Hidari (band)

This article is about the Japanese rock music group. For the Japanese illustrator, see Hidari (illustrator). For the butterfly genus, see Hidari (skipper).

Hidari
Origin	Kobe, Japan
Genres	Indie, Pop, Rock
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Bad News Records
Members	Hiroshi Ohta, Yukihiro
Website	zousanrecords.com/hidari/

Hidari (ヒダリ) is a rock band from Kobe, Japan, known for its combination of modern rock and retro electronic sounds.

Members

• Hiroshi Ohta (太田宏) - guitar, vocals
• Yukihiro (ユキヒロ) - mecha

Former members

• Hiroshi "Yoma" Aoki (青木ヨーマ), electronics, keyboards
• Justin Bacon (ジャスティン ベイコン), mecha
• Daisuke Kouzuki (上月大介) - bass, backup vocals

Name

The word hidari means "left" in Japanese, though the actual origin of the band's name comes from the first syllable of each of the three founding members' names, "Hiroshi", "Daisuke", and "Ryosuke". For that reason, it is spelled in the phonetic alphabet of katakana instead of the more representative kanji.

Discography

ヒダリの「ヒ」	ヒダリの「ダ」	ヒダリスムージー
Hidari's "Hi" (ヒダリの「ヒ」) June 2004 Handmade Demo	Hidari's "Da" (ヒダリの「ダ」) September 2004 Handmade Demo	Hidari Smoothie (ヒダリスムージー) May 2005 Handmade Demo

ピタリ！	ヒダリのしっぽ	ワインとチョコレート
Pitari! (ピタリ！) February 15, 2006 EP	Hidari's tail (ヒダリのしっぽ) December 13, 2006 Debut album	Wine and Chocolate (ワインとチョコレート) March 4, 2009 Second full album

External links

• zousanrecords.com/hidari/ Hidari's Official Website (English & Japanese)
• Bad News Records (Japanese)