We had an interview with
BakuBeni @ NYAF 08Check this out!!!

BakuBeni is an unstoppable explosion of Japanese punk.
Throwing forth unapologetic sounds and a vicious yankii stage show,
they’re a musical force of nature dedicated to what they call
“Ikizama Rock”.
“Ikizama” means
“Way of Life”, and what’s exactly what BakuBeni’s music is.
To BakuBeni,
music is life.
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IntroductionHi, we are Bakubeni. I’m Reira, Soucho, I’m Taiga, Guiter. I’m Kozaken, Drums. I’m Thunder, base.
Origin of the band’s name is Baku=explode Beni=red.
This is the first time touring in the US. The impression of U.S. audience Tough and powerful, honest, and very pure! And they are tough from the beginning of a show to the end!!
The first live was in Texas.
Reira : We were so nervous!! We don’t speak much of English, and thought a lot about
how to communicate with audience through our music and how we can perform
to express our rock spirits.
The memorable experience is
Thunder : By mistake, I took someone else’s luggage from the airport.
When we arrived at the hotel, I realized “oh, it’s not mine”. I went back next day and got mine safely.
Reira : My leg was caught in the gap on stage during a show in Knoxville.
I hit a microphone by my chin pretty bad. Everyday, I got new bruise.
But this means, every show was very exciting and audiences were so powerful!
Taiga : Everyday, someone offers me a shot, and I feel bad to decline.
But I only get one shot and say “no thank you” –laugh-
First thing I saw in NY
I heart NY t-shirts! I was like “wow, they are really sold in NY!”
What was your favorite show among in US tour?
We enjoy the show more at a small venue. The atmosphere in those small venues is very intense!
But depending on the cities, the atmosphere is different.
The artists you get influenced by
Reira : Jannes Joplin, Cindy Lauper, Nirvana, Sex Pistols.
Taiga : Sex Pistols, Robert Johnson.
Kozaken : Motley Crew, Tommy Lee.
Thunder : Pearl Jam, Sound Garden.
Why tour in US?
Reira : We were thinking what we should do to expand our experience and improve ourselves.
by chance, we get a invite from an organizer for the event relating to NYAF.
We wanted to challenge how much we can show our rock spirits in the US.
Taiga : I came US to prove that music is world’s common language!!
Have you changed during this US tour?
Reira : We were like “gee, we underestimated how powerful audiences in the US are!!”
We had a confidence in our performance since he had many shows in Japan.
But US audiences were so much tougher, and powerful!
They are more willing to interact with us during a show compared to Japanese audiences.
So we change the style of our show so that they can participate and interact with us even
by our not-so-perfect-English… Every show, we learn something new from the audience.
