Sokoninaru round up 3 months of digital singles with ‘Haikei, reimei wo shitte’

Progressive heavy-rock group Sokoninaru have just released the final in a trio of digital singles released across 3 months. ‘Haikei, reimei wo shitte’, released digitally on June 12th.

Sokoninaru’s latest offering is a math-rock tinged heavy-rock track featuring melodic harmonies between vocalists Juko Suzuki (guitar), and Misaki Fujiwara (bass), and a brisk drum beat from Saito Shoto. The track was written, composed, and arranged by Juko. The lyrical content is one many of us can relate to, talking of high self-imposed expectations, ego, and the desire to be “normal”.

The band’s concept for their latest slew of singles was to release 3 digital singles across 3 consecutive months. Starting in April, they released ‘in birth’, followed up by ‘Endless me’ in May, and lastly in June releasing ‘Haikei, reimei wo shitte’. The concept has wrapped up ahead of their upcoming album, titled ‘Kaigan Shoumei’, releasing on July 24th. Plus, starting on August 9th, Sokoninaru will head out on their oneman Japan tour, also titled ‘Kaigan Shoumei’. The tour will hit 7 venues, starting in Nagoya, and finishing up in Daikanyama, Tokyo on September 29th.

About Sokoninaru

Formed in 2011 in Osaka, Sokoninaru are a highly skilled three-piece Japanese band with a progressive heavy-rock sound. Mixing male & female vocals, the group brings a different dynamic with their vocal style and mix of genres. In 2015 the band released their first EP ‘I’m NOT a pirolian’, followed by their first Japan tour and overseas show in Taiwan. 2016 saw them release their 2nd EP ‘YAMINABE’, and went on a 10-date Japanese tour. In 2017, Tower Records selected their metal inspired 3rd EP ‘METALIN’ as Best Newcomer. 2019 saw the band head out on their European tour titled ‘The Japanese Riff Explosion’. They continued to release yearly mini-albums until 2022. In 2024 the anime series ‘The Witch and the Beast’ used Sokoninaru’s single ‘soumonka’ as its opening theme. The group also upload cover versions of popular songs, such as Yoasobi’s ‘Idol’, to their YouTube channel.

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Kaigan Shoumei Tour

9th August (Fri) – Nagoya, ell.FITSALL
23rd August (Fri) – Niigata, RIVERST
24th August (Sat) – Sendai, enn2nd
1st September (Sun) – Fukuoka, Queblick
7th September (Sat) – Osaka, America-mura, FANJ twice
21st September (Sat) – Kobe, MUSIC ZOO KOBE
29th September (Sun) – Tokyo, Daikanyama, UNIT

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