About Kinoko Teikoku
Formed
2007
Genre
Rock
Kinoko Teikoku—whose name roughly translates to Mushroom Empire—was a Japanese shoegaze/dream-pop band fronted by former actress Chiaki Sato.
∙ Formed in 2007, the band first achieved national recognition in 2013 with their My Bloody Valentine-influenced EP Long Goodbye, which briefly charted in Japan.
∙ The group signed with EMI in 2015, going in a more pop-oriented direction with their major-label debut, Neko to Allergy.
∙ They reached the Japanese Top 20 for the first time in 2016 with Ai no Yukue, which hit No. 19.
∙ Kinoko Teikoku wrote and recorded the theme song for 2016’s Her Love Boils Bathwater, an award-winning indie film directed by Ryōta Nakano.
∙ Time Lapse, the band’s final album before their 2019 breakup, was their most successful release, peaking at No. 14 in Japan.
Members of Kinoko Teikoku include, or have included, CHIAKI SATO.
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