The Hiatus

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the HIATUS
Origin	Japan
Genres	Alternative rock, progressive rock, experimental rock
Years active	2009–present
Labels	For Life Music, Iron Gear, Nayutawave
Members	Takeshi Hosomi Masasucks Koji Ueno Takashi Kashikura Ichiyo Izawa
Past members	Hirohisa Horie
Website	http://thehiatus.com/ http://www.universal-music.co.jp/the-hiatus

The Hiatus is a Japanese rock supergroup formed by Takeshi Hosomi, lead vocalist of Ellegarden.

• Takeshi Hosomi (細美 武士, Hosomi Takeshi) – vocals, guitar (Ellegarden, MONOEYES)
• Masasucks – guitar (Fullscratch)
• Koji Ueno (ウエノ コウジ, Ueno Koji) – bass (Radio Caroline, ex-Thee Michelle Gun Elephant)
• Takashi Kashikura (柏倉 隆史, Kashikura Takashi) – drums (Toe)
• Hirohisa Horie (堀江 博久, Horie Hirohisa) – keyboard (Neil & Iraiza) - Left group in late 2012 to pursue his own album

Live support members

• Masakazu Ichise (一瀬 正和, Ichise Masakazu) – drums (Asparagus)
• Ichiyo Izawa (伊澤 一葉, Izawa Ichiyou) – keyboard (Tokyo Jihen) - Became full-time keyboard player after Hirohisa Horie's departure

Visual artists

• Kaori Maki (牧かほり, Maki Kaori) – illustration
• Balcolony – art direction/design
• Sora Matsumoto (松本 空, Matsumoto Sora) – CGI direction/motion graphics
• Shuichi Banba (番場 秀一, Banba Shuichi) – music video director

Albums

• Trash We'd Love (May 27, 2009)
• Anomaly (June 30, 2010)
• A World of Pandemonium (November 23, 2011)
• Keeper of the Flame (March 26, 2014)
• Hands of Gravity (July 6, 2016)
• Our Secret Spot (July 24, 2019)^[1]

EPs

• Insomnia (November 18, 2009)
• Hatching Mayflies (June 1, 2011)
• Horse Riding (July 31, 2013)

DVD

• The Hiatus Trash We'd Love Love Tour Final at Studio Coast (December 23, 2009)
• The Afterglow - A World of Pandemonium (September 12, 2012)
• The Afterglow Tour 2012 (March 22, 2013)
• Closing Night - Keeper of the Flame Tour 2014 - Nippon Budokan 2014.12.22 (June 24, 2015)

Live albums

• The Afterglow Tour 2012 (March 22, 2013)

• Ellegarden
• Nothing's Carved in Stone

• Official website
• The Hiatus on Nayutawave Records
• Takeshi Hosomi's website
• Koji Ueno's website