Pills Empire

New Line-up (since January 2012):
Vocal - Naoya Shimomoto
Guitar, Keys - Toshinobu Kokubu
Bass - Takizawa Naoya
Keys, VTR - Kato Mani
Drums - Yuto Tanihira

Ex-members:
Bass, Guitar, Synthesizer - Kazato Hiei

Playing as a band since around 2006, PILLS EMPIRE was founded in 2008.
In 2008, the live event “KINGS” was held with THE BAWDIES, the telephones, the brixton academy, and QUATTRO. (Since KINGS was held by these five bands in 2008, it has been an event performed continuously irregularly until now.)

In November 2009 “MIRRORED FLAG” which is the first release, was put on the market. A release party and release tour were held.
In March 2010 a self sponsored music festival called “EMPIRE FESTIVAL” was held in three places: Shinjuku MARZ, Shinjuku Motion, and Shinjuku Marble.
Until January 2012 they consisted of Naoya Shimomoto (Vocal, Bass), Toshinobu Kokubu (Vocal, Guitar, Moog, Synthesizer, Sampler), Kazato Hiei (Guitar, Synthesizer) and Yuto Tanihira (Drums, Chorus). Kazato Hiei left the band and Kato Mani and Takizawa Naoya joined them.