Biography
BBHF (formerly "Bird Bear Hare and Fish"/バードベアーヘアーアンドフィッシュ) is a Japanese band from Hokkaido which formed in 2018.
Members:
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** Vocals & Guitar: 尾崎雄貴 (Yuuki Ozaki)
** Guitar: DAIKI (ダイキ; Daiki Imai)
** Drums 尾崎和樹 (Kazuki Ozaki Kazuki)
** Support Guitar, Vocals: 岩井郁人 (Iwai Fumito; Galileo Galilei (2009 to 2012) and returned in 2022; founder of FOLKS/フォークス; 2012 to 2018)
Ex members:
** Bass: 佐孝仁司 (Sakou Hitoshi; until March 2021)
History:
It is a band formed by the members of Galileo Galilei, who ended their activities in 2016 as a three-member Japanese band . BBHF stands for Bird Bear Hare and Fish It is an abbreviation for “The Dark Tower” by Stephen King , and is also the subtitle of the Warbear tour conducted by Yuki Ozaki.
Yuki Ozaki, Kazuki Ozaki, and Hitoshi Sako had been active as a band called Galileo Galilei before BBHF activities, and DAIKI was participating as a support member. Kazuki Ozaki is the younger brother of Yuki Ozaki.
In 2016, Galileo Galilei members Yuki Ozaki, Kazuki Ozaki, and Hitoshi Sako no longer had a hard time making music that Galileo Galilei had been doing, and announced the end of the band's activities. After the release of the 4th album and the best album, all activities of Galileo Galilei will end. Later, in 2017, Yuki Ozaki released his solo project, Warbear, and went on a national tour. The subtitle is "Birds and Dogs and Dogs and Dogs" . Kazuki Ozaki, Hitoshi Sako, and Fumito Iwai, who were Galileo Galilei members, and DAIKI, who was a support member, also participated in this tour.
Yuki Ozaki, Kazuki Ozaki, Hitoshi Sako and DAIKI at the Warbear Tour Shibuya QUATTRO performance on January 27, 2018. It was announced that they formed a new band called Bird Bear Hare and Fish with these four members. The label is Sony Music Entertainment, which has been with them since the days of Galileo . After the formation of the band, the first single, Peji / Next Fire, was released. Afterwards, after releasing Leica, which was tied up as the 6th ending song of the anime Boruto , released BBHF's first album, Moon Boots, and went on tour.
In 2019, the band name was completely changed to an abbreviated BBHF, and at the same time, the label was moved from Sony Music Entertainment to Lastrum-affiliated label Beacon LABEL. After that, the first EP, Mirror Mirror, was released, followed by the release of singles, Nanimode Karanai and 涙の階段, and the second EP, Family.
In 2020, they released a digital single, Kake Aga Tte, and in September 2020, they released their second full-length album, BBHF1 -南下する青年-.
In 2021, BBHF LIVE STREAMING -YOUNG MAN GOES SOUTH-, which released an album of live streaming in 2020, was released, and Hitoshi Sako withdrew after that. The reason for leaving is said to be for a new musical challenge.
In early July 2022, it was announced that the contract with Beacon LABEL, which was the affiliated label, was terminated.
On October 11, 2022, Warbear Live announced the resumption of activities of Galileo Galilei, the former predecessor band, and BBHF seemed to stop, but announced the release of a new EP in 2023.
Support:
Fumito Iwai was born on July 21, 1990. Responsible for guitar , keyboards , programming , sub vocals and chorus. Galileo Galilei is a member who was active from his major debut until the 2nd album. He later formed FOLKS and worked as a solo artist. While participating as a BBHF support member, he is involved in video production and filming as well as playing. Among the members who previously worked as Galileo Galilei, he has the deepest relationship with the members of BBHF to this day. He runs a gaming YouTube channel and a personal YouTube channel. The main guests of the gaming YouTube channel are , of course, BBHF members.
Urui Riho is a female indie singer-songwriter, she participated in the chorus for the 2nd album of BBHF and as a support member for the 2nd album live.
Masaki Okazaki is a bassist. He is a support member who has been participating in performances since Hitoshi Sako's withdrawal. He is also participating as a performer in BBHF and warbear sound recordings. He later became Galileo Galilei's official bassist.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.