WANIMA

WANIMA is a punk rock band from Kumamoto, but currently reside in Tokyo, formed in 2010.

The band consist of the childhood friends KENTA and KO-SHIN, with FUJI originally joining in 2012, as a temporary member after WAKITA left the band.

The band is a revival of KENTA's former band HANIMA, that broke up in 2008.

Current Members

 * KENTA - Vocalist & Bassist
 * KO-SHIN - Guitarist
 * FUJI - Drummer (Joined December 2012)

Former Members

 * WAKITA

Discography
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Studio Albums

 * 1) [2015.11.04] Are You Coming?
 * 2) [2018.01.17] Everybody!!
 * 3) [2019.10.23] COMINATCHA!!

Mini Albums
Singles=
 * 1) [2014.10.22] Can Not Behaved!!
 * 2) [2020.09.23] Cheddar Flavor

Singles

 * 1) [2015.08.05] Think That...
 * 2) [2016.08.03] JUICE UP!!
 * 3) [2017.05.17] Gotta Go!!
 * 4) [2019.03.06] Good Job!!
 * 5) [2019.07.07] Summer Trap!!
 * 6) [2021.04.14] Chilly Chili Sauce
 * 7) [2021.08.18] Chopped Grill Chicken

Digital Singles

 * 1) [2017.03.08] Yattemiyou (やってみよう)
 * 2) [2017.10.26] Human (ヒューマン)
 * 3) [2018.05.16] Drive
 * 4) [2020.03.12] Haruwo Matte (春を待って)
 * 5) [2020.06.15] Milk
 * 6) [2021.04.28] Tabidachi no Mae ni (旅立ちの前に; Before the Journey)

Trivia

 * The band's name consist of the first 2 letters of each founding member's last name (WAKITA, Nishida Koushin, Matsumoto Kenta).
 * All members are from Kumamoto Prefecture (both Kenta and Koushin, are from Amakusa city).
 * At their live performances, they have been using standard shouting phrases such as "1CHANCE", "Kaisai Shimasu" (開催します; I'll hold it (holding the performance), and "Chikara" (チカラー; Energy) since their formation.
 * One of their best-known songs is "Yattemiyou!" (やってみよう！; Let's do it!).