inari

Underground Japanese punk rock band formed in 2001 by bassist, TAKU, and guitarist, TJF. Their music initially began as straight edge hardcore punk rock but eventually faded to more appealing melodic softcore pop punk, with most songs written after 2002 being written in English by frontman, TJF. Established all-girl pop punk band, Machikara, in 2002, which eventually grew larger than its founding fathers themselves. Despite losing drummer, HIRO, in early 2003, Inari resurrected old school punk rock to hundreds of Australian Japanese kids. Eventually evolved into NRE after months of collaboration with Machikara.