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Wino (stylized as WINO and pronounced "wine-oh") were a Japanese rock band that formed in 1995 and broke up in 2002. Originally, the band's name was ボグ・マイトルスター (bogu maitorusuta), which seems to be just gibberish. The band was renamed WINO in 1996. One of Wino's biggest hits was "Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku" (The Sun Also Shines at Night), the second opening in the 1999 anime series Hunter × Hunter. In February 2024 the band reunited.
Style and influences
Their music was heavily influenced by British rock bands, most notably the Beatles, and the band has often been compared to Oasis.
Members
Jun Yoshimura - lead vocals
Naoyuki Hisanaga - lead guitar
Shinichiro Togawa - rhythm guitar
Hiroyuki Kawazoe - bass
Masataka Kuronuma - drums
Discography
= Albums
=Useless Music (1999)
Devil's Own
Inhaler
Wild Flower
Can't Leave the Here
Sister's High
White Room
Confusion
She
Call the Sun
Loaded
Unfinished Vibes
Wino (1999)
The Action
Tomorrow
Velvet
Hospital
Glory
Freaks
Mirror
We Are the boys
Thank You
Anyhow
Friend of Mine
Ain't Gonna Lose
Dirge No.9 (2001)
New Dawn F
Resolution
Mad Silence
Hurt
"Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku"
Butterfly
Empty Soul
Imagine, Still
My Life
Sullen Days (album version)
Dirge No.9
Everlast (2002)
Warsaw
Everlast
Love Is Here
Jesus
All About a Boy
Philadelphia
Chelsea Girl
Forever Young
Not Alone
Freedom Song
Go Straight Song!
Lion (2003)
New Song
Watermark: Ver.3
Thunder
Ride On
Sea Castle
Teenage Tears
Spin
Songs of Shadow
Talk to Me
Rainbow
A New World
Lost Communication
Little Saviour
Come Together Now
No Enemies
Break Down the Long Road, Break Down the Wall
Freedom Song
= Singles
="Devil's Own [Mix No.4]" (1998)
"Loaded" (1998)
"Ain't Gonna Lose" (1999)
"Tomorrow" (1999)
"The Action (All Really Want to Do)" (2000)
"Sullen Days" (2000)
"Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku" (2000)
"New Dawn F" (2001)
"Go Straight Song!" (2001)
"Not Alone" (2002)
"Love Is Here" (2002)
= Compilations
=The Best of Wino - Volume 1 (2003)
The Action (All I Really Want to Do)
Everlast
Thank You
Wild Flower
Tomorrow
My Life
Dirge No.9
Loaded
Inhaler
Warsaw
New Dawn F
Go Straight Song!
Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku
Going Out
Devil's Own (Mix No.4)
Friend of Mine
= DVD
=Lion (2003)
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The Action
White Room
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Velvet
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Devil's Own
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Watermark
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Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku
Everlasat
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Inhaler (performed at Akasaka Blitz on 14 March 2000)
New Dawn F
Love Is Here
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Go Straight Song! (performed at Shinjuku Liquid Room on 22 November 2002)
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= Compilation appearances
="Escape" and "Going Out" in Return of Guitar Lightning Horror Smilin' (1996, Gods Pop Records)
"Not Alone" in Football Music Album Yell (2006, Speedstar Records)
"Thank you" in Thank You!! (2006, Speedstar Records)
"Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku" in Hunter × Hunter Single Collection (2006, Miya Records)
References
External links
Speedstar Records | Wino (in Japanese)
HMV Japan - Wino (in Japanese)
The official account on X (in English)