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Karma-Shenjing
12+ albums
visual keijapaneseJ-rockrockjrock
about
Karma-Shenjing are a visual kei band from Osaka, Japan. The band formed in 2002. They fuse Chinese influences with a varied rock sound. Rairin, Shino and Ikuto hope to convey the beauty of Asian culture in their music. Visually the band dress in exotic Chinese costumes to match with their sound and Chinese inspired theme. Members: Vocals: Rairin Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals: Ikuto Guitar: Shino Drums: Naoki Former Members: Bass Guitar: Ryu [2002-2006] Bass Guitar: Sakika [2007-2009] Early in their career, the band was quite unknown and released a few maxi singles between 2003-2005, while performing various live shows throughout Japan. 2005 was a big year for the band as they debuted overseas in the United States at Jrock Connection and returned the next year in 2006. Ryu the bassist left the band in 2006. A new bassist called Sakika joined in 2007 and they also performed at FanimeCon in the same year. They released quite a few releases, one being a live limited USA album and a live in the USA concert DVD. In 2008, they mainly just did live shows and released some singles. They acquired a drummer called Naoki, on November 28th. At the beginning of 2009, Sakika decided to leave the band, due to musical differences. After his departure the 4 remaining members decided to go on a activity pause. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
