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Women's scene · bandall female

Hanabie.花冷え。

Harajuku core: metalcore, nu metal, J pop · Kichijoji, Tokyo

Japanese name
花冷え。 · はなびえ [WJA]
Founded
2015
City
Kichijoji, Tokyo (hub: Tokyo)
Status as of 24 September 2026
active
Connections
7 edges, 7 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.048 (rank 26 of 324) · personnel only 0.000 (rank 266)
Confidence
Medium · sources: [W] [SFH] (register)

Yukina (v), Matsuri (g, v), Hettsu (b), Chika (d, 2023). Epic Records Japan from June 2023; supported Limp Bizkit; Lollapalooza 2024 main stage, reported as the first all female Japanese band on that stage; Wacken 30 July 2025, Download, Rock am Ring, Louder Than Life, Aftershock. One of the decade's fastest rising Japanese heavy acts internationally.

Lineup: Yukina (v), Matsuri (g, v), Hettsu (b), Chika (d)

Connections

People and personnel

Influence

  • influenced byMaximum the Hormoneマキシマム ザ ホルモンNao's dual vocal model and genre mashing precede Harajuku core2010s
  • influenced byBabymetalベビーメタルOpened Western main stages for Japanese women fronted heavy music2015

Labels, festivals, collaborations

  • collaborationNemophilaネモフィラThe current export cohort2020s
  • collaborationKnosisYukina features on Fuhai2020s
  • labelEpic Records Japanエピックレコードジャパン2023
  • festival / venueWacken Open Airヴァッケン・オープン・エア30 July 20252025