NEMOPHILA

Nemophila is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in Tokyo in 2019. It consists of vocalist Mayu, guitarist Hazuki, bassist Haraguchi-san and drummer Tamu Murata. While independently releasing three singles between 2020 and 2021, Nemophila garnered a sizable multinational following online by uploading videos to YouTube. In June 2021, British record label JPU compiled the singles into the internationally released Oiran: Extended Edition. Nemophila released their debut studio album, Revive, in December 2021. Their most recent album, Evolve, was released in January 2024. On March 31, it was announced that Saki had left Nemophila due to "differences in direction" and that the band would continue as a four-piece. Nemophila had their first performance as a quartet at the 2024 Naon no Yaon festival on May 18, but their first standalone concert was held at Wild Side Tokyo on May 28.