館

  Address

  日本、〒690-0887 島根県松江市殿町１５８  Map

• Miyazaki civic culture hall
  宮崎市民文化ホール

  Address

  日本、〒880-0930 宮崎県宮崎市花山手東３丁目２５−３  Map

• World Memorial Hall
  ワールド記念ホール (ポートアイランドホール)

  Address

  日本、〒650-0046 兵庫県神戸市中央区港島中町６丁目１２−２  Map

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