My Dead Girlfriend are a Japanese shoegaze/noise pop band from Saitama, Tokyo, Japan. The band was formed in July of 2005 by guitarist Yuki Ishikawa and his classmate, guitarist Yuki Otsuka. The present line up of band members includes Yuki Ishikawa on guitar and vocals, Megumi Ideta on vocals and keyboards, Akihiro Kinoshita on guitar, Tomoaki Kunii on drums, and Megumi Kawakami on bass guitar and vocals. In 2006, founding guitarist Arakawa left the band.
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My Dead Girlfriend are a Japanese shoegaze/noise pop band from Saitama, Tokyo, Japan. The band was formed in July of 2005 by guitarist Yuki Ishikawa and his classmate, guitarist Yuki Otsuka. The present line up of band members includes Yuki Ishikawa on guitar and vocals, Megumi Ideta on vocals and keyboards, Akihiro Kinoshita on guitar, Tomoaki Kunii on drums, and Megumi Kawakami on bass guitar and vocals. In 2006, founding guitarist Arakawa left the band. Otsuka retired from the band and passed away from reasons unknown. Bassist Mai Nakagawa, née Takahashi, who joined the band in 2007, left in 2012. Original drummer Takashi Shimano was replaced by Kunii in August 2011. The band announced a hiatus/cessation of regular activities shortly after their 10th anniversary, but haven't disbanded. Their style mainly consists of mixing pop song structures with husband-and-wife vocals delivering lyrics that explore the concept of death, disappearance, and loss. LINKS: MySpace Official band website Twitter Official blog, shared between band members Official YouTube
