Band Ja Naimon! MAXX NAKAYOSHI ( バンドじゃないもん!MAXX NAKAYOSHI, commonly abbreviated as BanMon, formerly known as Band Ja Naimon!) is a Japanese girl group, which consists of six members Misako Suzuki, Ringo Koishio, Gumi Nanase, Miyu Mochizuki, Yuzu Amanatsu, and Sunrise Omomoko. The group has signed with the label Pony Canyon. Misako is also the drummer for the band Shinsei Kamattechan. The name of the group literally means "we are not a band!" In 2016, their album "Kimemaster! / Kimochi Dake Sanka Shimasu" charted at #7[2] in the weekly Oricon Singles Chart.[3][4] On January 28, 2017, the group was introduced at billboard as "Japan Hot 100 artist" for the first time.[5]

Band Ja Naimon! MAXX NAKAYOSHI
Band Ja Naimon! performing one of their numbers "Kimemaster!" on the stage at Akarenga Yokocho (Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse) idol festival in Yokohama, July 3rd 2016
Band Ja Naimon! performing one of their numbers "Kimemaster!" on the stage at Akarenga Yokocho (Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse) idol festival in Yokohama, July 3rd 2016
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Years active2011- present
LabelsPONY CANYON INC.
MembersMisako Suzuki
Ringo Koishio
Gumi Nanase
Miyu Mochizuki
Yuzu Amanatsu
Omomoko Sunrise
Past membersSaori Kaneko
Ramune Mizutama
Websitebanmon.jp

History

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Band Ja Naimon was formed in 2011 when Misako Suzuki, drummer for the band Shinsei Kamattechan, met Saori Kaneko. Saori knew how to play the drums and wanted to join a band, and Misako wanted to be part a girl band. The two decided to create a “twin-drum” band soon after meeting. On February of the same year, the two held their first live performance as Band Ja Naimon. Initially they asked other musicians to support them on stage with other instruments, but later decided that only the two would perform with both members playing drums and singing. The two of them were reluctant to change from a band to an idol group, but were encouraged by seeing other idol groups. They eventually made the transition as their songs changed. They released their self-titled debut album on October 3, 2012, under Warner Music Japan's label, unBORDE.

On May 7, 2013, the two members held a livestream announcing the addition of three new members: Ramune Mizutama, Ringo Koishio, and Gumi Nanase. Their official introduction as a five-person group was at the live performance on June 8 of that same year.

Kaneko announced in August 2013 she would be graduating from the group to prepare for her marriage. Her graduation concert was held on September 19, 2013, marking the end of the “twin-drum” era. At the end of the concert, the addition of a new member was announced to be revealed in October and formally join the group at their concert on October 18, 2013. The new member would also be appearing on the cover of their next single “Yuki Furu Yoruni Kisushite”. On October 17, Miyu Mochizuki was revealed as the new member and group bass player.

On February 22, 2014, Mizutama announced her retirement from the group stating that the group's activities were conflicting with her personal activities and pursuits of other interests. At the same time, the group opened auditions for the first time in search of new members. Ramune graduated from the group on April 4, 2014. That same day, Yuzu Amanatsu and Omoko Sunrise (known as Momoko Amaterasu at the time) were announced as the new members. The official fan club, Chocolat Club, was founded on February 6, 2015. They renamed the group to Band Ja Naimon! MAXX NAKAYOSHI on November 9, 2018.

Members

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Current Members[6]
Name Nickname Date Joined Color Instrument Birthday Age Hometown
Misako Suzuki (鈴姫みさこ) Misako (みさこ) 2011
(Original member)
Pink (Leader) Drums Oct 11 Eternal 13 year old Chiba Prefecture
Ringo Koishio (恋汐りんご) Shiorin (しおりん) June 8, 2013 Loving Apple June 16 5 Pieces of apple Gunma Prefecture
Gumi Nanase (ななせぐみ) Gumi-tyan (ぐみてゃん) June 8, 2013 Sadistic Blue Mar 30 1000 gummies Tokyo
Miyu Mochizuki (望月みゆ) Miyu-chii (みゆちぃ) Oct 18, 2013 Fairy Tale Green Bass June 4 One less than you Kumamoto/Saga Area
Yuzu Amane (甘夏ゆず) Yuzu-pon (ゆずポン) May 16, 2014 Cotton Yellow Guitar & Synthesizer Aug 28 Don't have one in particular Chiba Prefecture
Sunrise Omomoko (大桃子サンライズ) Momo-chan (ももちゃん) May 16, 2014 Deep Marine Blue June 14 Innocent adult slightly over the drinking age Pleiades Star Cluster
Former Members
Name Nickname Instrument Date Joined Date Left
Saori Kaneko(金子沙織) Kacchan (かっちゃん) Drums 2011 (original member) September 19, 2013
Ramune Mizutama(水玉らむね) Ramutin (らむてぃん) Magical Tamborine May 7, 2013 April 6, 2014

Timeline

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Discography

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※Following the official discography[7]

Singles

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※The ranks follow the weekly Oricon Singles Chart[8]

#N Date of release Title Rank Catalog Number
1st February 6, 2013 Chocolat Love 119th WPZL-30534/5 (Limited Edition, CD+DVD)

WPCL-11306 (Standard Edition, CD)

2nd August 21, 2013 UP↑Prime / Tacatocotan - Forever - - PMFL-000
3rd December 18, 2013 Yuki Furu Yoruni Kisushite 20th WPCL-11676 (Limited Edition A)

WPCL-11677 (Limited Edition B)

WPCL-11678 (Standard Edition)

4th September 17, 2014 Tsunagaru! Kanaderu! Music 14th XQFL-91004 (Limited Edition)

XQFL-1031 (Standard Edition)

5th November 25, 2015 Namida / White Youth 11th XQFL-91006 (Limited Edition 1)

XQFL-91007 (Limited Edition 2)

XQFL-91008 (Limited Edition 3)

XQFL-91009 (Limited Edition 4)

XQFL-91010 (Limited Edition 5)

XQFL-91011 (Limited Edition 6)

XQFL-1033 (Normal Edition)

6th May 18, 2016 Kimemaster! / Kimochi Dake Sanka Shimasu 5th BRCA-70014 (Limited Edition 1)

BRCA-70015 (Limited Edition 2)

BRCA-70016 (Limited Edition 3)

BRCA-70017 (Limited Edition 4)

BRCA-70018 (Limited Edition 5)

BRCA-70019 (Limited Edition 6)

PCCA-70470 (Standard Edition)

7th August 24, 2016 Natsu no Oh! Baibusu 7th PCCA-70480 (Limited Edition, Chou Chou Cream Ver.)

PCCA-70481 (Limited Edition, Blue Twins Ver.)

PCCA-70482 (Limited Edition, Cotton Rabbits Ver.)

PCCA-70479 (Standard Edition, CD)

8th January 11, 2017 YAKIMOCHI[9] 5th PCCA-70494 (New Year's Gift Edition A)

PCCA-70495 (New Year's Gift Edition B)

PCCA-70496 (New Year's Gift Edition C)

PCCA-70493 (Standard Edition)

9th January 11, 2017 YATTA![9] 8th PCCA-70490 (New Year's Gift Edition A)

PCCA-70491 (New Year's Gift Edition B)

PCCA-70492 (New Year's Gift Edition C)

PCCA-70489 (Standard Edition)

10th May 17, 2017 METAMORISER / FAN+TIC 10th PCCA-04543 (CD+DISC PLUS)
11th October 11, 2017 Q.JINSEI SORE DE IINOKAI? 23rd PCCA-70517
12th May 9, 2018 BORN TO BE IDOL/Koi Suru Kanzen Hanzai 13th PCCA-00086 (Misako Suzuki Edition, CD)

PCCA-00087 (Ringo Koishio Edition, CD)

PCCA-00088 (Gumi Nanase Edition, CD)

PCCA-00089 (Miyu Mochizuki Edition, CD)

PCCA-00090 (Yuzu Amanatsu Edition, CD)

PCCA-00091 (Sunrise Omomoko Edition, CD)

PCCA-04660 (Normal Edition, CD)

PCCA-04659 (Limited Edition, 3CD+Blu-Ray)

Digital Download

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#N Date of release Title Rank
1st Dec 23, 2019 6 Respect - NKYR-001
2nd June 10, 2020 God Song - NKYR-002

Albums

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※The ranks follow the weekly Oricon Albums Chart[8]

#N Date of release Title Rank Product Code
1st October 3, 2012 Band Ja Naimon! 149th WPCL-11176
2nd April 22, 2014 Re:start 22nd XQFL-91005 (Limited Edition, CD+DVD)

XQFL-1032 (Standard Edition, CD)

3rd March 8, 2017 Kanpekishugi Na Sekai Ni Fukanzen Na Ongakuwo 4th PCCA-04478 (Limited Edition, CD+Blu-Ray)

PCCA-04477 (Standard Edition, CD)

4th December 13, 2017 Mini Ban! 15th PCCA-04609 (Limited Edition, CD+Blu-Ray)

PCCA-04610 (Standard Edition, CD)

5th April 3, 2019 NO LIMIT 13th SCCA-00073 (Legacy Edition, CD + 3 Blu-Ray)

PCCA-04764 (Limited Edition, CD+Blu-Ray)

PCCA-04765 (Standard Edition, CD)

6th January 31, 2023 Kanpekishugi Na Sekai Ni Fukanzen Na Ongakuwo 2 NKYR-5

Best-Of Albums

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#N Date of release Title Rank
1st May 19, 2021 BanMon! BEST- Goku Nakayoshiteki Sekai 7th NKYR-1001 (Limited Edition, CD + DVD)

NKYR-0003 (Standard Edition, CD)

Filmography

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#N Date of release Title
1st January 30, 2015 Band Ja Naimon! LIVE DVD PMFL-90001
2nd October 24, 2015 Band Ja Naimon! LIVE DVD vol.2 PMFL-90002
3rd October 26, 2016 Zenkoku tour 2016 ~ Teppen Mezasouze! Mushyashyugyou hen ~ LIVE Blu-ray BRXP-00009 (Limited Memorial Box Edition, 2 Blu-Ray + 2 CD)

PCXP-50446 (Standard Edition, Blu-Ray)

4th August 23, 2017 Band Ja Naimon! Oneman Live 2017 Tokyo Dada Dash! - Chanto Ase Kakanakya XXXX - BRXP-00011 (Limited Memorial Box Edition, Blu-Ray+CD)

PCXP-50510 (Standard Edition, Blu-Ray)

PCBP-53217 (Standard Edition, DVD)

5th October 5, 2019 JAPAN TOUR 2019 Reiwa Gennen!NAKAYOSHI Bakufu at Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall LIVE DVD PMVP-0003
6th September 17, 2021 Banmon! Hasshuunen Suru Hirogari Tour Final @Zepp DiverCity Tokyo[10] PMVP-0018

References

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  1. ^ PONY CANYON NEWS September 16th 2016
  2. ^ PONY CANYON NEWS November 1st 2016
  3. ^ http://realsound.jp/2016/08/post-8805.html Realsound.jp article on August 25th, 2016
  4. ^ http://getnews.jp/archives/1465890?kanren=true getnews Band Ja Naimon! kicking off a new campaign on twitter celebrating their single becoming the 5th in Oricon Singles Chart May 25th, 2016
  5. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/7661755/band-ja-nai-mon/chart Billboard Artist Band Ja Naimon! Japan Hot 100
  6. ^ "PROFILE". バンドじゃないもん!MAXX NAKAYOSHI. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  7. ^ https://banmon.jp/discography Band Ja Naimon! Official website discography
  8. ^ a b http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/572053/rank/ Band Ja Naimon! Oricon Singles/Albums Chart history
  9. ^ a b PONY CANYON NEWS November 28th 2016
  10. ^ "【RELEASE情報】バンもん!八周年すゑひろがりツアー ツアーファイナル@Zepp DiverCity Tokyo LIVE DVD販売決定!". バンドじゃないもん!MAXX NAKAYOSHI. September 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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