Shibuya-formed rock band MY FIRST STORY have announced that they will suspend all band activities, describing the hiatus as a recharge period.
MY FIRST STORY shared the announcement via their official website and social media accounts on February 26th, following their “STORYTELLER 10th ANNIVERSARY” show at Toyosu PIT in Tokyo, commemorating 10 years of their official STORYTELLER fanclub. The members and staff wrote:
Regarding our future activities, after many discussions between the members and staff, and after each member taking time to reflect, we have decided to pause our activities as MY FIRST STORY in order to take a step back and enter a period of recharge.
Until the day we return.
No timeframe for their return has been given.
Formed in Shibuya in 2011, MY FIRST STORY, comprised of Hiro (Vo), Teru (G), Nob (B), and Kid’z (Dr), made their debut in April 2012 with the album ‘MY FIRST STORY’. Over the years, they have become a mainstay of Japan’s rock circuit, erforming at major domestic festivals.
Their 2016 album ‘ANTITHESE’ reached No.4 on the Oricon Weekly Chart, while 2020’s ‘V’ peaked at No.2, their highest position to date. The band have headlined venues including Nippon Budokan, Yokohama Arena, Saitama Super Arena, and Makuhari Messe.
In 2022, Hiro shared the stage with his older brother Taka of ONE OK ROCK for the first time at WANIMA’s 1CHANCE Festival, where the pair performed ‘Fukagyaku Replace‘ together. The following year, the two bands held a one-night “VS” concert at Tokyo Dome, their first full concert as co-headliners.
.Their 2021 single ‘I’m a mess’ later surpassed 200 million cumulative streams, while 2024 saw their collaboration with HYDE, ‘Mugen’, created as the opening theme song for the anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc.
