ばんどごっこ (Bandgocco) is a musical band team based in Tokyo, launched by music producer 齋藤俊和 (Toshikazu Saito). The project is centered around 歌謡曲 (Kayokyoku – a form of Japanese music that was on the rise during the Showa era) CityPop, meaning all songs and dance numbers are composed exclusively for their shows and performed by a live band during the performance. They started their activities in 2023.
Sounds like: 🎵 Theater
Okay, okay, we already hear you thinking: “this has nothing to do with ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) or J-Rock!”, and yes, that is absolutely correct. But we are interested enough in the project to bring it to your attention despite it not being our usual area of expertise.
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