{"id":19993,"date":"2015-06-23T12:07:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T10:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avo-blog.nl\/?p=19993&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2016-10-05T15:28:34","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T13:28:34","slug":"avo-blog-interview-kubihuri-dolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2015\/06\/avo-blog-interview-kubihuri-dolls\/","title":{"rendered":"AVO Blog interview with Kubihuri Dolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kubihuri Dolls is nowadays, one of the most interesting bands in the punk scene from Japan. Once you know about them, you will surely become as loyal as their fans who are rapidly spreading throughout Japan. After selling all the copies of their first album, the band returns this year with new sound and a series of singles that are quickly disappearing from all the shops. The vocalist and drummer of the band, nao, talks with us in an exclusive interview with AVO about this ambitious project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: First of all, please tell me how you met each other.<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: Kubihuri Dolls is a 3 members band formed with nao on vocals and drums, Jhonny on guitars and vocals and Jhon on bass. Me and Jhon used to be in a band called \u2018THEE CALVADOS\u2019 while Jhonny was in \u2018THE SPANKS\u2019. We met each other because our previous bands did a concert together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/avo-magazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kubihuri_Dolls.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15433\" src=\"http:\/\/avo-magazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kubihuri_Dolls.jpg\" alt=\"Kubihuri Dolls\" width=\"733\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kubihuri_Dolls.jpg 733w, https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Kubihuri_Dolls-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: Your last single\u2019s jacket was designed by <a title=\"TRASH ART WORKS\" href=\"http:\/\/trash-aw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">TRASH ART WORKS<\/a> (@<a title=\"TRASH ART WORKS Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trash_aw\" target=\"_blank\">trash_aw<\/a>). I think your band\u2019s image and design is quite dark, but at the same time, it\u2019s really charming. If you could collaborate with an artist you like, who would you collaborate with? Will you draw again for the band? (Note: nao enjoys drawing and he had previously worked on the designs for the band.)<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: I like lots of artists. If I could make a personal collaboration with Suehiro Maruo, that would be like a dream to me. Also Victoria Franc\u00e9s. Of course, I will draw (again). In fact, I\u2019m making drawings for the goods of \u2018Pinku no mi\u2019 (\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u5b9f).<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: If you could have a concert in any place you want around the world, in any stage or stadium, where would you like to play, and why?<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: If there are people who love our music, people interested on it, I would like to play anywhere. If I could play on a stadium, I would like to do the best of the rock\u2019n\u2019roll shows, using a really flashy stage setting like KISS. I really long for a showy performance like that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: What do you know about The Netherlands and Belgium? If you could go one day to those countries, what would you like to do in there?<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: If I could go to The Netherlands or Belgium, I would like to do a session with some local bands. Because we can use a form of communication that can actually cross over any language barrier. I\u2019m much more interested in knowing how the young people in there enjoy themselves than in sightseeing.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SZ1YBOQERAU]<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: You\u2019re always very close to your fans. You chat a lot with them on the internet. For example, you use live broadcast (on the internet) and even until some months ago you had your own radio program. I think the fans of Kubihuri Dolls had become a big family. What do they mean to you?<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: When I became obsessed about doing a rock band, and even before I was aware of it, there were fans supporting us. I\u2019m truly thankful to all of them and they\u2019re really like a big family to me. When I\u2019m playing in the lives, in order to court the women, sometimes I act like a snake that\u00a0aims at its prey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: As a punk band, Kubihuri Dolls has a lot of heavy songs. In your last single, \u2018Konrinzai\u2019 (\u91d1\u8f2a\u7f6a), you released your first ballad, \u2018Kawaita ame\u2019 (\u6e07\u3044\u305f\u96e8). Was that an experiment? As a musician, you did that as a challenge?<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: That ballad was one of our challenges, it came out -unexpectedly- without any opposition.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s really nice that our fans also enjoyed it. I\u2019ve also heard some people saying that \u2018Kawaita ame\u2019 (\u6e07\u3044\u305f\u96e8) it\u2019s their favorite song, that they feel the new potential of the band.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gCzwmMBSWsQ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: Please let us know briefly about your new single \u2018Pinku no mi\u2019 (\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u5b9f)!<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: Its story is connected to the previous release, \u2018Konrinzai\u2019 (\u91d1\u8f2a\u7f6a). I would like you to listen to them together, since we wrote these songs in the same way as the previous ones. And regarding the songs, I would like you to listen to them!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AVO Blog: Thank you so much! Now, to finish off, please send a message to the people from The Netherlands and Belgium.<\/strong><br \/>\nnao: I hope the number of people who wants to see Kubihuri Dolls grows a lot more. If we wish for it, we\u2019re sure we\u2019ll be able to go there and meet you. I would love Kubihuri Dolls to spread through all The Netherlands and Belgium.<\/p>\n<p><em>I want to thank nao for his time to have an interview with AVO and my translator\u00a0for her great help!\u00a0Please check the\u00a0preview of the upcoming single\u00a0\u2018Pinku no mi\u2019 (\u30d4\u30f3\u30af\u306e\u5b9f) at <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/kubihuridolls\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a>. Their 1st single released this year, \u2018Konrinzai\u2019 (\u91d1\u8f2a\u7f6a),<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0can be bought on <a href=\"http:\/\/tower.jp\/item\/3833626\/%E9%87%91%E8%BC%AA%E7%BD%AA\" target=\"_blank\">Tower Records<\/a> online\u00a0 and on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdjapan.co.jp\/product\/KBHD-2\" target=\"_blank\">CDJapan<\/a>. Don\u2019t forget to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/kubihuri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">official homepage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/%E9%A6%96%E6%8C%AF%E3%82%8ADolls\/329591607161844\" target=\"_blank\">official Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KubihuriDolls\" target=\"_blank\">official Twitter<\/a> and you can follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kubihuri_nao\" target=\"_blank\">nao on Twitter<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kubihuri Dolls is nowadays, one of the most interesting bands in the punk scene from Japan. Once you know about them, you will surely become as loyal as their fans who are rapidly spreading throughout Japan. 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