Profile
Hitsujibungaku is an alternative rock band: Moeka Shiotsuka on vocals and guitar, Yurika Kasai on bass. The earliest show on record was in Shimokitazawa in January 2012. Their first nationally distributed EP came out in 2017, and they made their major-label debut on F.C.L.S. in 2020. Drummer Hiroa Fukuda left at the end of 2025, and the band now plays with a support drummer.
- SUPPORT
- YUNADr · Support · 2024.05–IG ↗
- LABEL
- F.C.L.S. 2020–
- FROM
- Tokyo
- NAME
- “Hitsuji” (sheep) comes from S.R.S.; “bungaku” (literature) because they wanted to express more than music 2017 interview
Members
Who was in the band, and when · 2012 – now
塩塚モエカVo · Gt
塩塚モエカVo · Gt
しのDr
しのDr–2015.10
わあこBa
わあこBa–2016.12
フクダヒロアDr
フクダヒロアDrBreak → left 2025.12
河西ゆりかBa
河西ゆりかBa
YUNADr · Support
YUNADr · Support
Shows per year
613—234841475111293149554644
- Member
- Sources disagree on the join date
- On break
- Support
- No shows on record
History
16 milestones, mostly firsts · open by year
2012First show on record1
01.05LIVEFirst show on recordShimokitazawa ReG · 中3限定ライブ2016FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ’16 · First shows abroad2
07.24LIVEFUJI ROCK FESTIVAL ’16ROOKIE A GO-GO · Naeba Ski Resort10.05LIVEFirst shows abroadNext Music from Tokyo vol.9 · Montreal and across Canada2017First nationwide release, “トンネルを抜けたら”1
10.04RELEASEFirst nationwide release, “トンネルを抜けたら”EP2018First headline show · First full-length album “若者たちへ”2
04.01LIVEFirst headline showShimokitazawa BASEMENTBAR · オレンジチョコレートハウス07.25RELEASEFirst full-length album “若者たちへ”2020Major-label debut with “砂漠のきみへ / Girls”1
08.19RELEASEMajor-label debut with “砂漠のきみへ / Girls”F.C.L.S. (Sony Music Labels)2023First headline show abroad1
06.21LIVEFirst headline show abroadLegacy Taipei, Taipei2024First Asia tour · First arena show · Hiroa Fukuda takes a break; the band continues with support drummers3
03.29LIVEFirst Asia tour7 cities from Seoul · 4 more added in July04.21LIVEFirst arena showYokohama Arena · III05MEMBERHiroa Fukuda takes a break; the band continues with support drummers
2025First US tour · First show at Nippon Budokan · First Europe tour · Hiroa Fukuda leaves the band4
04.10LIVEFirst US tourUS West Coast Tour 2025 · starting in San Diego10.09LIVEFirst show at Nippon BudokanAsia Tour 2025 · いま、ここ · two nights10.15LIVEFirst Europe tour7 cities, Paris to London12MEMBERHiroa Fukuda leaves the band
2026Yoyogi National Stadium, First Gymnasium · two nights1
11.10UPCOMINGYoyogi National Stadium, First Gymnasium · two nightsTOUR 2026 すーーーはーーー · added showsRecords
5 albums · 5 EPs · singles and more in RECORDS
