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The Birthday
12+ albums
Garage RockjapaneseJ-rockrockalternative rock
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The Birthday is a Japanese garage rock band which formed in 2006. Members: Vocals (since 2025), Bass: Hirai Haruki (ヒライハルキ) (former member of てるる...) Vocals (since 2025), Drums: Kuhara Kazuyuki (クハラカズユキ) (former member of THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT) Vocals (since 2025), Guitar: Fuji Kenji (フジイケンジ / 藤井謙二) (former member of THE BARRETT and My Little Lover) Vocals (from 2025): Guest vocalists like Takumi Kitamura of DISH// Former Members: Vocals, Guitar: Chiba Yusuke (チバユウスケ) (from 2006 until his death in 2023) (former member of THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT and ROSSO) Guitar: Imai Akinobu (イマイアキノブ) (from 2006 to 2010) (former member of フリクション and ROSSO) Formed in 2005. The following year, they debuted with the single “stupid.” Their raw, authentic rock sound rooted in garage and blues rock, combined with energetic live performances, earned them strong support. In 2008, they held their first concert at the Nippon Budokan. In 2010, Imai left the band, and Fujii joined in 2011. To date, they have released 11 original albums. In 2023, Chiba passed away at the age of 55, and since then, the band has continued as a three-piece. Formation to Imai Akinobu’s Departure In September 2005, The Birthday was formed around Chiba Yusuke and Imai Akinobu of ROSSO, joined by former THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT drummer Kuhara Kazuyuki and former Teruru… bassist Hirai Haruki. In August 2006, they debuted with their first single “stupid.” That fall, they released their first album Rollers Romantics
