STEREOPONY is an up-and-coming female rock band that formed in Okinawa in 2007. The band is made up of three members, vocalist/guitarist AIMI, bassist NOHANA, and drummer SHIHO. Interestingly enough, when the band originally formed, all of the members were still in highschool. However, don’t let their young age fool you, this band has an incredibly professional sound. It’s really no wonder they were signed so quickly!
The band actually got their first break when they were featured on the Japanese rock radio program SCHOOL OF LOCK! From that point on, they released their very first single, entitled, “ヒトヒラのハナビラ” (hitohara no hanabira) on November 5th, 2008. The title track was used as the 17th ending theme for the popular anime BLEACH. The single was a huge success and ranked #25 on the Oricon weekly charts.
With one successful release now under their belts, the band set out to release their second single, “泪のムコウ” (namida no muko) on February 11th, 2009. The title track for this single was also used in a popular anime, as the second opening theme for the second season of Mobile Suit Gundam 00. This single managed to rank even higher than their last, reaching all the way up to #2 on the Oricon weekly charts.
From this point on the band was unstoppable, they made their US debut at the “SXSW 2009″ festival held in Austin, Texas in March and gave an amazing performance. Their third single came soon after on April 22nd, entitled, “I do it”. For this single, STEREOPONY teamed up with their label mate and well-known pop-singer, YUI. Throughout the rest of the year, they released two more singles as well as their very first album, entitled, “ハイド．ランジアが咲いている” (Hydrangea ga saiteiru).
This year, however, they have already released another two singles as well as a brand new album, entitled, “Over the Border” just last month on June 9th, 2010. Also in June, the band made their second ever US appearance at the AnimeNEXT convention in New Jersey from June 18th-20th. During their stay, we had the honor to be able to spend some time with the members and ask them a few questions.
