Wino (band)

Wino (stylized as WINO and pronounced "wine-oh") were a Japanese rock band that formed in 1995 and broke up in 2002. Originally, the band's name was ボグ・マイトルスター (bogu maitorusuta), which seems to be just gibberish. The band was renamed WINO in 1996. One of Wino's biggest hits was "Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku" (The Sun Also Shines at Night), the second opening in the 1999 anime series Hunter × Hunter. In February 2024 the band reunited.

Style and influences
Their music was heavily influenced by British rock bands, most notably the Beatles, and the band has often been compared to Oasis.

Members

 * Jun Yoshimura - lead vocals
 * Naoyuki Hisanaga - lead guitar
 * Shinichiro Togawa - rhythm guitar
 * Hiroyuki Kawazoe - bass
 * Masataka Kuronuma - drums

Albums

 * Useless Music (1999)
 * 1) Devil's Own
 * 2) Inhaler
 * 3) Wild Flower
 * 4) Can't Leave the Here
 * 5) Sister's High
 * 6) White Room
 * 7) Confusion
 * She
 * 1) Call the Sun
 * 2) Loaded
 * 3) Unfinished Vibes


 * Wino (1999)
 * 1) The Action
 * 2) Tomorrow
 * 3) Velvet
 * 4) Hospital
 * 5) Glory
 * 6) Freaks
 * 7) Mirror
 * 8) We Are the boys
 * 9) Thank You
 * 10) Anyhow
 * 11) Friend of Mine
 * 12) Ain't Gonna Lose


 * Dirge No.9 (2001)
 * 1) New Dawn F
 * 2) Resolution
 * 3) Mad Silence
 * 4) Hurt
 * 5) "Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku"
 * 6) Butterfly
 * 7) Empty Soul
 * 8) Imagine, Still
 * 9) My Life
 * 10) Sullen Days (album version)
 * 11) Dirge No.9


 * Everlast (2002)
 * 1) Warsaw
 * 2) Everlast
 * 3) Love Is Here
 * 4) Jesus
 * 5) All About a Boy
 * 6) Philadelphia
 * 7) Chelsea Girl
 * 8) Forever Young
 * 9) Not Alone
 * 10) Freedom Song
 * 11) Go Straight Song!


 * Lion (2003)
 * 1) New Song
 * 2) Watermark: Ver.3
 * 3) Thunder
 * 4) Ride On
 * 5) Sea Castle
 * 6) Teenage Tears
 * 7) Spin
 * 8) Songs of Shadow
 * 9) Talk to Me
 * 10) Rainbow
 * 11) A New World
 * 12) Lost Communication
 * 13) Little Saviour
 * 14) Come Together Now
 * 15) No Enemies
 * 16) Break Down the Long Road, Break Down the Wall
 * 17) Freedom Song

Singles

 * "Devil's Own [Mix No.4]" (1998)
 * "Loaded" (1998)
 * "Ain't Gonna Lose" (1999)
 * "Tomorrow" (1999)
 * "The Action (All Really Want to Do)" (2000)
 * "Sullen Days" (2000)
 * "Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku" (2000)
 * "New Dawn F" (2001)
 * "Go Straight Song!" (2001)
 * "Not Alone" (2002)
 * "Love Is Here" (2002)

Compilations

 * The Best of Wino - Volume 1 (2003)
 * 1) The Action (All I Really Want to Do)
 * 2) Everlast
 * 3) Thank You
 * 4) Wild Flower
 * 5) Tomorrow
 * 6) My Life
 * 7) Dirge No.9
 * 8) Loaded
 * 9) Inhaler
 * 10) Warsaw
 * 11) New Dawn F
 * 12) Go Straight Song!
 * 13) Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku
 * 14) Going Out
 * 15) Devil's Own (Mix No.4)
 * 16) Friend of Mine

DVD

 * Lion (2003)
 * 1) -opening-
 * 2) The Action
 * 3) White Room
 * 4) -movie-
 * 5) Velvet
 * 6) -movie-
 * 7) Devil's Own
 * 8) -movie-
 * 9) Watermark
 * 10) -movie-
 * 11) Taiyou wa Yoru mo Kagayaku
 * 12) Everlasat
 * 13) -movie-
 * 14) Inhaler (performed at Akasaka Blitz on 14 March 2000)
 * 15) New Dawn F
 * 16) Love Is Here
 * 17) -movie-
 * 18) Go Straight Song! (performed at Shinjuku Liquid Room on 22 November 2002)
 * 19) -ending-

Compilation appearances

 * "Escape" and "Going Out" in Return of Guitar Lightning Horror Smilin' (1996, Gods Pop Records)
 * "Not Alone" in Football Music Album Yell (2006, Speedstar Records)
 * "Thank you" in Thank You!! (2006, Speedstar Records)
 * "Taiyou Wa Yoru Mo Kagayaku" in Hunter × Hunter Single Collection (2006, Miya Records)