Mika Yoshimura — guitar, vocal Ryoko Nakano — drums
Crashing onto the global music scene like a diminutive but no less destructive monster, Bo-Peep are a trio band who make a very big noise. Formed in Fukuoka, Japan and now based in Tokyo, Bo-Peep blend chaotic guitar riffs, brutal rhythm and manic vocals with a melodic sensibility that echoes the raw but infectious energy of the grunge era. With guitar, bass, drums and no added nonsense, their explosive live reputation has seen them storm stages across Japan, the UK, and the USA. Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival, Britain’s The Great Escape and In The City, and America’s South By Southwest – all have fallen under the might of Bo-Peep. In 2016, Bo-Peep released a new album “Thank You” from their own label B-P Music.
A Surprise from Japan! Years of rock-showcase experience have shown me that Japan likes to export jokey concept bands that quickly wear thin. So had I not looked at a wrong date in the SXSW schedule, I never would have ended up seeing BO PEEP, a three-woman hard-rock band from Tokyo. Lucky me. There was no joke about BO PEEP’s brutally efficient riffing, whether the band was bashing out brusque one-chord stomps or dissonant metal lines or blaring punk… BO-PEEP could strongarm itself a place alongside any American or English stoner rock band, and should. — The New York Times
It’s hard to imagine the extent of this three-piece girl band’s dense, intense sound piercing the world as it does. — Tower Records Bounce Magazine
Dynamic, grunge-inflected rawk that hurts in the best way possible. — Drowned In Sound
Tokyo’s Bo-Peep offer a brutal take on the riot grrrl aesthetic, prowling the stage with menace. — PlayLouder
Kind of makes me want to put my hair in bunches and dance around the room. ー Organ
Don’t fall for their ‘butter wouldn’t melt’ looks. This is a very dynamic, furious and frantic Japanese trio… Their Ramones back-to-back-style delivery is giving us speedy three-minute slices of rock gold. — Music Towers
Although the band make references to Western rock bands, Bo-Peep take in what they are inspired by and smash it out their own way. — Jpop.com
History Timeline
2000.10 福岡にて結成(Gu,Vo 吉村美香、Drums中野良子、Bass羽原順子)
2002.06 東京に拠点を移す
2003.03 1stMINI ALBUM「0×3」発売/Mother Recored(3rd Stone from the Sun)
2003.12 シアターブルックの福岡公演にてオープニングアクトを務める@Zepp福岡
2005.03 2nd MINI ALBUM「TIME OF ROCK」発売/3rd Stone Records(3rd Stone from the Sun)エンジニアにMO'SOME TONEBENDERの藤田氏を迎える
2005.11 髭withBO-PEEP福岡公演@天神VivreHall
2006.05 初イギリスツアーを行う。IT CAME FROM JAPAN tour(London,Bornemouth,Brighton,)ブライトンで行われる音楽フェス「The Great Escape」出演
2006.07 tokyo pinsalocksとの共同企画Aliens Kichenvo.1開催 @三軒茶屋Heaven’s door
2006.10 イギリスツロードツアー(Manchester、York、Bath、London)Manchesterで行われる音楽フェス「In the City」出演
2007.01 1st FULL ALBUM「Is it good for you?」発売/3rd Stone Records(3rd Stone from the Sun)
2007.12 Juice Magazine Presents「CLUB CREATURES」@渋谷チェルシーホテルw/SHERBETS,THE MODS,8otto,ズボンズ,THE BEACHES,noodles,BUGY CRAXONE,
THE BAWDIES, The She's In Parties,DENIAL
2008.05 Flightpath Records & Tours showcase出演 @代官山UNITw/佐藤タイジ、Levelload、VOLA AND THE ORIENTALMACHINE
2008.05 UKニューウェイブパンクバンドlevelloadと国内ツアー
2008.05 イギリスBrightonで行われる音楽フェス“The Great Escape”へ参加。UKロードツアー(METRO/London、Norwich、Bournemouth、York、Manchester、
CAVERN/Liverpool)w/LEVELLOAD、VOLA & THE ORIENTAL MACHINE、DOPING PANDA、DR. USUIイギリスのFMステーションでのスタジオレコーディングライヴを行う
2008.06 2nd Full Album「SICK ORANGE TELEVISION」発売/Flightpath Records & Tours(3rd Stone from the Sun)
2008.07 「SICK ORANGE TELEVISION」レコ発ワンマン @ 三軒茶屋HEAVENS DOOR
2008.10 イギリスロードツアー/マンチェスターで行われる音楽フェス(In the Cityに出演)
2008.12 サポートベーシストに竹林香織を迎える
2009.03 エレクトリックイールショックとツーマン @下北沢SHELTER
2009.03 アメリカテキサスで行われるフェスSXSW(サウスバイサウスウエスト)出演。
2009.04 雑誌「metropolis」のJPミュージックShowcase「Saiko」に出演
w/MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS、日暮愛葉 and LOVES!、natccu
2010.11 東アメリカツアーNew York~ Boston
(@AS220, Providence, Rhode Island/@The Trash Bar, Brooklyn, New York/@Philadelphia Museum of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania/@O'briens Pub,
Boston, Massachusetts/@Daniel Street Club, Milford, Connecticut/@Arlene's Grocery, Manhattan, New York)
2011.06 detroit7とツーマン@新代田Fever
2012.02 サポートベーシストに朱雀佑輝(ex.NANANINE)を迎える
2013.10 自主イベント「HOOPERDOOPER」開催 @ 下北沢CULB251
2014.09 「The Big Parade」出演 @恵比寿リキッドルーム
2014.12 tokyo pinsalocksとの共同企画Aliens Kichen開催 @ 三軒茶屋Heavens door
2015.09 tokyo pinsalocksとの共同企画Aliens Kichen開催 @ 三軒茶屋Heavens door
2015.10 Album「THANK YOU」先行release party @下北沢CULB251
2015.10 Tokyo Design Week出演 @ SXSWJapannite stage
2016.04 Album「THANK YOU」を自主レーベルB-P MUSICより発売
2016.05 folk enoughと九州ツアー
2016.06 ガンホー・オンライン・エンターテイメント株式会社より2016年内に発売予定の、Playstation4用ゲーム「LET IT DIE」の音楽コラボ企画に参加
2016.09 自主イベント「HOOPERDOOPER」開催 @六本木VARIT
Sheep Team
B-P Music label
Since November 2015, Bo-peep's Mika and Ryoko run their own label B-P MUSIC to support Bo-peep's musical ventures.
The Thank You album is the first release by B-P MUSIC.