Vocal : Yuu
Guitar : Setsuki
Bass : Tara
Drums : Kasumi
Guitar : Toki (ex.Tsubasa)
PROFILE
The premise of the band history starts in July 2005 with the duo Betty, made up of Yuu and Tara. But this band had lasted no more than a couple of months before three others musicians joined in and the new unity traded its old name for a brand new one: 176BIZ.
Since then, the own styles and the various experiences of the band mates have been combining little by little in a rather pop-rock spirit. But in some songs, their jazzy side shows up as it was already done in Betty.
BIOGRAPHY
Tara, the former bassist of Panic Channel, left this last band because of hearing problems. After his hospitalization, he decided to create the duo Betty with Yuu, the former Never Crazy vocalist. They had taken part in only six events, but within that time they released their maxi-single Aka of which all 2000 copies were sold out.
The newly arrived reinforcements for Tara and Yuu weren’t completely unknown to the music scene as Toki, formerly Tsubasa, was in Panic Channel, while Setsuki played guitar in Karen, and Kasumi took care of drums in Gimikku.
On March 13th 2006, an exceptional sold-out live celebrated the end of Betty and the beginning of 176BIZ in the well-known Takadanobaba Area. The maxi-single Shinkai ni oboreta Sakana was released on March 22nd, points out a more rebel side of the band, especially in songs such as Dekiai and Drag on downer. They went on with more lives until the oneman "the scReaM of pRiMe" on June 20th.
176BIZ spend the whole summer preparing their first album Atelier which was planned to be released in September of 2006 in two different versions. The limited version, which included a PV of the song Aqua on top of the 10-tracks regular album, was quickly sold out.
The band participated in the Christmas 2006 celebration which their label Danger Crue records organized in nothing less than the Nippon Budôkan (10000 seats) where gathered bands as S.O.A.P, MUCC, SID, girugämesh, Tetsu69 also performed.
Since then, the band has performed on numerous events and we can be sure that this young band won't keep us waiting for long before they will announce another CD release!
